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Edinburgh International Festival

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 The Edinburgh International Festival is one of the most important art festivals in the world. Visit their official website and then try the activities below.

 

  • On the left side of the page, click on "About the Festival". Are the statements below True or False?

 

  1. The festival happens every summer and lasts 3 weeks.   (     )
  2. There is also a series of educational programmes that take place in the winter.   (     )
  3. To participate, the artists must be invited by the director of the festival.   (     )
  4. The Edinburgh Playhouse is the largest theatre participating in the festival.   (     )
  5. You can find programmes of all previous editions of the festival on the page.   (     )

 

 

ANSWERS:

  1. True. In 2007, the festival goes from Aug. 10 to Sept. 2.
  2. False. The educational programmes take place during the whole year.
  3. True. (see paragraph 4)
  4. True. It can accommodate 2,900 people.
  5. False. There are programmes of the 2006 and 2005 editions.

 

 

  • Now look at "What's On".

 

  1. You want to see Monteverdi's Madrigals, Harmony and Humanities at Greyfriars Kirk. How much are the tickets?
  2. You want to see the Scottish Ballet. What is the most expensive ticket? Where is it? What is the cheapest? Where is it?
  3. What can you see at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre? What kind of shows are they?
  4. When can you see the Trisha Brown Dance Company?
  5. Who is Dame Evelyn Glenie? Where is she performing? When?
  6. Do you have to pay to make reservations?

 

 

ANSWERS:

  1. All tickets cost  £17.
  2. The most expensive ticket costs £40, in the Circle, and the cheapest costs £8, in the Balcony.
  3. You can see Monterverdi's L'Orfeo and Richard Strauss' Capriccio (operas), and Impressing the Czar (ballet)
  4. You can see Trisha Brown's Dance Company between the 24th and 26th  August, at 7.30pm (at the Edinburgh Playhouse)
  5. She is a famous musician. She is performing at the Usher Hall, on August 18th.
  6. No ("the Edinburgh Festival does not charge a booking fee"). You only pay 60p for the posting (they'll send the tickets to your house).

 

 Learn more about Edinburgh visiting the Tourist Board's official website.

 

  Want to know more about Scotland? Click here.

 

 

 

 

 

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