What is Fringe?
To give you an insight to what is involved in a Fringe Festival, we offer you this definition which according to the U.S. Association of Fringe Festivals, a Fringe can be defined as:
Focused on the performing arts:
Theater, dance, puppetry, spoken word and the like make up the Fringe core, but festivals often may include film and visual arts elements. Fringes don't have a focus on a single discipline or genre, but are a performing-arts smörgåsbord.
Uncensored:
No one gets too fussy about swears or nudity but squeaky-clean content isn't marginal or discouraged, either.
Easy to participate in:
Ticket prices are low for audiences and production fees are low for artists. Show selection varies from festival to festivalbut is generally quite open to participation by the gamut of amateurs to professionals.
Festivals:
They last from just a few days to a few weeks and involve boatloads of people at multiple venues.
Original:
Fringes feature a huge array of original material—sometimes by design, but usually because that’s what Fringes naturally do well.
Rapid-fire:
Typically, tech is minimal and time is a factor at our festivals. Shows are often kept brief (Fringes most frequently have shows right around 60 minutes in length) and technical requirements kept simple (minor sets, streamlined cues, nothing elaborate).
To give you an insight to what is involved in a Fringe Festival, we offer you this definition which according to the U.S. Association of Fringe Festivals, a Fringe can be defined as:
Focused on the performing arts:
Theater, dance, puppetry, spoken word and the like make up the Fringe core, but festivals often may include film and visual arts elements. Fringes don't have a focus on a single discipline or genre, but are a performing-arts smörgåsbord.
Uncensored:
No one gets too fussy about swears or nudity but squeaky-clean content isn't marginal or discouraged, either.
Easy to participate in:
Ticket prices are low for audiences and production fees are low for artists. Show selection varies from festival to festivalbut is generally quite open to participation by the gamut of amateurs to professionals.
Festivals:
They last from just a few days to a few weeks and involve boatloads of people at multiple venues.
Original:
Fringes feature a huge array of original material—sometimes by design, but usually because that’s what Fringes naturally do well.
Rapid-fire:
Typically, tech is minimal and time is a factor at our festivals. Shows are often kept brief (Fringes most frequently have shows right around 60 minutes in length) and technical requirements kept simple (minor sets, streamlined cues, nothing elaborate).
Check out this link for more info on Fringe Festivals: www.fringefestivals.us.
or stay connected to other festivals by visiting: www.worldfestivalnet.com.
or have a look at this video by Creative Choices - it's a good short intro to being part of a fringe festival, in this case
Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the original.
or stay connected to other festivals by visiting: www.worldfestivalnet.com.
or have a look at this video by Creative Choices - it's a good short intro to being part of a fringe festival, in this case
Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the original.