By — Arts Desk Arts Desk Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/slide-show-a-look-at-festivals Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Slide show: a Look at Festivals Arts Sep 1, 2009 1:55 PM EDT The image above is of actress Helen Morton of the Three Bugs Fringe Theatre company performing “Ophelia (drowning)” during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. The play is inspired by Sir John Everett Millais’ 1852 painting entitled “Ophelia,” depicting the character from Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet.” The three-week-long festival featured thousands of performances at venues around the city. Click here for more images from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and from the ’300% Spanish Design’ expo in Mexico City and the Hindu Ganesha Festival in India. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Arts Desk Arts Desk
The image above is of actress Helen Morton of the Three Bugs Fringe Theatre company performing “Ophelia (drowning)” during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. The play is inspired by Sir John Everett Millais’ 1852 painting entitled “Ophelia,” depicting the character from Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet.” The three-week-long festival featured thousands of performances at venues around the city. Click here for more images from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and from the ’300% Spanish Design’ expo in Mexico City and the Hindu Ganesha Festival in India. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now