Halifax Fringe Festival

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| name = Halifax Fringe

| image = 2018 Halifax Fringe Festival Banner in Halifax, Nova Scotia (43736292784).jpg

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| caption = Halifax Fringe in 2018

| location = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

| founded = 1991

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| play_type = Fringe festival, performing arts

| date = September 3-13, 2020

| website = {{official|https://halifaxfringe.ca/}}

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The Halifax Fringe Festival, formerly known as the Atlantic Fringe Festival, is held annually in late August and early September in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Since 1991, the festival has been a showcase for non-mainstream theatre. A wide variety of original plays, shows, and presentations are performed.

History

Atlantic Fringe Festival Society was incorporated in 1990 and the first Atlantic Fringe Festival took place in 1991. Ken Pinto ran the festival from its inception for twenty years. After an open letter of complaint by performer Mikaela Dyke,{{cite web|last=Carter Flynn |first=Sue |title=An Open Letter of Complaint Against Fringe's Ken Pinto |url=https://thecoast.ca/TheScene/archives/2010/09/11/an-open-letter-of-complaint-against-fringe-director-ken-pinto |work=The Coast Weekly |publisher=The Coast Publishing |accessdate=8 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223154727/http://www.thecoast.ca/ArtAttack/archives/2010/09/11/an-open-letter-of-complaint-against-fringe-director-ken-pinto |archivedate=23 December 2012 }} Pinto stepped down amidst controversy about the future of the festival after the 20th edition of the festival in 2010.{{cite web|last=Johns |first=Stephanie |title=Ken Pinto drops by the Coast office to discuss the Fringe |url=http://www.thecoast.ca/ArtAttack/archives/2011/04/13/ken-pinto-drops-by-the-coast-office-to-discuss-the-fringe-festival |work=The Coast Weekly |publisher=The Coast Publishing |accessdate=8 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104203135/http://www.thecoast.ca/ArtAttack/archives/2011/04/13/ken-pinto-drops-by-the-coast-office-to-discuss-the-fringe-festival |archivedate=4 November 2011 }} A new board of directors assumed responsibility for the 21st edition of the festival in 2011. Thom Fitzgerald assumed the position of Festival Director that year, succeeded by playwright Lee-Anne Poole in 2015.

In 2011, the #1 Atlantic Fringe Hit was "Rainer Hirsch's Victor Borge".

In 2012, the #1 Atlantic Fringe Hit was "Confessions of a Mormon Boy" by Steven Fales

Performances take place at different venues in downtown Halifax and change year to year. Atlantic Fringe Festival more than doubled its audience between 2010 and 2012, with 9,393 individual tickets issued for the 22nd edition.

The name was changed for Halifax Fringe Festival in 2017 for the 27th edition.{{cite news

| author = Rebecca Dingwell

| title = The Halifax Fringe Festival wants you to come off the beaten track

| quote = The Atlantic Fringe Festival is going into its 27th year with a new name: The Halifax Fringe Festival.

| newspaper = The Coast

| date = June 1, 2017

| url = https://www.thecoast.ca/ArtAttack/archives/2017/06/01/the-halifax-fringe-festival-wants-you-to-come-off-the-beaten-track

| accessdate = September 3, 2018

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Shows and attractions

The 2008 festival featured over 250 performances of more than 40 different shows, including musicals, dramas, comedies, and dance.

The 2012 festival featured over 300 performances of more than 50 different shows, including musicals, dramas, comedies, and dance.

Cost

Tickets for each performance are sold individually. Price per ticket

ranges from $2-$15 Canadian (2020).

References

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Canadian-Heritage-868384.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20110706172502/http://halifax.cityguide.ca/atlantic-fringe-festival-august-28september-7/08-023474.php

External links

{{Official website|https://halifaxfringe.ca/}}

Category:Theatre festivals in Nova Scotia

Fringe_Festival

Category:Fringe festivals in Canada

Category:Festivals established in 1991

Category:1991 establishments in Nova Scotia