Entertainment in the streets abounds at the Edinburgh Festival. And although unplanned, this performance by skate-boarders is no doubt given with half an eye to those watching
The last page about
Calton Hill
led on to the Beltane celebrations. This page continues the theme of free outdoor performances, with more from the time of the
Edinburgh festivals,
with shots of shenanigans in the streets particularly beside the galleries on
Princes Street
and in
Holyrood Park.
An earlier
page had
a similar theme based on the High Street. Included are improvisation, rallies, musicians, and the spectators themselves - all provide entertainment. The photographs come from the 1980s and do show their age, so even by my rather too low technical standards, there is a bit of a dip here - I hope the lack of sharp detail does not spoil the sense of place and time for you.
Owen Dudley Edwards on 'Scottish Home Rule' (as it was then called - appropriately for this Irish campaigner)
A flat cap. Might suggest some social diversity midst...
...the preponderance of more middle class interests on display at the Festival
The girl's attention is caught
A slight air of 'I do this to amuse these adults'...
...whereas this boy seems delighted by the fool's hat and the twisted balloons
An attentive crowd forms
The handing out of leaflets, feet barely moving, becomes a performance
'Here is a willing volunteer who will help me...
...with my performance.' You may guess the rest...
A damp dusk and a glowering castle frame a mime artist
Mime in the Royal Park spontaneously staged among the planned shows that are given beside Holyrood Palace
A performance needing absolute attention...
...or a baton drops
Audiences do offer absorbing interest. Maybe they were intent on what this mono-cyclist had on...
...the end of his lines, but which is now long gone from my memory
Here an arranged, but still free, performance - Saxophonists with style
Musicians spontaneously provide free music...
... in the areas beside the Galleries...
...on Princes Street. But the arranged, and often exotic performances,...
...such as this 'horn' player and...
...troupe from Africa, that perform in the Park, are also free
A
hot air balloon
backs a man who knows how to get attention - Edinburgh at Festival time
Trailers...
The next page
of this section has a citizen's view of Edinburgh.
The next page
of the Mosaic Section is headed 'That Little Tug - -'.
Or go to the contents Go to the contents of the Mosaic Section. of the Mosaic Section.
The last page had pictures on, of, and around, Calton Hill
A wedding in Delhi offers another type of spectacle
...guide to this site