Fri 27 Jul 2007

It couldn’t be easier to buy tickets for Edinburgh International Festival 2007 – simply look out for the Flying Elephants.

A minute’s walk from the giant displays on the Omni Centre, Greenside Place is the Edinburgh Playhouse, where Festival fans can buy tickets now for all Edinburgh International Festival 2007 shows.

The famous Edinburgh theatre hosts a superb EIF dance programme this summer – including the world premiere of high energy work Ride the Beast from acclaimed choreographer Stephen Petronio, made for Scottish Ballet and set to music by Radiohead, and the Festival debut of New York based Trisha Brown Dance Company performing the work of their legendary eponymous founder and choreographer

Compagnie Montalvo-Hervieu bring hip hop, belly dancing and ballet against a spectacular backdrop of flying elephants, swimming tigers and statues that come alive to Edinburgh in On Danse.

Tickets for these shows and all the new and classic drama, opera, music and dance featuring world-leading performers from across the world that is Edinburgh International Festival are available from the Edinburgh Playhouse box office, open Monday to Saturday 10am – 6pm. Prices begin as low as £6 - with 50% discounts available for children and students for selected performances.

With tickets also available from The Hub, Castlehill, by phone and online be like an elephant – and don’t forget to book your place at Edinburgh International Festival 2007 .

For further information and to buy tickets call Edinburgh Playhouse on 0870 145 1163 or call Hub Tickets on 0131 473 2000 or visit www.eif.co.uk

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Notes to Editors:

Edinburgh International Festival runs from Friday 10 August to Sunday 2 September.

Highlights include:

• World premiere of Cologne Opera’s production of Capriccio starring Gabriele Fontana.

• Early evening concerts follow the journey of music from the 11th century to the 17th century.

• World premiere of David Greig’s adaptation of The Bacchae starring Alan Cumming.

• Festival Lectures from Marina Warner, Karen Armstrong and Simon Schama.

• The Wooster Group’s La Didone, inspired by Cavalli’s opera.

• ‘Sharing the Festival’ Benjamin Bagby’s Beowulf tours to venues in Orkney and Grampian.

• Jardins Publics, curated by Katrina Brown, marks a return for the visual arts in EIF’s programme.

For full details see www.eif.co.uk

For further information or images, or to arrange interviews please contact Brian Maycock, Sophie Hodges or George Anderson in the Edinburgh International Festival press office on 0131 473 2020, press@eif.co.uk