Culture Night Stirling: Trans Cosmologies

Fri May 01 2026 at 05:00 pm to 10:00 pm UTC+01:00

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum | Stirling

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum
Publisher/HostThe Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum
Culture Night Stirling: Trans Cosmologies
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Trans Cosmologies: An evening of performance, poetry & visual art, creating a vital space for trans, gender-nonconforming & queer voices.
About this Event

As part of Culture Night Stirling 2026, themed "Carnival of the Wolf", this event invites audiences to experience Stirling after dark through powerful storytelling, performance and creativity - inspired by the local legend in which wolves warned residents of approaching invaders.

Trans Cosmologies is a programme of live readings, poetry, performance & participatory art exploring queer futurity, embodiment, and resilience at The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum, programmed by Centre for the Sciences of Place & Memory at Stirling University & Culture Night Stirling.

Suitable for ages 16+ and18+.


Agenda

🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:20 PM
Welcome
🕑: 05:20 PM - 05:40 PM
Tenderly Dancing Towards Joy
Host: Bex Wade

Info: Reading, Gallery 2, Suitable for ages 16 +


🕑: 05:40 PM - 06:00 PM
Being the Self in Spite
Host: Myla Corvidae

Info: Poetry performance, Gallery 2, Suitable for ages 16 +


🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
It Was Paradise, Unfortunately
Host: Raphaël Khouri

Info: Documentary play, 1 hour, Lecture Theatre, Suitable for ages 16 +


🕑: 07:00 PM
A Golden Pit in the Sky
Host: Lucian Summerisle & Celestine Salome

Info: Ailie’s Garden at The Smith, ritual painting & discussion, Suitable for ages 18 +


🕑: 07:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Reception

Info: A welcoming community reception at the garden cabin. Suitable for ages 18+, ID may be requested.


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Dumbarton Rd, Stirling, United Kingdom

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