Who I'd like to meet: WHAT IS A FRINGE?
We're glad you asked. In Canada a Fringe Festival is a performing arts festival which adheres to these four guiding principles and ideals :
• NON-JURIED. The festival is open to absolutely anyone to perform absolutely anything. There is no selection committee and absolutely no censorship.
• ACCESSIBILITY (for the artists). Everyone gets a fair shot at being in the festival. Artists are selected either first come, first served or by lottery. The Montreal Fringe, for example, selects participating companies in a public lottery.
• ACCESSIBILITY (for the audience). Artists determine their own ticket price up to a maximum of $9 to keep the festival affordable to all. The idea is to encourage people to see more than one show and to take risks on shows they might not normally see.
• BOX OFFICE. 100% of the ticket price set by the artists is returned to the artists.
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
Well, basically it works like a co-op, minimizing costs and risks to all participants while maximizing returns to artists... (Read more on our FAQ).
QU'EST-CE QU'UN FRINGE ?
Heureux que vous nous le demandiez. Un Fringe est un festival des arts de la scène où l'on respecte quatre principes de base : ABSENCE DE JURY. Absolument n'importe qui peut faire n'importe quoi durant le festival. Il n'y a aucun comité de sélection et surtout pas de censure. ACCESSIBILITÉ (pour les artistes). Tout le monde a une chance égale de participer au festival. Les artistes sont choisis soit sur la base de « premier arrivé, premier servi », soit par tirage. Le Fringe de Montréal, par exemple, retient les compagnies lors d'un tirage public. ACCESSIBILITÉ (pour le public). Les artistes fixent eux-mêmes le prix d'entrée de leurs spectacles, qui ne doit pas excéder 9 $ -- le festival doit rester une expérience abordable. L'objectif : permettre aux festivaliers de voir plus d'un spectacle et de prendre des risques ! BILLETTERIE. La totalité des recettes est versée aux artistes en fonction des prix d'entrée qu'ils ont eux-mêmes fixés.
COMMENT ÇA FONCTIONNE ?
Fondamentalement, le festival fonctionne comme une coopérative animée du souci de minimiser les coûts et les risques pour tous les participants tout en maximalisant les revenus des artistes... (Continuez votre lecture sur notre Foire aux questions.)
Our next Taster days are: *Sunday 10th May 2009 *Sunday 14th June 2009 *Sunday 12th July 2009
2 Week Summer School * 3rd - 14th August 2009
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Meanwhile, please enjoy our slide show of various training programmes offered for adults at Circus Maniacs. [Tasters, Teambuilding, Community, Recreational & Professional Training, Cabarets]
We hope to see you!!! And tell your friends !!!! xxx
Le Cirque Presents the Social Surrealist farce Los Bancos – The Immoral Haze Part 1 to be Broadcast on Resonance 104.4 FM (Resonancefm. com) Thursday, March 26th @ 8 pm and Part 2 on Friday 27th @ 8pm (See Le Cirque Blog for Blurb)
Get ready to apply to perform in the 2009 Boulder International Fringe Festival...
Applications launch on December 15, 2008 at 9:00 am (Mountain Time). Final deadline is January 30, 2009 11:59 pm (Mountain Time)
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!!! First 25% of slots in each category are first come, first serve. The rest will be entered into the general lottery to be drawn on February 19, 2009 at The Big Fringe Lottery Party.
So apply early and be sure to get in on the fun!
Love, The Boulder Fringe www. BoulderFringe. com Boulder, CO USA 2009 Festival - 12-23 August
Ia the Montreal Fringe the best fringe or the absolute worst. Don't apply until you read the review at www. fringeordie. blogspot. com. Reviews of fringes by performers for performers......
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