Children’s Festival
Connecting children with art from 25 May to 6 June
THE EDINBURGH International Children's Festival has announced its 2021 hybrid programme of online and outdoor theatre and dance for young people following months of planning (and re-planning).
The digital programme will include streamed performances such as Removed (the gripping story of a young man's experience of the care system) and innovative “live” digital interactions such as The University of Wonder & Imagination (a live magic show over Zoom).
To complement the online offer, the Festival programme includes Family Encounters, a series of free pop-up performances happening in outdoor spaces across Edinburgh in the first and last weekend of the Festival.
Festival Director Noel Jordan said: “There are so many things to celebrate about this year's Children's Festival. We are proud to be able to offer paid work to so many Scottish artists, freelancers and companies, from an industry that has almost been at a standstill for over a year.
"Most importantly, we are appreciative and inspired by the opportunity to be able to present much need arts and culture to children, young people and their families at this time of need. As our community re-emerges from lockdown, now is the time to enjoy the world of wonder, curiosity and connectedness that the arts can offer us.”