The Glasgow School of Art

CREATIVE COLLABORATION GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE TO EXPLORE IMPACT OF 1968: A HISTORY-DEFINING YEAR

Past, present and future collide in a new creative collaboration between four of Scotland’s leading education and arts institutions. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, The Glasgow School of Art, University of Glasgow and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra have joined forces to stage an ambitious large-scale performance event and exhibition at Tramway.

Last Futures will showcase the country’s most exciting emerging talent as they celebrate and question the socio-political movements which made 1968 a year that changed history. When global uncertainty, from the war in Vietnam to the civil rights movement sparked protests, pickets, riots and revolutions, ordinary people demanded change.

Through music, performance, visual arts and design, Last Futures will reflect on the relevance of those movements in contemporary society and propose radical visions of futures to come.

The immersive, multi-arts experience opens on March 17 (exhibition only) with the opening night for the performance and exhibition on March 18. Last Futures runs until March 25 and will bring together artists, academics, curators, performers, writers, musicians and designers.

The performance element of Last Futures will explore how to action radical visions of the future by weaving music, design, drama and text in a contemporary revision on the experimental creative methodologies that emerged in the late 1960s.The exhibition will present critiques of the proposed futures of 50 years ago and imagine alternative versions of the future to come. A programme of curated live events, including talks, screenings, music and performances, will take place within the exhibition space.

Performance Sunday 18 March at 17.00. Tickets £2- £5. Book online.