5 August 2012
The House of Fairy Tales launch event
11am–5pm
Founded by artists Deborah Curtis and Gavin Turk, The House of Fairy Tales work with creative practitioners to produce interactive narratives and highly immersive environments for children and families.
Children and families are invited to join The House of Fairy Tales at their art installation Newsroom at White Stuff on George Street and get involved in making the news.
The media centre will be training young reporters for a day of exchanging stories, comedy and magic. Audiences can enjoy the Daily Show at 4pm, for child-led, surreal reporting on the Edinburgh festivals.
Free to attend.
13 August 2012
Danny MacAskill: Live on Rose Street
5.30–6.30pm
Danny MacAskill’s spectacular feats with a bicycle have generated worldwide acclaim through his YouTube videos. Rose Street in Edinburgh was once his informal training ground, the place where he honed his skills, and it's to the junction of Rose Street and Castle Street that Danny returns for a live performance commissioned by Edinburgh Art Festival.
Though his performances are not immediately understood as visual art, MacAskill shares something with the other artists on show on Rose Street as part of the festival – a playful approach to the possibilities of the urban architecture around him which invites us to reconsider the spaces that his performances animate.
Free to attend.
14 August 2012
Danny MacAskill: Live in St Andrew Square Gardens
1–2pm
Danny MacAskill’s spectacular feats with a bicycle have generated worldwide acclaim through his YouTube videos. Danny returns for a live performance in St Andrew Square Gardens as part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
Though his performances are not immediately understood as visual art, MacAskill shares something with the commissioned artists on show – a playful approach to the possibilities of the urban architecture around him which invites us to reconsider the spaces that his performances animate.
Free to attend.
For a place in the viewing gallery, offering the best views of the performance, please book - there are 100 tickets for the viewing gallery.