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Puff

Puff

A special preview of Puff, by choreographer Alice Ripoll and performer Hiltinho Fantástico. 

Nee

Nee

Née is a work that moves us, gives roots to the human, caresses loneliness, stratifies loss, accompanies disillusionment, emancipates disenchantment, energises absence, fights for… 

IV – Here & Now Showcase

IV – Here & Now Showcase

A storm is breaking. 

NOEUD

NOEUD

NOEUD is the proposal by dance company DAB, in which we delve into the working methodologies shared by Eduardo Chillida and Cristóbal Balenciaga. 

Fringe Fragments

Fringe Fragments

Produced by Dance Base, Fringe Fragments is a new pitching platform showcasing dance talent from around the world. 

through warm temperatures

through warm temperatures

through warm temperatures affirms castor oil’s legacy as a natural remedy, an elixir and a historic source that transcends boundaries. 

Kathryn Gordon: A Journey of Flight

Kathryn Gordon: A Journey of Flight

An immersive 50 minute dance performance created in Shetland and inspired by the migration of birds. 

Dancehall Blues

Dancehall Blues

Ireland’s dance theatre vanguards, CoisCéim [kush-came] are back with David Bolger’s latest hit, Dancehall Blues as part of Culture Ireland’s Edinburgh Showcase. 

Score

Score

Score explores the impact of technology on nature and human life. 

Stepping In... Spilling Out

Stepping In... Spilling Out

Stepping in… Spilling out: across your parent’s carpet, stepping into the cypher, stepping in solidarity, stepping with strangers in the club. 

HK Soul showcase – Triple Bill

HK Soul showcase – Triple Bill

A triple-bill by three artists. 

Bolero

Bolero

Two dancers specialised in acrobatics and floor technique have become tools of the classical artist’s genius, but inspiration is running low and the choreography is not progressing… 

DOUBLE TAKE

DOUBLE TAKE

Dance Base’s in-house companies showcase new work in a double-bill. 

Evolution

Evolution

Evolution at the Fringe is a celebration of dance, uniting Scotland and Estonia’s next generation of talent. 

Fields (Extract)

Fields (Extract)

Playful and poetic, Fields (Extract) draws the audience into a textured landscape of stone, where patterns of dwelling are made and unmade, shaped by land, time and human hands. 

What ever happened to Harmony Banks?

What ever happened to Harmony Banks?

From media darling to public downfall, this playful and poignant new show imagines the rise and fall of a fictional icon through a vibrant blend of dance-theatre and live documenta… 

Solitude Without Loneliness

Solitude Without Loneliness

In this evocative performance, bodies and characters collapse, separate and reform in a constant search for meaning, attachment and understanding. 

Soil

Soil

Soil is a powerful dance performance about identity, language and belonging. 

These Mechanisms

These Mechanisms

In her eightieth year, Christine wondered if she might create her first show. 

PRIME at 10

PRIME at 10

Celebrating their 10th anniversary year, Dance Base’s in-house company for over 60s will showcase new commissions by Tony Mills and Robbie Synge alongside a revival of sections of … 

Inlet

Inlet

Inspired by Romulus and Remus’ legend and the symbolic meaning of Rome’s city walls, Inlet explores the significance of borders throughout history. 

Dansa Rickshaw

Dansa Rickshaw

This vibrant performance weaves Bharatanatyam’s intricate footwork and expressive storytelling with the soul-stirring melodies of bagpipes and the lively pulse of traditional reels… 

When You're Alone In Your Forest Always Remember You're Not Alone

When You're Alone In Your Forest Always Remember You're Not Alone

A solo performance, a raw cry against the brutality of our times. 

NORMAL

NORMAL

NORMAL is an interdisciplinary art project merging dance, storytelling perspectives and film. 

Voyeur / Samba and Love

Voyeur / Samba and Love

A double bill by Brazilian choreographer Lili de Grammont. 

Wakati

Wakati

Wakati is a Swahili word for time. 

Candlelight: Classic Rock in the Round

Candlelight: Classic Rock in the Round

Step into a realm where candlelight dances with defiance. 

Taiwan Season: Trace of Belief

Taiwan Season: Trace of Belief

Choreographer Hsieh Yi-Chun makes an impressive international debut with a brand-new ensemble dance about collective ritual and individual will. 

Fault Lines

Fault Lines

As our planet’s voice gets louder, are we ready to listen? Fault Lines pulls at the tension in our relationship with nature. 

Fringe Fragments

Fringe Fragments

Produced by Dance Base, Fringe Fragments is a new pitching platform showcasing dance talent from around the world. 

Impasse

Impasse

An attempt to understand politics of the Black body in contemporary western society, interrogating notions of representation and misrepresentation. 

Futuristic Folktales

Futuristic Folktales

Futuristic Folktales – a dance for hope scrutinises reproductive injustices by re-imagining the tale of the first womb, a folkloric creation narrative often silenced. 

Victory Boogie Woogie / the pleasure of stepping off a horse when it's moving at full speed

Victory Boogie Woogie / the pleasure of stepping off a horse when it's moving at full speed

In these two explosive, intimate physical poems by Charles Pas and Courtney May Robertson, desires and fears collide in an attempt to embrace the contradictions that make up a mult… 

Man & Board

Man & Board

At first Man & Board is an unlikely pairing of Rob’s moving body with a ritualised wooden board with which he sings, he dances, he wins and he loses. 

Golem

Golem

In Jewish folklore, a golem is a clay figure brought to life by magic. 

PACK

PACK

Five dancers, five guys, 40° in the studio. 

The Passion of Andrea 2

The Passion of Andrea 2

Upon entering the theatre, you're greeted by an array of massive sacks hanging above the stage, each differing in colour, texture, and shape. 

Ananta, The Eternal by Aparna Ramaswamy

Ananta, The Eternal by Aparna Ramaswamy

‘Aparna Ramaswamy preserves ancient dance forms with stunning virtuosity and expressiveness to create a living tradition that is resonant for modern times’ (Boston Globe). 

Within Reach

Within Reach

Within Reach by Alan Greig is a site-responsive solo dance performance that looks at the ageing body and plays with gender, identity and LGBTQ+ icons including Quentin Crisp, Joan … 

What songs may do...

What songs may do...

Impressive dancers and choreography by Mathieu Geffré in Rendezvous Dance’s What Songs May Do should have had everything going for it. 

Éowyn Emerald & Dancers

Éowyn Emerald & Dancers

Acclaimed Canadian company Éowyn Emerald & Dancers return to the Fringe with an entertaining and deeply intimate jazz dance for two performers. 

Lewis Major: Lien

Lewis Major: Lien

As the door to the auditorium opens, you walk barefoot onto a dark stage. 

The Last Forecast

The Last Forecast

Somewhere, on an island, Gael, a gecko-like creature lives alone, in harmony with the surroundings. 

Lewis Major: Triptych

Lewis Major: Triptych

Mesmerising and minimalist in style, this quadruple bill of dance and light will stay in your memory as dance, lighting, and music all meld into an exquisite whole. 

CRAWLER

CRAWLER

Through dance, drums and electronic music this duo embark on a journey of chaos, calm and collaborative climax. 

It's Not My Body Chapter 3.5 / This Is

It's Not My Body Chapter 3.5 / This Is

This bill consists of two conceptual pieces, connected by an emphasis on the body in space. 

The Show for Young Men

The Show for Young Men

What does it mean to be a man today? Robbie (44) and Alfie (10) meet on an extraordinary building site at dawn. 

Taiwan Season: Palingenesis

Taiwan Season: Palingenesis

This is an astonishing dance performance. 

Sleeper

Sleeper

Imaginative and atmospheric with striking visual images, there is much to recommend in Jajack Movement’s Sleeper, choreographed by Kim Yumi. 

Transhumanist

Transhumanist

Transhumanist is a popping duet between two male dancers who unfold in an alluring universe where the boundaries between artificial and human nature dissolve. 

King Bantu and Stories from the South

King Bantu and Stories from the South

Two unique works by Scotland-based performers exploring African history, culture and artistry. 

Timeless

Timeless

A joyful celebration of the dance of life, regardless of where you are on that road. 

Beyond Boundaries

Beyond Boundaries

Three distinct dance acts bring the unexpected to the stage for Beyond Boundaries, a show billed as a time-travelling showcase of Scottish hip-hop dance. 

I'm Muslamic – Don't Panik

I'm Muslamic – Don't Panik

Bobak dances, clowns and flings himself about the stage for an hour as he tells the audience about his Iranian heritage and growing up in Bristol in the 90s where Islamophobia and … 

AFTER ALL

AFTER ALL

Don’t be put off by the topic - this dance show about death is far from gloomy. 

SKETCHES/GLISK

SKETCHES/GLISK

This double bill is a treat of depth of talent performing across a huge range of scope – all compressed within a single hour. 

Habitat

Habitat

The thing on the floor as you walk into Dance Base’s Studio One – this year under the Assembly umbrella – is not paper. 

The Change

The Change

Choreographer Igor Lider’s dance performance Change invites the viewer into the exciting world of street dance. 

Ageless

Ageless

Challenging stereotypes and championing creativity, PRIME, Scotland’s leading dance company for those aged over 60, returns to the Fringe with two dazzling new works exploring life… 

Double Goer

Double Goer

Two bodies meet in a circular LED-lit space, framed by two sinister poppet dolls. 

KING

KING

Olivier and triple Fringe First-winning Fishamble’s KING, by Herald Archangel winner Pat Kinevane, tells the story of Luther, a man from Cork named in honour of his Granny Bee Ba… 

Exhale

Exhale

Exhale, the newest work by Indra Dance Company, is a captivating duet that asks the audience to look inwards, and challenge their perspectives. 

The Art of Falling

The Art of Falling

Join us for a spectacular show from Scottish and Estonian dancers, as YDance presents The Art of Falling performed by the National Youth Dance Company of Scotland and Estonia’s Koo… 

My Friend Selkie by What Moves You

My Friend Selkie by What Moves You

Selkie (Laura Booth) is learning about the stars. 

Taiwan Season: Duo

Taiwan Season: Duo

It is comparatively easy to portray conflict; showing the different forms of domestic love is much more difficult. 

Stone – Face – Book

Stone – Face – Book

Stone – Face – Book. 

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