Edinburgh International Festival

Confessions of a Chorus Member - John Anderton

2011-10-20T12:38:00.001+01:00

For over 40 years I have had the privilege of singing in the Edinburgh Festival Chorus and performing with such distinguished soloists as Janet Baker, Placido Domingo, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Luciano Pavarotti, Jessye Norman, Jose Carreras and many others. It is always a great thrill to sing with such distinguished soloists and to have the opportunity of talking with them during breaks in

Review: Drought and Rain

2011-09-03T14:16:00.002+01:00

Photo: Eoin Carey What to expect from a performance categorised as ‘dance’ but described by our very own blog as containing “little movement”? Not a lot of dancing is the short answer, but unexpectedly little dancing is required to give Drought and Rain a special and unique impact like no dance performance you’ve seen before. The opening sequence reveals lifelike and life-sized

Review: Shen Wei Dance Arts Re- (I, II, III) / The Triptych

2011-09-02T17:36:00.000+01:00

Photo: Eoin Carey By Emma Caldwell Shen Wei’s Re-Triptych takes the audience on a journey; throughout the course of the three part piece we are taken from snowy-topped Tibetan Himalayas, to a humid Cambodian jungle, finally ending up in a dizzying, digital modern-day China. Re- (I) opens with the dancers sat in a circle around a huge confetti mandala, the sky backdrop gives the impression

Review: One Thousand and One Nights - Parts 1 and 2

2011-09-02T11:34:00.000+01:00

Photo: Eoin Carey By Órla Murray Tim Supple’s One Thousand and One Nights (Alf Layla wa-Layla), a two-part saga through layer upon layer of stories from across the Arab world, was a marvel to behold. With over five hours of skilfully interwoven stories creating a labyrinthine web, the performance was a feat of skill and endurance by the stunningly effective cast. I saw both parts in the

Preview: Contemporary Dance

2011-09-01T15:54:00.000+01:00

Photo: cie ea sola By Emma Caldwell The final week of Festival 2011 sees two contemporary dance productions arrive in Edinburgh - Ea Sola’s Drought and Rain (re-creation 2011) and Shen Wei’s Re- (I, II, III) / The Triptych. Ea Sola is a French Vietnamese choreographer and Drought and Rain explores consciousness, historical memory and the human cost of the Vietnam War. The piece is hard to

Edinburgh International Festival Fringe Prize 2011: The TEAM

2011-08-31T12:37:00.000+01:00