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Taking stock and looking forward to Festival 09
23 December 2008
Preparations for Festival 09 are now reaching fever pitch as we get ready to reveal the programme on Wednesday 25 March. But as 2008 draws to a close we thought we’d cast one last look back over Festival 08. Festival 08 was an artistic, critical and financial success. Jonathan Mills’ second Festival as Director had a central theme of ‘Artists without Borders’ inspired by the artistic and cultural resonances stemming from the expanded and contested boundaries of Europe and further afield. The World’s Festival And audience members came from around the globe to greet them and join in the celebration, travelling from over 70 countries, from China to Argentina , Kenya to Bermuda and across the UK to join Edinburgh The world’s media made the trip to Edinburgh Sarajevo , Warsaw , Singapore and St Petersburg
Television broadcasts included a BBC ArtWorks documentary on Class Enemy, featuring the Festival’s international work and its involvement with communities inScotland Your FestivalEdinburgh Airport In 2008 the Festival also achieved its highest ever box office sales, £2.63m. On top of the high profile summer weeks the Festival’s year round education and outreach programme continues to reach a wide range of people across Scotland None of this success would have been possible without the support of the City of Edinburgh Council We hope you will join us again for Festival 09 opening on 14 August and running until 6 September. Meanwhile check in on this site from 25 March to find full programme information, book your tickets online, sample video and audio clips of productions and concerts, and background information to whet your appetite and prepare you for Festival 09.
Television broadcasts included a BBC ArtWorks documentary on Class Enemy, featuring the Festival’s international work and its involvement with communities in
