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Venue: Edinburgh Festival Theatre

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AddressEdinburgh
Scotland
EH8 9FT
United Kingdom
Google maps55° 56' 47.982" N 3° 11' 7.332" W
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EdinburghThe Galloping CureWorld premiere

Justin Austin (Lucky Mack) © Andrew Perry
Mazzoli: The Galloping Cure
Stuart Stratford; Tom Morris; Opera Ventures Productions; Rebecca Ringst; Christina Cunningham; Lucy Carter; The Orchestra of Scottish Opera

EdinburghIhsane

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Youssef: Ihsane
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui; Jasser Haj Youssef; Amine Amharech; Amine Bendriouich; Fabiana Piccioli

EdinburghVerdi’s A Masked Ball

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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Gianandrea Noseda; Adele Thomas; Zurich Opera; Hannah Clark; Franck Evin; Orchester der Oper Zürich

EdinburghEmergence – Scottish Ballet

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Belton, Waller-Bridge
Crystal Pite; Julia Cheng; Scottish Ballet; Jay Gower Taylor; Linda Chow; Alan Brodie; Yann Seabra

EdinburghThe Car Man – Matthew Bourne's New Adventures

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Davies: The Car Man
Sir Matthew Bourne; New Adventures; Lez Brotherston; Chris Davey

EdinburghTurandotNew production

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Puccini: Turandot
Stuart Stratford; Sir David McVicar; Scottish Opera; Charles Edwards; Ben Pickersgill; The Orchestra of Scottish Opera

EdinburghAlcinaNew production

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Handel: Alcina
Dmitri Jurowski; Olivia Fuchs; Scottish Opera; Yannis Thavoris; Jake Wiltshire; The Orchestra of Scottish Opera

EdinburghFidelioNew production

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Beethoven: Fidelio
Kensho Watanabe; Ruth Knight; Scottish Opera; Yannis Thavoris; Alisa Kalyanova; Jake Wiltshire; The Orchestra of Scottish Opera
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Mazzoli's The Galloping Cure gets eye-catching premiere in Edinburgh

Justin Austin (Lucky Mack) © Andrew Perry

Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek provide an intriguing allegory for the opioid crisis, performed blisteringly at the Edinburgh International Festival.

****1
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Ballet Black: a vibrant double bill in Edinburgh

Ballet Black in Hope Boykin’s ...all towards hope © Photography by ASH
As Ballet Black continues with its 25th anniversary tour, Edinburgh savours a contrasting double bill, Hope Boykin’s ...all towards hope and Mthuthuzeli November’s Ingoma.
****1
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Scottish Ballet’s The Snow Queen in Edinburgh

Alice Kawalek as The Ballerina and Thomas Edwards as The Strongman in Hampson's The Snow Queen © Andy Ross
Scottish Ballet’s third outing of Christopher Hampson’s The Snow Queen sees some modifications to the story and it’s more spectacular than ever.
****1
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Figures in Extinction: a thrilling evening with NDT 1

Figures in Extinction by Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney with Nederlands Dans Theater 1 © Andrew Perry
An evening focused on the separation of humanity from the natural world and the destruction of that world, either because of ignorance, greed or just not caring.
*****
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Mary, Queen of Scots: Scottish Ballet at Edinburgh Festival

Roseanna Leney (Mary) with Hannah Cubitt, Alice Kawalek, Melissa Polson, Danila Marzilli © Andy Ross
Resident choreographer Sophie Laplane, star dancer with the company for 13 years before spreading her choreographic wings, takes on Scotland’s most tragic and divisive historical figure
*****
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Kismet: Rambert’s new double bill brings youthful joy to Edinburgh

Rambert in Emma Evelein’s Gallery of Consequence © Yiling Zhao
Rambert’s double bill, clearly a joyous experience for the many who leaped to their feet whooping, but perhaps a bit lightweight for anyone not quite so easily satisfied with novelty.
***11
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Ballet Black combines mystery and dark comedy with glorious dancing

Acaoã de Castro and Taraja Hudson in Chanel DaSilva’s A Shadow Work © Photography by ASH
Ballet Black deliver a compelling and cleverly chosen double bill of new works with excellent lighting, ghoulish spectres and intoxicating dancing.
****1
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Scottish Ballet's The Crucible: never less than thrilling

Bruno Micchiardi as John Proctor in Helen Pickett's The Crucible © Rimbaud Patron
Scottish Ballet are tremendous in Helen Pickett's riveting production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
****1
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