Dràma Na h-Alba – Scotland’s International Theatre Arts Festival and Forum, 18 – 22 October 2007 – in venues in and around Inverness

AN CÙRTAIR AN-ÀIRDE:  Tha Lìonra Teatar na Gàidhealtachd 's nan Eilean www.hitn.co.uk a' toirt cuireadh dhuibh a thighinn gu Cathair-bhaile Inbhir Nis gus eòlas fhaighinn, gus comharrachadh agus gus deasbad a dhèanamh mu ealain an teatar. 

Tha Dràma na h-Alba a' taisbeanadh obair ionadail a chaidh a dhèanamh aig ire phroifeiseanta agus coimhearsnachd, an lùib com-pàirteachadh eadar-nàiseanta.  Tha am prògram thachartasan de ghnìomhachadh, teagasg, agus deasbad ann an àiteachan mun cuairt cathair bhaile na Gàidhealtachd na sgàthan air an iomadachd de leasachadh teatar a tha an-dràsta fo stiùir HITN.

Tha na companaidhean a tha an sàs a' gabhail a-steach Profilteatern agus Västerbottensteatern às an t-Suain, Tara Arts à Lunnainn, agus Volcano Theatre às a' Chuimrigh, an co-bhoinn ri Teatar Nàiseanta na h-Alba.

A thuilleadh air sin tha na sàr-chlasan againn, do luchd-ealain teatar phroifeiseanta, air an cumail le luchd-cleachdaidh aig an ìre as àirde bho air feadh an t-saoghail a’ gabhail a-steach an eòlaiche gutha Kristin Linklater,  an dealbhadair seata Alison Chitty, agus Dennis Cahill den Chompanaidh Teatar Loose Moose à Canada.  Tha na tachartasan co-chomhairle, na còmhraidhean mun ghnìomhachas agus na tachartasan coinnich-an-neach-ealain - aig cridhe prògram na fèis agus fosgailte don phoball - leis an amas a bhith a’ brosnachadh is a’ togail deasbad mu nàdar teatar san là an-diugh.

Bi nad phàirt de na tha dol! Tha DNA 2007 gad bhrosnachadh gus eòlas fhaighinn air an ùrachadh, am beothachadh agus am brosnachadh a gheibh sibh bho shaoghal teatair le iomadachd bheothail.

Iain Brown, Cathraiche HITN

CURTAIN UP: The Highlands and Islands Theatre Network www.hitn.co.uk welcomes you to the city of Inverness to experience, celebrate, and debate the art of theatre.

Dràma Na h-Alba features indigenous work made at both professional and community levels, together with international collaborations. The programme of performance, tuition, and discussion events in venues around the highland capital reflects the extraordinary diversity of theatre development presently undertaken by HITN.

Participating companies include Profilteatern and Västerbottensteatern from Sweden, Tara Arts from London, and Volcano Theatre from Wales, together with the National Theatre of Scotland.

In addition, our masterclasses aimed at professional theatre artists are hosted by world-class practitioners, including voice specialist Kristin Linklater. Symposia,industry discussions and meet-the-artist events - central to the festival programme and open to the public - aim to unleash inspiration and discussion about the nature of theatre in society today.

Make yourself part of the action! DNA 2007 urges you to experience the enriching, refreshing, and stimulating world of theatre in all its infinite variety.

Ian Brown, HITN Chairman

The Highlands and Islands Theatre Network (HITN) www.hitn.co.uk is mounting Scotland’s first International Theatre Arts Festival and Forum – “ Dràma Na h-Alba” (DNA) during October 2007, in the year Scotland celebrates Highland culture. Our vision is to celebrate in the Highlands and Islands the best of today’s theatre , offering a forum to learn, create and debate.

DNA2007 is a project of the Highlands & Islands Theatre Network and has been co-ordinated by a Festival Implementation Group made up of representatives from HITN member companies and from major agencies, including the National Theatre of Scotland, the Playwrights’ Studio Scotland, The Federation of Scottish Theatre, Promote YT Scotland, HI~Arts, Highland 2007 and Eden Court Theatre.

The aims of the Festival are:

• To celebrate, share and promote the highest quality theatre and build links between the Highlands and Islands and national and international practitioners;
• To create opportunities for the involvement of the wider communities, including young people and children;
• To provide an environment for Scotland’s theatre community to learn, debate, innovate and create.

The Festival Implementation Group has put together an exciting programme of over 60 performances, workshops and networking events, with contributions from Sweden, North America, Scotland and other parts of the United Kingdom. They will take place in venues in and around Inverness over five days from Thursday 18 to Monday 22 October 2007. It is planned to hold the event biennially thereafter.

The distinguished theatre artists Liz Lochhead and David Grieg have agreed to be Patrons of Dràma Na h-Alba, Scotland's International Theatre Arts Festival & Forum