[Sorry the post numbering is getting as confused as the number of Schubert’s Symphonies.] The last two days had more a mixed bag of shows. Yesterday started off with a Chinese Dance interpretation of Berthold Brecht’s Mother Courage and her sons. The music was surprisingly western in tonality despite its non-western mode. The narrative dancing…
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Fringe 14: Opera and Horror
It is now Tuesday 2 days before we leave. We started the day with our morning coffee. We went to a coffee place called the rooster, and indeed I found a rooster painted in chocolate ontop of my cappuccino. Then onwards for a tour of Edinburgh Castle and afterwards we were hosted to a high…
Fringe Day 13: Erricone to Gilbert and Sullivan
Today’s Fringe festival was a low-key day. It started with a lazy morning and then going to a lunchtime concert at St. Mary’s Cathedral. It featured a youthful all-female ensemble called, the Soteria Piano Trio. They played a varied program. The first half was modern music, but not atonal at all. The core of the…
Dungeons and Drag Shows
Today, Sunday 13 August, was a lazy day. We had only a show at 6:00 and we decided to use this as a down day. Eli went out on his own. As I ran out of clean socks so I ran over to Marks & Spencer to buy a few new pairs (they had a…
Saturday Queer Stories and Opera
Saturday, we had two shows but they were in the late afternoon and then late evening. So we started the day out going to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Gallery Number Two (yes that’s it’s name). It had a nice but simple collection: a single Monet, 2 Picasso’s, 1 Leger, and a smattering…
Fringe 8/11 tale of two monologues
It does warrant discussing the venues of the Fringe. There are literally hundreds of venues from temporary trailers, to converted hotel conference rooms, classrooms, theaters and a variety of other strange spaces like extra rooms in a cavernous bar or restaurant. I’ll try a better job of taking pictures of the venues. Friday was a…
Fringe Aug 10
Every morning we have a 1-2 kilometer walk to the venue in central Edinburgh. Usually I get up in the morning and have a cup of tea with the free breakfast that comes with the room while Eli sleeps in. Teens need more sleep than adults. I also use that time to call friends and…
Edinburgh: Fringe and International Festivals
Monday 7 August 2023 Today we went to a fringe show but in the evening went to the Edinburgh International Festival proper and saw a jazz concert. The day started off with a one person show by a woman who suffered from ADHD. The show was amazing and frighteningly educational. She was talking about the…
Edinburgh Fringe Festival Day #3
Sunday 6 August 2023, Edinburgh This was the third day of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival that I am attending with my son Elijah. It was one of the most magnificent days of my life and definitely the most satisfying theatrical experience. I really miss Sarah being here she would have loved it as well. Today…
Venice
Given our lukewarm feelings for Padua, we decided to skip exploring the city further until tomorrow and we headed out to Venice. In the deep of summer, the city was only moderately busy (butt still very busy). Here we are in St. Mark’s Square. Smarting from my disparaging remarks about it, the City of Padua…