The 2005 Festival Schedule has been announced, and we are getting not one, but THREE ballet companies:
Pennsylvania Ballet
Scottish Ballet
Dutch National Ballet
Details below and at the
EIF website ----------------------------------------------
PENNSYLVANIA BALLET
TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF MOSCOW RADIO
Vladimir Fedoseyev Conductor
Christopher Wheeldon's 'Swan Lake'
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE (!!! great theatre)
Mon 15 - Fri 19 August 7.30pm
Matinee Tue 16 August 1.30pm
The Scottish Ballet
Balanchine Mixed Rep - 'Apollo', 'Episodes' and 'Rubies'
Fri 26 & Sat 27 August 7.30pm
Sun 28 Aug 4.00pm
THE EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Kwamé Ryan Conductor
The Dutch National Ballet
'The Concert', 'La Valse' and 'The Grey Area'
Thu 1 - Sat 3 September 7.30pm
THE EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
Martin Yates Conductor
On the modern dance side:
Impromptus
Mon 15 & Tue 16 August 8.00pm
THE EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
SASHA WALTZ & GUESTS
In cooperation with Schaubühne am
Lehniner Platz Berlin
LA COMPAGNIE FV
Contre Coup
Based on Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
Fri 19 & Sat 20 August 8.00pm
THE EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
François Verret Direction and Choreography
Related events:
Conversations with Artists
Meet the stars who make the Festival special. These events offer an insight into the life and work of Festival artists – in the artists’ own words.
Tue 16 August
Sasha Waltz
Choreographer of Impromptus discusses her work.
Sat 27 August
Ashley Page
The Artistic Director of Scottish Ballet talks about his role and the work of the company.
ROYAL MUSEUM LECTURE THEATRE 1.20PM
Lunchtime Talks
Free lectures on some of the events and themes of this year’s Festival.
Thu 18 August History of Swan Lake
Dr Giannandrea Poesio
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