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BOOKS CAITLIN MORAN Moran joins the Book Festival to discuss her contribution to the post-Greer school of feminism: her memoir, How to be a Woman. See preview, page 30. Charlotte Square Gardens, 14 Aug. MUSIC / FILM THE QATSI TRILOGY The Philip Glass Ensemble provide live accompaniment to Godfrey Reggio’s celebrated Qatsi trilogy over three nights. See feature at list.co.uk/festival. Playhouse, 13–15 Aug.
COMEDY THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE One of last year’s List cover stars returns with his revolution in mime. And possibly a frog sandwich. See interview-of-sorts, page 2. Pleasance Courtyard, 15–28 Aug.
THEATRE THE TEMPEST / KING LEAR Shakespeare is transplanted to the Far East twice in this year’s EIF: with the Korean Mokwha Repertory Company’s The Tempest and Taiwanese actor Wu Hsing-Kuo’s one-man King Lear. King’s Theatre (The Tempest), 13–16 Aug; Lyceum (King Lear), 13–16 Aug.
CLUBS LUCKYME The Glasgow DIY label fires up its Fringe party bandwagon, with guests Mike Slott, Eclair Fifi and Machinedrum. See page 92. Party at Cabaret Voltaire, 12 Aug; Afterparty at Summerhall, 13 Aug. VISUAL ART 400 WOMEN Tamsyn Challenger’s installation by around 200 international artists was created in response to the murders of 400 Mexican women. See review, page 87. Canongate Venture, until 4 Sep (not 15, 22, 29 Aug).
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THEATRE JASMINE GWANGJU A drumming and dance performance to commemorate the 1980 Gwangju uprising, a major milestone in South Korea’s journey to democracy. See feature, page 72. Venue 150 @ EICC, 13–19 Aug. BOOKS ALI SMITH The diminutive Scottish literary star attends the Book Festival to chat about her latest novel, There but for the. See interview, page 28, and extract, page 29. Charlotte Square Gardens, 14 Aug.
DANCE SILENT Fishamble and Pat Kinevane follow up their 2007 collaboration Forgotten by tackling the rapidly diminishing sanity of a ‘hopeless, helpless, in-the- way person’. See review, page 61. Dance Base, until 20 Aug (not 15). COMEDY TODD BARRY You may have caught him in Flight of the Conchords or Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler; now you can see the deadpan New Yorker in his natural stand-up habitat. See interview, page 37. Stand III & IV, 16–28 Aug.
4 THE LIST 11–18 Aug 2011