through warm temperatures
Assembly @ Dance Base, 12-24 Aug (not 18, 19), 1.15pm
Choreography, live cello and vocals combine for a show that charts castor oil’s legacy as a historic natural remedy. A journey of corporeal reconnection from Mele Broomes and Simone Seales.
The Genesis
Assembly Hall, 31 Jul-25 Aug (not 6, 11, 18), 12.30pm
An international cast pays homage to the Edinburgh Fringe’s commitment to human connection. Copenhagen Collective combines world-class acrobatics with light and sound design for a thrilling hour of storytelling.
Balfour Reparations
Summerhall, 13-25 Aug (not 19), 4.30pm
Farah Saleh’s Afrofuturist performance lecture set in 2045 blends reality and fantasy and holds a lens up to the UK’s colonial history in Palestine. Expect audience participation in this near-future committee meeting that focuses on early 20th Century Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour.
Pickled Republic
Summerhall, 31 Jul-25 Aug (not 11, 18), 1.15pm
Ruxandra Cantir invites us to this surreal theatrical cabaret for adults. Into the jar we go, where pickles lament the passing of time while in stasis. Think poetry, masks and puppets.
Women in Socks and Sandals
ZOO Southside, 1-10 Aug, 1.20pm
What happens when women enter a world created by men? A feminist revision of hit Danish show M.I.S. All Night Long from the show’s original producers DON GNU.
Kathryn Gordon: A Journey of Flight
Assembly @ Dance Base, 12-17 Aug, 2.30pm
Created in Shetland and inspired by bird migration, Kathryn Gordon’s mix of projections, choreography and Jenny Sturgeon’s live music takes flight. Against a minimalist backdrop of flowing white sheets, the show promises feelings of awe and nostalgia.