he Czech Centre presents #czechshowcase #CzechSeasonScotland
ooututss aaldld AA mina Five outstanding Czech companies with three Herald Angels Awards and four Total heatre Award Nominations ofer six unforgettable shows. Featuring the spectacular 420PEOPLE with their Fringe debut. Part of Czech Season in Scotland presenting dance, literature, performance, music and visual arts.
BATACCHIO 4—12 Aug / 18.30 / Cirk La Putyka A magical spectacular inspired by the lavish comedies of the 19th century, by the award winning contemporary circus company. Informed Edinburgh ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ ‘easily one of the best things you’ll see at the Fringe’
GOSSIP 4—8, 10—15 Aug / 20.30 Lenka Vagnerova & Company
hrilling and impressive dance, physical theatre, puppetry and drama in an explora- tion of gossip, blather, misinformation and rumour. Broadway Baby ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ ‘smart, urgent, and a pleasure to watch’
THE NARRATOR 14—15, 18—19, 23, 25—27 Aug / 17.00 Spitfire Company
Cecile Da Costa dances, sings and undergoes extreme physical strain in a story of secrets, unspeakable truths, and being a woman. ‘the experience one gains from (cid:2)e Narrator is physical in its nature’ Kulturissimo.cz
YOU ARE NOT THE ONE WHO SHALL LIVE LONG 13—19 Aug / 13.20 / DOT504
A look at features of political and social criticism, and the obsession of satisfying our needs for love, sex and money. he Herald ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ ‘this is a company worth watching’ 16 THE LIST 1 Jun–31 Aug 2017
ONE STEP BEFORE THE FALL 16—17, 20—22, 24 Aug / 17.00 Spitfire Company FF
The return of the award-winning music and dance show inspired by Muhammad Ali’s journey from champion boxer to Parkinson’s sufferer. he Herald ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ ‘a gut-wrenching tour-de-force’
WIND-UP 10—19 Aug / 15.20 / 420PEOPLE
Prague’s 420PEOPLE deliver a dynamic sextet made of ferocious energy, finest movement and original music. Dance Europe Magazine Award ‘a dance bursting with energy’ Czech Radio
VENUE 8(cid:7): ZOO SOUTHSIDE 117 Nicolson St / Edinburgh EH8 9ER 0131 662 6892 Booking / zoofestival.co.uk / edfringe.com www.czechcentre.org.uk