Platform Autumn 2016 season

What's on Jun → Dec 2016

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To receive your Local Links offer online, by phone or in person, you need to register as a member – please call our Box Office on 0141 276 9696 (opt 1) for more information.

Look out for the Made In Easterhouse logo highlighting work which has been created and developed right here in Easterhouse.

Made In Easterhouse is supported by the People & Communities Fund.

Produced by Platform.

Platform, The Bridge 1000 Westerhouse Road, Glasgow, G34 9JW

Platform is programmed and managed by Glasgow East Arts Company (GEAC) Reg. No. 245379, SCO34201. Platform is part of The Bridge which includes Glasgow Kelvin College, Glasgow Life’s Library and Swimming Pool and Glasgow East Arts Company. All dates, times and event details are correct at time of print.

Design by Tangent.

We connect local communities with high calibre artists, offering a year round programme of performance, music, visual arts, festivals and participation.

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Platform is the arts centre at the heart of The Bridge located in Easterhouse.

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Local Links is a free membership scheme offering discount tickets and special offers for those living in these postcodes: G1 1, G1 5, G4 0, G31 1- 5, G32 0, G32 6-9, G33 1-6, G34 0, G34 9, G40 1-4, G69 6-8, G71 7.

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The Made in Easterhouse festival has been supported by the People in Communities Fund.

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For the tenth month of our tenth year we are celebrating everything that we have Made in Easterhouse with a month long festival of Platform produced performance, music, visual arts and participation.

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Starcatchers Branar Téatar do Pháistí

Class in Residence

Artist in Residence

Arts from the Start Party

Being 9 was OK but being 10 will be…. “better, amazing, awesome, extraordinary, great, spectacular, fantastic because you get double digits and double digits means double presents!”

Deirdre Nelson is currently artist in residence at Platform working with older adults who meet in Barlarnark, Blairtummock, Calvay, Easthall, Lochend, Provanhall, Ruchazie and Wellhouse.

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We are delighted to introduce you to our first ever Class in Residence. Primary 5 pupils from Oakwood Primary School who are turning 10 this year will be our official advisors to help us reach our milestone birthday.

Made in Easterhouse documents everyday making and celebrates people, place and skills, challenging stereotypes of the area. Since the beginning of the year, the project has involved working with groups in preparation for a large tea dance that took place in April. Tablecloths were designed, decorations were handmade as well as a series of knitting bees that took place at Platform to create table decorations. The project will continue over the summer months through to the autumn where Deirdre will continue to work with the groups as well as with people here at Platform. A series of sewing bees will take place to embroider 8 of the designed table cloths, a series of artist led workshops will be delivered, including sewing, knitting, ceramics and screen-printing.

Follow their journey and adventures on the new Platform website!

Sat 1 Oct All Day All ages Free

Join Starcatchers for a fun filled day celebrating Arts from the Start!

Starcatchers are also turning 10 and celebrating all things Early Years with a big birthday bash in partnership with Platform. Kicking off with the UK première of Starcatchers’ new show for 6 months to 2 year olds, The Shape of Things, followed by fun family workshops, film première’s, live music from Sprog Rock, party games and of course, cake.

The world all around us is made up of wonderful shapes. But sometimes there are so many shapes that some shapes get lost. This is a story of two shapes, Cubert and Triantán, and the adventures they have finding their way back to each other.

Set in a soft and tactile environment Starcatchers and Branar tell this interactive story through puppetry, object, theatre, music and sound.

Created by Ailie Cohen & Marc Mac Lochlainn.

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Come along and help celebrate Arts and Early Years with us!

Artworks created and discovered will feature in the Made in Easterhouse exhibition in October.

Follow and join us on our conversation. → map_making → @map_MAKING #madeineasterhouse

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Pupils will be taking part in lots of creative projects and workshops and will be on hand to give us advice on what it really means to become 10.

Sat 1 & Sun 2 Oct 10.30am & 2pm 6 months → 2 yrs £8.50 / £5 / £4

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As the Crow Flies Fri 14 Oct 1 → 4pm All ages £8.50 / £5 / £4

Imaginate in associate with Platform

Double Bill: Broken and Bird Bones Sat 22 Oct 2pm 8 yrs+ £8.50 / £5 / £4

Platform, Peter Lannon Ellie Dubois, Lou Brodie

Wed 26 Oct 7pm 8 yrs+ £8.50 / £5 / £4

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Big Band Tea Dance

Wild Life Sarah Hopfinger Platform

Wed 12 & Thu 13 Oct 7pm 8 yrs+ £8.50 / £5 / £4

As part of our 10 year celebrations Platform is delighted to host this traditional tea dance led by a live band.

With dance instructors on hand, tea, cakes, guest vocalists and more than enough quicksteps, foxtrots and waltzes to satisfy first-timers and veterans alike.

There’s a man alone on stage. He’s here to do the performance but he’s a bit stuck.

There are also some children on a Scottish island, and some teenagers from Belgium who want to be a part of the show. Will they help the man or do they have their own ideas about what is going to happen?

Our auditorium will be transformed into an amazing ballroom featuring beautiful handmade art works and objects created by local people in collaboration with our artist in residence, Deirdre Nelson.

Created especially for children and adults, this performance celebrates human connections and differences between individual people in diverse locations.

Directed and performed by awardwinning artist Greg Sinclair in collaboration with young people from Scotland and Belgium, As The Crow Flies is an exhilarating performance featuring live music, projection, and live-streaming.

The performance will also be streamed live online at www.livescoreproject.com

Bird Bones → A performance by two children and one adult, who run, jump, catch, hang, climb, spin, and fall. It investigates the moments in life when you feel indestructible and the moments when you feel anything but.

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"Great afternoon, good music, great food and a very friendly atmosphere" — T. Hunter (audience member from previous Tea Dance)

Broken → A structure stands in the centre of the space, it is pulled apart, torn down, levelled and rebuilt before falling once again. The performers create a cycle of regeneration as they try to understand our need for destruction, the beauty held within it and the systems we are all part of.

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Wild Life is a live performance that is a meditation and celebration of wildness.

Devised and performed by a collective of three children and five adults, and directed by Sarah Hopfinger, this is a fun, playful and wild intergenerational performance, which sits between dance, live art and contemporary performance.

Fri 28 Oct 11am → 5pm All ages Free

Lou Brodie, Philippa Clark, Alan Bryden Platform

Sat 29 Oct 2pm 12 yrs+ £8.50 / £5 / £4

Rules of the Dance Floor is a cross generational interactive performance and audio event that celebrates the stories, histories and communities of Scotland’s dance floors.

Our EPIC Celebration Day features some of the innovative projects that have shaped our first decade. It reflects our aspirations of being recognised as a centre of excellence for public engagement and, aptly, hosts Headspace our annual celebration and contribution to the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival.

Rules of the Dance Floor taps into Scotland’s rich heritage of dancing, whether that be a ceilidh, the tradition of ballroom, community parties, our thirst for clubbing, family events or the makeshift dance floors that appear in folks living rooms and kitchens week in week out.

Confirmed highlights include the première of a specially commissioned film documenting the tenth year in the life of Platform, Malcolm Lindsay performing his lauded When We Grow Younger compositions created with pupils from Sunnyside Primary, songs and sketches from the Platform to Health programme and a unique performance showcasing the discoveries that have been made by our artist in residence, Deirdre Nelson.

Exploring the notions of why do we dance and the events that bring us on to the dance floor. ‘Rules’ uses interviews and workshops with local community groups in and around Platform, to gather audio clips of dance floors anecdotes.

Artists Lou Brodie and Philippa Clark head up the workshops and interviews.

In collaboration with musician and sound designer Alan Bryden these stories are then structured to form a performance score for the final event.

We also welcome speakers from further afield to share their practice and provide inspiration for our next ten years!

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EPIC Celebration Day

To mark the end of our birthday celebrations please join us for a fun and informal day led by the people, partnerships and art that have made our first ten years so happy and successful.

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Experts in Short Trousers Sat 11 Jun 11am 3 → 5 yr £8.50 / £5 / £4

Cultured Mongrel Dance

Wed 29 Jun 11am 4 yrs+ £8.50 / £5 / £4

Imagine. You’re six years old and you are on your way to school, a community centre, a theatre… As you get close you notice something isn’t quite right. There are objects, clothes and even bodies all over the place.

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As you get closer you realise there’s been a disaster, a crash landing.

As you almost trip over a body you squeal.

It squeals.

You jump.

It jumps.

And so it begins…

Join Cultured Mongrel on an immersive adventure for all the family, and help a group of five colourful and unruly aliens rebuild their spaceship and jet off on their way home. Featuring dynamic choreography from Emma Jayne Park and live percussion from David Boyd.

Book online → platform-online.co.uk

Two friends are going somewhere new, with some things that they know...and some they don’t. Everyone tells them they are big and ready, so why do they sometimes feel so small? Will this new adventure be exciting or scary? Have they packed their bags with all the right things?

Can their friends come too? They need help to work it out! Can you come and help them? Show them how to be as brave as a dinosaur or a superhero…just like you!

Big is a new theatre clown show for 3-5 year olds all about what it is like to be small in a big world and starting somewhere new. It has been developed with nursery children across Scotland who are about to go through the transition process from nursery to Primary One.

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In addition to our tenth birthday celebrations, Platform has an ongoing programme of events throughout the season, including performance, music, visual arts, festivals and participation.

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Sat 30 Jul 12 → 5pm All ages Free

Sun 24 Jul Springburn Park 12 → 4pm

All ages Free

It’s back! This summer come and join the fun festival and carnival parades taking place across our north east communities.

A colourful carnival parade with large sculptures, samba drums, pipe bands and fabulous costumes will get each festival under way. With lots to do for all the family including live music, sports tasters, children’s rides, inflatables, local market and promotional stalls, we promise fun for everyone and it’s something you won’t want to miss. So grab the kids and come on down to the free events.

There are also lots of ways to get involved, have a stall to promote your local group , take part in the carnival parade by joining the summer arts schools or volunteer to help with the events. Please visit our website for more details on how to take part.

Sat 9 Jul 7pm All ages £10 / £7.50

To find out about all the additional birthday activities during the month of October - read on!

This really is a concert you shouldn't miss..

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The great news is that James is playing Platform on the 9th of July, the terribly sad news is that this is his farewell Scottish show. James has made the incredibly difficult decision to stop playing live after this tour. He will, however, continue to record music albeit less frequently and not necessarily on 12-string guitar.

On this day 10 years ago, we opened our doors for the first time. Join us for a very special party to celebrate. There will be live bands, DJs, a tenth anniversary parade, pop up performances, comedy and a summer pool party. With workshops throughout the building offering fun activities for all ages and with a roller disco to finish, this is one party not to be missed!

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James Blackshaw performs celestial and spirit-lifting guitar-led compositions.

Meditative in quality, cinematic in scope, his music spirals gracefully across complex patterns, motifs and harmonics.

He made his name as a 12-string acoustic guitarist, and his relationship with the instrument is near perfect.

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Sat 30 Jul Easterhouse, The Bridge 12 → 5pm

Summer Festivals

James Blackshaw plus Special Guests Platform

Sat 23 Jul Alexandra Park 12 → 4pm

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10th Birthday Party

Charioteer Theatre

Thu 29 Sep 7pm 10 yrs+ £8.50 / £5 / £4

Catherine Wheels

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Pondlife

A Bench on the Road

Thu 6 Oct 1.30pm & 7pm 9 yrs+ £8.50 / £5 / £4

Book tickets on our brand new website and keep up to date with all the latest news from Platform.

Based on real testimonies, A Bench on the Road is a rich piece of musical and visual storytelling which explores women’s experience of immigration through the lens of Scottish-Italian immigrants from 18501950. The play tells stories of Scottish and Italian women divided, yet united, battling for identity and belonging.

Following success in Australia and New York, Catherine Wheels re-stage this energetic piece of storytelling for Scottish venues. A passionate one-man show that vividly illustrates the high stakes of classroom power play, Pondlife movingly explores the lasting legacy of childhood friendships.

Supported by Creative Scotland.

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Spanning a century of unprecedented radical change, the diverse experiences of women from two cultures intertwine. Based on hundreds of interviews collected over thirty years, this play brings to life stories of our mothers, unlocking the past and asking pertinent questions about our future.

Moving school is never easy. When class bully Sharon takes an instant dislike to Martin, it feels like he has an especially tough ride ahead of him. That is until he befriends Simon McGurk and his fortunes seem to change. The fickle world of playground politics soon puts pressure on their friendship, however, and Martin finds himself making a choice that will impact them both for the rest of their school days.

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“We’re all immigrants” — Orchowski, Obama, Pope Francis

Fri 7 & Sat 8 Oct 7pm All ages £10 / £7.50 per night £15 / £12.50 weekend

We continue our mission of bringing the finest musicians from near and afar to the East End of Glasgow with the sixth annual Eastern Promise: two nights of eclectic, essential live music across two rooms. The bill for the two evenings is a snapshot of some of the most acclaimed and creatively engaged artists making music today.

Penguin! Elephant!

Goblin Theatre

Previous years have seen great performances from Nils Frahm, To Rococo Rot, The Thing, The Pastels, Golden Teacher, Richard Dawson amongst many others.

Keep an eye on the website for details.

Tue 18 Oct 1.30pm 3 yrs+ £8.50 / £5 / £4

Invisible Army Terra Incognita, supported by Macrobert Arts Centre

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Mon 24 Oct 7pm 12 yrs+ £8.50 / £5 / £4

“A gem in the Scottish festival calendar” — The List

Eastern Promise

With thanks to the Young Carers at Southwest Glasgow Carers Centre. Created with support from Creative Scotland.

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With original songs, hilarious physical comedy and dance, Penguin! Elephant! is a magical new show about celebrating differences for anyone who’s ever waddled like a Penguin or stomped like an Elephant.

The show includes a rap about fish fingers, some brilliant physical comedy, some foodbased mess and a magical balloon ride into the winter landscape.

Three years ago Robbie McGuire started becoming invisible. It's not a big problem.

It doesn't affect his day to day life. Mrs Gillespie still gives him detention, Sarah Hargreaves still threatens to smash his face in, and Mr Bartnik the shopkeeper still won't let him forget that he owes 10p for a bottle of milk bought over a year ago. But Robbie has started noticing that people bump into him a lot in the street.

That nobody ever really looks at him - they always look to the side or a metre behind, as though they're not quite sure exactly where he is. And this morning, the longer he looked in the mirror the less and less he could see of himself. And so begins Robbie's journey on a very weird day.

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Penguin is a little bit selfish. Penguin loves fish fingers, but never shares them.

Everything is black and white and that’s just the way Penguin likes it. Until one day Elephant turns up. Elephant is big. Elephant is messy. Elephant likes lots of colour everywhere. However will Penguin cope!?

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Tue 20 Dec 7pm All ages £10 / £7.50

Sat 12 Nov All Day 12 yrs+ £8.50 / £5 / £4

Joining Bill and Co. will be dark pop princess of filmic fantasia Ela Orleans.

Described by The List as “literary and universal…intimate and remorseful”, Christmas in her hands will be interesting.

Sing Sing Swing Platform That Swing Sensation

These workshops will culminate in an allday live event featuring female or femalefronted performance, music and DJ sets, curated by young people in collaboration with TYCI and Platform.

Fri 25 Nov 7pm All ages £10 / £5

Christmas Carousal

Mono Bus → We are running a bus from Mono at Kings Court to Outskirts (and back again at the end). So we can make sure there are enough spaces we strongly urge you to prebook. You can buy your return ticket from Mono or email info@platform-online.co.uk to reserve your place.

Fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe, That Swing Sensation, Scotland's recordbreaking swing band, brings you a night of music and song from the golden age of the crooners

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Across October and November, Platform and Glasgow-based feminist collective TYCI will be inviting young people to take over TYCI’s monthly activity and curate and create blog posts, zines, podcasts and radio shows, exploring and challenging gender issues, through a series of workshops.

After last year’s brilliantly weird Christmas Carousal we decided to crack open the chestnuts, mulled wine and mince pies with The National Jazz Trio of Scotland who aren’t a trio and they don’t really play jazz. Featuring Bill Wells, Abu Vulliamy, Kate Sugden, Gerard Black and Danielle Price they will be playing their wonderful Christmas album in full.

Described by the Quietus “as plain and sharp and elegantly devastating as they might be if Young Marble Giants’ Alison Statton conjured the spirit of Dory Previn”

Be transported back to a time when swing was king with memorable melodies made famous by Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Matt Monro and everyone's favourite, Ol Blue Eyes.

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Fabulous singers and a 13 piece big swing band guarantee to make it a night to remember. If swing's your thing, don't miss it.

“That Swing Sensation are first and foremost a nostalgia trip, and it’s an act they play well.”

— Three Weeks

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5 yrs+ £12 / £6 / £5

Thu 8 Dec 10am & 1pm

Sat 17 Dec 2pm & 7pm

For more information about group discounts, contact Box Office on 0141 276 9696 (opt 1)

Fri 9 Dec 10am & 7pm

Sun 18 Dec 2pm

Sat 10 Dec 2pm & 7pm

Mon 19 Dec 10am & 7pm

Mon 12 Dec 10am & 1pm

Wed 21 Dec 10am & 7pm

Tue 13 Dec 10am & 7pm

Thu 22 Dec 10am & 7pm

Thu 15 Dec 10am & 7pm

Fri 23 Dec 1pm & 7pm

Fri 16 Dec 10am & 7pm

"The most magical night out I've had all year, thank you Platform!"

— Audience member, The Three Little Pigs "What a show and an incredibly talented cast! We can't wait till next year!"

— Audience Member, Puss In Boots

Rapunzel and her mum Gloria live together at the Woodland salon, creating wild and glamorous hairstyles for all the local animals; Pink perms for pigs, bouffant hair for bears, and highlights for hedgehogs.

Christmas is coming, so the salon is very busy. Everyone wants to look their best for the holidays. Apart from Rapunzel, she is not really that bothered, she just really wants someone to talk to. All she wants for Christmas is to go out and explore the world!

Gloria has other ideas, she wants Rapunzel to stay with her. A perfect little doll, with beautiful flowing hair who will be by her side for ever and ever and ever...

Join us for songs and romance and silliness galore as we see Rapunzel try to find her way in the world, and of course, have a fantastic Christmas!

Festive Pre Theatre → Sample some traditional festive offerings with a delicious two or three course meal in The Café Bar before the show or reserve a table for some pre-show drinks and nibbles by calling 0141 276 9730

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Festive Show 2016: Rapunzel

“Cooked up in Easterhouse by a tremendously talented Platform team, gets the mix just right with jokes and songs, romance and show-downs to suit all tastes and ages” — Goldilocks, The Herald

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Goody Bags → Are available in a range of sizes for all ages and can be customised to special dietary requirements. Please ask at time of booking or call Box Office for more information.

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We’ve got a brilliant range of artists working with us over the coming months.

The visual art programme includes residencies, commissions and exhibitions.

Our large-scale Exhibition Wall faces onto the beautifully designed Library at The Bridge and hosts a diverse programme of exhibitions throughout the year.

Aug & Sep

Project Ability: Aspire

Peripheral Histories

From June to July, we are delighted to welcome Project Ability and a large painting installation by the Aspire artists; a dynamic and vibrant body of work encompassing a range of approaches to painting. Platform have invited Project Ability artist and local resident, Edward Henry to create new artworks as part of their 10 year celebrations.

In autumn, in collaboration with Street Level, we will present Peripheral Histories, featuring the work for four artists Calum Douglas, Alan Knox, Kotryna Ula Kiliulyte and Sarah Amy Fishlock all connected with the theme of capturing the passage of time.

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Made in Easterhouse The Big Draw Mitch Miller

The Aftermath Dislocation Principle The Travelling Gallery Jon Bishop

As part of our 10 year celebrations in October, we are collaborating with the Library at The Bridge to present an immersive exhibition, Made in Easterhouse.

The exhibition will celebrate creativity in Easterhouse past and present and ‘making’ in all its forms. The exhibition will feature artworks by Deirdre Nelson and artists Jason Singh and Colin Tennant.

Please see our new website for details of accompanying events, including free *SEW Easterhouse sewing bees and *The Big Draw. We have also commissioned Mitch Miller to create a Dialectogram of Easterhouse, illustrating Easterhouse as it was and is today.

In November and December, we welcome a few touring exhibitions – we’ll be hosting Jimmy Cauty’s, The Aftermath of Dislocation Principle, a monumental post-riot landscape in miniature, housed within a 40 ft shipping container and welcome back The Travelling Gallery, featuring new work by ~ in the fields, Charles Young, Dennis & Debbie Club and The Bothy Project with Torsten Lauschmann.

To round off the year we have invited artist Jon Bishop, also known as The Grey Earl to create an exhibition.

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Platform to Health is an exciting year-round arts programme which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of those who participate.

Clack and Yak

The Art Factory

Have a natter and a coffee whilst sewing, knitting or crocheting lovely gifts you can take home for your family and friends.

Visual arts and crafts drop-in studio for adults who’ve always wished they’d learn to draw, paint or make things.

No experience required.

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Mondays 11.30am → 1.30pm 16 yrs+ Free

Wellbeing Visual Art

Tuesdays 1 → 4pm 16 yrs+ Free

Creative Collective

Parents, carers and toddlers — explore your creativity with our fabulous artists and enjoy some tasty treats and delicious lunches.

Join the collective and work with other likeminded folk to create a performance, song, film or piece of art! All welcome. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

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Wednesdays 10.30am → 12.30pm 0 → 4 yrs+ Free

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Thursdays 6.30 → 8.30pm All ages Free

Credit — Jassy Earl

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For more info contact David McDonald on david@platform-online.co.uk or 07715 976 707

We have a wide range of classes, workshops and activities for all ages including performance, music, and visual arts.

Classes this term run over a longer 15 week block. Block bookings start from as little as £5 per week for our drama and music classes. New block begins: w/c Aug Mon 29

Exciting weekly drama workshop for children aged 8 -11yrs.

Join our fun contemporary dance group and learn new skills and get the chance to perform at Platform.

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Mondays 6 → 7.15pm 8 → 11 yrs £75 per block

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Fridays 4 → 5pm 8 yrs+ Free

Lab Station

Young Company

Open to all young people aged 12-18yrs, Lab Station is designed to develop confidence and skills through regular performance opportunities.

Skills-based workshops and regular performance opportunities. No previous experience needed, just come along and get creative!

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Mondays 7.30 → 9pm 12 → 18 yrs £75 per block

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Saturdays 11am → 1.30pm 16 → 25 yrs Free Book online → platform-online.co.uk

For more information or to book any of our classes, call Box Office on 0141 276 9696 (opt 1)

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Fancy trying something new? Talk to the team at Platform and we’ll arrange your first session for free.

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Fun filled drama workshop for children aged for 5–7yrs

Make new friends, be creative and have lots of fun! Please wear old clothes, it can get messy!

6pm, 6.40pm, 7.20pm (Juniors) 8pm (Teens and Adults)

6pm (Junior Beginners), 6.40pm (Junior Improvers) 7.20pm (Adult Beginners) 8pm (Adult Improvers)

Saturdays 11am → 12pm 5 → 7 yrs £3.50 per week

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Saturdays 12 → 1.30pm 5 → 11 yrs £3.50 per week

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Mondays £97.50/£75 per block

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Book the kids into both Play Station and the Junior Art Club. Parents! While you’re waiting, have some relaxation time with a swim or a coffee.

Do you like drawing, painting or sculpture?

Are you studying art at school? Or want to try something new? This artist led group will help you to make and create your own artwork with a difference!

5.45pm (Juniors), 6.50pm (Juniors) & 8pm (Teens and Adults)

4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm & 8pm (Adults)

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Saturdays 11am 5 → 11 yrs £5

Tuesdays 5 → 7pm 11 yrs+ Free

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Tuesdays and Wednesdays £97.50/£75 per block

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Thursdays £75/£50 per block Book online → platform-online.co.uk

For more information or to book any of our classes, call Box Office on 0141 276 9696 (opt 1)

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Please note, drum classes now follow a new format.

Each lesson lasts one hour with only two participants.

Hourly sessions in 5 week blocks starting 1 Sept, 6 Oct and 17 Nov.

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Getting to Platform

Theatre Day Workshops → £3.50 per pupil. A fun-filled, fast paced workshop developing skills including team work, communication, improvisation and problem solving. Pupils will also get the opportunity to explore the theatre and learn about theatre lights and sound.

Work Experience → There’s lots going on at Platform and it’s the perfect place to do work experience for those with a keen interest in the arts, event management and community development. During your time with us you will have the opportunity to work backstage, front of house and also in the local community.

Artist Talks and Workshops → Throughout the season we have a number of special artist talks and workshops linked to the performance and exhibition programme. For more information, keep an eye on the website or on our social media pages.

To arrange a Theatre Day Workshop or work placement contact Louise at Platform on 0141 276 9683 or louise@platform-online.co.uk

The Café Bar

→ FREE top-ups of filter coffee and tea → LOYALTY cards and special offers → CUSTOMER menu options to suit all taste and budgets

Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road G34 9HZ (Sat Nav Postcode) Box Office 0141 276 9696 (opt 1)

Free Car Park → Entry is via Westerhouse Road and is easy to find – just look for the wind turbine.

Further parking at Shandwick Square.

By Bus → It couldn't be easier with Stagecoach X19 and First Buses 38/A/B/C/E 41 43 46 60/60A/M60 stopping right outside the entrance on Westerhouse Road.

→ AFFORDABLE kids menu offering exciting treats → Wi-Fi to get online and check what’s on next at Platform → RELAX with a Barista coffee or speciality tea

Featured dishes, exciting deals and weekly offers will keep the menu fresh, tempting you to visit time and time again.

At Platform we host many group activities, evening events, meetings and gatherings.

For evening events we provide food and drinks for all audiences. Our Café Bar is a perfect place to congregate, socialise, and meet other people or to have some peace to work or relax.

To book a pre-theatre meal or enquire about conference catering call 0141 276 9730

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By Foot → A short walk from the Glasgow Fort shopping complex and situated next to Glasgow Kelvin College, Easterhouse Library and Swimming Pool.

By Train → From Queen Street take the lower level east bound to Easterhouse. From Edinburgh get the Helensburgh train on the Airdrie to Bathgate line. Platform is around a 15 minute walk from the station.

The Café Bar has been designed to create a relaxing environment, with a delicious menu. Extended opening hours will let you enjoy a hearty breakfast, a tasty working lunch or delicious pre –theatre meal with a wee glass of wine or beer before a show.

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Getting to Platform

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Learn at Platform

At a glance →

Performance Music Visual Arts Wellbeing Festivals

Jun → Jul →

Sat 30 Jul 12 → 5pm p12

A Bench on the Road Thu 29 Sep 7pm

Big Band Tea Dance

Penguin!

Elephant!

Wed 12 & 13 Oct 7pm

Fri 14 Oct 1pm

Tue 18 Oct 1.30pm

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The Big Draw

As The Crow Flies

Invisible Army

Double Bill: Broken and Bird Bones

Sun 24 Jul 12 → 4pm

22 Oct Exhibitions

Sat 22 Oct 2pm

Mon 24 Oct 7pm

Wed 26 Oct 7pm

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Peripheral Histories

Sep

EPIC Celebration Day

Rules of the Dance Floor

Nov

The Travelling Gallery

Fri 28 Oct 11am → 5pm

Sat 29 Oct 2pm

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Big

Experts in Short Trousers

Jun → Jul Exhibitions

Sat 11 Jun 11am

Wed 29 Jun 11am

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James Blackshaw

Summer Festival: Alexandra Park

Summer Festival: Springburn Park

Sat 9 Jul 7pm

Sat 23 Jul 12 → 4pm

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Aug → Oct

Aug → Sep Exhibitions p23

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Nov →Dec Exhibitions p23

Mitch Miller

The Aftermath Dislocation Principle

Jon Bishop

Gender Programming

Sing Sing Swing

Oct Exhibitions

Oct Exhibitions

Nov →Dec Exhibitions

Dec Exhibitions

Sat Nov 12, All Day

Fri Nov 25, 7pm

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Dec

Festive Show 2016: Rapunzel

Christmas Carousal

Thu 8 → Fri 23 Dec Various Times

Tue Dec 20 7pm

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Arts from the Start Weekend

The Shape of Things

Pondlife

Eastern Promise

Sat 1 Oct All day

Sat 1 & Sun 2 Oct 10.30am & 2pm

Thu 6 Oct 1.30pm & 7pm

Fri 7 & Sat 8 Oct 7pm

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Book online → platform-online.co.uk

Made in Easterhouse

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10th Birthday Party

Oct cont...

Wild Life

Project Ability: Aspire

We've got a new website! platform-online.co.uk

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Doodles → 1 We're 10 by Platform 2 Art Lover by Josh Peter 3 The Bridge by Platform 4 Amplified by Jack Shaw 5 We're online by Platform 6 MIE by Platform 7 Affirmative by Clare Findon

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