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Professional Class & Training at Dance Base

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Professional Class & Training at Dance Base

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Dance Base hosts a programme of professional level dance classes, workshops and training and practice throughout August. Including offerings from TWR members:

Professional Contemporary with Rosalind Mason | 3 - 6 Aug | 10- 11 am (drop-in)
Out of Class in Partnership with Curios Seed | 14 Aug | 3 - 5pm
Hip Hop Workshop with Dorine Mugisha & Nevil Jose | 21 Aug | 11am - 1pm
Professional Contemporary with Katie Armstrong | 22 - 27 Aug | 10 - 11:30 am (drop -in)
White & Givan Professional Intensive Residency | 30 Aug - 1 Sept | 10am - 5pm

Train With Us - Dance Base

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Development for DANCE IN THE SACRED DOMAIN, courtesy of the artist

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DANCE IN THE SACRED DOMAIN by Rabindranath X Bhose

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DANCE IN THE SACRED DOMAIN by Rabindranath X Bhose

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DANCE IN THE SACRED DOMAIN by Rabindranath X Bhose

A new commission by Glasgow-based artist Rabindranath X Bhose. A bog made up of sculpture, poetry, performance and drawing, DANCE IN THE SACRED DOMAIN has emerged from time spent meditating on bogland in Scotland. DANCE IN THE SACRED DOMAIN brings these rituals into the present day. It dances joyfully through bog space, finding a realm of queer erotics, and kinship with the histories of the land.

Venue: Collective, Edinburgh
Dates: 10 Jun — 24 Sep (closed Mondays)
Time: 10 am—5 pm
DANCE IN THE SACRED DOMAIN | Rabindranath X Bhose | Collective

PERFORMANCE: DANCE IN THE SACRED DOMAIN: Body of the Bog. This solo dance, performed by the artist, will move from the Hillside gallery space in which the exhibition is being shown, then out and around the Collective site.

Date: Thursday 10 August
Time: 1.30-1.45pm

Where: starting at the Hillside gallery space and moving out and around the Collective site

Tickets: Free, unticketed

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What Draupadi Said to Penelope by Theiya Arts

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What Draupadi Said to Penelope by Theiya Arts

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What Draupadi Said to Penelope by Theiya Arts

In the dead of night, as Penelope unravels the shroud she is weaving, a nocturnal wind blows through her chambers, bringing her the stories of women from the Mahabharata – tales of choice, gender, oppression and violence. This is a transnational feminist creative project, embedded in literature, feminist scholarship and poetry.

Venue: LifeCare Centre, Edinburgh
Dates: 24 -27 Aug
Time: 19:30 (60 mins)

Tickets: £15/£13  https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/what-draupadi-said-to-penelope

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THE (HONG) KONG GIRLS by Pk Wong, Alice Ma & Justyne Li @Hong Kong Soul

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THE (HONG) KONG GIRLS by Pk Wong, Alice Ma & Justyne Li @Hong Kong Soul

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THE (HONG) KONG GIRLS by Pk Wong, Alice Ma & Justyne Li @Hong Kong Soul

Originally a negative label for women in Hong Kong, 'Kong Girl' has evolved through political and social changes to take on new meanings. Three female choreographers use totally different approaches to tell their on stories and to show their 'Kong Girl' identity with multi-perspectives. A horrifyingly ferocious triple-bill of politically infused, cutting edge contemporary movement.

Members Involved: Pk Wong
Venue: Summerhall
Dates: 2 - 13 Aug (not 7)
Time:  17:30 (60 mins)

Tickets: £10/£15
The (Hong) Kong Girls - Summerhall

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Originally a negative label for women in Hong Kong, 'Kong Girl' has evolved through political and social changes to take on new meanings. Three female choreographers use totally different approaches to tell their on stories and to show their 'Kong Girl' identity with multi-perspectives. A horrifyingly ferocious triple-bill of politically infused, cutting edge contemporary movement.

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Originally a negative label for women in Hong Kong, 'Kong Girl' has evolved through political and social changes to take on new meanings. Three female

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Beyond Boundaries by Dorine Mugisha,  Max Evans, Nevil Jose & Ursula Manandhar

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Beyond Boundaries by Dorine Mugisha,  Max Evans, Nevil Jose & Ursula Manandhar

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Beyond Boundaries by Dorine Mugisha, Max Evans, Nevil Jose & Ursula Manandhar

This vibrant showcase of Scottish hip-hop dance travels through the past, present and future as four performers portray explorations of culture, AI and our inner selves.

Members Involved: Dorine Mugisha
Venue: Assembly @Dance Base
Dates: Aug 22-27
Time: 21:30 (60 mins)

Tickets: £13/12
Beyond Boundaries | Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus | Edinburgh Festival Fringe (edfringe.com)

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This vibrant showcase of Scottish hip-hop dance travels through the past, present and future as four performers portray explorations of culture, AI and our inner selves. Asili by Dorine Mugisha explores Dorine’s multicultural journey of self-discovery as she navigates systems, people and places. Bro…

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Family Portrait by Barrowland Ballet

Award-winning interactive video installation; an intimate and humorous portrayal of family life set in the stunning Scottish Highlands.

Members involved: Natasha Gilmore & Robbie Synge
Venue: Zoo Dovecot Studios, 10 Infirmary Street
Dates: 4th Aug- 20th Aug. Showing daily
Times: 10am-4pm | till 6.15pm on Thurs (running every 45 minutes).

Ticket Link: https://tickets.zoofestival.co.uk/event/124:1482/

Price: £10/£12/ Family Ticket £34

Relevant Access Info: all performances are captioned with audio description available upon request. Dovecot Studios is wheelchair accessible.

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Christian Noelle Charles, GETTIN' READY | CASS, screenprint, 2023

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WHAT A FEELING! | ACT I by Christian Noelle Charles

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WHAT A FEELING! | ACT I by Christian Noelle Charles

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WHAT A FEELING! | ACT I by Christian Noelle Charles

This unique presentation of screenprints is the first part of an exploration project discussing the topics of racial identity, inequality, care and love through the Black Feminine Lens.
Working across three different mediums: moving from printmaking to video, from video to performance, Charles explores the rhythms, movement, and the body language of women of colour.

Venue: Edinburgh Printmakers
Dates: 27 July to 17 September (closed Mondays)
Times: 10am - 6pm

WHAT A FEELING! | ACT I | Edinburgh Printmakers

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SKETCHES/GLISK by Katie Armstrong

"In her Fringe debut, choreographer Katie Armstrong presents SKETCHES/GLISK as part of the Made in Scotland Showcase. This impressive double bill created in collaboration with multi award-winning composer and DJ Mariam Rezaei, features a string quintet, DJ and four dancers."

Choreographer: Katie Armstrong

Composer/performer: Mariam Rezaei

Dancers: Lucy Ireland, Olivia Roach, Laura Booth, Kate Haughton

Strings: Fay Guiffo, Morag Currie, Atzi Muramatsu, Peter Nicholson, Brianna Berman, Sagnick Mukherjee

Venue: Assembly @ Dance Base

Dates: 15-20th August

Time: 5:05 pm (60 mins)

Tickets: £13.50 / £12.50
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/sketches-glisk

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mage: Photo: Brian Hartley. Design: Gallussness

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Stuntman by SUPERFAN

An intensely physical, funny, and tender duet by two men wrestling with their relationship to violence – both onscreen and off. Fusing the Pow! Biff! and Wallop! of over-the-top stunt fights with personal stories of real encounters with violence from the performers' lives, Stuntman explores the relationship between violence and masculinity and the impact this has on our perceptions of men. MadeInScotlandShowcase.com

Members Involved: Pete Lannon, Ellie Dubois, Sadiq Ali & David Banks
Venue: TechCube 0 at Summerhall
Dates: 2 - 25 Aug (off Mondays)
Time: 17:50 (60 mins)

Relevant Access Info: BSL Performances: 9, 18 & 24 August. Interpreter: Marcus Glover

Tickets:£15/£13
Stuntman | Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus | Edinburgh Festival Fringe (edfringe.com)

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After All by Solène Weinachter

A celebration of our vulnerable and courageous existence, Solène melds dance, comedy, storytelling and theatre to ask – what happens in the end? Through a series of impassioned re-enactments of the funerals of those she's loved – as well as imagining her own – Solène attempts to conjure a better space to be with death, dying and loss. MadeInScotlandShowcase.com

Venue: Assembly @ Dance Base
Dates: 15-27 Aug (excluding Mon 21 & Tue 22 Aug)

Time: 15:40 (60 mins)

Access: BSL interpreted performances: Thu 17, Sat 19 & Fri 25 Aug

Relaxed performance: Wed 23 Aug

Tickets: £13.50/£12.50
AFTER ALL | Events | Assembly Festival

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Maiden Mother Whore by Theiya Arts

An interdisciplinary mixed media performance that explores the complex relationships between women, social structures, health and social policies, and institutions.

Members Involved: Gaby Albornoz, Himadri Maddan, Nandini Manjunath & Karen Watts
Venue: Southside Community Centre
Dates: 21 Aug
Time: 17:50 (50 mins)
ZOO / Southside Community Centre - Maiden Mother Whore | ZOO22 (zoofestival.co.uk)

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Experts Radio Lab by Alice Mary Cooper & Company

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Experts Radio Lab by Alice Mary Cooper & Company

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Experts Radio Lab by Alice Mary Cooper & Company

Kids are experts. Some are experts on jumping, some on dinosaur fossils, some on making mud pies. Whatever it is, our mics are on, the interview chair is ready and we’re about to go live. Experts Radio Lab and the accompanying Listening Station is a free, drop-in experience, set within our pop-up radio studio at the National Museum of Scotland.

Members Involved: Sam Vaherleto (performer)
Venue: National Museum of Scotland
Dates: 8 -24 Aug (Tues, Wed & Thurs ONLY)
Times: 11:00 & 14:00 (180 mins- drop in/drop out)

Tickets: FREE
Experts Radio Lab | Events | Edinburgh Festival Fringe (edfringe.com)

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Kids are experts. Some are experts on jumping, some on dinosaur fossils, some on making mud pies. Whatever it is, our mics are on, the interview chair is ready and we're about to go live. Experts Radio Lab and the accompanying Listening Station is a free, drop-in experience, set within our pop-up radio studio at the National Museum of Scotland. Interviews are shared live to an audience of fellow interviewees, their families and anyone who's curious. MadeInScotlandShowcase.com

Please note that while all media gallery content is provided by verified members of the event, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society does not review or approve this content before it is posted. Reports of inappropriate content or copyright infringement can be directed to [email protected] .

General venue access

Each venue can contain several space with different accessibly information. Visit the venue page for full venue accessibility info

How and when to make an access booking

Our access tickets service is available to anyone who:

Would like to book specific accessibility services, e.g. a hearing loop, audio description headsets, captioning units, seating in relation to the location of the BSL interpreter

Requires extra assistance when at a venue

Has specific seating requirements

Is a wheelchair user

Requires a complimentary personal assistant ticket to attend a performance

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Kids are experts. Some are experts on jumping, some on dinosaur fossils, some on making mud pies. Whatever it is, our mics are on, the interview chair is ready and we're about to go live. Experts Radio Lab and the accompanying Listening Station is a free, drop-in experience, set within our pop-up radio studio at the National Museum of Scotland.

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Deaf Action Presents: FÀILTE GU BSL by Evie Waddell

Fàilte Gu BSL is an immersive showcase of Gaelic  signed songs relating to different aspects of traditional culture, exploring experiences of creative and political connection across isolation – as communities, as individuals and as diverse cultural Scots. The performance has BSL and dance incorporated throughout the whole show!

Venue: Blackwoods Bar (Sat 12) & Scottish Storytelling Centre (Sun 13)
Dates: 12 - 13 August
Time: 9:00 / 16:00 (50 mins)

Access: Performance in BSL

Tickets: £12/£10 Deaf Action Presents: Fàilte Gu BSL/Welcome to BSL with Evie Waddell | Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus | Edinburgh Festival Fringe (edfringe.com)

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Accessibility: May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.

Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket

Policy applies to: Children under 2 years

Description

Fàilte Gu BSL (Welcome to BSL) is an immersive showcase of Gaelic and Scots signed-songs celebrating different aspects of traditional culture. Combining stories, dance and signing with the songs, this show explores opportunities for d/Deaf people to own their space within Scottish culture. Evie presents a fun and accessible show which celebrates the relationship between Gaelic and BSL language, whilst exploring experiences of creative connection and isolation for diverse cultural Scots. Following a work originally commissioned for the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2022. Performed in BSL with interpretation throughout.

Please note that while all media gallery content is provided by verified members of the event, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society does not review or approve this content before it is posted. Reports of inappropriate content or copyright infringement can be directed to [email protected] .

General venue access

Each venue can contain several space with different accessibly information. Visit the venue page for full venue accessibility info

Signed performances

Dates: 12 August, 13 August

Interpreter: TBC - Not Selected

Type: BSL

Booking options: You can book independently online, or contact our access team to book your tickets and request any specific seating requests in relation to the location of the interpeter.

How and when to make an access booking

Our access tickets service is available to anyone who:

Would like to book specific accessibility services, e.g. a hearing loop, audio description headsets, captioning units, seating in relation to the location of the BSL interpreter

Requires extra assistance when at a venue

Has specific seating requirements

Is a wheelchair user

Requires a complimentary personal assistant ticket to attend a performance

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Deaf Action Presents: Fàilte Gu BSL/Welcome to BSL with Evie Waddell

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Fàilte Gu BSL (Welcome to BSL) is an immersive showcase of Gaelic and Scots signed-songs celebrating different aspects of traditional culture. Combining stories, dance and signing with the songs, this show explores opportunities for d/Deaf people to own their space within Scottish culture.

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YDance presents The Art of Falling by the National Youth Dance Company of Scotland and Koolitantsu Kompanii

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YDance presents The Art of Falling by the National Youth Dance Company of Scotland and Koolitantsu Kompanii

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The Art of Falling by YDance/National Youth Dance Company of Scotland and Koolitantsu Kompanii

This exciting triple bill of electric, highly physical contemporary dance will explore the concepts of falling, resilience and connection in this uncertain and chaotic world. Each company will perform an individual piece before coming together for the world premiere of their joint work created in Tallinn and Glasgow

Venue: Assembly @ Dance Base
Dates: 4 - 6 Aug
Time: 13:00 (60 mins)
Tickets: £14 The Art of Falling | Events | Assembly Festival

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My Friend Selkie by What Moves You

Selkie (Laura Booth) is learning about the stars. Jo (Niamh O'Loughlin) needs to learn to swim. Can they help each other? With live music by Quee MacArthur (Shooglenifty), children are invited to take part. See you at the Crab Disco!

Members involved: Dawn Hartley, Laura Booth & Niamh O'Loughlin
Venue: Assembly @ Dance Base
Dates: 04 -06 Aug
Time: 15:40 (50 mins)

Tickets: £14.50
My Friend Selkie by What Moves You | Events | Assembly Festival

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Exhale by Indra Dance Company

Exhale, the newest work by Indra Dance Company, is a captivating duet that asks the audience to look inwards, and challenge their perspectives. Fusing intense chemistry with sweepingly dynamic movement, the dancers use explosive movement and gentle moments of pause to explore the rawness of our reality, laying human behaviour bare and showing the vulnerability of individualism within our crowded society.

Members Involved: Daniel Navarro Lorenzo
Venue: Assembly @ Dance Base
Dates: 04 - 13 Aug (off Monday 7)
Times: 17:05 (60 mins)

Tickets: £14.50
Exhale | Events | Assembly Festival

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Weathervanes by Jian Yi

Weathervanes is an immersive-multimedia exhibit and ritual dance-theatre experience – a re-thinking of the beautiful and what is holy... This mesmerising performance-installation by Jian Yi tunes into the collective psyche with audiences to create a dreaming state of mind; an architecture of queer futurity.

Venue: Summerhall
Dates: 3 - 27 Aug (not Mon, Tue, Wed)
Times: 19:30, 21:00 (30 mins)

Tickets: £12/£8
Weathervanes | Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus | Edinburgh Festival Fringe (edfringe.com)

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Accessibility: May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.

Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket

Policy applies to: Children under 2 years

Description

Weathervanes is an immersive-multimedia exhibit and ritual dance-theatre experience - a re-thinking of the beautiful and what is holy... This mesmerising performance-installation by Jian Yi tunes into the collective psyche with audiences to create a dreaming state of mind; an architecture of queer futurity. Produced by Journey to the East Productions in association with Summerhall/Eclipse and Tramway - it features an ensemble of dancers with a live musician, and multimedia/FX created by Cryptic artist Heather Lander. 'A manifestation of purity, of potential, of value and intrinsic grace... ' (Critic Gareth Vile, on Weathervanes at Tramway DiG21).

Please note that while all media gallery content is provided by verified members of the event, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society does not review or approve this content before it is posted. Reports of inappropriate content or copyright infringement can be directed to [email protected] .

General venue access

Each venue can contain several space with different accessibly information. Visit the venue page for full venue accessibility info

How and when to make an access booking

Our access tickets service is available to anyone who:

Would like to book specific accessibility services, e.g. a hearing loop, audio description headsets, captioning units, seating in relation to the location of the BSL interpreter

Requires extra assistance when at a venue

Has specific seating requirements

Is a wheelchair user

Requires a complimentary personal assistant ticket to attend a performance

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Weathervanes is an immersive-multimedia exhibit and ritual dance-theatre experience - a re-thinking of the beautiful and what is holy... This mesmerising performance-installation by Jian Yi tunes into the collective psyche with audiences to create a dreaming state of mind; an architecture of queer futurity.