Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Vive le Fringe! gives a platform to francophone and francophile companies. with theatre, music and dance that celebrates the significance of cross-cultural exchanges between France and Scotland. All shows are presented in English or in French with English subtitles.

Vera Rozanova In a world where houses grow legs, wings or sails, and travel at night, one morning a house disappears – leaving its child behind. A tender and poetic quest begins to rediscover what home truly means. Through delicate glove puppetry and gently animated images, Don’t Wait for Me... unfolds as a dreamlike journey about loss, hope and belonging. Objects breathe, drawings come alive and the visible meets the invisible with quiet sincerity. Deeply human and emotionally resonant, the piece speaks across generations – a cross-cultural work designed to travel beyond borders. None

Compagnie CHAABANE On stage, dancer and choreographer, Sofiane Chalal, brings an unconventional body that defies the codes of dance and seems to bend the very laws of physics. Almost a rite of passage, the piece addresses deeply personal, and therefore universal, themes: the body as both ally and adversary, and the paradox – at times empowering, at times painful – between how we perceive ourselves and how others see us. Sofiane Chalal approaches these questions with great sensitivity and a distinctive physical language combining the power of hip hop with the fragility of mime. None

Le Phare Centre chorégraphique National du Havre Normandie A footballer, a violinist. Two artists from very different worlds meet on stage for an unexpected duet. Blending freestyle football with live music, °Up transforms the stage into a poetic playground. At its heart, °Up is the story of an encounter: a solo that became a duo thanks to the obvious connection on stage. Gabriel Majou plays the strings of his violin with as much playfulness as Paul Molina dribbles with his ball. None