Culture Ireland’s Edinburgh Showcase Programme continues to offer an important and unique platform for Irish theatre and dance artists to gain international media and audience recognition for their work and to develop their networks.
Since its establishment in 2005, Culture Ireland’s support of Irish artists presenting at the Edinburgh Fringe (1 – 25 August) have enabled subsequent international touring and the development of strong networks for Irish dance and theatre artists.
The eight productions in this year’s programme are:
- Lost Lear (Dan Colley with Riverbank Arts Centre and Mermaid Arts Centre) – 21 performances at Traverse Theatre (27 July – 24 August)
- You’ll See… (Branar) – 23 performances at Pleasance (30 July – 24 August)
- This Sh*t Happens All the Time (Amanda Verlaque) – 24 performances at Assembly (30 July – 25 August)
- BITCH (Marty Breen) – 24 performances at Pleasance (30 July – 25 August)
- Anthem for Dissatisfaction (SkelpieLimmer Productions) – 24 performances at Summerhall (31 July – 25 August)
- Carpet Muncher (Jo Morrigan Black) – 12 performances at Scottish Storytelling Centre (1 – 12 August)
- Dancehall Blues (CoisCéim Dance Theatre) – 12 performances at Dance Base (12 – 24 August)
- Anatomy of a Night (Nick Nikolaou) – 12 performances at Summerhall (13 – 25 August)
A special Networking event is scheduled for Tuesday 19 August at Dance Base where Irish artists can engage directly with international programmers and presenters.
In addition, Culture Ireland is supporting Alice Rekab’s exhibition Let Me Show You Who I Am in the Edinburgh Art Festival.
This August, Culture Ireland also supports a number of Irish writers who will participate in the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
A full brochure with all the show details can be viewed here.
