Tag: Edinburgh International Festival
Fireworks display ends the 2013 Edinburgh International Festival
Magical Virgin Money Fireworks Concert enthrals audiences across Edinburgh
The Virgin Money Fireworks Concert drew to a stunning close, the sky filled with giant walls of silver and golden crackle effect fireworks, bursting 225 metres above Edinburgh...
Virgin Money Festival Fireworks 2013
John Preece was in Princes Street Gardens for us last night and despite the windy conditions the fireworks were just fabulous It seems from Twitter and elsewhere that people really enjoyed it!
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Edinburgh International Festival – School lecture at Holy Rood HIgh School today
As part of the Edinburgh International Festival's schools programme the renowned speaker Dr Jean Kilbourne is to explore the influence of advertising with local pupils during inaugural session.
Established author, feminist and award-winning filmmaker Dr...
Edinburgh International Festival: Cybraphon
The Edinburgh Reporter's Trystan Davies spoke to Ziggy Campbell of collective art group Found about the award winning Cybraphon - the autonomous emotional robot band that makes a big demand of its fans!
You will see that...
Edinburgh International Festival – Scottish Ballet on Friday
Scottish Ballet to perform UK premiere of Silhouette and Sea of Troubles, Friday 16 August at 8.00pm
The Scottish Ballet will perform new artistic director Christopher Hampson’s Silhouette and Kenneth MacMillan’s Sea of Troubles on the main stage of the Festival Theatre in an...
The Festival has a new Honorary Vice-President
Edinburgh International Festival announced Honorary Vice-President.
At last night's Opening Concert of the 67th Edinburgh International Festival, Director Jonathan Mills announced Dr Carol Colburn Grigor as Honorary Vice-President of the Edinburgh International Festival Society.
The first Honorary Vice-President was...
VIDEO – Police Scotland launch festival campaign in Edinburgh
Police Scotlandlaunched its operation to keep people safe during the Edinburgh Festival earlier today.
During Operation Assure officers within the Capital will work alongside various partner agencies over the coming month in an effort to...
Grooving on down – to Walk the Walk’s psychedelic extravaganza!
Our city's streets will be transported back to the Swinging Sixties this Saturday! After months of training, thousands of women and men wearing brightly decorated psychedelic bras will Power Walk through the streets of...
Edinburgh International Festival tickets go on sale tomorrow!
Stand by your phone or your computer. The tickets for Edinburgh International Festival go on sale in the morning.... Organisers recommend Festival fans act quickly to secure tickets to unmissable shows this August.
Tickets are available...
Edinburgh International Festival 2013 revealed
Philip Glass meeting Patti Smith; heavy-metal Shakespeare from China; Beethoven’s Fidelio set in outer space; The Festival Theatre’s nooks and crannies taken over in four days of dance. Yes, the Edinburgh International Festival’s 2013...
Virgin Money sponsoring Edinburgh Festival Fireworks again in 2013
Virgin Money renews headline sponsorship of the Fireworks Concert
Ahead of the Edinburgh International Festival 2013 programme launch this Tuesday, organisers of its grand finale have confirmed that Virgin Money will continue as headline sponsor of the famous...
Looking for a new Festival Director
Edinburgh International Festival Recruitment of next Festival Director underway
The Edinburgh International Festival has started the process of recruiting a successor to Festival Director Jonathan Mills who will step down after programming and staging his eighth...
Edinburgh Festival Chorus wants you!
Open Rehearsal takes place tomorrow night Tuesday 23 October 7.00pm to 9.30pm The Hub, Castlehill.
The Edinburgh Festival Chorus is looking to recruit talented and enthusiastic singers to take part in Festival 2013. Those interested have...
Edinburgh International Festival – 2012 is a record year
The Edinburgh International Festival in 2012 took £2.83 million at the box office making it a record year, an increase of 9% in sales income and an increase of 11% in number of tickets issued on Festival 2011.
Jonathan Mills, Director...
Fireworks ensure spectacular end to the Festival
Last night's Virgin Money Fireworks Concert began in spectacular style with a volley of fireworks travelling at 200 miles per hour over Edinburgh Castle while around 250,000 people gathered across the city and beyond to watch...
Protests at Playhouse Theatre
There was a protest around 7 o'clock this evening outside The Playhouse Theatre where approximately 30 police officers were engaged in ensuring that the assembled group of around 150 people remained peaceful.
Tonight the Batsheva...
NVA Speed of Light
We were invited along to Arthur's Seat to experience the NVA’s Speed of Light before it opens to the public on Thursday evening, just ahead of the Festival itself starting with the sell-out Opening Concert,...
Edinburgh International Festival ready for the off
On the eve of the opening of the 66th Edinburgh International Festival Director Jonathan Mills said:- ‘Artists are arriving from around the world, the venues are ready, the doves have taken off across town and...
Move over Royal Highland Show – we are ready for the Festival now
We seem to have had so many things to see and do over the last couple of weeks. Most recently the Royal Highland Show finished today at Ingliston, and now we are looking forward...
Festival booking opens 24 March
Hot Stuff – Festival 2012
Tickets go on sale for Edinburgh International Festival 2012 this Saturday and organisers recommend Festival fans act quickly to secure tickets to unmissable shows this August.
Tickets are available from...
Edinburgh International Festival 2012: What to see
It might not have an overarching theme, but this year’s Edinburgh International Festival looks set to be one of director Jonathan Mills’s richest offerings, with ten plays, eight dance offerings (nine if you include...
Live – The Launch of The Edinburgh International Festival Programme
This year the Festival starts on 9 August and it runs until Sunday 2 September 2012.
Today at The Hub the full programme for the Festival 2012 will be unveiled and priority booking for Festival...
Edinburgh International Festival seeks photographer
Are you an aspiring photographer? Do you have what it takes to convey one of the world’s grandest arts festivals in striking images?
If so, get in contact with the Edinburgh International Festival, which is...
Calling all runners!
If a jog around Arthur’s Seat is already something you enjoy, or if you want a fitness goal to work towards before summer 2012, sign up now for The Edinburgh International Festival’s Speed of...
Calling all singers! Be part of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus 2012
It’s an opportunity not to be missed for all aspiring singers – your chance to be part of The Edinburgh Festival Chorus.
Anyone interested can attend an open rehearsal of the Chorus directed by Chorus...
Edinburgh International Festival Review: One Thousand and One Nights (*****)
British director Tim Supple’s extraordinary stage adaptation of the classic Arabic masterpiece makes evident demands on its audience. It’s more than six hours long, and has to be viewed in two sittings. It’s performed...
Edinburgh International Festival Review: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra/Jonathan Nott (****)
The first of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra’s concerts took the bold decision of contrasting music by two of the 20th century’s most distinctive voices – Bartók and Messiaen. While the festival’s Asian theme was...
Edinburgh Festival goes out with a bang
According to Virgin Money and Edinburgh International Festival there were 250,000 spectators in Edinburgh at various locations to watch the finale this evening. For 45 minutes the air was filled with music (if you...
Edinburgh International Festival Review: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Donald Runnicles (****)
The Usher Hall was packed on Sunday night, and there was a real sense of expectation in the air. This was, after all, a performance of Mahler’s Second Symphony, the ‘Resurrection’, which depicts everything...
Edinburgh International Festival Review: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (***)
‘Confusing’ was the word I heard most often as the audience was leaving the King’s Theatre after Sunday’s performance of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. And I’d have to agree with the description.
Which is ironic,...
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