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Edinburgh Festivals, Edinburgh, this weekend

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Matthew Bourne's Dorian Gray
Date Location
Big-budget dance reinvention of Oscar Wilde's novel with Bourne's trademark gender trickery, in which the eternally beautiful boy is now a male model. 'Part of the Edinburgh International Festival'
22 Aug–30 Aug 8.00; Sat 2.30 & 8.00 King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Capoeira Knights
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An endearing ensemble recreate street fighting and warrior dancing before moving onto the birth of samba. Body-bending acrobatics and street-cool moves, complemented by feelgood music. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'
1 Aug–31 Aug 7.00 The World at St George's West, Edinburgh
Deca Dance 2008
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Exuberant energetic dance from Israeli's Batsheva Dance Company. 'Part of the Edinburgh International Festival'
28 Aug–30 Aug 8.00 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
I Went to the House but Did Not Enter
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A world premier of Heiner Goebbels collaboration with the Hilliard Ensemble, which explores the meaning of 'I'. 'Part of the Edinburgh International Festival'
28 Aug–30 Aug 3.15 Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Alexander Heim: Doves
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Lyrical, sophisticated first UK show by the young German artist, which pivots on a surprisingly simple video of pigeons outside a coffee shop, expanding its themes into photography and large sculpture.
31 Jul–13 Sep Tue–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 12.00–5.00 doggerfisher, Edinburgh
Umbrella Birds
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'Gym' is a follow-up to last year's 'WC' and offers a series of sketches to sweat out life's problems. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
28 Aug–31 Aug 6.00 Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
Andrew Grassie
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Survey exhibition of recent and new work, showcasing Grassie's deceptive photo-realist paintings of Modernist exhibitions. An exploration of the derivative nature of contemporary art which may amuse theorists but alienate the casual viewer.
1 Aug–27 Sep 10.00am–5.00; Sun 2.00–5.00 Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh
Wolpe
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The 'staged concert' showcases the diverse work of composer Stefan Wolpe, a leading opponent of fascism in Weimar Germany, who created agit prop music for workers' choruses. 'Part of the Edinburgh International Festival'
29 Aug–30 Aug 8.00 The Hub, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Art Festival
Date Location
A celebration of the capital's visual art community, involving over 35 galleries, institutions and artist-led organisations across the city.
31 Jul–31 Aug (Times vary) Various Venues, Edinburgh
SPAM, The Musical
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Having collected email spam for over 2 years, Boris Eldagsen turns spam into video art and video art into art spam. Just as spam email is uninvited so the guerrilla screenings of SPAM the Musical are viewed by chance encounters at unnamed locations throughout the city 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
31 Jul–31 Aug Various Venues, Edinburgh
Sanford Wurmfeld: Cyclorama
Date Location
Cheeky, gimmicky, but undeniably moving walk-in, circular painting of a complete colourscape.
25 Jul–5 Sep Mon–Fri 10.00am–8.00; Sat & Sun 10.00am–5.00 Edinburgh College of Art Sculpture Court, Edinburgh
Tobacco House
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An installation by Ettie Spencer incorporating issues of social inclusion, education, health and economics while transforming a derelict building into a visually arresting piece. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
31 Jul–31 Aug Art's Complex, Edinburgh
Big Things On The Beach: Garden Gallery
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Curated by Big Things on the Beach, Garden Gallery will see local, national and international artists installing works in private gardens in Portobello. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'.
2 Aug–30 Aug High Street, Edinburgh
Billboard for Edinburgh: Mark Wallinger
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The punchy sentence 'MARK WALLINGER IS INNOCENT', shouted out from the well placed Ingleby Billboard, is intriguing, but with little in-gallery material to explain it, it appears to be a meaningless pharse, disappointing from such an overtly political artist.
1 Aug–24 Sep Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
Eskimo
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Scottish arts partnership Polarcap have curated the inaugural show at the new gallery space, inviting 14 artists, including Graham Fagen, Graeme Todd, Kuehne+Klein & Ian Hamilton Finlay to respond to the building's history. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
26 Jul–31 Aug Gallery at Eskmills, Edinburgh
OFFERINGS
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Exhibition examining the religious image and its paradoxes, rendered in portraits by Irish artist Ian Healy. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'.
31 Jul–30 Aug Thu & Fri 12.30–6.00; Sat 11.00am–5.00 ATTICSALT, Edinburgh
Leon Morrocco: From Melbourne to Morocco? Drawing on Life
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An exhibition highlighting the diverse cultures of Australia, Spain, Italy, Malta, France, Greece and Great Britain, celebrating Leon Morrocco's response to each country 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
9 Aug–3 Sep Mon–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 10.00am–4.00 Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Martha Rosler
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Stills' gallery will undergo a radical transformation into an open reference library with an eclectic array of over 7,700 books from the personal collection of the prolific artist, writer and political agitator, Martha Rosler, Curious readers can delve into the volumes. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–31 Aug Stills, Edinburgh
Mutatis Mutandis
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Exhibition of work by artists including Yason Banal, Mare Tralla, Dave Sherry and Hotpants Romance that moves between performance, installation, photography, video and painting. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'.
26 Jul–31 Aug Thu–Sun 12.00–6.00 The Embassy, Edinburgh
Protected
Date Location
A residency, exhibition and live performances by ARC Projects' resident artist Mare Tralla (Estonia/UK) 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
17 Aug–31 Aug Thu–Sun 3.00–5.00 ARC Projects (various venues, Edinburgh city centre), Edinburgh
Susan Collis
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Cheeky installation by the upcoming Scottish artist playing on the building site from which the Ingleby Gallery has recently emerged. What appear to be rawl plugs and paint spatters are revealed to be precious stones.
31 Jul–24 Sep Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
Frances Richardson
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In heavily-detailed drawings and the sculptures she calls 'walk-in drawings', Richardson examines the mindset of the compulsive gambler and the notion that the world's financial markets are built on anything more secure than just an extravagant, mathematically-abetted gamble. Such symbolism might be heavy-handed, but the work is articulate and impressively-made. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–24 Oct Tue–Sat 11.00am–4.00 Corn Exchange Gallery, Edinburgh
From Kyoto to Carbeth: Poems & plants from the hills
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Work developed from conversations by Takaya Fujii and Gerry Loose whilst walking ?together', in Kyoto and Scotland. Takaya selected a plant with had personal and cultural significance from the hills for each month of the year, Gerry responded by making poems. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–12 Sep Mon–Fri 11.00am–6.00; Sat 1.00–5.00 Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
The Glenfinlas Cyanotypes
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Edinburgh-based artist Alexander Hamilton returns to his favourite medium of cameraless photography - the historic cyanotype. The exhibition features images of Glenfinlas, a place deeply associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
5 Aug–30 Aug Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00 3 Alva Street, Edinburgh
Richard Wilson
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Once again in temporary residency in a derelict warehouse, the Grey Gallery presents an exhibition looking at the rudiments of Richard Wilson's creative process. Pieces on show include works on paper, a continuous tape loop of four films and, a free-standing piece of sculpture 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–31 Aug 11.00am–6.00 The Grey Gallery, Edinburgh
Chad McCail
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Two series' of screenprints and a suite of lithographs, reflecting the history and mechanics of compulsory education and our dealings with puberty as a culture. Artist's talk, Sat 23 Aug. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
Tuesdays–Saturdays 10.00am–6.00 Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
The Golden Record: Sounds of Earth
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In 1977, Dr Carl Sagan of NASA sent two records full of sounds and images designed to convey Earth life to aliens. Using the same images and sounds as stimulus, the Collective has commissioned 116 artists, musicians, comedians and theatre-makers to respond. There are some good gags here, but it's a one-joke premise.
1 Aug–13 Sep, not Sundays, Mondays (1 Aug–31 Aug 11.00am–6.00) (1 Sep–13 Sep 12.00–5.00) Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller
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A first chance for Scottish audiences to experience the work of one of the most internationally-respected artist partnerships. Six different, immersive installation works which combine image, video, sound and music, as well as architectural and sculptural installation, draw audiences into a highly credible fictional world and evoke a sense of childlike wonder. Go early, and allow yourself at least an hour. Sheer delight.
31 Jul–28 Sep Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
Kay Rosen: Huen
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The first Scottish showing of work by American artist Kay Rosen is the inaugural exhibition at the Ingleby Gallery's new main space. Playful, but ultimately underwhelming, text pictures.
31 Jul–24 Sep Mon–Wed & Fri 10.00am–6.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00; Sat 10.00am–5.00 Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
Singing Stone
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An exhibition featuring recent work by Emily Young, one of the UK's foremost carvers of stone. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–6 Sep Mon–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 11.00am–4.00 Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh

Found 30 events.
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