ClubWEST has been successfully promoting shows for over 10 years at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The company is run by Kevin Williams who has managed to bring several hit shows to the Edinburgh Fringe including Ballerina who loves Bboyz in 2007.

2008 sees the return of ClubWEST to the Edinburgh Fringe but this year things are going to be on a much bigger scale. ClubWEST has managed to secure a number of venues within the Quincentenary Hall at the Royal College of Surgeons on Nicholson Street. This venue is newly refurbished and boasts a wide range of modern technology along with its plush surroundings.

ClubWEST this year is proud to be associated with Tartan Silk – an Edinburgh based Public Relations company. For more information please visit: www.tartansilk.co.uk

Within this venue ClubWEST is promoting a new culture of Fringe shows - an InvAsian Festival. This essentially is a mini festival within the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - all dedicated to Asian culture, music, dance, drama, film and art. It will be a showcase of events from Japan, Korea, India, Pakistan and China as well as new productions from some of the leading British Asian companies. It truly will be a popular venue with a diverse range of multicultural events.

Kevin Williams, of clubWEST, said: "There is so much Asian talent worldwide and in the UK, that it just made perfect sense to bring it all together in one place. The Royal College of Surgeons complex is the ideal venue for the festival, with performances scheduled in all four performance spaces inside the magnificent Quincentenary Hall."

The Consul General for India, Mr Ramesh Chander, also welcomed the creation of the festival.
"The introduction of a festival, especially dedicated to Asia, is a welcome change which I am sure will draw appreciation, enthusiasm and encouragement from the multicultural society of Scotland," he said.

Audiences at InvAsian, running the course of the Edinburgh Festival calendar, can expect to see a Pakistani and Chinese Elvis, Korean Beatboy performances and traditional Indian dancing and singing. So whatever your plans are for the Edinburgh Fringe festival, make sure to come past the venue to see what is on offer as ClubWEST goes EAST and does the Edinburgh Fringe Asian style!

This very raw and unedited video clip captures the wonderful spirit that was created by Kevin Williams and his team who worked tirelessly to bring the exciting and multi-cultural InVasian Festival to the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We are told that the 2009 Invasion Festival will be bigger and better, with even more exciting acts and talent from all over the world. We are also assured by the very talented director of Arirang Party, Choi Sori that Arirang Party will be back at the 2009 InVasian Festival with a new bigger and better show. Choi Sori and Ariang Party not only received a USA Weekly News 100 Star Award, but have also have been voted by the USA Weekly News readers as the most outstanding, talented and entertaining show at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival out of over 2,000 shows that performed at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

An Audience  Dana Gillespie
 
at 9 PM from 18th August till the 23rd August, 2008 at Club West 
Dana Gillespie was the winner of a Sell-Out Award at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Dana Gillespie returns with Austrian wizard boogie-woogie player, Jachin Paklen, to show you what risque down and dirty blues is all about. Dana Gillespie is a multi-award winning undisputed and renowned Queen of the risque blues, together with Jachin Paklen, the fastest piano-player in the West, is back again to make you laugh, cry, dance and stomp your feet.
www.dana-gillespie.com
'What more can be said...Dana Gillespie the multi-award winner undisputed and renowned Queen of risque blues supported by Jachin Paklen the world class  Austrian wizard boogie-woogie player' can not be matched in the world for their presentation of risque blues...this magic combination would entice even a non blues fan to love the blues..a definate for a USA Weekly News 100 Star Award for their contribution to the nearly lost art of the real risque blues..' USA  Weekly News

Dana Gillespie with Sal Bashir who performs his Elvis Tribute at ClubWest-Invasian Fest,

along with Austrian wizard boogie-woogie player, Jachin Paklen who supports Danna Gillespie

Arirang Party Dance and Physical Theatre

Asmakam Dance and Physical Theatre

Coral Lee’s ’Red Dance’ / Kimho Ip’s Music Dance and Physical Theatre

'Coral Lee’s ’Red Dance’ / Kimho Ip’s MusicChinese has done a excellent job  is placing culture into contemporary dance and music and is well serving of a USA  Weekly News Over Five Star Award and is a peroformance that one will feel enriched to have expereinced..

USA  Weekly News

Category: Dance and Physical Theatre

Show Time: 6.45pm

Duration: 50 minutes

Website: http://coral-lee2.blogspot.com

Website: http://www.kimhoip.com

Adult Price: £9.00

Concessions Price: £8.00

’Red’, an intercultural, professional work, aims to inject Chinese culture into contemporary dance.

It represents passion, beauty and fear. Plus the wonderful music of Chinese musician Kimho Ip, courtesy of Paragon music.

DareDevas Dance and Physical Theatre

Daredevas Dance and Physical Theatre

DAREDDEVAS is one of the most creative,  stunning, traditional, progressive, vibrant, energetic, invigorating and aspiring ste of dance and theatre with a wonderful meeting of cultures of traditional Indian dance forms reflecting the meeting of cultures that charcterizes our current cultural ecology.... that one will ever see on stage...anyone seeing this stunning performance will walkaway enriched..this show well deserves a USA  Weekly News 100 Star Award for a set of dance performances that combined are way above the average Five Star Standard....USA  Weekly News

Category: Dance and Physical Theatre

Show Time: 11.30am

Duration: 60 minutes

Performing group: Akademi South Asian Dance UK

Website: http://www.akademi.co.uk

Adult Price: £9.50

Concessions Price: £6.50

London-based Akademi unites pioneering young British and international talent whose contemporary interpretations of time-honoured styles of Kathak and Bharatanatyam will inspire audiences and set the stage on fire with fresh, modern takes on traditional Indian dance.

Family Dance and Physical Theatre

HuRuNunMul's - I.D. Dance and Physical Theatre

Kalyanasawghandhikam Dance and Physical Theatre

Kanaka Sabha Dance and Physical Theatre

Rainbow Ride Dance and Physical Theatre

Skywalk Dance and Physical Theatre

Spice of Life Dance and Physical Theatre

Vismayaha

'This presentation by Dance Ihayami is a rich and subtle experience of Indian dance..the reality of gods, goddesses and the contemporary world is beautifully and thought-provoking portrayed in this evocative, colourful, energetic, rhythmic presentation of Indian music and dance and is a faultless performance of its type and thus must recieve a USA  Weekly News 100 Star Award for a set of dance performances that combined are way above the average Five Star Standard....'USA  Weekly News

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Dance and Physical Theatre

Category: Dance and Physical Theatre

Show Time: 8.15pm

Duration: 60 minutes

Performing group: Dance Ihayami

Website: http://www.danceihayami.org

Adult Price: £9.00

Concessions Price: £7.00

erformer
Sound: Choi Sori, Byun Jay-Young Kim M-So
Martial Arts: Kang Heung-Jin, Lee Kyu-Hoon, Kim Doo-Hung
Korea Dance: Seo Song-i, Shin Young-Joo, Kim La-Jung
Staff: Director: Choi Sori; Scenario:  Choi Sori; Producer: Oh Tae-Sik; Musical Director: Choi Soria, Byun Jai-Young; Dramatung: Park Seong-II, Martial Arts Director: Kang Heung-Jin; Lighting Director:  Lee Hyun-Kyo; Coustume Designer: Atuko Atibino: Lee Hye-Jung
Sori LAB Co. Ltd, Co-Producer: Kim Byoung-Ju Executive Director: Yoon Tae-Ho; Manager: Kim Sun-Ea


'Arirang Party is one of the most spectacular performances once could ever see in the world of Dance and Physical Theatre..and is one of the first Invasian FESTIVAL  Shows as part of the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe  to recieve a USA Weekly News 100 Star Award..Arirang Party is truly a show that you would be extremely sorry you missed....USA Weekly News

Category: Dance and Physical Theatre

Show Time: 10.45pm

Duration: 75 minutes

Adult Price: £16.00

Concessions Price: £12.00

Another Korean extreme musical dance spectacular direct from its hit run in Seoul featuring world-class percussionist choi so-ri with a combination of street/tap/martial arts dance crews who’ll guarantee you’ll party the night away.
 Simply breathtaking the best.

Family: Tae-Kwon Vs B-boy - Taekwondo Marshal Arts Performance
21:15 from 3rd August till 25th August. 2008 at Invasian FESTIVAL
Quincentury Hall, Royal College of Surgeons, Nicholson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DA: Venue 112

Director: Jae-Hyn Baek, Kyumg-Wook Jang;  Composer: Jung-in Yoon;  Choreographer: Hee-Jong Kim Martian Choregrapher: Chang-Bum Ann

 
 
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Proclaim the renaissance of Taekwondo!

Taekwondo is the longest history in oriental military arts has been reborn as 'Family'' harmonizing with a B-Boy.

Kporean B-Boys, the symbol of freedom and youth. They communicate with the whole world through dancing. A contest of single round with Taekwondo. A comic performance <family>

"Family is another example of the stunning and world class shows presented by Invasian Festival.. Family never had a doubt that it would receive its well deserved USA Weekly News 100 Star Award for an very outstanding performance that is so far apove the average five star show..which is the basis of receiving a USA Weekly News 100 Star Award...Family is an exciting show that is a must see at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival'...  USA  Weekly News

Category: Dance and Physical Theatre Show Time: 3.00pm Duration: 75 minutes Adult Price: £16.00 Concessions Price: £12.00

Title : The Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008 (INVASIAN) 'The Family'
Venue : Quincentenary Hall, Royal College of Surgeons. VENUE 112
Schedule: 3rd, Aug ~ 25th Aug/ 15:00 and 21:15 daily  Company : The Lunatic Company Ltd.
 
 
The sequel of 'A ballerina who loves B-Boy', 'The Family'
B-boys encounter with Tai Kwon Do players. A dancing performance with Fantastic Martial Arts 'The Family'
 
 
The dancing performance with Korean martial arts, 'The Family' is a sequel of 'A ballerina who loves B-boy' which led great responds from audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2007. The encounter between B-boy and Ballerina evolves into that between B-boy and martial arts, and 'The family' is expecting to make another big hit.
The B-boy dancing presents definite edition of Hip-Hop dancing, harmonized power moves and stylish moves. Martial arts of Tai Kwon Do present the most moderate and strong action and the most accomplished techniques which cannot be experienced by Kung Fu or Karate. Hence audiences will pay attention with their hearts and eyes.
 
'The Family' is a non-verbal and dramatic performance which describes the final competition of 'the best family world contest' between Family Lee, the world leading family of B-boy dancing and Family Kim, the world famous and top Tai Kwon Do family.
Four members from each family compete in the final three rounds. They perform B-boy dancing and martial arts of Tai Kwon Do through competitive ono-on-one, two-on-tow, four-on-four battles and free battles.
Audiences can enjoy the most gorgeous B-boy dancing and splendid martial arts of Tai Kwon Do through competition which is proceeded in front of them. Moreover, audiences will be provided opportunities to dance with actors and to learn some martial arts, therefore 'The Family' is a really attractive show which audiences and actors, all together can enjoy the show enthusiastically.
 
We were frequently asked by audiences that actors of 'The Family' has seemed like real Tai Kwon Do players and it did make sense. Actors were casted amongst real players rather than actors learned Tai Kwon Do for the performance. They had an acting training for six months. Actors of 'The Family' in their mid-20s has trained Tai Kwon Do over ten years. Most of them has experienced 'the World Junior Tai Kwon Do Competition' and gained good results. Hence, it is not strange for them to act martial arts of Tai Kwon Do like real players.
 
Another attractive point of 'The Family' is that it as a comedy has fun parts as well as exciting and impressive dancing of B-boy and performances of Tai Kwon Do. This will lead audiences to communicate with actors, and they will be overwhelmed by interesting stories and ongoing splendid performances. 
 
 
Actors of 'Family', their unique history.
 
The unique personal history of the actors in the martial arts dance performance, 'FAMILY' has attracted much attention. They did not start their careers as actors. They were university students who studied the martial art, Tae Kwon Do, and enjoyed B-boy dancing before they decided to take to the stage.
 
It is common for actors to receive training in martial arts in order to perform these skills on the stage. However, in a reverse of this trend, young Tae Kwon Do professionals attended auditions offered by the production company of 'FAMILY', LUNATIC Co. Ltd., in order to get the chance of getting their names on the casting board. B-boy dancers went through the same procedure. The LUNATIC Co. Ltd. believed that Tae Kwon Do specialists could perform with higher quality than actors who took short-term training in martial arts. After passing through 10 stages of audition, the remaining Tae Kwon Do specialists were then trained acting. This is the reason why the martial arts and dancing performances of 'FAMILY' are more exciting, attractive and touching.
 
? History of Actors from Tae Kwon Do Family.
Sehoon Jeong (Father) - Champion of the International Tae Kwon Do Poomsae Competition. Tae Kwon Do department of Kyunghee University.
Hyungkyoon Oh (Son) - Tae Kwon Do department of Woosuk University.
Mira Kim (Grandmother) - Tae Kwon Do department of Woosuk University.
Eroo Kim (Mother) - Champion of the International Junior Tae Kwon Do competition
Seulbi Yi (Mother) - Champion of the International Tae Kwon Do Competition 2007. Tae Kwon Do department of Korea National Sports University.
 
? History of Actors from B-boy Family.
Wonjin Son (Father) - 3rd place of Kimpo City Junior Song Contest. Practical Dancing Department of PaekChe Institute of the Arts.
Sara Jeong (Daughter) - Backup dancer of Korean well-known singers, such as Seungchul Lee, Mirae Yoon and Honey Family.
Nanhwa Lee (Daughter) - Backup dancer of Korean well-known singers, such as Chae Yeon, Donggeun Yang and Defcon. Braodcasting and Communications department of DongAh Institute of Media and Arts.
Hyonam Oh (Grandfather) - B-boy Dancing Musical 'Marionette' and 'Sweet Box', Broadcasting and Arts department of Induk Institute of Technology.
 
 
The producer of "Family", Jae-Hyun Baek.
 
The producer of "Family", official show of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008, Jae-Hyun Baek is a very well-known comedian in South Korea. He was employed in 1993 as an official comedian for KBS TV, public broadcasting corporation in South Korea (Korean equivalent of the BBC). Since first appearing on the screen, he has gained notable fame in his native country.
 
He received the nickname "Idea Bank" due to his unique ability to produce a diverse and imaginative array of comedic formats and ideas. His colleagues, producers and writers have all acknowledged that he has a special gift and is a uniquely talented comedian. His comedy performance can be seen on TV programmes such as "Super Sunday", "Fun Club", "Gag Concert" and "Big Laughter"
 
The Gag Concert was one of the most innovative comedy programmes in Korean media history. It first aired in 2000, taking the format of a live stage sketch show. Comedians perform 2-3 minute sketches in front of an audience of 1,000 people. It was like bringing the theatre to the studio. Baek was the show's largest contributer. He produced "Gag Concert" in Daehak-Ro (Korean equivalent of Broadway) and then brought it to the TV screen. This comedy format has proved popular and has been copied and produced on other Korean TV channels. Jae-Hyun Baek was the brains behind this comedy format in Korea.
 
Baek started his career as a musical producer and presented his first work, "Christmas in the Kingdom of the Dead" in December, 2001. He dreamt of being a musical producer when he was a teenager, and hoped to communicate with the world through musicals. He has produced various works, such as "Lunatic", "Face Off", "Sad Pierrot", "Sky Walk" and "Family". The "Lunatic" has been on the stage in Korea for 5 years. It demonstrates the potential to produce Korean original work accessible to a wider audience. "Sky Walk" is a dancing musical performed successfully by B-boys in July and August this year. "Family" opened its first show in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008.

Korean extreme mix of Taekwon Martial Arts/hip-hop streetdance/comic lunacy and overall physical brilliance. Add to this some amazing pulsating musical soundscapes and you won’t believe your eyes or ears.
THE FAMILY is a unique and explosive spellbinding experience that cannot be missed at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival . Book early.

Arirang Party

Category: Dance and Physical Theatre

Show Time: 10.45pm

Duration: 75 minutes

Adult Price: £16.00

Concessions Price: £12.00

Another Korean extreme musical dance spectacular direct from its hit run in Seoul featuring world-class percussionist choi so-ri with a combination of street/tap/martial arts dance crews who’ll guarantee you’ll party the night away.
 Simply breathtaking the best.

Below is Chinese Elvis and his assistant having performed a well supported

Edinburgh Festival season at Club West- Invasian Festival

Martin Hunt- Managing Director of TARTIN Silk Public Relations- one the main sponsors of the Invasian Festival, Ronnie Aitken -director  of a number of shows at the Invasian Festival including the Anshul Tomer Show, and Anshul Tomer- the young  gifted 'Indian Idol' contestant- all relaxing after after a film shoot of the Anshul Tomer Show which is being made into a movie to be showsnat the second 2009 Fringe Film Fest which is held on the 2nd August each each at the Film House, Lothian Road, Edinburgh.

Anshul Tomer Music

'No words can discribe Anshul Toner's voice.. you have to come to here it for yourself.. a must for a USA Weekly News 100 Star Award for an outstanding performance way above the average Five Star Rating..' USA Weekly News

Category: Music

Show Time: 1.15pm

Duration: 50 minutes

Adult Price: £8.00

Concessions Price: £7.00

Young, gifted ’Indian Idol’ contestant Anshul returns to the Fringe to delight you with a new repertoire of classical and popular Bollywood songs made famous through film. A voice as smooth as silk.

B.A.D.J. Music

Bani & Indrani Music

Bend it Like Elvis Music

Bhakti & The Blues Music

Chinese Elvis Music

An Audience  Dana Gillespie 
at 9 PM from 18th August till the 23rd August, 2008 at Club West 
Dana Gillespie was the winner of a Sell-Out Award at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Dana Gillespie returns with Austrian wizard boogie-woogie player, Jachin Paklen, to show you what risque down and dirty blues is all about. Dana Gillespie is a multi-award winning undisputed and renowned Queen of the risque blues, together with Jachin Paklen, the fastest piano-player in the West, is back again to make you laugh, cry, dance and stomp your feet.
www.dana-gillespie.com
'What more can be said...Dana Gillespie the multi-award winner undisputed and renowned Queen of risque blues supported by Jachin Paklen the world class  Austrian wizard boogie-woogie player' can not be matched in the world for their presentation of risque blues...this magic combination would entice even a non blues fan to love the blues..a definate for a USA Weekly News 100 Star Award for their contribution to the nearly lost art of the real risque blues..' USA  Weekly News



Dana Gillespie with Sal Bashir who performs his Elvis Tribute at ClubWest-Invasian Fest,

along with Austrian wizard boogie-woogie player, Jachin Paklen who supports Danna Gillespie

The Famous Sal Bashir as Bend It like Elvis

" The rumours are true..Elvis is alive and well...in the form of Sal Bashir...you close your eyes and you think it is Elvis..you open your eyes and you know it is Elvis..there is no doubt Sal Bashir, who has dedicated his performing career in respect to the rock legend, to keep this music hero alive..is the closest one can get to Elvis..Sal Bashir's performance is extremely authentic and entertaining and is well derserving of a USA Weekly News over Five Star Rating.. there are so many Elvis personators in the world..however you will have look hard to find another one that does a better job than Sal Bashir...well done Sal for the most real Elvis performance we have seen the death of the rock legend Elvis....'  USA Weekly News

Website: http://www.sallikeelvis.co.uk

Adult Price: £10.00

Concessions Price: £8.00

No ordinary Elvis tribute – this is a voice as pure as the man himself. Sal Bashir, Britain’s only Pakistani Elvis, covers the entire versatile vocal range of Elvis’s repertoire, looking and sounding a dream.

Sponsors www.spice-land.co.uk, www.akashtandoori.net, www.lemarkgroup.co.uk, www.bayleafrestaurant.net, www.tdrcomputers.com

Bikash Tandoori House, 25 St.Johns Way, Corringham, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 7NA TEL: 01375 643321

Elvis Idol - The Auditions Music

Elvis Idol - The Final Music

Kaleidophone Music

Mirrors of Love Music

Mirrors of Love Music

Ahir Shah & Alex Maple - One Boy. One Man. Two Comedians

Comedy

Gender Pretenders

Comedy

Soul Traders

Musicals

Soul Traders

Musicals

3 Flying Solo Theatre

Another Paradise Theatre

Dance without Movement Theatre

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'Dance without Movement is a very realistic, funny and moving story by Sophia Rashid, of one woman's attempt to come to terms with the dilemas associated with being a young second generation Asian woman in 21st Century Briton..actress who played the role of Zuleika, the only character in the play, Yamina Peerzalda, who has recently graduated form the central School of Speech and Drama with an MA in Screen Acting folowing an intensive acting course at the Dramatic Arts and Design Academy in  India,, performed an academy performance in her role as Zuleika....this play and its performance is a must for a  USA  Weekly News
100 Star Award for an very outstanding performance that is so far above the average Five Star Show...Yamina Peerzalda is definately a star in the making ans the thatre and film world is going to see a lot more of this talented actress who played such a difficult role as Zuleika ' USA  Weekly News

Category: Theatre

Show Time: 6.00pm

Duration: 50 minutes

Performing group: Peshkar Productions

Website: http://www.peshkar.org.uk

Adult Price: £9.50

Concessions Price: £8.50

Zuleikha is sister, daughter, friend, wife, Muslim, Pakistani, Asian, Brit. Everyone’s defining Zuleikha, but who is she really? Dark, comic tale of identity and self-discovery written by Sophia Rashid, and produced by award-winning Peshkar Productions.

It Ain't All Bollywood Theatre

Ramayana - Part One Theatre

Ramayana - Part Two Theatre

Tara Arts - Part One Theatre

Tara Arts - Part Three Theatre

Tara Arts - Part Two Theatre

The Self Murder Theatre

Invasian Festival: Dance Ihayami Workshops for All (10:15) 1

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Invasian Festival: Vayu Naidu Company’s Storytelling Workshop for Professional Performers only

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