Flowering Of The Human Spirit: Edinburgh Without Its Festivals

About Flowering Of The Human Spirit: Edinburgh Without Its Festivals

August in Edinburgh 2020, the first year since the Edinburgh Festivals began in 1947 when there will be no festivals due to the very important reason of preserving life. Claire Stewart, a writer, cultural worker and resident of Edinburgh, reflects on a city in lockdown, how the festival cancellations affect the city, and on the city of Edinburgh as a collection of experiences, memories, sights and sounds. A daily audio diary, essay, podcast. Share your own experiences and reflections on Twitter with @floweringof.

Publisher

Claire Stewart

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Aug 2020

Latest episode

31 Aug 2020

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Aug 2020

   A Sigh of Relief - Monday 31st August

   Signing off this no-festival beat with a review of where things are at in Edinburgh at this moment in time. Thanks to everyone who has joined me on this little diversion throughout August. This podcast will be available to listen to for another week and then no more... So if you're planning to listen, get on the case. All the best folks! Stay safe out there!

2. 

   31 Aug 2020

   We Need to Talk - Sunday 30th August

   Are the Edinburgh Festivals are taking Edinburgh for granted? Are the people of Edinburgh taking the festivals for granted? How can we solve this?

3. 

   31 Aug 2020

   Silent Disco - Thursday 27th August

   Silent Disco - the disruptor of streets and the pusher of the limits of the very fabric of society. If that sounds dramatic, tune in to find out what the hell I'm on about. Also featuring bonus content of me being mooned by a hairy monk and why I think the announcement that the 'Winter Festivals' in Edinburgh this year are a sign that the much touted positive changes for the future of festivals are not the right ones. If you're wondering why this episode is out of sequence, is because it repeatedly wouldn't upload, the curse of Silent Disco perhaps?

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