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How Art Intersects with Technology in Cinema Moshe Kam of Drexel University, Philadelphia, discusses the never-ending cycle of advancements in cinema, that provide for expanded artistic freedom and in turn lead to new technological opportunities.Chaired by Sir John Arbuthnott, President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Supported by The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Tuesday 13 August 2.30pm The Hub Tickets £6 1 hour approximately eif.co.uk/interfaces Special Offer – Buy a ticket for 4 to 6 events and save 20%– Buy a ticket for 7 to 10 events and save 30%

From Stein to Steinway: 300 Years of the Piano The modern piano is as different from Mozart’s piano as a Mercedes from a horse-drawn carriage. But what effect did changes in the instrument have on the music written for it? Concert pianist KennethHamilton, Professor of Music at Cardiff University, offers insights into three centuries of music at the keyboard. Chaired by Stephen Allen of National Museums Scotland. Saturday 24 August 2.30pm Lecture Theatre, National Museum of Scotland Tickets £6 1 hour approximately

EmbersBy Samuel Beckett
Pan Pan Theatre
Performed in English
Gavin Quinn DirectorAndrew Clancy  SculptorAedin Cosgrove  Lighting designerJimmy Eadie  Sound designer
‘silence in the house, not a sound, only the fire, no flames now, embers. Embers.’
Henry sits on a beach, remembering and imagining stories and incidents from his life, tormented by his father’s suicide, his own disfunctional family history and his failure as a writer. Hallucinations and reality merge as he attempts to stoke the fire of his creativity.
First broadcast on radio in 1959, Embers takes us on a journey into the haphazard world of Henry’s imagination, a world of ever-shifting mental leaps, ruminations and ambiguities where creative storytelling and unfinished memories both real and unreal coalesce into one. Was Henry’s father washed out to sea while taking his evening swim, or did he commit suicide?
‘We never found your body, you know…’
Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 August 7.00pmSunday 25 August 2.00pmKing’s Theatre, Edinburgh
Tickets £20 £15 £10
50 minutes approximately
eif.co.uk/embers
Supported byLéan Scully EIF FundCulture Ireland

Eh JoeBy Samuel Beckett Gate Theatre Dublin Performed in English Featuring the voice of Penelope WiltonAtom Egoyan  DirectorEileen Diss  Set designerJames McConnell  Lighting designer The whisper in your head …. Me whispering at you in your head…. Things you can’t catch …. On and off …. Till you join us …. Eh, Joe? An old man in his dressing gown moves around his bedroom, checking behind the door, under the bed, out of the window. Satisfied there are no intruders, he sits on the bed. Then he hears a woman’s ghostly voice… Beckett’s first play written specifically for television, Eh Joe explores how one man is forced to face up to his past and the lovers he has abused and driven to destruction. Tormented by inner demons, he is made to relive everything he has tried to forget. In this acclaimed production from the Gate Theatre, as the disembodied voice speaks out, a camera projects the face of Joe onto a large screen intensifying every flicker of fear, anger and shame. As the emotional tension heightens, we are all forced to admit that we can’t escape our past. Friday 23 August & Tuesday 27 August 9.00pmThursday 29 August 7.00pmSaturday 31 August 5.00pmRoyal Lyceum Theatre Tickets £20 £15 £10 £8 30 minutes approximately eif.co.uk/ehjoe Supported byHarold Mitchell Esq, ACCulture Ireland

Edinburgh: Festival City Composer Tod Machover, conductor Peter Oundjian and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra take us through the creation of a new piece of music celebrating the City of Edinburgh and its Festival and co-created by members of the public. Tuesday 27 August 5.00pm45 minutes approximately Usher HallTickets £6

Devices of Wonder Deus ex machina is probably one of the oldest dramatic plot devices. Professor of Theatre at Hull University Christopher Baugh explores some of the relationships between technology and performance and the ways in which new technologies are creating new forms of theatre. Chaired by James Robinson of National Museums Scotland. Monday 19 August 2.30pm Lecture Theatre, National Museum of Scotland Tickets £6 1 hour approximately

Cybraphon
Cybraphon, the autonomous and emotional robot band, joins the permanent collection of National Museums Scotland, and Alexander Hayward is joined by Professor Simon Kirby of FOUND, Mark Daniels of New Media Scotland, and Alison Taubman of National Museums Scotland to welcome it to its new home.
Wednesday 21 August 2.30pm
Lecture Theatre, National Museum of Scotland
Tickets £6
1 hour approximately

The Wooster Group Elizabeth LeCompte and company members talk to Andrew Quick about their complex interpretationof Hamlet. Monday 12 August 2.30pm Supported byGordon Fraser Charitable Trust The Hub Tickets £6 45 minutes approximately eif.co.uk/conversations

Cultural Dialogue August 2012 saw the inaugural Edinburgh International Culture Summit, an event that brought together Culture Ministers and officials from over 30 nations for a series of conversations about forging international dialogue through culture. Initiated by the Edinburgh International Festival in partnership with the British Council, Scottish Government and UK Government and hosted by the Scottish Parliament, the success of this event was a powerful reminder in a fractured world of a belief in the power ofculture and the arts to transform individual lives and national ambitions. A panel, including British Council Chief Executive Martin Davidson and Festival Director Jonathan Mills, discusses the role of arts and culture in facilitating international dialogue and understanding. Chaired by broadcaster James Naughtie. Friday 30 August 5.00pmThe HubTickets £61 hour approximately

Meredith Monk Meredith Monk explores the artist’s relationship with the environment, in conversation with Philip Campbell, editor of Nature magazine. Thursday 15 August 5.00pm Supported byGordon Fraser Charitable Trust The Hub Tickets £6 45 minutes approximately eif.co.uk/conversations