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[…]