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TOP TIPS: WEEK 1
Some of the best dance shows in the Fringe’s first week, in our handy hour by hour guide
10AM BACKUP Summerhall, 4–26 Aug (not 13, 20), 10.50am, £9 (£7). Preview 3 Aug, £7 (£4.50). Belgian companies Chaliwaté Company and Focus Company join forces for this blend of physical theatre and film, capturing three reporters who encounter a bear in the North Pole.
11AM ANCHOR Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–11 Aug, 11.30am, £10 (£8). Previews 3 & 4 Aug, £7. A light and playful duet from choreographers Elsa Couvreur and Mehdi Duman, travelling through conflict, joy and heartbreak.
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INFINITA Familie Flöz, the incredibly talented company behind previous Fringe hits Hotel Paradiso and Teatro Delusio, is back with a new show inspired by the beginning and end of life. Based in Germany, Flöz’s funny and poignant use of masks has been known to produce both laughter and tears, sometimes at the same time. Pleasance Courtyard, 4–27 Aug (not 13), 1.30pm, £13.50–£15.50 (£12.50–£14.50). Previews 2 & 3 Aug, £9.
CASUS: YOU & I Assembly Roxy, 4–26 Aug (not 13, 20), 3.10pm, £10.50–£12. Previews 2 & 3 Aug, £10. Australian company Casus celebrates love, circus and friendship in this new production highlighting the love story between two male circus performers. BLUE SCAR C, 1–27 Aug, 3.20pm, £8.50–£10.50 (£4.50–£8.50). Avant Cymru’s hip hop dance tale is inspired by childhood memories in the South Wales valleys, featuring Welsh hip hop musicians, beatboxers and rappers, with animation by Welsh graffiti artists.
4PM 360 ALLSTARS Assembly Hall, 4–27 Aug (not 13), 4pm, £15–£16 (£13–£14). Previews 2 & 3 Aug, £10. Exciting urban circus exploring all forms of rotation, including a champion BMX flatlander, breakdancers, a basketball freestyler and a Cyr wheel artist, performing against striking video projections.
DJUKI MALA Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–26 Aug (not 13, 20), 4.10pm, £15– £16 (£13.50–£14.50). Previews 1 & 2 Aug, £12.50. This high-energy fusion of traditional dance, pop culture and storytelling from Australian company Djuki Mala had everyone wearing huge smiles at last year’s Fringe. THE ARTIST Assembly Roxy, 3–27 Aug (not 14), 4.20pm, £12–£13 (£10–£11). Previews 1 & 2 Aug, £9. Thom Monckton, the captivating physical theatre performer behind the hugely successful The Pianist, returns to the Fringe with this new solo show about an artist who has lost inspiration.
BREAK FREE Underbelly Bristo Square, 4–27 Aug (not 13), 4.35pm, £11–£12 (£10–£11). Previews 1–3 Aug, £7. Japan’s Wasabeat Crew is made up of champion breakdancers, each with a world title to their name, and are heading to the Fringe with a fusion of dance skill and technology.
SUSHI TAP SHOW Greenside @ Nicholson Square, 4–25 Aug (not 12, 19), 4.10pm, £15 (£13). Preview 3 Aug, £7.50 (£6.50). A big hit at previous Fringes, this eccentric dance show from Japan combines quality tap dancing and with physical comedy. 8 SONGS Assembly Roxy, 4–27 Aug (not 7–9, 15, 21), 4.40pm, £12–£14. Previews 1–3 Aug, £10. The latest show from hugely popular company Gandini, features wild juggling combined with cult rock’n’roll in this tribute to popular music.
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(MES)DAMES French Institute, 7–27 Aug (not 15), times vary, £7 (£5). Previews 3–5 NAME HERE Aug, £5. A dancer with Scottish Ballet, Some of the best comedy in the Fringe’s first week. Written by: Brian Constant Vigier turns his hand to Donaldson Some of the best comedy in the Fringe’s first week. Written choreography with this work for three by: Brian Donaldson Some of the best comedy in the Fringe’s first week. female dancers, exploring notions of Written by: Brian Donaldson Some of the best comedy in the Fringe’s first novella, Notes from Underground, womanhood and equality, set to the week. Written by: Brian Donaldson. Donaldson Some of the best comedy in the Australia’s Company 2 fuses acrobatic music of Christine and the Queens. Fringe’s first week. Written by: Brian Donaldson skill and live music in an abstract expedition through human desires, 1PM motives and drives. GIBBON Assembly Rooms, 4–25 Aug (not 7–9, 15, 21), 1.30pm, £10.50–£12.50. Previews 2 & 3 Aug, £8. Gandini Juggling’s surreal hodgepodge of juggling, choreography and theatre, explores the connections between human behaviour, the cycle of nature and the journey into ourselves. 2PM SOWHERETO AFRICA Dance Base, 7–26 Aug (not 13, 20), 2.30pm, £13 (£11). Previews 3–5, £11 (£9). Live music, energetic dance, street footage and performance poetry meet to pay tribute to South Africa’s legends and cultures.
CIRQUE BERSERK! Pleasance at EICC, 4–26 Aug (not 22), times vary, £17.50–£19.50 (£13–£15). Preview 3 Aug, £12. A fast- paced mix of remarkable acrobatics and aerial work, plus unique motorcycle act, ‘The Globe of Death’ which you may want to watch through your fingers. WRONGHEADED Dance Base, 7–19 Aug (not 13), 1.30pm, £13 (£11). Previews 3–5, £11 (£9). Driven by the words of poet Elaine Feeney, choreographer and performer Liz Roche confronts the stark realities faced by women in Ireland through film, music, voice and movement.
SEDIMENT Assembly Roxy, 4–26 Aug (not 8, 13, 20), 1.40pm, £13–£14 (£11–£12). Previews 2 & 3, £10. Inspired by excerpts from Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s
3PM TOUJOURS ET PRÈS DE MOI Assembly Roxy, 4–27 Aug (not 13, 20), 3pm, £12.50–£15. Previews 2 & 3, £10. A holographic puppet opera in which two actors interact with virtual representations of their past selves, in a fractured tale of absence and regret. CIRCUS ABYSSINIA: ETHIOPIAN DREAMS Underbelly’s Circus Hub, 4–25 Aug (not 13, 20), 3pm, £14–£16 (£13–£15). Two brothers’ dream of joining the circus becomes a reality as they plunge into a world of daredevil wonders in this joyful mix of juggling, acrobatics, dance, contortion and storytelling, from the Konjowoch Troupe.