Arches

Loic Lalande and Tom Pritchard Double Bill

Contemporary dancer Tom Pritchard discusses the stress and excitement of performing new works

19 Dec 2011

The idea of dancing alone on stage is, for most of us, the stuff of stress dreams. For Tom Pritchard, however, leaving out the advance planning, choreography and a soundtrack is the most exciting way to perform. ‘It’s very raw and present,’ he says…

Rudolf

The Arches strike again with imaginative alt.panto starring Ross Allan and Rob Evans

7 Dec 2011

For the last couple of years, The Arches have offered an offbeat alternative to the traditional panto – and this year’s Rudolf is no exception. The classic reindeer tale (red nosed fella, rejected by society, wins out in the end by saving Christmas) is…

Forest Fringe 2010 marks return to original aesthetic

Edinburgh events and arts space gives artists free reign

10 Aug 2010

Located no more than a small stone’s throw from a lot of the Fringe activity lies The Forest - known throughout the rest of the year as a free events and arts space supplemented with a volunteer-run cafe and the home base of the Forest Fringe during the…

Arches Live!

We preview the latest efforts at the Glasgow venue's theatre festival

3 Sep 2009

We preview the latest efforts at the Glasgow venue's theatre festival As ever, this September’s Arches Live! festival has far too many acts to catalogue here. So too, there’s a great variety of approaches and forms to experience, but artistic…

Richie Hawtin

The Detroit techno man plays Glasgow

20 Aug 2009

Despite hailing from Oxfordshire via Canada, Richie Hawtin was part of the second wave of Detroit techno innovators, his Plus 8 label and Plastikman alter-ego helped set the ground work for the minimal scene. He’s slayed the Slam Tent at T in the Park…

Digitalism cancel Glasgow show

18 Apr 2008

German laptop electro duo Digitalism have cancelled the remainder of their UK tour, including a date at Glasgow's Arches on 22 April, due to unspecified band illness. The pair said in a statement: "We are really sorry that we have to cancel our UK…

A personal history of clubbing at the Arches

Arche de Triumphe

18 Sep 2006

I first stepped into the cavernous spaces of the Arches in the year 2000 to hand in an application form for a press position. I remember Andy Arnold taking me on a tour of the building (works) and showing me a massive hole in the floor (the Café Bar…