Centre Of The Action
Tomorrow morning, 20 August, I'll be with twenty students from Hong Kong University SPACE for three hours. They have been in Edinburgh and Scotland over the past couple of weeks, and our task tomorrow is to discuss their experiences, particularly in relation to the Festival Fringe. Rather that producing a few dozen slides to keep us 'entertained', I'll be armed with marker pens, boundless enthusiasm and some useful links. Where better to host those links than on this here blog, which I'm also going to put up on the screen during the session... hello HKU!
Fringe: About us
Fringe: Visit the Fringe
Fringe: Participants
Fringe: Arts Industry
Fringe: Twitter, Storify, Soundcloud, Airbnb, Google+.
Fringe: Useful resources (including PDF 'How to...' guides)
All suggestions gratefully received! The focus will be on practical and operational considerations, with some historical context to help show how and why things developed the way they have. We'll go through a year in the life of the Fringe and some of its key stakeholders.There'll also be time for some group discussion, around questions like...
Which have been your favourite festival shows and venues? What did you like about them and what made them special?
Which shows had the best marketing and why did they stand out to you?
What makes Edinburgh a 'festival city'?
What will you take back to Hong Kong: what have you seen happening in Edinburgh that could be done in Hong Kong? What would be the challenges in making it work?
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