The Daily Guide
All the listings for Edinburgh’s Summer Festivals
Week of 30 August to 04 September
Image from the Edinburgh Mela 02-04 September
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Week of Tuesday 30 August to Sunday 04 September
Welcome to your daily guide to Edinburgh’s Festivals. Listings for all of the Festivals are arranged here in chronological order. It’s your one-stop, must-have reference for navigating a busy day in Edinburgh!
Using the Guide Time Slots: Shows are divided into six sections: early shows 06:30 – 08:59, morning shows 09:00 –11:59, afternoon shows 12:00 – 16:59, early evening shows 17:00 –19:59, evening shows 20:00 – 23:59 and late shows 00:00 – 06:29. All Day Events: These are grouped at the end of each day’s listings and include ongoing exhibitions and events. For the purposes of this guide, this applies to all events with a duration exceeding eight hours.
Start Time Show name Genre Performer (Duration) Festival (colour co-ordinated according to the list on page three.
9:30 Waiting for Miss Massage
Theatre White Lies (50mins) Pleasance Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Venue
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Edinburgh’s August Festivals Edinburgh Art Festival 4 August – 4 September Edinburgh Art Festival showcases a diverse and vibrant programme of visual arts exhibitions and events across museums, galleries and popup spaces the length and breadth of the city centre and beyond. EAF brings together new commissions, major solo exhibitions by the world’s leading contemporary artists and the best local and international artistic talent, as well as an innovative series of events programmed throughout the Festival. www.edinburghartfestival.com
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 5 – 29 August The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival with over 41,000 performances of more than 2,500 shows packed into over 250 venues. Spread throughout the city of Edinburgh for three weeks in August, shows and performances range across all genres including cabaret, theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, music, opera and children’s shows. www.edfringe.com
Edinburgh International Book Festival 13 – 29 August Under canvas in the picturesque setting of Charlotte Square Gardens, 800 of the world’s best authors gather to discuss words and ideas in over 750 events. Nobel prize-winners and bestsellers rub shoulders with the stars of tomorrow for an inspirational festival, with events for all ages from babies to adults. www.edbookfest.co.uk
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30 August / 31 August / 01 September 02 September / 03 September / 04 September
Edinburgh International Festival 12 August – 4 September The Edinburgh International Festival presents three exhilarating weeks of artists from across the globe, bringing the very best in classical music, theatre, opera and dance to Edinburgh each year. www.eif.co.uk
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 22 – 31 July From Friday 22 July to Sunday 31 July, the UK’s oldest jazz festival offers a diverse and exciting range of jazz and blues. With over 90 concerts and tickets from only £5, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Creating a real buzz around Edinburgh, this lively festival has it all – from serious jazz to party nights. www.edinburghjazzfestival.com
Edinburgh Mela Festival 2 – 4 September Scotland’s largest celebration of cultural diversity through arts and culture is back to deliver yet anOther full on programme packed with dance, music, theatre, circus, crafts, fashion and fantastic food! Highlights for this year include an exciting international programme featuring world, traditional and urban music with award-winning musicians and world premieres. Cost: £2 in advance, £2.50 on door. www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 5 – 27 August Where quality entertainment is a tradition. Scotland’s stunning annual outdoor military spectacular set against the magnificent backdrop of Edinburgh Castle. www.edintattoo.co.uk
Box Office Telephone Numbers Edinburgh Art Festival: 0131 226 6558 Edinburgh Festival Fringe: 0131 226 0000 Edinburgh International Book Festival: 0845 373 5888 Edinburgh International Festival: 0131 473 2000 Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival: 0131 473 2000 Edinburgh Mela: 0131 473 2000 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: 0131 225 1188
Official Edinburgh Festivals Map Pick up the Official Edinburgh Festivals Map 2011 at the festival box offices. Every venue in all festivals can be found on this free map.
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30 August 11:00 Alexander Voitsekhovsky:My Never-Ending Friend
All Day Events Anish Kapoor: Flashback
Anish Kapoor (7hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Alexander Voitsekhovsky Sculpture Court Edinburgh Art Festival (5hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Anton Henning
Scotland-Russia Institute Anton Henning (7hrs) Edinburgh Art Festival Exhibition, Visual Arts Talbot Rice Gallery Alexandre Tharaud Edinburgh Art Festival Alexandre Tharaud (1hr 45mins) Atsuo Hukuda Music Atsuo Hukuda (7hrs) The Queen's Hall Exhibition, Visual Arts Edinburgh International Edinburgh College of Festival Art: Tent Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival Hayashi Takeshi:
Haku-u
Chris Drury: Land, Water and Language
Hayashi Takeshi (5hrs 30mins)
Chris Drury (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Corn Exchange Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Dovecote Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
12:00 Katri Walker: North West Peacock Visual Arts Edinburgh Art Festival
Theatre
Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh International Festival
Music
Five Centuries of Scottish Portraiture
Bourne Fine Art (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Bourne Fine Art Edinburgh Art Festival
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Edinburgh City Libraries Edinburgh Art Festival
David Mach: Precious Light King James Bible 1611–2011
John Byrne (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
The Northern Renaissance: Dürer to Holbein
St Andrew Square Edinburgh Art Festival
Lineage: Michael Craig-Martin, Ian Davenport and Julian Opie
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Heirlooms (7hrs) Visual Arts
Edinburgh Printmakers Edinburgh Art Festival
Martin Creed: Work No.1059 Martin Creed (19hrs)
Commission, Visual Arts
Scotsman Steps Edinburgh Art Festival
Mystics or Hiroshi Sugimoto (8hrs) Rationalists? Susan Visual Arts Collis, Iran do Espírito Scottish National Gallery Santo, Ceal Floyer, of Modern Art Susan Hiller, Edinburgh International Jeremy Millar, Cornelia Festival Parker, Katie Paterson, Simon In Japan: Highlights of Starling Academicians' projects & Cerith Wyn Evans in contemporary Japan Various artists (8hrs) Various artists (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
The Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture Edinburgh Art Festival
Ingrid Calame
Ingrid Calame (8hrs) Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Norman McBeath & Robert Crawford (7hrs)
Comission, Visual Arts
Karen Forbes (7hrs)
Opie (8hrs)
Heirlooms
Norman McBeath & Richard Wright: The Robert Crawford: Body Stairwell Project Bags / Simonides Richard Wright (7hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Collective Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
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Karen Forbes: Solar Pavilion
Hans Schabus (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Usher Hall Edinburgh International Festival
John Byrne RSA
Hans Schabus:Remains Michael Craig-Martin, of the Day Ian Davenport and Julian
Exhibition, Visual Arts
David Mach (7hrs) 20:00 Exhibition, Visual Arts Philadelphia Orchestra City Art Centre 01 Edinburgh Art Festival Philadelphia Orchestra 01 (2hrs)
The Scottish Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Costume and Custom 19:00 One Thousand and One in Japanese art Various artists (10hrs) Nights Part 1 One Thousand and One Nights Part 1 (3hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Chris Moore: Body of Evidence Beneath South Bridge, on Cowgate, EH1 Edinburgh Art Festival
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Various artists (8hrs)
Dovecot Studios Edinburgh International Festival
Chris Moore (8hrs)
Katri Walker (6hrs)
Elizabeth Blackadder, New Paintings, Jacqueline Mina: Touching Gold, Colin Reid: Glass
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Exhibition, Visual Arts
Ingleby Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Nick Sargent: A Scottish Land Nick Sargent (8hrs 30mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Schop Edinburgh Art Festival
30 August / 31 August / 01 September 02 September / 03 September / 04 September
Commission, Visual Arts
Dean Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Edinburgh College of Art Robert Rauschenberg: Edinburgh Art Festival
The Queen's Gallery (8hrs 30mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
A Passion for Glass From the Collection of Alan J Poole and Dan Klein Alan J Poole and Dan Klein (7hrs)
National Museum of Scotland Edinburgh Art Festival
Inverleith House Edinburgh Art Festival
Stephen Sutcliffe (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Stills Edinburgh Art Festival
Tamsyn Challenger: 400 Women Exhibition, Visual Arts
Canongate Venture Edinburgh Art Festival
Public Art Fest: Big Things on the Beach
Thomas Houseago: The Beat of the Show (outdoor sculpture)
Various artists (8hrs)
Portobello Indoor Bowls and Leisure Centre Edinburgh Art Festival
National Galleries of Scotland – Scottish National Gallery (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Tamsyn Challenger (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
The Queen: Art and Image
Robert Rauschenberg (7hrs 30mins)
Stephen Sutcliffe: Runaway, Success
The Queen’s Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Workshop, Visual arts
Botanical Vaudeville
Thomas Houseago (7hrs 45mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Art Festival
National Galleries of Scotland – Scottish Scottish National Gallery National Gallery of Modern Art (7hrs) Edinburgh Art Festival
Ragamala (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Talbot Rice Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
14:30 Continental Shifts: Divided
Chanticleer
Conversations: Arditti Quartet
Continental Shifts: Divided (1hr)
Alexander Voitsekhovsky Discussion The Hub (5hrs) Edinburgh International Exhibition, Visual Arts Scotland-Russia Institute Festival Edinburgh Art Festival 17:00 Chanticleer (1hr 45mins) Music
The Queen's Hall Edinburgh International Festival
Hayashi Takeshi: Haku-u Hayashi Takeshi (5hrs 30mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Corn Exchange Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Conversations: Arditti Quartet (1hr) Discussion
The Hub Edinburgh International Festival
19:00 One Thousand and One Nights Part 2 One Thousand and One Nights Part 2 (3hrs)
12:00 Katri Walker: North West
Theatre
Exhibition, Visual Arts
20:00 Philadelphia Orchestra 02
Katri Walker (6hrs)
Peacock Visual Arts Edinburgh Art Festival
Masterclass: Malcolm Martineau
Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh International Festival
Philadelphia Orchestra 02 (2hrs)
Masterclass: Malcolm Martineau (1hr)
Music
Edinburgh International Festival
All Day Events Anish Kapoor: Flashback
Tony Cragg: Sculptures Discussion and Drawings The Hub
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Ragamala: Indian Miniature paintings
31 August 11:00 Alexander Voitsekhovsky:My Never-Ending Friend
Usher Hall Edinburgh International Festival
14:00 One Thousand and One Anish Kapoor (7hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts Scottish National Gallery Nights Part 1 Exhibition, Visual Arts
of Modern Art Edinburgh Art Festival
One Thousand and One Nights Part 1 (3hrs)
Sculpture Court Edinburgh Art Festival
Waste Management
Theatre
Anton Henning
Royal Lyceum Theatre Jonathan Owen and Charlie Hammond (8hrs) Edinburgh International Festival Discussion, Visual arts The Travelling Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Anton Henning (7hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Talbot Rice Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
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Atsuo Hukuda
Heirlooms
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Atsuo Hukuda (7hrs)
Heirlooms (7hrs)
Edinburgh College of Art: Tent Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Dovecot Studios Edinburgh International Festival
Chris Drury: Land, Water and Language
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Hiroshi Sugimoto (8hrs)
Chris Drury (7hrs)
Visual Arts
Dovecote Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Chris Moore: Body of Evidence Beneath South Bridge, on Cowgate, EH1 Edinburgh Art Festival
David Mach: Precious Light King James Bible 1611–2011 City Art Centre Edinburgh Art Festival
Elizabeth Blackadder, New Paintings, Jacqueline Mina: Touching Gold, Colin Reid: Glass Various artists (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
The Scottish Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Five Centuries of Scottish Portraiture
Bourne Fine Art (8hrs)
The Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture Edinburgh Art Festival
Ingrid Calame
Ingrid Calame (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
John Byrne RSA
John Byrne (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Karen Forbes: Solar Pavilion Karen Forbes (7hrs)
Comission,Visual Arts
St Andrew Square Edinburgh Art Festival
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Left To My Own Devices Device Art Practice from China, Hans Schabus:Remains Japan and Scotland of the Day Various artists (8hrs) Bourne Fine Art Edinburgh Art Festival
Hans Schabus (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Collective Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Edinburgh Printmakers Edinburgh Art Festival
Commission, Visual Arts
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Exhibition, Visual Arts
In Japan: Highlights of Scotsman Steps Academicians' projects Edinburgh Art Festival in contemporary Japan Various artists (7hrs) Nick Sargent: A Exhibition, Visual Arts Scottish Land
Chris Moore (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Inspace Edinburgh Art Festival
Public Art Fest: Big Things on the Beach Various artists (8hrs)
Workshop, Visual arts
Michael Craig-Martin, Portobello Indoor Bowls Ian Davenport and Julian and Leisure Centre Opie (8hrs) Edinburgh Art Festival
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Martin Creed: Work Edinburgh International No.1059 Festival Martin Creed (19hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
David Mach (7hrs)
Lineage: Michael Craig-Martin, Ian Davenport and Julian Opie
Nick Sargent (8hrs 30mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Schop Edinburgh Art Festival
The Queen: Art and Image
National Galleries of Scotland – Scottish National Gallery (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Scottish National Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Ragamala: Indian Miniature paintings Ragamala (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Talbot Rice Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Richard Wright: The Stairwell Project
Norman McBeath & Richard Wright (7hrs) Robert Crawford: Body Commission, Visual Arts Bags / Simonides Dean Gallery Norman McBeath & Robert Crawford (7hrs)
Edinburgh Art Festival
Robert Rauschenberg: Exhibition, Visual Arts Edinburgh College of Art Botanical Vaudeville Edinburgh Art Festival
The Northern Renaissance: Dürer to Holbein The Queen's Gallery (8hrs 30mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
The Queen’s Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
A Passion for Glass From the collection of Alan J Poole and Dan Klein Alan J Poole and Dan Klein (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
National Museum of Scotland Edinburgh Art Festival
Robert Rauschenberg (7hrs 30mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Inverleith House Edinburgh Art Festival
Stephen Sutcliffe: Runaway, Success
Stephen Sutcliffe (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Stills Edinburgh Art Festival
Tamsyn Challenger: 400 Women Tamsyn Challenger (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Canongate Venture Edinburgh Art Festival
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Thomas Houseago: The Beat of the Show (outdoor sculpture)
Peles Empire: Carmen Sylva
Thomas Houseago (7hrs 45mins) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Art Festival
Carmen Sylva (6hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Sierra Metro Edinburgh Art Festival
14:30 Continental Shifts: Tony Cragg: Sculptures Heirlooms and Drawings Continental Shifts: National Galleries of Scotland – Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (7hrs)
Heirlooms (1hr) Discussion
The Hub Edinburgh International Festival
Exhibition, Visual Arts
19:30 Re-Triptych Shen Wei Dance Arts
Atsuo Hukuda
Re-Triptych Shen Wei Dance Arts (2hrs 15mins)
Edinburgh College of Art: Tent Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Dance
Charles Jencks:Metaphysical Landscapes
The Edinburgh Playhouse Edinburgh International Festival
20:00 Drought and Rain (re-creation 2011) Ea Sola
Scottish National Gallery Drought and Rain 18:00 of Modern Art (re-creation 2011) Edinburgh Art Festival Die Frau ohne Schatten Ea Sola (1hr 30mins)
Mariinsky Opera
01 September 11:00 Alexander Voitsekhovsky:My Never-Ending Friend
Die Frau ohne Schatten Mariinsky Opera (4hrs) Opera
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Alexander Voitsekhovsky Edinburgh International (5hrs) Festival Exhibition, Visual Arts
Scotland-Russia Institute 19:00 Karita Mattila, Edinburgh Art Festival
Malcolm Martineau
Arditti Quartet
Karita Mattila, Malcolm Martineau (1hr 30mins)
Arditti Quartet (1hr 45mins) Music
Music
The Queen's Hall Edinburgh International Festival
Hayashi Takeshi: Haku-u Hayashi Takeshi (5hrs 30mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Corn Exchange Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
12:00 Katri Walker: North West Katri Walker (6hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Peacock Visual Arts Edinburgh Art Festival
Usher Hall Edinburgh International Festival
Dance
King's Theatre, Edinburgh Edinburgh International Festival
22:30 Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Late Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Late (1hr 05mins) Music
Usher Hall Edinburgh International Festival
All Day Events One Thousand and One Anish Kapoor: Flashback Nights Part 2 One Thousand and One Nights Part 2 (3hrs) Theatre
Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh International Festival
Anish Kapoor (7hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Sculpture Court Edinburgh Art Festival
Anton Henning
Anton Henning (7hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Talbot Rice Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Atsuo Hukuda (7hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Jupiter Artland (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Jupiter Artland Edinburgh Art Festival
Chris Drury: Land, Water and Language Chris Drury (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Dovecote Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Chris Moore: Body of Evidence Chris Moore (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Beneath South Bridge, on Cowgate, EH1 Edinburgh Art Festival
David Mach: Precious Light King James Bible 1611–2011 David Mach (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
City Art Centre Edinburgh Art Festival
Elizabeth Blackadder, New Paintings, Jacqueline Mina: Touching Gold, Colin Reid: Glass Various artists (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
The Scottish Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Five Centuries of Scottish Portraiture
Bourne Fine Art (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Bourne Fine Art Edinburgh Art Festival
30 August / 31 August / 01 September 02 September / 03 September / 04 September
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Hans Schabus:Remains Left To My Own of the Day Devices Device Art Hans Schabus (8hrs) Practice from China, Exhibition, Visual Arts Japan and Scotland Collective Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival Heirlooms (7hrs) Visual Arts
Various artists (8hrs)
Norman McBeath & Robert Crawford (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Inspace Edinburgh Art Festival
Heirlooms
Dovecot Studios Edinburgh International Festival
Norman McBeath & Richard Wright: The Robert Crawford: Body Stairwell Project Bags / Simonides Richard Wright (7hrs)
Lineage: Michael Craig-Martin, Ian Davenport and Julian Opie
No.1059
In Japan: Highlights of Martin Creed (19hrs) Academicians' projects Commission, Visual Arts in contemporary Japan Scotsman Steps Various artists (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
The Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture Edinburgh Art Festival
Ingrid Calame
Ingrid Calame (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
John Byrne RSA
John Byrne (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Karen Forbes: Solar Pavilion
Karen Forbes (7hrs) Comission,Visual Arts
St Andrew Square Edinburgh Art Festival
Edinburgh Art Festival
Mystics or Rationalists? Susan Collis, Iran do Espírito Santo, Ceal Floyer, Susan Hiller, Jeremy Millar, Cornelia Parker, Katie Paterson, Simon Starling and Cerith Wyn Evans Various artists (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Ingleby Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Nick Sargent: A Scottish Land Nick Sargent (8hrs 30mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Schop Edinburgh Art Festival
Dean Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Edinburgh College of Art Robert Rauschenberg: Edinburgh Art Festival
The Northern Renaissance: Dürer to Holbein The Queen's Gallery (8hrs 30mins)
Michael Craig-Martin, Ian Davenport and Julian Exhibition, Visual Arts Hiroshi Sugimoto (7hrs) Opie (8hrs) The Queen’s Gallery Visual Arts Exhibition, Visual Arts Edinburgh Art Festival Scottish National Gallery Edinburgh Printmakers of Modern Art A Passion for Glass Edinburgh Art Festival Edinburgh International From the Collection of Festival Martin Creed: Work Alan J Poole and Dan
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Commission, Visual Arts
Klein
Alan J Poole and Dan Klein (7hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
National Museum of Scotland Edinburgh Art Festival
Public Art Fest: Big Things on the Beach Various artists (8hrs)
Workshop, Visual arts
Portobello Indoor Bowls and Leisure Centre Edinburgh Art Festival
The Queen: Art and Image
National Galleries of Scotland – Scottish National Gallery (9hrs)
Botanical Vaudeville Robert Rauschenberg (7hrs 30mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Inverleith House Edinburgh Art Festival
Stephen Sutcliffe: Runaway, Success
Stephen Sutcliffe (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Stills Edinburgh Art Festival
Tamsyn Challenger: 400 Women Tamsyn Challenger (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Canongate Venture Edinburgh Art Festival
Thomas Houseago: The Beat of the Show (outdoor sculpture) Thomas Houseago (7hrs 45mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Art Festival
Tony Cragg: Sculptures and Drawings
National Galleries of Scotland – Scottish Exhibition, Visual Arts Scottish National Gallery National Gallery of Modern Art (7hrs) Edinburgh Art Festival
Ragamala: Indian Miniature paintings Ragamala (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Edinburgh Art Festival
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Talbot Rice Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
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02 September 11:00 Alexander Voitsekhovsky:My Never-Ending Friend
14:30 Continental Shifts: Ritual and Memory
20:00 Drought and Rain (re-creation 2011) Continental Shifts: Ritual Ea Sola and Memory (1hr)
Alexander Voitsekhovsky Discussion
The Hub (5hrs) Edinburgh International Exhibition, Visual Arts Scotland-Russia Institute Festival Edinburgh Art Festival 18:00
Mariinsky Opera
Diana Damrau, Xavier de Die Frau ohne Schatten Maistre (1hr 45mins) Mariinsky Opera (4hrs) Music
The Queen's Hall Edinburgh International Festival
Hayashi Takeshi: Haku-u Hayashi Takeshi (5hrs 30mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Corn Exchange Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Edinburgh International Festival
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Dance
Elizabeth Blackadder, New Paintings, Jacqueline Mina: Touching Gold, Colin Reid: Glass
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Peacock Visual Arts Edinburgh Art Festival
Sierra Metro Edinburgh Art Festival
14:00 One Thousand and One Nights Part 1 One Thousand and One Nights Part 1 (3hrs) Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh International Festival
Five Centuries of Scottish Portraiture
Sculpture Court Edinburgh Art Festival
The Scottish Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Bourne Fine Art (8hrs)
Hans Schabus:Remains of the Day
Theatre
Atsuo Hukuda
Hans Schabus (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Usher Hall Edinburgh International Festival
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Anish Kapoor (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Talbot Rice Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Music
Carmen Sylva (6hrs)
Various artists (8hrs)
One Thousand and One Nights Part 2 (3hrs)
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra 01 (1hr 50mins)
Peles Empire: Carmen Sylva
All Day Events Anish Kapoor: Flashback
Exhibition, Visual Arts
19:30 Bamberg Symphony Orchestra 01
Katri Walker (6hrs)
City Art Centre Edinburgh Art Festival
Anton Henning 19:00 One Thousand and One Anton Henning (7hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts Nights Part 2
Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh International Festival
12:00 Katri Walker: North West
Theatre
Opera
David Mach (7hrs)
Drought and Rain (re-creation 2011) Ea Sola (1hr 30mins)
King's Theatre, Edinburgh Edinburgh International Die Frau ohne Schatten Festival
Diana Damrau, Xavier de Maistre
David Mach: Precious Light King James Bible 1611–2011
Re-Triptych Shen Wei Dance Arts Re-Triptych Shen Wei Dance Arts (2hrs 15mins) Dance
The Edinburgh Playhouse Edinburgh International Festival
Atsuo Hukuda (7hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Edinburgh College of Art: Tent Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Bourne Fine Art Edinburgh Art Festival
Collective Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Heirlooms
Heirlooms (7hrs)
Charles Jencks:Metaphysical Landscapes
Visual Arts
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Jupiter Artland (7hrs)
Jupiter Artland Edinburgh Art Festival
Chris Drury: Land, Water and Language Chris Drury (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Dovecote Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Chris Moore: Body of Evidence Chris Moore (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Beneath South Bridge, on Cowgate, EH1 Edinburgh Art Festival
Dovecot Studios Edinburgh International Festival Hiroshi Sugimoto (7hrs) Visual Arts
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Edinburgh International Festival
In Japan: Highlights of Academicians' projects in contemporary Japan Various artists (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
The Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture Edinburgh Art Festival
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Ingrid Calame
Mystics or Rationalists? Susan Collis, Iran do Espírito Santo, Ceal Floyer, Susan Hiller, Jeremy Millar, Cornelia Parker, Katie Paterson, Simon Starling and Cerith Wyn Evans
Ingrid Calame (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
John Byrne RSA
John Byrne (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Various artists (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Ingleby Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Karen Forbes: Solar Pavilion
Karen Forbes (7hrs)
Nick Sargent: A Scottish Land
Comission, Visual Arts
St Andrew Square Edinburgh Art Festival
Nick Sargent (8hrs 30mins)
Left To My Own Devices Device Art Practice from China, Japan and Scotland
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Schop Edinburgh Art Festival
Various artists (8hrs)
Workshop, Visual arts
Portobello Indoor Bowls and Leisure Centre Edinburgh Art Festival
The Queen: Art and Image
National Galleries of Scotland – Scottish National Gallery (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Inspace Edinburgh Art Festival
Robert Crawford (7hrs)
Lineage: Michael Craig-Martin, Ian Davenport and Julian Opie
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Talbot Rice Gallery
Richard Wright (7hrs)
Commission, Visual Arts
Edinburgh College of Art Dean Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival Edinburgh Art Festival
The Northern
Michael Craig-Martin, Renaissance: Dürer to Ian Davenport and Julian Holbein Opie (8hrs) The Queen's Gallery Exhibition, Visual Arts (8hrs 30mins) Edinburgh Printmakers Exhibition, Visual Arts Edinburgh Art Festival The Queen’s Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Martin Creed: Work No.1059 Martin Creed (19hrs)
Commission, Visual Arts
A Passion for Glass From the collection of Alan J Poole and Dan Klein Alan J Poole and Dan Klein (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
National Museum of Scotland Edinburgh Art Festival
Thomas Houseago: The Beat of the Show (outdoor sculpture) Thomas Houseago (7hrs 45mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Art Festival
Tony Cragg: Sculptures and Drawings
National Galleries of Scotland – Scottish Exhibition, Visual Arts National Gallery of Scottish National Gallery Modern Art (7hrs) Edinburgh Art Festival Exhibition, Visual Arts Scottish National Gallery Ragamala: Indian of Modern Art Miniature paintings Edinburgh Art Festival Ragamala (7hrs)
Norman McBeath & Edinburgh Art Festival Robert Crawford: Body Richard Wright: The Bags / Simonides Stairwell Project Norman McBeath &
Various artists (8hrs)
Scotsman Steps Edinburgh Art Festival
Public Art Fest: Big Things on the Beach
Robert Rauschenberg: Botanical Vaudeville Robert Rauschenberg (7hrs 30mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Inverleith House Edinburgh Art Festival
Stephen Sutcliffe: Runaway, Success
Stephen Sutcliffe (7hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Stills Edinburgh Art Festival
Tamsyn Challenger: 400 Women Tamsyn Challenger (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Canongate Venture Edinburgh Art Festival
03 September 10:00 John Byrne RSA
John Byrne (6hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
11:00 Five Centuries of Scottish Portraiture
Bourne Fine Art (5hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Bourne Fine Art Edinburgh Art Festival
Yundi
Yundi (1hr 45mins) Music
The Queen's Hall Edinburgh International Festival
12:00 Katri Walker: North West Katri Walker (6hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Peacock Visual Arts Edinburgh Art Festival
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Peles Empire: Carmen Sylva Carmen Sylva (6hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
14:00 16:45 One Thousand and One Xplosive Camp Nights Part 1 (30mins) One Thousand and One Nights Part 1 (3hrs)
Sierra Metro Edinburgh Art Festival
Theatre
12:15 Dance Ihayami – Ekam
Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh International Festival
Dance
Swaryatra – Ghazal Night
(30mins)
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
(45mins) Music
12:30 Dance Ihayami – Student Show (30mins) Dance
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
13:00 Dakshinayan – Gitanjali (45mins)
Music and Dance
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
Dance
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival (45mins)
Outdoor Theatre / Circus
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
13:45 Rotations by Kompany Malakhi (30mins)
Outdoor Theatre/ BMX.
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
Discussion
18:15 GOL
Conversations: Shen Wei (1hr)
Michelle and Bigg Taj
Music
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
15:00 Khan BrOthers – Qawwali (1hr)
Music
Leith Links
15:45 Kawa Circus (45mins)
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
Opera
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Edinburgh International Festival
14:15 Ask-I Trio (45mins)
Die Frau ohne Schatten Mariinsky Opera (4hrs)
17:00 Conversations: Shen Wei
The Hub Edinburgh International Festival
Outdoor Theatre / Circus
Kawa Circus
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
DanceNamaste – Katha Edinburgh Mela Festival (20mins)
Live Music
18:00 Die Frau ohne Schatten Mariinsky Opera
(30mins)
Live Music
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
17:15 G Town Desi (30mins)
Live Music
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
(45mins) Music
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
Kawa Circus (45mins)
Outdoor Theatre / Circus
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
19:00 GOL
(45mins) Music
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
17:30 Rotations by Kompany One Thousand and One Nights Part 2 Malakhi (30mins)
Outdoor Theatre/ BMX.
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
One Thousand and One Nights Part 2 (3hrs) Theatre
Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh International Festival
16:00 Miss Punjabeez
17:45 Danny Ladwa – Human Raghav Beatbox (45mins)
Dance
Music
(30mins)
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
16:15 Ashesh and Nekhvam (45mins) Music
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
(30mins)
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
Dance
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
19:30 Bamberg Symphony Orchestra 02 Bamberg Symphony Orchestra 02 (2hrs) Music
Usher Hall Edinburgh International Festival
30 August / 31 August / 01 September 02 September / 03 September / 04 September
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Re-Triptych Shen Wei Dance Arts
Dance
The Edinburgh Playhouse Edinburgh International Festival
20:00 Drought and Rain (re-creation 2011) Ea Sola
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Music
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
Rotations by Kompany Malakhi (30mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Talbot Rice Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Chris Moore: Body of Evidence
Chris Moore (8hrs) Beneath South Bridge, on Cowgate, EH1 Edinburgh Art Festival
David Mach: Precious Light King James Bible 1611–2011 David Mach (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
Anton Henning (7hrs)
Dovecote Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Exhibition, Visual Arts
(1hr)
Anton Henning
Jupiter Artland (7hrs)
Chris Drury (7hrs)
Mumzy Stranger and Junai Kaden
Sculpture Court Edinburgh Art Festival
Charles Jencks: Metaphysical Landscapes
Chris Drury: Land, Water and Language
King's Theatre, Edinburgh Edinburgh International Festival
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Edinburgh College of Art: Tent Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Jupiter Artland Edinburgh Art Festival
Dance
Anish Kapoor (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Drought and Rain (re-creation 2011) Ea Sola (1hr 30mins)
All Day Events Anish Kapoor: Flashback
Heirlooms
Atsuo Hukuda (7hrs)
Re-Triptych Shen Wei Dance Arts (2hrs 15mins)
Outdoor Theatre/ BMX
Atsuo Hukuda
City Art Centre Edinburgh Art Festival
Elizabeth Blackadder
National Galleries of Scotland – Scottish National Gallery (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Heirlooms (7hrs) Dovecot Studios Edinburgh International Festival
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Hiroshi Sugimoto (7hrs) Visual Arts
Hans Schabus (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Collective Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Various artists (8hrs)
Scottish National Gallery Exhibition, Visual Arts of Modern Art Ingleby Gallery Edinburgh International Edinburgh Art Festival Festival
Norman McBeath & In Japan: Highlights of Robert Crawford: Body Academicians' Projects Bags / Simonides in Contemporary Japan Norman McBeath & Various artists (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
The Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture Edinburgh Art Festival
Ingrid Calame
Ingrid Calame (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Karen Forbes: Solar Pavilion
Karen Forbes (7hrs) Comission, Visual Arts
St Andrew Square Edinburgh Art Festival
Left To My Own Devices Device Art Practice from China, Japan and Scotland Various artists (8hrs)
Scottish National Gallery Exhibition, Visual Arts Edinburgh Art Festival Inspace Edinburgh Art Festival
Hans Schabus: Remains of the Day
Mystics or Rationalists? Susan Collis, Iran do Espírito Santo, Ceal Floyer, Susan Hiller, Jeremy Millar, Cornelia Parker, Katie Paterson, Simon Starling Cerith Wyn Evans
Robert Crawford (7hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Edinburgh College of Art Edinburgh Art Festival
The Northern Renaissance: Dürer to Holbein The Queen's Gallery (8hrs 30mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
The Queen’s Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
A Passion for Glass From the collection of Alan J Poole and Dan Klein Alan J Poole and Dan Klein (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
National Museum of Scotland Edinburgh Art Festival
The Queen: Art and Image
National Galleries of Scotland – Scottish National Gallery (8hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Scottish National Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
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Ragamala: Indian Miniature paintings Ragamala (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Talbot Rice Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Commission, Visual Arts
Dean Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Robert Rauschenberg: Botanical Vaudeville Robert Rauschenberg (7hrs 30mins)
Inverleith House Edinburgh Art Festival
Tamsyn Challenger (8hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Canongate Venture Edinburgh Art Festival
Thomas Houseago: The Beat of the Show (outdoor sculpture) Thomas Houseago (7hrs 45mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Art Festival
Ingrid Calame (5hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival
Peles Empire: Carmen Sylva Carmen Sylva (6hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Sierra Metro Edinburgh Art Festival
12:15 Zawadi Alba (30mins) Music
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
12:30 Mela Fashion Show (1hr 15mins) Other
Tony Cragg: Sculptures Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival and Drawings National Galleries of 12:45 Scotland – Scottish Motion Seekers – National Gallery of Kupala Night Modern Art (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
(45mins)
Outdoor Theatre / Circus
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
(30mins)
In Japan: Highlights of Outdoor Theatre/ BMX. Academicians' projects Leith Links in contemporary Japan Edinburgh Mela Festival Various artists (5hrs) 14:30 Exhibition, Visual Arts Glasgow Gospel Choir The Royal Scottish
Ingrid Calame
Stephen Sutcliffe (7hrs)
Tamsyn Challenger: 400 Women
Rotations by Kompany Malakhi
Academy of Art & Architecture Edinburgh Art Festival
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Stills Edinburgh Art Festival
Exhibition, Visual Arts
City Art Centre Edinburgh Art Festival
Richard Wright (7hrs)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
13:00 Kawa Circus
David Mach (5hrs)
Richard Wright: The Stairwell Project
Stephen Sutcliffe: Runaway, Success
04 September 12:00 David Mach: Precious Light King James Bible 1611–2011
(15mins)
(30mins) Music
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
Manushi Dance (45mins) Dance
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
16:15 Simon Thacker's SvaraKanti (45mins) Music
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
16:45 Rotations by Kompany Malakhi (30mins)
Outdoor Theatre/ BMX.
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
17:30 Swaryatra – Bollywood Unlimited (45mins) Music
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
17:45 Ashesh and Nekhvam
(45mins) 15:00 Samba Sene & Diwan – Music Leith Links Africa Calling (1hr)
Edinburgh Mela Festival
Music
Kawa Circus
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
(45mins)
Outdoor Theatre / Circus
Leith Links 15:30 Edinburgh Mela Festival Osigli – Masai Warriors (1hr) 18:30 Dance Ask-I Trio Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
(45mins)
15:45 Kawa Circus
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
(45mins)
Outdoor Theatre / Circus
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
Music
19:15 Des-C Live Band (45mins) Music
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
Dance
Scottish National Gallery Leith Links of Modern Art Edinburgh Mela Festival Edinburgh Art Festival
30 August / 31 August / 01 September 02 September / 03 September / 04 September
30 August / 31 August / 01 September 02 September / 03 September / 04 September
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Week of Tuesday 30 August to Sunday 04 September A Passion for Glass From the collection of Alan J Poole and Dan Klein
20:15 Apna Sangeet (45mins) Music
Leith Links Edinburgh Mela Festival
Alan J Poole and Dan Klein (7hrs)
21:00 Virgin Money Fireworks Concert
National Museum of Scotland Edinburgh Art Festival
Virgin Money Fireworks Concert (45mins) Music
Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh International Festival
All Day Events Anish Kapoor: Flashback
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Robert Rauschenberg: Botanical Vaudeville Robert Rauschenberg (7hrs 30mins)
Exhibition, Visual Arts
Inverleith House Edinburgh Art Festival
Anish Kapoor (7hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Sculpture Court Edinburgh Art Festival
Heirlooms
Heirlooms (7hrs) Visual Arts
Dovecot Studios Edinburgh International Festival
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Hiroshi Sugimoto (7hrs) Visual Arts
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Edinburgh International Festival
Norman McBeath & Robert Crawford: Body Bags / Simonides Norman McBeath & Robert Crawford (7hrs) Exhibition, Visual Arts
Edinburgh College of Art Edinburgh Art Festival
30 August / 31 August / 01 September 02 September / 03 September / 04 September