EdFringe Talk: Black Blues Brothers: Let’s Twist Again!

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“We know that nothing should be taken for granted.”

WHO: Bilal Musa Huka

WHAT: “Fringe favourites the Black Blues Brothers are back with a brand-new show, fit for the whole family. After wowing over 50,000 fringe spectators, the Brothers make their McEwan Hall debut. Set in a smoky train station against a soundtrack of unforgettable rock and roll music, witness breathtaking acrobatic stunts, human pyramids and amazing somersaults. Featuring songs by Glenn Miller, Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, get ready to go wild as the Brothers astonish and delight. Following four successful Fringe seasons, appearances at the Royal Variety Show and The Moulin Rouge, don’t miss out!”

WHERE: Pleasance Online (Venue 117) 

WHEN: 15:30 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This is our fifth time at the Fringe. We came to Edinburgh for the first time in 2019. We immediately fell in love with it. There is no festival like it in the world, and we have toured the world!

This year we are bringing our new show and we can’t wait to introduce it to the audiences who have enjoyed it with us in previous years.

What are the big things you’ve learned since 2024 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?

What we have learned… is that every year is different! Of course, experience helps you manage everything with more awareness, and the fact that in the past years more than 50,000 people came to see our show reassures us, but we know that nothing should be taken for granted. For this reason, we will give our best with the new show: there is new music, a new setting, and above all new and complicated acrobatics.

Tell us about your show.

After touring the world with the show The Blues Brothers, we started thinking, together with our artistic director Alexander Sunny, about a new show. We wanted to propose something new in terms of acrobatics, somersaults, acts. But at the same time, keep the joyful spirit of the first show. We came up with the idea of a waiting room in a train station, where five men pass the time listening to twist and rock’n’roll on the radio. A perfect soundtrack to indulge in new human pyramids and acrobatic exercises. Let’s Twist Again! has been performed in Italy and Europe, but it’s the first time at the Fringe. By the way, this year we are in the prestigious McEwan Hall, which is perhaps the most beautiful venue of the whole festival. It’s going to be a party!

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

There are so many sensational circus shows. We definitely recommend Wolf from the Circa company, because they always put on fascinating shows of the highest technical level. And then La Clique, which is a guarantee of fun, with the best circus acts around.

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