The ON THE EDGE fringe festival is up and running expanding their yearly actions further than ever before. This year is the 4th incarnation of the festival has changed to now showcase theatre, visual art and all things in between as it has created a parallel program called Duality in the WKP Kennedy Gallery. The Read more about Duality Opening Reception on August 9th at 6:30pm[…]
Tickets for the 2016 ON THE EDGE fringe festival are now on sale! Tickets may be purchased at the Capitol Centre’s Box Office (located at 150 Main St. E, North Bay, ON) or online (please note there is an additional On-Line Handling fee of $2.00/ticket for online purchases). Check out the Capitol Centre’s website for Read more about Tickets Now on Sale![…]
The ON THE EDGE fringe festival is proud to announce our 2016 schedule including 11 mighty performances taking the stage each day within the Capitol Centre! Tuesday 9th Galaxy Circle Lounge Stage Kennedy Gallery 5pm Treat Yourself Pinocchio: The Journey of Becoming a “Real” Boy Treasure Chest 6pm Tough! HOOTENANNY! 18 Degrees 7:30pm Untitled Poem, Read more about Schedule 2016[…]
The ON THE EDGE fringe team launched the festival’s “Call for Submissions“ last Friday and had an awesome level of local support. We were able to have guest speakers Dee Adrian of the Capitol Centre as well as Jeff Serran of the Downtown Improvement Area discuss both of their organizations involvement as well as being Read more about Launch is huge Success![…]
ON THE EDGE: A Fringe A team of local artists are collaborating to host North Bay’s first fringe festival August 15-17th. Theatre in its very essence is an expression of the self. However, the ability to participate in a wide variety of theatre is often limited by venue, money and audience. On the Edge Fringe Read more about New theatre festival announced for North Bay promises to push the limits![…]
Fringe theatre is theatre that is not of the mainstream. The term comes from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which name comes from Robert Kemp, who described the unofficial companies performing at the same time as the second Edinburgh International Festival (1948) as a “fringe”, writing: “Round the fringe of official Festival drama”. The term has Read more about CONCEPT: fringe like no other[…]
“ON THE EDGE: fringe” (OTEF) started when a group of like-minded artists working in theatre, visual arts and performance art became tired of the monotony of life in the north. Members of this group had recently attended a 3-day masters class conducted by Paul Gudgin, former Director of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and presented by Read more about finding the fringe on the fringe[…]
As we move forward the ON THE EDGE: fringe festival gains ground and expands into new areas. The future for the festival is bright as many local groups including the Downtown Improvement Area, City of North Bay, REP21, Canadore College, Nipissing Arts Council, Corrdinating Body of Arts Culture and Heritage (CBACH), Aanmitaagzi Storymakers and many more Read more about fringe on the move[…]
“ON THE EDGE fringe” a Fringe Festival like no other In 2011, a group of like-minded artists began a journey of development for the purpose of revitalizing the northern artscene especially in North Bay, Ontario. This has led to the development of several arts initiatives but most importantly it has established the need for a local Read more about ON THE EDGE: fringe[…]