Dance

Editta Braun, an influential Austrian choreographer who has been referred to as the ‘Grande Dame of contemporary dance theatre’, has been creating unconventional and unique pieces of vi

The ballet of Sleeping Beauty has enjoyed huge success for over 120 years, since it was first performed in the late nineteenth century.

Five-day festival of new theatre works, workshops, discussions, and other events exploring the intersection of puppetry, physical theatre and animation at the Traverse Theatre.

The Shoogle Project is a collaboration between ‘acid croft’ Ceilidh band Shooglenifty and the contemporary dance company plan B. This meeting of unlikely genres made for an evening of wild, hybrid entertainment that actually turned out to be a lot of fun.

Cryptic, an internationally-renowned producing art house based in Glasgow, has brought together some sensational talent to deliver an evening’s entertainment to savour.

The series of legendary and much beloved romantic musicals starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are lavish, glamorous excuses to show off their dancing talents on screen, and  "Top Hat"  (1935) is regarded as one of the greatest dance movies of all time. Now, 76 years later, the world premiere of the stage musical of "Top Hat" is touring the UK prior to a West End season.

Company Chordelia was formed in 2002 and this latest performance, Miranda, comes after a co-production of The Seven Deadly Sins with Scottish Opera, and  is part of the Traverse’s A

Liv Lorent’s Newcastle based dance company, balletLORENT, has been going now for nea

It can't be nearly christmas already? Oh, yes it is! EdinburghGuide.com previews this year's pantomime and Christmas shows (reviews of all the main Christmas shows coming later).

Scotland's dance film festival returns, for this the first year without funding.

Are you brave enough for the spooky goings-on at the museum?

For scale, no show in Edinburgh can rival the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Literally hundreds of performers, both from Scotland and bands and organisations from abroad, gather under the dramatic backdrop of Edinburgh Castle. The series of displays, which take place on the castle esplanade (an 18th century parade ground), combine breathtaking shows of military precision, often a battle re-enactment, military bands, including the rousing mass pipes and drums.

The Edinburgh International Festival may have come first, but generally it's the Fringe that Edinburgh is best-known for. There's really nothing quite like it - "the largest show on Earth".

The stats bear that out: the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe saw 41,689 performances of 2,542 shows in 258 Fringe venues. It's a sprawling, anarchic, sleepless month of live performances. There were also 607 free shows at the 2011 Fringe.

A concert at the reference library kicks off the annual Edinburgh Hispanic Festival.

Dance Base, Scotland's National Centre for Dance celebrates 10 years in their Grassmarket studios this September. The building, a £6.9 million bespoke four studio facility was officially opened by Dance Base's Royal Patron Prince Charles on 21 September 2001. To celebrate Dance Base is hosting a "massive dance party" with free drop-in classes for everyone on Thursday 22 September.

With St Andrews Day in our sights and the prospect of many ceilidh dances ahead as the nights draw in, now might be a good time to brush up on your Strip the Will

Born in the Autumn of 2008 Kabarett has become one of Scotland's best known year-round cabaret shows. In 2011 we celebrate our third birthday and have a Twisted Carnival of neo-cabaret delight planned in the finest cabaret joint in town, The Voodoo Rooms (Ballroom) with performance from:

Leah Debrincat / Cherry Loco / Amelie Soleil / The Creative Martyrs / Puff Uproar / Dizzy Godiva & Mr. Elders / The Redettes + Host Dee Itsy

The 2 organising dance groups - Dunedin Dancers and New Scotland cover the full range of Scottish dance styles – country dance, ceilidh, highland and step.

Royal Scottish Country Dance ceilidh in the Main Hall of the Edinburgh Academy, Henderson Row straight after the RSCDS show, Dancing Forth.