Creativity Originality 2016 - Ministère des Relations internationales
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Creativity Originality 2016 - Ministère des Relations internationales
ALSO AT THE FRINGE VIRGINIE FORTIN MIKE WARD Freedom of Speech Isn’t Free Free the Dolphin © Georges Fok 2016 ComediHa! is proud to present multi-award winning Québec comedian Mike Ward as he makes his highly anticipated debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. His show is all about the sanctity of Freedom of Expression and our often double standards when confronted by it. Mike has performed on TV in 20 countries throughout Europe, Africa, Australia and North America and at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montréal every year since 2008. (The show isn’t much about dolphins; take it as a metaphor, okay?) “A comedy genius capable of anything ” — Journal de Montréal “Stand-up comedy in the purest sense, a rare species on our stages ” — La Presse August 3-28 – 8.45 p.m. GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT August 16-28 – 0.30 a.m. LAUGHING HORSE @ THE CRAGS BAR © Flip FabriQue quebec.org.uk/edinburgh2016 TICKETS edfringe.com 0131 226 0000 £7 -FREE £14 EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL © Reza Sal BOOK FESTIVAL TANYA EVANSON, KAIE KELLOUGH AND PAMELA E. WITCHER Gloss: Performance and Discussion Gloss is a performance created by three Québec poets — two hearing, one deaf— that reflects upon sign and speech, symbol and sound, a glittering light wave that traverses meanings. The following day, the poets, Tanya Evanson, Kaie Kellough and Pamela E. Witcher, will discuss their differing relationships with language and poetics, and share how they created this unique project. (With ASL-BSL-English translation) August 17 – 3:30 p.m. Writers’ Retreat (Performance) August 18 – 3:45 p.m. Baillie Gifford Corner Theatre (Discussion) edbookfest.co.uk 0845 373 5888 TICKETS £6 – £8 © Pablo Riquelme TICKETS TICKETS £5 £7–- £12 £14 Creativity Originality © Jason Theriault [email protected] edfringe.com 0131 226 0000 Since her debut in 2013, as winner of the French-Canadian version of Last Comic Standing, Virginie Fortin has become a rising star in Québec’s entertainment industry. Her success has earned her a spot at the Just For Laughs Festival for three years running, and Fortin is now a regular fixture in French Canada’s comedy scene. Free the Dolphin is her most recent show, making its European debut at the Fringe. Tanya Evanson is a Montréal poet, performer, producer, educator and director of the Spoken Word programme at the Banff Centre. In 2013 she received the Golden Beret Award and was Poet of Honour at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. Kaie Kellough is a word-sound systemiser, his work fusing formal experiment and social engagement. He is the author of two books of poetry and two sound recordings, and has performed and published internationally. Pamela E. Witcher’s art explores issues of feminism, sexuality, identity and deaf culture. She has worked in psycholinguistic research and as an interpreter, translator, art educator and coordinator for theatre, film and art events. Produced in partnership with Blue Metropolis Montréal, the British Council and the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec. EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR THE HOLY BODY TATTOO Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra LIVE MUSIC FROM GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR © Marco Borggreve © Yannick Grandmont monumental monumental has been hailed as a landmark in contemporary dance, bringing together two of Canada’s most uncompromising groups, Montréal’s legendary art-rock collective, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and Vancouver’s contemporary dance company, The Holy Body Tattoo. Nine dancers writhe furiously on pedestals, obsessively enacting the gestures of everyday life, while a live eight-piece rock band pounds expansive, mesmeric music. monumental is both a voyeuristic exploration of physical anguish and a celebration of human resilience, as unsettling as it is compelling. Experiencing the live visceral force of Godspeed You! Black Emperor can change your beliefs about the power of music. Confrontational, fiercely political, they bathe their audiences in mesmerising, multi-layered symphonic waves, inducing ecstasy, terror and everything in between. The elusive Montréal band have a cult status, down to their legendary anonymity, radical political convictions and very rare live gigs. They notoriously refuse to play by music industry rules: “No singer, no leader, no interviews, no press photos.” After their great success at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2014, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra return to the festival with an exciting programme. Accompanied by mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, the widely acclaimed Québec conductor will lead the orchestra through an emotionally-charged concert of Alma Mahler’s songs and Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 10 (Cooke completion). August 10 – 8 p.m. EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE August 25 – 7.30 p.m. USHER HALL “electrifying...” — The Guardian August 8-9 – 8 p.m. EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE eif.co.uk 0131 473 2000 TICKETS TICKETS eif.co.uk 0131 473 2000 £10 – £32 £20 – £30 EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE LA PIRE ESPÈCE © Flip FabriQue © Djeyo / Le Clou dans la Planche Ubu on the Table FLIP FABRIQUE Attrape-moi In this award-winning adaptation of King Ubu by Alfred Jarry, anything goes as Poland’s fate is sealed on a table top! Starring the Bottle as Père Ubu, the Hammer as Bordure, the Big Teapot as King Wenceslas, and many others, kitchen ustensils find a new life as two performers hammer out a small-scale fresco of grandiose buffoonery. With hundreds of performances around the world, this highly-acclaimed hit by La Pire Espèce makes its UK debut. Attrape-Moi (Catch me!) involves twirling hoops, dancing with diabolos, and soaring through the air—all in a day’s play for Flip FabriQue, the new face of Québec circus. High-flying, fearless and fun, these young artist-athletes astound audiences with adrenaline-pumping feats of cutting-edge nouveau cirque, dazzling in a crowdpleasing spectacle of extreme acrobatics, dramatic turns on a trampoline wall, and inventive parkour. This is a virtuoso display of athleticism and showmanship for the whole family. “Humorous and inventive, Ubu on the Table tickles the funny bone and the imagination ” — Voir “Acts that don’t seem humanly possible ” August 3-28 – 2.35 p.m. SUMMERHALL August 4-29 – 6 p.m. ASSEMBLY HALL edfringe.com 0131 226 0000 — The New York Times TICKETS £12 assemblyfestival.com 0131 623 3030 TICKETS TICKETS £10 £7– - £16 £14 “Nézet-Séguin, the greatest generator of energy on the international podium ” — The Financial Times eif.co.uk 0131 473 2000 TICKETS £12.50 – £45