Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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ArtBerlinde De Bruyckere, Belgian Pavilion @ Venice Biennale
In the darkened space of the Belgian Pavilion a massive wax form rests horizontally across the gallery floor –artist Berlinde De Bruyckere’s cast... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
Art
Yuri Ancarani @ The Encyclopedic Palace, Venice Biennale
Yuri Ancarani's video in the Arsenale is not for the squeamish: the piece Da Vinci takes place in an operating room. The title comes from a human-controlled ... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeEastEnd Cabaret: Dirty Talk @ Underbelly Cowgate
Winners of the Best Cabaret act at the Adelaide Fringe of 2012, EastEnd Cabaret are back in Edinburgh with a brand new show. Featuring completely new materi... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeReal Horror Show @ Assembly Roxy
It seems counter-intuitive that a play combining comedians like Colin Hoult, Sarah Daykin (of TV's Chickens), Matthew Floyd Jones (of Frisky and Mannish... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
Edinburgh FringeFirst Person: Due North
A trio of Fringe-bound stand-ups share their thoughts ahead of the world's biggest comedy festival Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
Edinburgh Festivals
A Chorus of Complaints
Festival season can really give Edinburgers something to moan about. Well, the Complaints Choir, a worldwide project by Finnish artists Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta Kalleinen, invites residents to sing their gripes aloud. Tellervo told us more Read more »| 31 Jul 2013
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Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh Art Festival: Own Art
Never mind that the city of Edinburgh is full to the brim with good art exhibitions all year round, there’s still a genuine rush of exuberance and exci... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
Uk Festivals
Out and About: Movies at Liverpool Pride
We preview the LGBT films screening as part of Liverpool Pride Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
International Festivals
Slottsfjell Festival, Tunsberg Norway – 18-20 July
Vic Galloway reports back from the front-lines of Norway's esteemed annual gathering Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Uk Festivals
Bump @ Three Minute Theatre, Manchester, 19 Jul
A church is the unlikely setting for an awkward reunion between two old school acquaintances in Bump, a new play from Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Young ... Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Uk Festivals
Temper @ Three Minute Theatre, Manchester, 24 Jul
In an everyday drama that explores an all too common problem in the world – depression – Calum is trapped by his circumstances in a dingy flat in... Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Uk Festivals
The Masque of Anarchy @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 12 Jul
Maxine Peake entrances in a haunting presentation of Percy Bysshe Shelley's epic evocation of the Peterloo Massacre, The Masque of Anarchy Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Andrew Gannon: Prince of Lightness
As part of PRODUCT at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, Andrew Gannon presents the results of his recent residency there. We chat to him about the fine art of performance and how much is 'just enough' Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Uk Festivals
Beacons festival: Lighting the Way
Beacons festival's second outing amps it up in terms of both acts and art Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Scottee: The Worst of
When so many people at the Fringe are trying to impress, why showcase your worst moments? As Scottee brings his debut solo show to Edinburgh, he explains what he's up to Read more »| 30 Jul 2013