Edinburgh festival 2025: kicks and tricks in this summer’s dance and circus shows

Get ready for gravity-defying acrobats, electrically stimulated dancers and a punk ballet take on Mary, Queen of ScotsThe Quebec company We All Fall Down got good word-of-mouth at last year’s fringe with their show Papillon. This year they bring another fusion of music, dance and storytelling in a show built around conversations between co-creator Roger White and his Jewish grandmother, who grew up near Hamburg and fled Nazi Germany for Edinburgh in 1939.Summerhall, 31 July-25 August Continue reading...

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