Observations: Sprinklers on stage
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This week the first night of Rosas's Steve Reich Evening in Edinburgh started almost an hour late, when the Festival Theatre's sprinklers went off just before the start of the performance. Audiences were herded back out of the auditorium while technicians tried to fix the problem. Once the show started, dancers were still scurrying about with towels, mopping the stage before and even during numbers.
Zoë Anderson
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