'At times, Edinburgh felt… how do I put this? SO white.'
international performance festivalThe city’s streets burst with creativity, possibility, and large amounts of choice but, in some ways, it can feel like Edinburgh Fringe is stuck in its past and refusing to reflect its present.
To be more accurate, I am not new to the experience of feeling isolated due to race. The arts, education systems, performance, theatre world – all of these spaces have a very prominent race problem. Spending a month in Edinburgh with the trials of doing daily shows, press, reviews, late nights, it wasn’t my work that exhausted me, rather the elongated feeling of not seeing others that look like you occupy public space.
I wonder why the responsibility to solve arts’ racial problem is always placed on those already exhausted by the issue? Or notable initiatives like Fringe Of Colour, started by Jess Brough: a festival-wide database and ticket scheme that lists all the shows in Edinburgh written, performed by or starring artists of colour. They also partner with the artists and venues to offer free tickets to people of colour to see the shows.
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