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DANCE SOY DE CUBA A music and dance performance that charts the modern history of Cuban music, from mambos and salsas to reggaeton dancehalls. See preview, page 47. Assembly Hall, 6–29 Aug (not 15). Preview 5 Aug.
ART ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG Large-scale solo show exhibiting the paintings, sculptures and found objects of Robert Rauschenberg, who passed away in 2008. See preview, page 80. Inverleith House, 3–28 Aug (not 8, 15, 22). COMEDY TIM KEY Not that we weren’t fans of Key’s 2009 tour de force The Slutcracker, but it’s about time he explored new avenues. What’s this one called? Masterslut? But of course. See interview, page 14. Pleasance Dome, 6–29 Aug (not 15). Previews 3–5 Aug.
THEATRE OEDIPUS BY STEVEN BERKOFF (AFTER SOPHOCLES) The expressionist actor-director plays Creon in his own adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy. See preview, page 70. Pleasance Courtyard, 6–29 Aug (not 9, 10, 17, 24). Previews 3–5 Aug.
MUSIC ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER Ambient, looping drones created on vintage synthesizers – Brooklynite Daniel Lopatin manages to avoid any accusations of obscurist hipsterism by actually being rather good. See preview, page 56. Sneaky Pete’s, 7 Aug. CLUBS DJ SNEAK The ‘true house gangster’ comes to Edinburgh courtesy of Telefunken, aiming to educate the masses to the nature of true, underground house music. Just don’t mention a certain Mafia group from Sweden. See preview, page 85. The Store, 5 Aug.
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KIDS MIRAZOZO Miraculous ‘luminarium’ colour and light installation, created by Architects of Air. Due to external variations in time of day and weather, they promise every visit will be unique. See feature at list.co.uk/festival. Assembly George Square, 3–29 Aug. DANCE / THEATRE DANCE MARATHON Inspired by the epic dance competitions of Depression-era America, this four-hour ‘immersion performance’ will keep you on your toes. See feature, page 18. Traverse @ Lyceum Rehearsal Room, 3–14 Aug (not 4, 8, 11).
COMEDY DANIEL SLOSS No longer just a fresh-faced scamp scooping up accolades, Sloss has been around long enough to be regarded as a proper Fringe veteran. See feature, page 24. Assembly George Square, 6–29 Aug (not 16). Preview 3 Aug. THEATRE TEN PLAGUES One of the star turns at this year’s Fringe, as Soft Cell’s Marc Almond takes on the operatic character of a survivor in the plague-ridden London of 1665. See preview, page 66. Traverse Theatre, 6–28 Aug (not 8, 15, 22).
4 THE LIST 4–11 Aug 2011