This year's Edinburgh festivals include a wealth of international shows, supported by the British Council.
As part of the UK/Poland Season 2025 there are Polish focuses of the musical kind at both the Edinburgh Jazz Festival and Edinburgh International Festival. Also part of the UK/Poland Season is Sylwia Kowalczyk's solo exhibition, Afterimage, at Studies in Photography.
And from Ukraine, comes a powerful solo physical performance by Nina Khyzhna – Someone Like Me.
Polish Focus at Edinburgh Jazz Festival
Polish performers, bands, and soloists will take the stage at Edinburgh's Jazz Festival.
Performances from: Aga Zaryan, Marta Wajdzik, Joanna Duda Trio, Maciej Obara, O.N.E., Pawel Kaczmarczyk, and Piotr Schmidt.
- 11 – 20 July
- St Bride's Centre, The Jazz Bar, Spiegeltent in George Square
Focus on Poland at Edinburgh International Festival
The Focus on Poland highlights exceptional Polish artists and repertoire, honours Scotland’s long-standing connection with Poland and showcases the extraordinary richness of Polish culture, both past and present.
- 9 – 18 August
- Various locations
Afterimage: Sylwia Kowalczyk
A solo exhibition of new and recent work by the Edinburgh-based Polish artist Sylwia Kowalczyk, curated by Alexander Moore.
Featuring photographic collages, the exhibition explores memory, identity, and surrealism through a distinctive visual language. It is accompanied by a bilingual public programme including an artist’s talk, a surrealist collage workshop, and a live performance evening.
- 1 – 30 August
- 6 William Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7N
Someone Like Me at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
This physical solo performance by Ukrainian artist Nina Khyzhna explores the journey of a disembodied person through the bodies of others.
- 30 July – 10 August, 18.40
- Assembly George Square Studios, studio 2
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Tags:
- Art Form: Music Theatre & Dance Visual Arts
- Region: Europe