Community Gathering

Acting Workshop with Atta Yaqub

Join Scottish actor Atta Yaqub (Ae Fond Kiss…, T2 Trainspotting, Lip Service) for an interactive acting workshop for ages 8–16. Using games and practical exercises, this session is a chance to explore performance, build confidence and try something new in a relaxed, welcoming space.

_{Running time: 45 minutes
Workshop times: 13.15 – 14.00 / 14.15 – 15.00 / 15.15 – 16.00}

Dance Workshop with THREE60

Join THREE60 for an interactive dance workshop for ages 8–16. One of Scotland’s leading groups specialising in street dance and African and Caribbean styles, THREE60 has been building and supporting the dance community for over a decade. This session is a chance to explore movement, build confidence and try something new.

_{Running time: 45 minutes
Workshop times: 13.15 – 14.00 / 14.15 – 15.00 / 15.15 – 16.00}

Live Music: Hardeep Deerhe (Sodhi)

Enjoy a live café set from tabla player Sodhi (Talking Tabla Scotland). A Glasgow-based musician and composer, Sodhi is trained in Indian classical music and has spent years developing his practice across performance, collaboration and education. His work centres on the tabla, combining traditional techniques with contemporary influences and a wide range of global sounds.

He has performed across Scotland as part of festivals, events and community programmes, often working across artforms and alongside other musicians and dancers. His performances are rooted in rhythm and improvisation, offering a distinctive and expressive live music experience.

_{Performance time: 15:15 – 16:15}

Film Screening: Umrao Jaan

Umrao Jaan (1981), a Bollywood restored 4K cult classic, brings its timeless tale of love, longing, and poetry to life on an epic scale. The film traces the journey of a young girl abducted and raised in a Lucknow kotha, who becomes the legendary courtesan and poet Umrao Jaan. Celebrated for her beauty and artistry yet bound by fate, her story unfolds as a haunting reflection on desire, resilience and the search for freedom.

_{Start time: 16:30
Running time: 2h 25m}