THE cultural heritage of Scotland's Roma communities is on display in Glasgow this weekend.
Roma arts group Ando Glaso is hosting its first Roma Cultural Festival today and tomorrow, giving the chance to immerse themselves in a programme of live concerts, talks, exhibitions and workshops from Scotland-based Roma artists.
Held at the CCA on Sauchiehall Street, the free event will aims to showcase the vivid culture of the community in Scotland.
Janos Lang, Creative Director of Ando Glaso, said: "This unique festival is the first of its kind in Scotland, showcasing the colourful and often invisible Roma cultural heritage.
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"We aimed to put together a program that will showcase performers, experts, artists both from the Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Czech, Hungarian, Spanish and the Scottish GRT communities.
"We hope the festival will strengthen the bond between our fragmented communities as well as provide an opportunity for the wider public to connect with Roma people and culture currently present in Scotland."
Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and in partnership with the National Library of Scotland, Ando Glaso undertook a year-long project to explore the cultural heritage of the various Roma communities around Scotland.
The finale to this project is the two day cultural festival.
It will host the World premiere of a major new work commissioned by Ando Glaso as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories and funded by Museums Galleries Scotland.
Tales of a Travelling Scotland will explore the cultural heritage of Scotland’s vibrant Traveller community in the same ways their history has been preserved and passed on for centuries; through music, songs and storytelling.
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The piece will be performed by storyteller Jess Smith accompanied by Kevin Whyte, Ian MacGregor and Ciaran Ryan.
Other highlights across the two days include concerts by the award-winning Daniel Martinez Flamenco group, Glasgow-based band ZOR, Ando Glaso Collective, Romacaleo and Romane Cierhenia representing the Romanian, Polish, Slovak, Czech and Hungarian Roma communities.
Tickets to all events are free.
To book and to see the whole programme see www.andoglaso.org
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