Dunedin Fringe Festival
{{Short description|Annual 11-day festival in New Zealand}}
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The Dunedin Fringe Festival, or Dunedin Fringe, is an 11-day fringe arts festival held each March in Dunedin, New Zealand. Initiated in the year 2000,{{cite web |url=http://www.dunedinfringe.nz/about/ |title=About Dunedin Fringe |website=Dunedin Fringe |access-date=12 October 2016}} Dunedin Fringe aims to bring experimental contemporary art to a wider audience and to support the work of emerging artists, attracting artists from throughout New Zealand and overseas.
Independent artist events form the backbone of the Dunedin Fringe Festival and are facilitated through an open-access registration process. This takes place from August – October each year. Funding assistance is made available to New Zealand artists.
While the festival programme primarily features independently produced events by artists, it also promotes a handful of high-profile special events run by the festival including an opening night event on the eve of the festival, and late night line up shows.
Events take place in a wide range of locations across Dunedin's City Centre and suburbs, from theatres to bars, museums to churches, and cycleways to shop windows.
In 2021, over 27,000 people attended artist and festival-produced events.
Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust
The Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust was established in 2004 to support the successful production of the Dunedin Fringe Festival.{{Cite web|title=Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust|url=https://www.thebigidea.nz/profile/dunedin-fringe-arts-trust|access-date=2021-07-10|website=The Big Idea|language=en}} The trust also supports the delivery of other programmes such as the New Zealand Young Writers Festival and the Amped Music Project.
The current directors of the Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust are Kate Schrader and Ruth Harvey.{{Cite web|last=McAvinue|first=Shawn|date=2017-08-03|title=New Fringe director dives in|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/new-fringe-director-dives|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Otago Daily Times |language=en}} Schrader and Harvey have served as co-directors since 2022, when they took over from Gareth McMillan who had been in the role since 2017.{{Cite web|last=Benson|first=Nigel|date=2014-07-21|title=New Fringe director 'thrilled' to gain role|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/new-fringe-director-thrilled-gain-role|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Otago Daily Times |language=en}}
Programme
In addition to theatrical performances, the festival hosts dancers and live music.{{cite press release|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1412/S00390/dunedin-fringe-reveals-first-programme-announcments-for-2015.htm|title=Dunedin Fringe Reveals First Programme Announcements for 2015|date=19 December 2014|publisher=Scoop|location=Dunedin|access-date=12 October 2016}} In 2016, artists produced 55 shows.{{cite web|last=McAvinue|first=Shawn|date=17 March 2016|title=Fringe director thrilled with festival|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/fringe-director-thrilled-festival|access-date=12 October 2016|website=Otago Daily Times}} The festival is open-access, which means that anyone who registers may perform.
In 2020 there were cancellations to the programme due to COVID-19. Suitcase Theatre rescheduled and presented a performance of Boobs on Stage about breast cancer previously scheduled for a small space to the large Regent Theatre but with the social distancing of the audience to positive reviews.{{Cite web|last=MacTavish|first=Terry|date=12 Sep 2020|title=DEAR BOOBS on Stage - Courage, humour and insight|url=https://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/review.php?id=12389|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-13|website=TheatreView|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713104806/https://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/review.php?id=12389 |archive-date=13 July 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Harwood|first=Brenda|date=2020-09-03|title=The show must go on|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/the-star/show-must-go|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Otago Daily Times |language=en}}
Further reading
- {{cite web |url=http://artsaccess.org.nz/Dunedin+Fringe+to+feature+first+theatre+captioning |title=Dunedin Fringe to feature first theatre captioning |last=Heinz Housel |first=Teresa |date=4 March 2014 |website=Arts Access Aotearoa |access-date=12 October 2016}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/your-council/latest-news/april-2013/historic-athenaeum-building-sold |title=Historic Athenaeum Building Sold |date=8 April 2013 |website=dunedin.govt.nz |publisher=Dunedin City Council |access-date=12 October 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.dunedinfringe.nz/}}
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