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The 350-million-year geology of the craggy Scottish capital
was the inspiration for the show, bathing the rock in cascades
of light to the delight of the 27,000-strong crowd watching
live.
The animation focused on the idea of "deep time", a geological
concept pioneered by James Hutton in Scotland in the 18th
century, which helps to explain the earth's formation.
The show was created using architectural mapping technology and
took almost 15 km of cable and 42 projectors to pull off. Set to
an electronic soundtrack by Glasgow rock band Mogwai, it was
billed by the organizers as "one of the largest and most unusual
pieces of projection undertaken anywhere in the world".
Over three weeks in August, the Edinburgh International Festival
takes place simultaneously with The Fringe, hosting more than
3,000 shows, and the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, which this year
celebrates Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday.
During the festival, street parades and performance art and
music, children's theater and other events take place throughout
the city, whose population doubles to around one million people
for the duration.
(Reporting By Elisabeth O'Leary; Editing by Andrew Bolton)
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