Edinburgh International Festival - 1995.

From: Contemporary Review | Date: November 1, 1995| Author: Green, Laurence | Copyright information

A review of the Edinburgh International Festival lists the events and evaluates the some of the dance, music and theater performances. Highlights of the festival include a performance of Peter Sellars's rock opera 'I was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky,' Frank McGuinness's 'Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme,' performances by the Miami City Ballet and the Mark Morris Dance Group and the morning concerts at the Queen's Hall. The Fringe festival performances are...

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