Dublin Fringe Festival

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The Dublin Fringe Festival is an annual arts festival in Dublin, Ireland. The festival allows artists to develop and present their work by submitting their application which is subsequently reviewed by the programme manager. The festival is open to both Irish and international participants.

The festival started in 1995 and expanded into a sixteen day festival, annually held in September and is dedicated to new and emerging artists. The Dublin Fringe offers live entertainment as well as performance opportunities in dance, theatre, live art, visual art, and music.

To attract aspiring (and inspiring) artists, the fringe offers workshops throughout the festival to teach a wide variety of skills such as tassel swirling, hip hop, t'ai chi, and others to aid in exploring what’s new in the arts.

History

Originating in 1995, in association with the Dublin Theatre Festival, the Dublin Fringe Festival, known as “the fringe” of the theatre festival was created to promote the work of smaller theatre company productions.

Roise Goan was director of the festival from 2008 until 2013,[1] taking over from Wolfgang Hoffmann. The festival's first year as an independent festival was in 2006. Notable successes of past Fringe Festivals include Conor McPherson, Mark O’Rowe, and Enda Walsh.[citation needed]

Venues

Each performance takes place in a venue which is deemed most suitable to the show. This can range from a number of cafes and theatres, as well as less traditional venues such as the Liffey Boardwalk or on a Dublin bus.

For a number of years until 2009, The Spiegeltent, was a major part of the festival. It was erected in several sites most often located in Georges Dock. The Dublin Fringe Festival and Spiegeltent have attracted numerous successful shows such as the European phenomenon La Clique.

Sponsors

From 2009 Absolut vodka sponsored the festival,[2] in a four year deal.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/how-r%C3%B3ise-goan-grew-the-fringe-1.1515922 "one condition of a four-year title sponsorship was to sacrifice a portion of its identity (Absolut Fringe)" Webarchive
  2. ↑ http://www.drinksindustryireland.ie/article.aspx?id=1471

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