Interview by Inesa Vėlavičiūtė   New to the International Festival Fringe’s scene, Yucca Dance presents In the Round – a captivating dance theatre piece that explores the universal symbolism of circles and perpetual cycles. Drawing inspiration from nature, spiritual beliefs, and modern life, the performance weaves together diverse cultural interpretations of these timeless motifs. I … Continued

Review by Alena Shmakova After the double bill of The Flock and Moving Cloud by Scottish Dance Theatre concluded, my neighbour exhaled, ‘Well, that was strange!’ Cramped seats in the Fringe venue, Zoo Southside, made it easy to overhear conversations, though he was reading my mind. So why was it strange for me?  The Flock, … Continued

Review by Yanmei Bowie One trained at the Beijing Dance Academy, the other at Falmouth University, Yuxi Jiang and Lucca Vaccari – together Yucca Dance – set off to explore the perpetual cycles that bind our existence, creating the dance theatre piece In the Round, as recipients of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Keep it Fringe … Continued

In spring 2024, the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland – the only charitable organisation of its kind in Scotland, advocating, supporting and safeguarding all Scottish and world traditional dance forms practised across the country – was one of the contenders in the Scottish Charity Awards Partnership of the Year. However, this award-worthy partnership dates back … Continued

  Review by Vassia Bouchagiar-Walker Everyone loves a show that leaves you exhilarated and on a high. Roser López Espinosa, The Flock, and Sofia Nappi, Moving Cloud, are two choreographers with very different and unique movement styles which, surprisingly, are successfully combined and complement each other in this double bill performance by the Scottish Dance … Continued

Review by Inesa Vėlavičiūtė With an original take on a 600-year-old folk song Arirang, the award-winning musical ARI: The Spirit of Korea brings a sensory feast to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024, as part of the 8th Korean Season. Directed by Junghwan Yoon and Hanchang Lim, the show celebrates South Korea’s culture and heritage through … Continued

Review by Iliyana Nedkova Here we go ‘round the young oak tree on a cold and sprightly morning at Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden. This resilient seven-year-old Portuguese oak, the centrepiece of our al fresco traditional dance, music and art session, is likely to outlive us and the biodiversity crisis, just like the fabled mulberry bush … Continued

  Review by Vassia Bouchagiar-Walker Is it possible for humans to break out of the endless repetitive cycles that human nature is comprised of? Or should we? And if yes, which ones do we choose to break out of and how? These are some of the questions two young and talented dancers/choreographers pose to the … Continued

Review by Yanmei Bowie I went to see the sensational Legend of the White Snake four times at C ARTS in Edinburgh, performed by Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre from Beijing, China. With a history of over six hundred years, kunqu evolved from a music and vocal style local to Kunshan (near Suzhou and Shanghai in China), … Continued

Review by Yanmei Bowie I went to see a dance show titled HuXi/Breath at Paradise in Augustines in Edinburgh, created by Glory Global Dance Centre from China. It says on the programme that it is ‘an immersive dance masterpiece blending Chinese Qi and Yin-yang, fusing traditional rhythms with modern dance’. It’s forty-five minutes long, and … Continued