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  1. A woman stands against a yellow background with a golden silk dress billowing around her and her head tipped back with dreadlocks hanging down
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    Highlights of the 2023 International Festival

  2. A young man and woman sit looking bored on the steps in front of a small yellow house
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    The International Festival recommends: eight things to see and do in April

  3. A group of women in bright blue African wax print dresses and colourful braids dance on top of Calton Hill
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    The 2022 International Festival in pictures

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    75 Hours at the 75th Edinburgh International Festival: week four

  5. A view of an Edinburgh street with two Edinburgh International Festival umbrellas in the foreground, one yellow, one black.
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    75 hours at the 75th Edinburgh International Festival: week three

  6. A woman with long blonde hair stands with her back to the camera, leaning against railings and looking out over the Edinburgh skyline, holding a tote bag featuring the logo of the 75th Edinburgh International Festival.
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    75 hours at the 75th Edinburgh International Festival: week two

  7. A yellow Edinburgh International Festival branded umbrella held aloft over the Edinburgh skyline by someone facing away from the camera.
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    75 hours at the 75th Edinburgh International Festival: week one

  8. A woman stands in early-morning sunlight looking down into the camera, with her hair slicked back into a low ponytail and her hands in the pockets of her yellow puffa jacket. A bicycle wheel and tower block are visible behind here.
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    Celebrating LGBTQ+ artists at Leith Theatre

  9. A piper, electric guitarist and fiddler perform on a hazy, strobe-lit stage, with microphones and drumkits visible around them.
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    Around the world in eight concerts

  10. A man and a woman are dancing in a blue room with a cardboard tree.
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    Highlights of the 2022 International Festival

  11. A crowd claps and cheers while a trad band perform on a stage in front of them.
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    Thank you for celebrating the return of live performance to Edinburgh

  12. Four performers gesture to each other, wearing brightly coloured African headwraps, wrappers and jewellery
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    The 2021 International Festival in pictures