At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s first and most massive of fringes, the dance/circus/physical theater category boasts more than 4,000 shows, spread over a mere three weeks. How to choose? Carefully, I’d suggest. It’s in the nature of a fringe festival to throw the doors open to all comers, which means the curating lands on you. Thankfully, the Edinburgh Fringe website helps, with a page for each show that includes video teasers, show descriptions, and links to reviews. Read them, as well as any guides in the U.K. press (The Guardian, for example, has a squadron of theater writers culling the Edinburgh offerings). Favor smaller, more portable shows over herds, and don’t let quirky concept seduce you. —Apollinaire Scherr