Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival
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The Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival is one of North America’s largest and oldest fringe theatre festivals, showcasing a wide range of independent, experimental, and alternative performances each year.
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| instanceOf |
fringe festival
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theatre festival → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edmonton Fringe
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Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival → |
| continent |
North America
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| country |
Canada
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| culturalSignificance |
major event in Edmonton’s arts calendar
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| duration |
approximately 10 days
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| focus |
emerging artists
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independent productions → new works → |
| founder |
Brian Paisley
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| genre |
alternative theatre
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experimental theatre → performing arts → theatre → |
| hasComponent |
artisan market
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buskers → dance performances → food vendors → improv shows → indoor ticketed shows → kids programming → late-night cabarets → musical theatre → outdoor free performances → panel discussions → site-specific theatre → stand-up comedy → street performers → workshops → |
| hostCity |
City of Edmonton
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| inception |
1982
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| influenced |
growth of fringe theatre movement in Canada
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| inspiredBy |
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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| language |
primarily English
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| locatedIn |
Alberta
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Edmonton → Old Strathcona → |
| notableCharacteristic |
one of North America’s largest fringe festivals
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one of North America’s oldest fringe festivals → |
| organizer |
Fringe Theatre Adventures
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| recurrence |
annual
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| selectionMethod |
lottery
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| selectionPolicy |
non-juried
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| startTime |
1982
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| typicalAudienceSize |
hundreds of thousands of attendees
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| typicalTimeOfYear |
August
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| website |
https://www.fringetheatre.ca/
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Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival
("Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival")
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Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival ("Edmonton Fringe") → |
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Alberta
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