7 August 2016 | Alumni reception and Deep Time
Due to unprecedented demand the event has sold out.
We are delighted to invite you and a guest to join us on Sunday 7 August to celebrate Deep Time, the highly anticipated opening event of the 2016 Edinburgh International Festival.
This event is in three parts. Please note that timings are subject to change, and we will update you with any changes.
University of Edinburgh Alumni Drinks Reception8pm, Main Building Boardroom, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston PlaceEnjoy drinks, canapes and conversation with fellow alumni and University representatives. |
Deep Time, Edinburgh International Festival10:30pm, Edinburgh International Festival Guest Area, Deep Time Viewing ArenaExperience the opening event of this year’s Edinburgh International Festival in the specially designated guest viewing area. Deep Time reimagines the ancient site from which Edinburgh sprang, using iconic Edinburgh Castle and Castle Rock – a volcanic plug of 350 million-year-old dolerite – as the rugged canvas for spellbinding projections and illuminations inspired by the deep geological history of this unique location. University of Edinburgh alumnus James Hutton is considered the father of modern geology: it was Hutton who in the 18th century proposed that the Earth was billions of years old, drawing on evidence he found in the city around him. Deep Time celebrates Edinburgh as the city that inspired our understanding of the world’s deep history, and Hutton’s ideas of discovery and logic through the prism of time and geology. And in Scotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design, Deep Time also reflects on Edinburgh Castle, one of the longest continually inhabited sites in Scotland – from a Bronze Age settlement to the spectacular edifice we see today, across almost 3,000 years of Scottish history. Running time is approximately 20 minutes. |
Deep Time after party , Edinburgh International FestivalTime tbc, Sheraton Grand Hotel & SpaJoin Edinburgh International Festival guests at the Deep Time after party. |
Further information
Tickets
This event is free but ticketed. Please note that capacity is limited and tickets and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Tickets for Deep Time and the after party will be available for you to collect at the alumni drinks reception.
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This event may be photographed and/or recorded for promotional or recruitment materials for the University or University approved third parties.
For any further information contact the organiser at alumni@ed.ac.uk
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