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Glasgay! Festival is a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender arts festival in Glasgow, Scotland. As part of the diversity of Glasgow's cultural scene, Glasgow hosts an annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Arts Festival in November, organised by GALA Scotland Ltd. ==History== Glasgay! was founded as an annual arts festival in 1993. The operating Company, GALA Scotland Ltd, was established in April 1995. Glasgay produces a multi-art form festival of professional work by LGBT performing artists. The programme encompasses theatre, dance, literature, film, music and comedy events in venues throughout the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of the UK's largest multi-arts festival for LGBT people (and their friends), celebrating artistic talent and diversity as well as providing a platform for aspiring artists. Glasgay! is Scotland's annual celebration of LGBT culture. The festival was founded in 1993 by Cordelia Ditton and Dominic D'Angelo. The Company operates from its new base at Rose & Grants, 27-29 Trongate Glasgow G1 5EZ, located in the heart of Glasgow's Merchant City and a growing cultural quarter. The festival is managed by a small team, led by Steven Thomson, Producer. Appointed in 1994, he has grown the festival to a large month-long celebration at nearly 20 venues attracting up to 25,000 visitors annually. He has grown public funding, increased private sponsorship, and diversified the income base growing the average turnover to circa £1/4 million per annum. The festival is presented annually from mid October to mid November. The festival programme consists of specially commissioned works from invited artists, regular partners and newly emergent talent. The festival programme is made up of mixed genres of work including comedy, music, film, theatre, visual art, performance art, literature, club nights, education events and the occasional community arts project. Glasgay! is funded by Creative Scotland and Glasgow City Council. The festival also receives commercial sponsorship and occasional grants from trusts and foundations. The Producer, the festival, and the city Glasgow have been given numerous awards since 2005 ... gay.com Top 4th gay destination; Fodors and Frommers top destination of 2006 and the Producer listed as one of top 100 cultural movers and shakers of year (2005, 2006 & 2009) in Scotland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Glasgay! Festival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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