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Education
About the Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival runs a programme of education and outreach to offer the Festival audience a deeper insight into the annual Festival programme, and to help reach those who would otherwise face barriers in accessing its work
Bank of Scotland Connecting to Culture 2008
Twittering Machine The Edinburgh International Festival joins forces with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in a celebration of the 100th anniversary of composer Olivier Messiaen's birth and of the work of visual artist Paul Klee.
In Paul Klee's work The Twittering Machine a complex array of small mechanical birds sing into infinity and this is the starting point for local primary school children to explore the light and environs of the Garden. This work will be displayed in the Lower Temperate Walkway Foyer.
Young musicians are working with established composer Alasdair Nicolson to create their own musical responses to nature. The music will be played for short periods daily during the Festival in the Temperate Palmhouse in addition to two special live performances.
Bal Moderne Europe's dance experts Bal Moderne will work with children in Edinburgh primary and secondary schools during August with workshops based on the choreography of Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker.
Border Control The Festival is working with young people in schools and youth projects throughout the summer to explore how walls and borders affect them. The young people then explore their ideas visually on walls erected around The Hub.
Other education works includes:
Herald Young Critics The Edinburgh International Festival and The Herald newspaper continue to work together on Young Critics, introducing school students to the process of arts criticism. The project culminates in the opportunity to review performances at the Festival, with selected reviews printed in The Herald.
Bank of Scotland Connecting to Music Website
The Edinburgh International Festival is delighted to offer the Bank of Scotland Connecting to Music website, an extensive and creative online resource for schoolteachers and those interested in exploring ideas about music and art. There are exercises for you to try and downloadable lesson plans for use in your classroom.
This website can make a significant contribution to a teacher's role as they build the Curriculum for Excellence in schools.
