Tam Beyond Reality – A Virtual Storytelling Of Tam o’ Shanter

One of the virtual highlights of Tamfest this year will be Tam Beyond Reality – A Virtual Storytelling of Tam o’ Shanter!!This amazing and unique event is free to attend!Tamfest is rooted in heritage and inspired by Robert Burns, Tam o’ Shanter. Ever wondered how marvellous it would it be to drop into this most epic of poems and see parts of the story unfold? Or how about travel back in time to Alloway Kirk in the 18th Century on a strange haunted night similar to the one encountered by Burn’s most popular character Tam o’ Shanter? Well at Tamfest, now you can thanks to a new virtual reality education platform edify developed through a partnership with the University of Glasgow! Dr Pauline Mackay, Lecturer in Robert Burns Studies at the University of Glasgow and Associate Director of the Centre for Robert Burns Studies, is working with edify VR experts to create a very unique and special event! 21st Century technology from edify will transport Dr Mackay and the Tamfest audience back to 18th Century Ayrshire, where you will explore some of the material culture behind Burn’s supernatural epic Tam o’ Shanter – all from a setting we could only imagine… until now!Tam Beyond Reality – A Virtual Storytelling of Tam o’ Shanter will be held on Zoom.You will be able to enjoy an immersive learning experience from the comfort of your own home and in the company of one the world’s leading Robert Burns experts!**TICKETS ARE LIMITED, SO PLEASE REGISTER NOW!**A zoom link to the event will be sent to you on the dayYou will be able to enter the event 20 minutes before the start time of 19.00Entry will close to the event at 18.55.You will not be allowed entry after this timePlease check your spam folder on the day in case link is sent to therewww.tamfest.co.ukInstagram – tamfestayrFacebook – tamfestayrTwitter -Pauline Mackay: @MackayPAGCentre for Robert Burns Studies: @GlasgowBurnsEdify: @edify_ac