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Edinburgh International Festival

Bringing world-class arts to the capital since 1947, the EIF sets the standard for classical concerts, opera, dance and theatre, with performers this year drawn from Australia, America, Russia, Japan, Europe and the Middle East. Already announced for 2012 are two innovative adaptations of Shakespeare: TR Warszawa’s 2007: Macbeth and Dmitry Krymov’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (As You Like It). And in Britain's Olypmic summer Edinburgh’s iconic mountain, Arthur’s Seat, is to be spectacularly transformed by NVA’s Speed of Light, a groundbreaking participatory art-and-running project, bringing people together to celebrate both sport and culture.

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Edinburgh International Festival

NVA’s Speed of Light

Cast yourself in this year’s most extraordinary performance!

This August Edinburgh’s Arthur’s Seat is the stage for a remarkable fusion of public art and sporting endeavour. The iconic mountain is brought to life in a mass choreographed act of walking and endurance running, as part of Edinburgh International Festival and London 2012 Festival.

A mesmerising visual display unfolds each night on the ascent to the summit as hundreds of runners wearing specially designed light suits take to the intricate path networks below. As a member of the walking audience you become part of the work, carrying portable light sources set against the dark features of the hill.

Each individual performance is created by collective action, landscape and weather, offering a rare perspective on the cityscape, night skies and the sea and hills beyond.

The wider programme extends across eight of Edinburgh’s festivals throughout 2012 with a series of blogs, lectures, events and discussions investigating environmental art, human endurance and the interior experience of running.

NVA produces award-winning and dynamic events in challenging landscapes. Past works include The Storr: Unfolding Landscape on the mountains of Skye, Half Life, Argyll, The Path, Glen Lyon. Permanent spaces include the Hidden Gardens, Glasgow and the current resuscitation of St Peter’s Seminary and Kilmahew woodlands, Cardross.

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August 2012
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Edinburgh International Festival Thu 9 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Fri 10 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Sat 11 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Sun 12 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Mon 13 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Tue 14 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Wed 15 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Thu 16 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Fri 17 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Sat 18 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Sun 19 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Mon 20 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Tue 21 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Wed 22 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Thu 23 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Fri 24 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Sat 25 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Sun 26 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Mon 27 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Tue 28 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Wed 29 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Thu 30 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Fri 31 Aug Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
September 2012
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Edinburgh International Festival Sat 1 Sep Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk
Edinburgh International Festival Sun 2 Sep Various venues, Edinburgh 0131 473 2000 Prices vary (from £6) Buy tickets at eif.co.uk

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