Street theatre from Compagnie Outre Rue last year (2002)

Last year's Night Afore had an Indian theme (2003)

This (free) more family-orientated event was introduced for Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2000 after the success of the main street party. If you fancy a fling - the highland sort, mind - this is the place to be. In the course of the evening this is going to be the location for a world record attempt at the longest Strip the Willow ever - the most energetic fling of them all. That takes place at 9.15pm at Holyrood The Ceilidh stage, and is expected to be filmed for BBC One broadcast.

There's music, dance and street theatre from Scotland, England, Spain, France and a focus especially on France with Fete de la France from 8.00pm. Street theatre is from:

• From Lyon
  La Compagnie Des Quidams with Aeroplume and Inko'nito. UK PREMIERE.
• From Paris
  Friche Theatre Urbain, the abridged and over-the-top Macbeth.
• From Evian
  Theatre De La Toupine in their mad homage to rural France. La Vache.
• From Aix en Provence
  Bouldegom Theatre with the massive phantasmagoric Les Zoorks
• From Bassenge
  Compagnie des Quatre Saisons in Big Mama
• From Brittany
  Tango Sumo in 2ieme Round
• From Nantes
  Fanfare Le Snob. Dtars of street theatre festivals in Aurillac and Chalons sur Saon.
• From Aix en Provence
  Les Lucionits. Space-age performance.

Fiesta for ever... ok, for 3 hrs

The Fiesta (8-11pm) on Rue de George includes many international street theatre and music acts including Sienta la Cabeza Hair Scultures, Sky Muffins and screening of french cinema, music and breakdance.

In the Le ClubBar in the Assembly Rooms DJ Joe Malik and from Tours Imag'in 1 son.


Edinburgh's Hogmanay home