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CONTENTS FESTIVAL 2014 | ISSUE 3 | LIST.CO.UK/FESTIVAL
COVER STORY PINA BAUSCH One of the most significant voices in 20th century contemporary dance, choreographer Pina Bausch sadly passed away in 2009. As with all great artists though, her work lives on: ahead of Tanztheater Wuppertal’s performance of one of her final pieces, Sweet Mambo, at the Edinburgh International Festival, we look back over her life, shedding light on her dedication to the craft, her influence on others and that time she brought a hippo onstage . . . See page 12 for the full story.
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IDP 2043 Find out about the new eco-sci-fi comic commissioned by the Book Festival, featuring contributions from Irvine Welsh, Mary Talbot, Hannah Berry and Pat Mills. ALAN WARNER The Morvern Callar author, appearing at the Book Festival, has written us an exclusive, timely short story about comedians being killed off at the Fringe.
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FRONT
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News
FEATURES
Pina Bausch The James Plays
BJ Novak IDP 2043
Alan Warner
FOOD & DRINK Festival street food
BOOKS
The Moth
Patrick Ness Kevin Eldon
Haruki Murakami COMEDY
Bridget Christie Come Heckle Christ
Adam Riches
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One Man Breaking Bad
DANCE
Circus Incognitus Maria Addolorata
Black Grace
KIDS
Pirate Gran
Potted Sherlock Decomposed!
MUSIC
Sandakan Threnody
Soweto Afro-Pop Opera Delusion of the Fury
Klanghaus
THEATRE
Honeybeelujah!
Return to the Voice I Killed Rasputin
Beowulf the Blockbuster The Object Lesson
VISUAL ART
Yann Seznec’s Currents Dalziel + Scullion
Genesis and Lady Jaye Breyer
CLUBS
Prosumer LuckyMe
AROUND TOWN
Festival of Politics Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas
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THIS WEEK ON LIST.CO.UK/FESTIVAL This is the last of our printed Festival issues for this year, but we’ll be carrying on our online coverage right up until the end of the Fest. We’ll keep updating our comprehensive, review- aggregating Top Rated page too, alerting you to the five-star wonders you won’t want to miss.