Edinburgh Mela 15 years on, and the multicultural festival is bigger than ever throwing in food, dance and family fun. See Around Town, page 77. Barflies Grid Iron’s heady cocktail of drink and creativity, inspired by the stories of Charles Bukowski, all played out in a local boozer. See Theatre, page 50.
Circa This Aussie company of dance innovators bring three shows together in one eye-popping spectacle, as they marry an array of movement styles. See Dance, page 37.
Rough Cut Nation Seven early evening shows by local musicians to accompany the exhibition of street art and graffiti art. See Music, page 46 and Visual Art, page 67. Dance Base Ten shows, on the hour, every hour, at Scotland’s number one dance venue for a fiver? Now that’s something to shout about. See Dance, page 35.
Precious Little Talent Ella Hickson follows up last year’s word-of-mouth hit Eight with a piece about Anglo-US relations and the Obama effect. See Theatre, page 58.
White Tea Scotland’s most prolific theatrical maverick turns his talents to inter- cultural relations and warm beverages. See Theatre, page 58. Billy Childish The poet/musician/artist who’s influenced everyone from Kurt Cobain to Kylie brings forth his solo blues poetry show. See Music, page 44.
Die Roten Punkte These hilarious, outrageous, spoof German rock siblings are set to be bigger than Jesus. See Comedy, page 11. Bob and Roberta Smith: This Artist is Deeply Dangerous Brand new piece of poster art based around the entire text of a review. See Visual Art, page 69.
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