Italian Women Writers: Gender and Everyday Life in Fiction and Journalism, 1870-1910
Book presentation Katharine Mitchell will be in conversation with Caterina Soffici. This study looks at the work of three of the most significant women writers of Post-Unification Italy: La Marchesa Colombi, Neera, and Matilde Serao. These writers, whose works had been largely forgotten for much of the last century, only to be rediscovered by the Italian feminist movement […]
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Noseda Conducts Mahler
Diana Damrau and Nicolas Testé sing Verdi The Edinburgh International Festival will present Mº Gianandrea Noseda conducting Mahler and Verdi, accompanied by the European Union Youth Orchestra. The European Union Youth Orchestra is an orchestra like no other. It unites Europe’s most talented young musicians under internationally renowned conductors, in an ensemble that transcends […]
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LA MERDA BY CRISTIAN CERESOLI, STARRING SILVIA GALLERANO
Frida Kahlo Productions, Richard Jordan Productions, Produzioni Fuorivia with Summerhall Frida Kahlo Productions, Richard Jordan Productions, Produzioni Fuorivia with Summerhall Winner of six major awards including the Scotsman Fringe First and Stage Best Actress. Following sell-out seasons around the world, the critically-acclaimed sensation La Merda returns for its final Edinburgh performances.Date: 25-30 AugustTime: 3.25 pm […]
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#REALITI
BigTree The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 So you want to be a part of our new reality show? Well this time it’s different: there are no TV studies, no special light effects, no great and sexy announcers to interact with.Date: 24-29 AugustTime: 10.45pm (50min)Venue: theSpacePrice: £10/£8/£5For more information click here
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Talk:Gianandrea Noseda with the EUYO at the Edinburgh International Festival
Edinburgh International Festival Gianandrea Noseda will take us in a journey through Verdi’s music, an excellent chance to better comprehend the personality of the greatest Italian composer, his inspiration and the technical difficulties of his scores. The Music Director of the Teatro Regio Torino, who last year led an unforgettable concert performance of Rossini’s William Tell, […]
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THE TALE OF GANESH
Gruppo del Cerchio (GdC) A chilly show that tells the mythical birth of Ganesha, the Indian god with elephant head. The traditional story is performed in a modern and enchanting way, through the narration theatre’s techniques, the mudra (codified hand gestures), short Bollywood and traditional dances and the coloured costumes from Northern India. At the […]
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ANTONIO FORCIONE AND ADRIANO ADEWALE
Assembly Festival The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 Award-winning guitar virtuoso Antonio Forcione joins dynamic Brazilian percussionist Adriano Adewale to form a breathtaking duo which masterfully blends soul-jazz and Brazilian guitar with African and Latin rhythms. Original world class music.Date: 23-30 AugustTime: 8pm (1h)Venue: Assembly George Square Studios Price: 23 Aug £14/£13 24-30 Aug £15/£14For […]
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Storie di avatār e altri Dei
GDC – Gruppo del Cerchio Illustrated book by Carola Benedetto, Indologist and director, about the most fascinating Hindu myths, with pictures by Hindu sisters. Reading by Susanna Paisio. For more information about the book please click hereFree admission
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SOR AND GIULIANI
Luca Villani The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 Fernando Sor and Mauro Giuliani were the greatest guitarists/composers in the classical era. Luca Villani interprets Giuliani’s Grande Ouverture and Rossiniana No 3, Sor’s Grande Sonata Op 22 and Fantasia Op 30, plus a Scottish homage. Unmissable.Date: 21AugustTime: 7.25pm (2h)Venue: Greyfriars KirkPrice: £12/£10/£7.50For more information click here
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THAT DEADLY NOIR MAGIC
Dani Iannarelli / JazzTheatre –LaDolceVita The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 Hardboiled, down on his luck, an anti-hero searches for a clue. What will the dark shadows reveal? That Deadly Noir Magic – peppered with live jazz – reflects anarchic images… twisted love, corrupt morality, sinister stakes.Date: 17-22, 24-29 AugustTime: 8.50pm (50 min)Venue: Greenside @ Nicolson […]
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