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CONTENTS FESTIVAL 2015 | ISSUE 2 | LIST.CO.UK/FESTIVAL
COVER STORY BALLETRONIC The Cuban dance company behind international smash Ballet Revolución present a brand new show showcasing their aptitude for fusion: there’s classical, contemporary and electronica (oh my) as ten Cuban dancers are led by cutting edge grooves from a resident DJ. This isn’t your ordinary ballet – sure there’s the usual lithe creatures, but they’re throwing themselves about to Avicii, Daft Punk and Paloma Faith. See feature, page 14. 14.
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COMEDIANS THEATRE COMPANY We have a word with founders, Phil Nichol and Maggie Inchley, about ten years mixing up humour with drama. THE FREE FRINGE Think it’s easy touting your talents on the Free Fringe? Rebecca Monks tells us about her experience getting a space for a free show at the festival.
GREAT OFFERS Win tickets to Museum After Hours 6
Win tickets to Art Late South 2-for-1 Gin Distillery tour tickets
Win tickets to see Glenn Wool
Win a pair of tickets to Gobsmacked! Win tickets to see Lanark at the Citz
Win tickets to Balletronic
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FRONT
Mailbox Top 20
Offers
FEATURES
Balletronic Pace
Comedians Theatre Company FOOD & DRINK
Pop-ups COMEDY
Tommy Tiernan
Alex Horne James Acaster
Daphne Mike Wozniak
Zoe Coombs Marr
DANCE
Ballett Am Rhein – Seven Close Up
4x4 Ephemeral Architectures
Smother KIDS
The Hunting of the Snark
Funz and Gamez Tooz The Falcon’s Malteser
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Anatomy of the Piano (for Beginners) 68
MUSIC
Colin Currie Shit Girlfriend
Rudolph Buchbinder The Marriage of Figaro
Dive
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THEATRE 77
One Day When We Were Young Paul Bright’s Confessions
Polyphony
Fake It ‘Til You Make It
A Girl is a Half-formed Thing Lemons, Lemons, Lemons...
VISUAL ART
Bailey’s Stardust
Summerhall Bernat Klein
EVENTS
Art Late INDEX
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ARCHIVE 104
Ed Byrne 104
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