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Mar 16, 2024 · Mayfest (arts festival), Glasgow This page summarises records created by this Organisation The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.
Glasgow's Mayfest started in 1983 from the popular success of the STUC-organised May Day Parades and became a citywide public festival, covering theatre, music, dance, and visual arts. It became the second largest arts festival in Britain until funding ceased in 1997.
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Mayfest started in 1983 in Glasgow, and was an annual city-wide festival of popular theatre and music featuring performers from around the world. It was a joint initiative between Glasgow District Council, the Scottish Arts Council and Strathclyde Regional Council, and various commercial sponsors.
Apr 27, 1993 · GLASGOW Mayfest (30 Apr-22 May) If you want to be pedantic, the 1993 festival season began with the Dagenham and Barking festival on 16 January; Glasgow, however, kicks off the main event...
Mayfesto itself is a reincarnation of the 1980s Glasgow-wide festival known as Mayfest, which celebrated Glasgow’s arts and culture scene in relation to its political and socioeconomic history. The last Mayfest took place in 1997, but Andy Arnold – artistic director of the Tron theatre – resurrected it as a spoken word season of ...
Start Date: 4/30/1988. End Date: 5/21/1988. Illustrations: Black and White. Pages: 14
Apr 29, 2019 · Mayfesto is at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, 1-31 May, www.tron.co.uk. Related topics: Glasgow. Andy Arnold of the Tron is a happy man as he surveys the prospects for this year’s Mayfesto...
