Festival News

2010 festival theme and diary dates announced

mark.robertson — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:19:34 +0000

Get ready for an explosion of sound and colour in Edinburgh in summer 2010. Reaching far across the
globe Festival 2010 brings a whole host of international talent to Edinburgh for an intoxicating three weeks.

As Europe explored remote horizons 300 years ago the pioneers called their discoveries the New World. Now Scotland’s finest performers join artists and companies from the Americas and Australasia who bring a unique flavour to the Edinburgh International Festival in 2010.

Festival 08 success stories come to London

mark.robertson — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:29:28 +0000

A pair of shows that found success at the Edinburgh International Festival are coming to London’s Barbican next year.

Richard Wright wins 2009 Turner Prize

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:06:06 +0000

Congratulations go out to Glasgow-based artist Richard Wright who won the 2009 Turner Prize last night. Wright was part of a group of artists commissioned as part of our 2007 visual art exhibit Jardins Public.

Wrights wins £25,000 for his massive gold leaf fresco that adorns a wall of the Tate in London.

For more on Wright's work with the Festival see here.