By: Gideon Gottfried
Renderings courtesy of Edinburgh International Festival
All shows during Edinburgh International Festival usually take place indoors.The stages for this year's hybrid edition had to be conceived from scratch.Edinburgh International Festival, the world-renowned performing arts festival in the Scottish capital, will return this year with a hybrid edition that has forced organizers to make some big changes to how the event is usually run.
They are planning for the worst case scenario, in case distancing mandates are still in place on the festival's dates, Aug. 7-29.
Other measures to bring Edinburgh International Festival in line with government regulations currently include contactless ticketing, purpose-built outdoor stages and seated shows.