GLASGOW LIVE (SATURDAY)
Saturday 4th December 2021
All events at Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) unless specified
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Carols at Glasgow Cathedral
Carols from Glasgow, Jerusalem and Bethlehem
Date: Saturday 4th Dec 2021
Time : 17:00 (UK)
Duration : 60 mins
Carol service with the Lord provost and Rev. Mark Johnstone. With readings and carols from Amwaj choir and the Youth Choir of Talitha Kumi school, including an Armenian Christmas-related song by Amwaj with solo singer Levon Kalaydjian.
Note this is a free event


Lighting of the tree in Bethlehem and Glasgow
Coordinated tree lighting between Bethlehem and Glasgow
Date: Saturday 4th Dec 2021
Time : 17:45 (UK)
Duration : 15 mins
Coordinated tree lighting at 17:45 UK time between Glasgow Cathedral and Manger Square, Bethlehem, followed by a candle-lit procession outside.
Note this is a free event


Bethlehem Site-Specific Festival
Ben Harrison and Allie Butler from Grid Iron Theatre, Marina Barham and Adnan Al Bobali from Al Harah Theatre and Sara Shaarawi, in a discussion chaired by Mark Brown
Date: Saturday 4th Dec 2021
Time : 18:30 (UK)
Duration : 50 mins
Ben Harrison and Allie Butler from Grid Iron Theatre and Marina Barham and Adnan Al Bobali from Al Harah Theatre, Bethlehem, discuss their collaborative project, the Bethlehem Site-Specific Festival. They are joined by playwright Sara Shaarawi, in a talk chaired by theatre critic Mark Brown. A short trailer of their project will be shown.
In partnership with British Council


Urban Sport in Palestine
Charlie Davis from Skatepal: Film screening and presentation.
Date: Saturday 4th Dec 2021
Time : 19:30 (UK)
Duration : 50 mins
Charlie Davis, founder of Skatepal, shows a film and talks about his work in Palestine since 2006 with skateboarding and the establishment of Skatepal.


Running freely
Discussion between Cairsti Russell and Diala Isid
Date: Saturday 4th Dec 2021
Time : 20:30 (UK)
Duration : 50 mins
Cairsti Russell in conversation with Diala Isid about her upcoming film, Freedom to Run, and the Bethlehem marathon.


The End of the Night
Mafar
Date: Saturday 4th Dec 2021
Time : 21:30 (UK)
Duration : 7 mins
World premiere of Mafar’s latest piece, commissioned by the Bethlehem Cultural Festival and based on the Mahmoud Darwish’s poem collection, The End of the Night.

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