Dance
| 04 August 2009
Assembly @ Assembly Hall
6-31 August (not 10, 17 & 24), 4.30pm
Dance, video, acrobatics, modern circus skills and poetic movement combine in this spectacular show from Australian group, Circa, who have toured the world to great acclaim.
| 04 August 2009
The World @ St George's West
6-31 August, 9pm
Back at the Fringe for the second year running, the Capoeira Knights work hard for their six packs. Hailing from some of Brazil's poorest favelas, the performers deliver breathtaking moves and infectious rhythms.
| 04 August 2009
Zoo Southside
7-31 August, 12.50pm
Dancer and DJ, Matt Bailey, and award-winning breakdancer, Joey D, pull on their overalls for this dynamic blend of comedy and hip hop, in which two bored decorators search for exciting ways to pass the time.
| 04 August 2009
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
21-23 August, 8pm
Two captivating new works from unique Barcelona-based choreographer Cesc Gelabert and his talented dancers. Blending balletic grace with contemporary moves, his imaginative use of set and props will set your mind racing.
| 04 August 2009
Assembly @ George Street
6-31 August (not 17 & 24), 5.05pm
A return to Edinburgh for the Italian physical theatre company responsible for one of the most crowd-pleasing shows of the 2006 Fringe. This time, the sportsmen and women turned performers focus on the work of Leonardo da Vinci.
| 04 August 2009
New Town Theatre, Freemason's Hall
9-30 August (not 17 & 24), 6.45pm
Trestle Theatre Company and flamenco guitarist Ricardo Garcia team up for the true life tale of Lola Montez, a 19th century Spanish dancer renowned for her ability to break hearts.
| 04 August 2009
Dance Base @ Out of the Blue Drill Hall
14-27 August (not 17 & 18, 24, 25), 7.15pm
Award-winning Scottish choreographer, Claire Cunningham makes innovative use of her crutches in this witty and direct double-bill fusing movement, text and aerial work.
| 03 August 2009
Pleasance Courtyard
17-31 August (not 18), 2.30pm
The only contemporary dance/comedy double-act in the business returns to the Fringe with this entertaining show featuring high levels of non-humiliating audience interaction.
| 03 August 2009
Traverse Theatre
8-16 August (not 10), times vary
Opulence and decadence abound in this dramatic re-working of Edgar Allan Poe's 19th century tale, The Masque of the Red Death. Performed by the Edinburgh-based David Hughes Dance.
| 03 August 2009
Edinburgh Playhouse
21-23 August, 8pm; 24 Aug, 2.30pm
Songs from the 1940s and 50s rub shoulders with Purcell in this innovative production from the Royal Ballet of Flanders. Surrounded by suitors, Penelope waits 20 years for her husband, Ulysses to return - but will she recognise him when he does?
| 03 August 2009
Dance Base
5-16 August (not 11), times vary
Dancers Anthony Missen and Kevin Turner were once leading lights at Scottish Dance Theatre - now they've struck out on their own with this powerful duet about the events that shape our lives.
| 03 August 2009
Zoo Southside
18 - 19, 22 – 23, 27 - 28 August, 7pm
Liv Lorent is one of the UK's finest choreographers, and this visually striking, poignant piece specially created for Scottish Dance Theatre is a joy to behold.
| 03 August 2009
Edinburgh Playhouse
4 September, 7.30pm
5 September, 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Back at the International Festival for the fourth time in five years, Scottish Ballet delivers a truly diverse triple-bill, ranging from classical ballet in tutus to a dramatic new version of Petrushka set in 1990s Russia.
| 03 August 2009
Zoo Southside
7-31 August (not 17, 24), 4.30pm
Seamlessly blending hip hop and contemporary dance, the young performers of 2FaCeD DaNcE Company get more breathtaking with each Fringe appearance.
| 03 August 2009
Zoo Southside
23-31 August, 10.55am
Comparing modern-day surveillance and bureaucracy in the UK to the German Democratic Republic, choreographer Maresa von Stockert asks how much we're prepared to put up with.
| 03 August 2009
The Arches at St Stephen's
9-31 August (not 11, 18 & 25), 7.30pm
A hugely empowering triple-bill by Nic Green, featuring 100 female volunteer dancers who shed their inhibitions, and their clothes, to explore what it feels like to be a modern woman.
| 03 August 2009
Venue 150 @ EICC
2 - 23 August (not 10 & 17), 5.20pm
The five-star, sold-out sensation of the 2005 Fringe returns to Edinburgh. Celebrating the melting pot of styles that make up Venezuelan music and dance, this show has entertainment written all over it.
