Dance dominates 2011 Edinburgh International Festival

The programme for this summer's EIF was unveiled at The Hub on the Royal Mile this morning. Its theme is To The Far West and will bring performers from China, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam to the Scottish capital. We're still sifting through the 72-page catalogue of events - which you can see online here . The Guardian's Scotland correspondent Severin Carrell has picked out some highlights in this report . Let us know what your first impressions of the line up are. Are you excited by the festival? Or from your point of view does it just get in the way of local life? Have your say by commenting below. Local culture reviewer Thom Dibdin was also at this morning's launch and points out there are six dance programmes, four plays and three operas. He has written a post on The Stage, where he asks EIF director Jonathan Mills about the balance of the programme. Read more from Dibdin here . The festival this year runs from 12 August to 4 September and public booking opens on Saturday 2 April online at www.eif.co.uk Have a look at the programme and feel free to share your thoughts below.