Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo

""As the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo embarks on the next thirty years of entertainment, culture, and education, it is encouraging to see that the spirit of internationalism, combined with a very special sense of Canadian pride, is thriving in Nova Scotia in such a colourful, vibrant, and spectacular fashion."---Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II" "Thousands of Canadian and international civilian and military performers have made the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo the world's largest annual indoor show. First performed in Halifax in 1979 to mark the visit of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother for the International Gathering of the Clans, the Tattoo has now become a must-see event, drawing more than a million-and-a-half spectators over the years." "This sumptuously illustrated book offers both an insider's and a spectator's perspective of the Tattoo over its 30-year history, providing both backstage and front-of-stage views of the event. Drawing from an archive of more than 75,000 photographs, this illustrated history of the Tattoo showcases the spectacle and pageantry of this unique annual performance." ""A night that's part Cirque du Soleil in its variety and inventiveness, yet pure Gaelic sentiment too, and one of the most moving nights of entertainment I've ever experienced."---Linda Jacobs, Hamilton Spectator"--BOOK JACKET.