News
January/February 2011:
2011 EDINBURGH
FESTIVAL
EDINBURGH -- The Edinburgh International Festival has announced some of
its 2011 dance highlights. Visiting Asian companies, many rarely seen
in Scotland, will include the National Ballet of China; a moving celebration
of cultural memory from acclaimed Vietnamese choreographer Ea Sola; and
the dramatic brilliance of the
Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe, which combines music, storytelling and breathtaking
movement in a contemporary version of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy,
Hamlet.
Important 2011 diary dates include: Wednesday March 23, brochure available
and full program listed online; Saturday April 2, public booking opens
online, by post, telephone and in person at Hub Tickets; Friday August
12, Festival 2011 opens; Sunday Sept. 4, fireworks concert, Festival 2011
comes to a close.
For information and tickets, write to Hub Tickets, The Hub, Castlehill,
Edinburgh EH1 2NE, Scotland; tel. 44 (0) 131-473-2000; visit eif.co.uk
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