Hope Springs Eternal

Hope Springs Eternal

We’re excited to be working with Scotland House London on a new series of climate change-themed music, dance and spoken word moments #COP26

What If I Told You

Second year RCS Musical Theatre students unveil a stunning new video on how it feels to be a performing artist during the pandemic.

Limbo

Triptych

The Act of Contrition

Opera

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Opera Masterclass: Nicky Spence

Opera Singer, Nicky Spence is one of Scotland’s proudest sons and his unique skills as a singing actor and the rare honesty of his musicianship are steadfastly earning him a place at the top of the classical music profession.

Opera Masterclass: Jean Rigby

Jean Rigby is one of Britain’s leading concert artists, singing with all of the major orchestras and conductors and is a frequent soloist at the BBC Promenade Concerts

Opera Masterclass: Christopher Purves

Christopher Purves has firmly established himself as one of the leading British baritones of his generation. Through his celebrated interpretations of a diverse and eclectic range of roles and repertoire, he is in great demand with many prestigious theatres around the world, working with orchestras, conductors and directors of the highest calibre.

Opera Masterclass: John Graham-Hall

John Graham-Hall studied at King’s College Cambridge and at the Royal College of Music. He performs regularly with major British Opera Companies.

Opera Masterclass: Giselle Allen

Miss Allen graduated from the University of Wales before pursuing her vocal studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and at the Royal Academy of Music in London where she is now an Associate. A winner of numerous awards at both establishments, she has also achieved success in several competitions in the UK and Ireland, notably winning the Lady Nixon Prize, the Countess of Munster Scholarship and the Sybill Tutton Award.

Dance

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Hope Springs Eternal – Part 1

Hope Springs Eternal

We’re excited to be working with Scotland House London on a new series of climate change-themed music, dance and spoken word moments #COP26

Jam Jarring

Our dance students have been busy! Watch Jam Jarring, a stunning performance piece shot in isolation from across the world, a collaboration between Jamiel Laurence and BA Modern Ballet students, with music by Guy Salim.

Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures

BA Modern Ballet graduate Keenan Fletcher talks about joining Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures Swan Lake.

Production

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production

Proptastic!

Production Lecturer, Merlin Currie set a ‘Proptastic’ challenge for all Prop-Making students to keep everyone focused and thinking outside the box. The task’s only proviso was… there must be a movement. And the results were amazing!

production

Wilbur the Whale

Created at home during lockdown, Wilbur the Whale has been lovingly crafted by Production Arts and Design student, Islay Gray.

Film

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#TheReality

BAFTA-award-winning director and film graduate Michael J Ferns has directed this beautiful short film #TheReality shot in isolation, about isolation, which explores mental health.

Sunday Screening: Clemency

#RCSatHome Sunday Screening presents – Clemency. Christopher, a lonely, nomadic man lives in an abandoned warehouse. He spends his days trying to survive and wandering the city. When a distraught, middle class Katie falls into his life unexpectedly, he must decide what is more important to him — money or companionship. They begin to bond over an intense 24 hours, and must decide whether their relationship has any hope of continuing.

Sunday Screening: GreyLag

After losing his animals, an elderly father now risks losing his son – who sees no future for himself on their farm. Directed by BA Filmmaking 2016 graduate, Ben Hunter, Greylag was screened at the Glasgow Short Film Festival as well as the Royal Television Society Awards in March 2017.

Sunday Screening: Threnody

#RCSatHome Sunday Screening presents ‘Threnody’, brought to you by 2018 RCS Filmmaking graduates. Evil. Struggle. Strength. Loss. Sacrifice Please note: this content may be disturbing to some viewers.

Sunday Screening: Runnin’ Blue

Cathy, a long-distance runner with bipolar disorder has stopped taking her medication as she trains for a gruelling mountain marathon. Her new doctor, Ben arrives as she is on the brink of mania but, depressed and alcoholic, he’s barely able to look after himself. They are broken opposites but together share a strong relationship with music. As the race approaches they both try to find the middle ground.

Sunday Screening: Coalescence

Beautiful, haunting, enchanting, chilling and surprising…this short film has is all!

Sunday Screening: Forgotten Falls

This week’s Sunday Screening is the beautifully shot, short film, ‘Forgotten Falls’ directed by Martin MacLeod. When a son is faced with his mother’s cruel illness, he realises just how precious memories are

Education

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Propel Festival 2020: Arts In Inclusive Practice Prisons

Exchange Talk: Virtual Choirs

This Exchange Talk was delivered online as a livestream on Monday 1 June 2020

Little Red Riding Hood with Puppets

How to make Little Red Riding Hood puppets with Sam Burns from RCS Short Courses, perfect for those with little ones!

Yo Ho! Drama for Early Years

Time for some Friday morning fun for the little ones and this week we have Captain Thom here to take charge of your crew! So get ready to sail the high seas in this short drama lesson for 3-5 year olds. Yo ho ho!

Principal’s Update from Home: 27 April

Professor Jeffrey Sharkey discusses the life and work of the acclaimed Polish American pianist Arthur Rubinstein as part of our RCS

Principal’s Update from Home: 14 April

An updated from Principal Jeffrey Sharkey on the power and value of performance

Principal’s Update from Home: 23 March

An update from Principal Professor Jeffrey Sharkey

Research & Exchange

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Exchange Talk: Prof Joshua Dickson – Deirdre’s Dream

Deirdre’s Dream: a Personal Exploration of the Pibroch Echo Beat’s Basis in Gaelic Song.

Exchange Talk: Methods For Creating A Science – Dance And Its Impact On Participants

This Exchange Talk will discuss science dance as a means of science communication and education.

Exchange Talk: Dr Shzr Ee Tan – Acoustic Regimes of Labour: Transient Workers in Singapore

This Exchange Talk investigates the sonic staking of liminal spaces claimed by low-wage migrant workers in precarious labour.

Exchange Talk: Sarah Hopfinger – Ecologies of Pain

This talk is a critical-creative reflection on Dr Sarah Hopfinger’s current practice-led research project, Ecologies of Pain.

Exchange Talk: The Re-Action of Black Performance

The Re-Action of Black Performance is a British Art Network research group led by Sabrina Henry and Ashanti Harris which explores how the state of being re-active is used as a theme in Black British performance art

Exchange Talk: Livecoding and the Javanese Gamelan

Among the preoccupations of composer J Simon van der Walt are livecoding – improvising music by typing computer code in front of an audience