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The Troth

daver — Wed, 16 May 2018 11:05:08 +0000

A gripping story of love and loss set during World War One, blending dance, original music and archive film. Moving from rural Punjab to the Belgian trenches where young Indian men have been brought to fight for the Allies, we learn about the secret promise made by one soldier, Lehna Singh, as he makes the ultimate sacrifice to save another.

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Void

daver — Tue, 15 May 2018 03:05:42 +0000

Based on JG Ballard’s cult novel Concrete Island, VOID meshes experimental dance and abstract glitch-video landscapes. Taking in typically Ballardian themes of dystopian worlds, liminal spaces and urban paranoia, Mele Broomes performs risk-taking choreography to the backdrop of an industrial soundscape.

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University Professors at the Fringe Networking Event

daver — Tue, 15 May 2018 03:05:37 +0000

Fringe University believes that the Edinburgh Fringe makes an excellent classroom. Come meet and network with other university professors from around the world planning to, or already using, the Fringe for educational purposes.

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East Belfast Boy

daver — Tue, 15 May 2018 03:05:30 +0000

Meet Davy. The things he sees. His streets. His mates. His girl and... The Boys. With pumping techno, pulverising movement and street sharp poetry, East Belfast Boy is a cliché-free zone.

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Backup

daver — Tue, 15 May 2018 03:05:03 +0000

North Pole, 4 am. Under a snowstorm powerful enough to wrestle with a sequoia, a used-up van finds its way across the icecap. Three reporters land on the ice as if stepping on the moon for the first time. A bear stares straight at them. The team gets ready...

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Artist Party: Incinerator – Electro Disco

richardx — Fri, 04 May 2018 04:05:40 +0000

Heat will rise for one night only to ignite The Dissection Room with fed-after-midnight electro disco, homegrown in Summerhall's last industrial graveyard.

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The Last One

daver — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 05:04:54 +0000

The Last One is brutal physical theatre created by Gema Galiana and Anthony Nikolchev. Evoked by the song of the last Kauai O’o bird, waiting for a response that will never come to its call for a mate.

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Achilles

daver — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 05:04:52 +0000

Fusing storytelling, movement and song, Achilles is the epic story of a man's exorcism: a burning out of his grief, his rage and his humanity.

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The Ballad of the Apathetic Son and his Narcissistic Mother

daver — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 05:04:49 +0000

Hold on for dear life through this all-singing, all-dancing journey of rejection, nurture, transforming, hurting and becoming...

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Taiwan Season: Once Upon a Daydream

daver — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 05:04:45 +0000

Sun Son Theatre return to Summerhall after the success of Heart of Darkness in 2017, welcoming you to a light-hearted world of live action and hand-crafted animation.

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