My Land – Recirquel Company – 5*****

This amazing troupe of Ukrainian performers provided a spectacular performance of their contemporary dance/circus show that told a story of tradition, freedom and love. The show starts with Yevheniia Obolonina delicately walking across a stage that is covered in sand. … Read More

UniverSoul Circus: Hip Hop Under the Big Top 5*****

WOW!  UniverSoul Circus have to be one of the coolest and most colourful shows out there, this is a show that you should definitely go to see.

Hip Hop Under the Big Top promised to deliver edge-of-your-seat performances and … Read More

Tabarnak:- Cirque Alfonse 5*****

Breathtaking, exciting, exhilirating, playful and intense, TABARNAK is an experience not to be missed. Following their Fringe 2015 sell-out show, BARBU, Canadian stars Cirque Alfonse have returned to Edinburgh with the UK premiere of their latest contemporary circus cabaret show. … Read More

Casting Off 3***

Women generally are known for being great talkers and multitaskers and these three certainly took this to a completely different level. They provided comedy, circus acrobatics whilst talking about daily chores, reciting rhymes and providing inspirational speeches. This group of … Read More

Skin – 201 Dance Company – 5*****

The 201 Dance Company tell the story of a boy’s gender transition through their contemporary urban dance production. I would not expect urban hip-hop style dancing as a way of expressing such an emotional journey however, with Andrea Walkers outstanding … Read More

Circa: Humans – 5*****

As you take your seat at the start of the show the acrobats are on stage undressing from their casual clothes, rolling and twisting acrobatically as they are doing this. The show begins with a member of the troupe emerging … Read More

California Dreaming – California Contemporary Ballet Theatre – 2**

The California Contemporary Ballet Company bring their sunny Californian performance to Edinburgh through their production of California Dreaming. They create the atmosphere by projecting picture postcards onto the backdrop of the stage and providing each member of the audience a … Read More

Circus Abyssinia:Ethiopian Dreams – 5*****

The show opens with two young boys who are dreaming of joining the circus (which is made real by the Man in the Moon). We are greeted by a troupe of performers bringing their infectious energy and enthusiasm as they … Read More

TUTU: Dance In All its Glory – Chicos Mambo – 5 *****

This show takes you on a hilarious journey through the icons of classical ballet contemporary dance, ballroom and acrobatic. A musical box ballerina opens up a show of visual delight as six men in a variety of the most amazing … Read More

Terra Incognita – Temper Theatre – 4****

Climate change is a serious issue. Terra Incognita is a serious piece of dance theatre about climate change. In one of the most powerful dance performances I have seen at the Fringe, Temper Theatre explore the relationship between humankind and … Read More