Today New Diorama Theatre and Underbelly are announcing a renewed three-year partnership, relaunching their hit-making Untapped Award, originally developed in 2018 and aimed at discovering and supporting emerging theatre makers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. From 2023, Concord Theatricals also join the partnership, helping supercharge the support offered to diverse-led companies showcasing work at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Nouveau Riche – Queens of Sheba courtesy of Guy J Saunders
Edinburgh International Festival is giving out over 35,000 free tickets to celebrate its 75thanniversary, with performances featuring leading contemporary circus performers and world-renowned orchestras as well as an immersive installation described as a ‘spa for the psyche’. The free programme is dedicated to the residents of Edinburgh who have opened their city and helped the International Festival to welcome the world to Scotland’s capital for the last 75 years.
Fiddler on the roof: Aidan O’Rourke (pictured on the roof of BT Murrayfield) appears in MACRO alongside Gravity & Other Myths, Djuki Mala, the National Youth Choir of Scotland and other Scottish musicians. Photo credit: Duncan McGlynn
Death is part of our life cycle, however a part of humanity we seldom talk about until it’s something we’re sadly confronted with. This being due to the topic’s emotional, fear inducing nature, the topic a tough one to discuss as it’s a case of addressing the unknown. Boldly exploring this further within their work Kill Me Now, Dirty Protest deliver a thought-provoking watch.
Qualities of good customer service? Attentiveness? Hospitality? Responsiveness? Reliability? Resourcefulness? Do you agree? I’m sure we all have our own ideas as to what this entails, these interactions shaping our day to day. Observing this fascinating facet of modern society, Kallo Collective, in association with From Start to Finnish– a showcase of Finnish performance art, present The Receptionists, a humorous take on this.
As industries flocked to the online world last year in response to the pandemic, particular trends began to emerge, the popularity of food and drink master classes being one of those. Tapping into this newfound trend, InHouse Theatre present Dark Spirits: Black Humor, a live-streamed cocktail class meets melodramatic classical one-man show.
Having entertained audiences for 25 years, UniverSoul have gone on to diversify and redefine the art form of circus by celebrating the complexity of Caribbean and African culture. With cast members from South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Cuba, the US, Guinea, Gabon, and Ethiopia, UniverSoul are renowned for producing shows with an international vibe. Having built up a reputation for their fusion of the traditional and the contemporary – UniverSoul contribute to Hip Hop culture with their championing of the brightest dance talent and showcasing of bold tricks. Company founder and former tour promotor Cedric Walker tells us more about what to expect from the company’s European Premier.