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Dance Base

Dance Base is Fringe venue number 22

Its address is 14-16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JU., which is in the Grassmarket and Cowgate area of the city.  See a map of this area.

The venue's website is www.dancebase.co.uk - but you cannot book tickets online through this website.

The box office telephone number is 0131 225 5525.  The Fringe central box offices can also sell tickets for this venue from a limited allocation.  Scroll down to see all ticket purchasing options on a map.

FringeGuru's review of this venue

The bright and modern Dance Base, Scotland's year-round national centre for dance, runs a modest but respected Festival programme of international-quality shows. The small gate onto the Grassmarket gives little clue to the massive facility waiting at the top of the stairs: the theatre itself, modern and draped with black cloth, gives a particularly impressive sense of space.

The audience, on the other hand, is kept small, and sits of half-a-dozen rows of chairs on shallow steps. The heads of the people in front of you can get in the way when the dancers are performing floor work, so do your best to get a seat in the front row.

Unusually for a Fringe venue, Dance Base rotates its programme, so performances happen at a different time each day. While this means you can catch any of the shows even if you're on a limited schedule, it also means you need to be particularly careful when planning to watch a performance there.

Eating and drinking at this venue

The small cheerful café, found at the end of the rough-walled corridor to the left of the performance space, serves good tea and coffee and a few sweet treats. Cold drinks and snacks are available from the vending machines.

Where to get tickets for this venue

Here's where you can buy tickets for this venue.  See below the map for a key.

Understanding ticket purchasing options

You have different options at different locations shown on this map.

This venue:  You can buy tickets in person, or pick up tickets you've pre-booked through the venue's telephone line (0131 225 5525).  You cannot collect tickets you booked through the Fringe box office at the venue.

Fringe central box offices:  You can buy tickets in person at the Fringe box office, or using free self-service Internet terminals at the e-ticket tent.  At either location, you can also pick up tickets you've pre-booked from the Fringe box office (0131 226 0000) or website (www.edfringe.com).  Tickets booked through the Fringe box office or website cannot be collected from the venue - only from the central box offices shown.  WARNING: FringeGuru currently recommends you DO NOT BUY from the central box office - click here to find out why.
 
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