Fringe theatre

Fringe (English: edge, fringe) is created in the 1950s alternative form of theater, which had its peak in the 1960s. The name comes from the time when, on the edge of the official Scottish Edinburgh festival fringe theater groups organized their own gigs.

General

The performances are usually not technically complicated. It is often played in venues that are converted to and actually are not classical theater venues. The theater groups are usually smaller than conventional theater ensembles, because the groups on the one hand often travel, you could not perform with more actors to the other in the venues due to the small size and the cost must be kept low because of the difficult financing. Therefore, one- person pieces in fringe theater quite common. Sometimes the artists are staying with residents of the city in which they just present their pieces. Often, new plays are performed, which differ in their obscure and unusual action of mainstream theater. During the period of conventional plays is usually two to three hours, take Fringe pieces usually less than an hour. The short performances and the lower entry prices will allow viewers to watch one evening several pieces. Fringe is characterized by the fact that the way of the performances can vary greatly. Artistic elements from diverse artistic subareas are combined, leading to high variety and a large potential for possible presentations.

History

1950s to 1980s

Already in 1947, was created with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe a first festival where - in addition to the established theater - experimental works have been performed. In the 1950s, Fringe formed further and reached its peak in mid -1960s. Opened in 1963, the first Fringe Theatre in Edinburgh, the Travers Theatre Club. Others followed including London.

During the 1970s and 1980s, and with the growth of the independent theater scene in the UK, the boundaries between Fringe and commercial and institutional theaters were always flowing. Opened in 1977 both the National Theatre with the Cottesloe and the Royal Shakespeare Company with The Warehouse a Fringespielstätte in-house.

Then, Fringe was taken to the commercial West End and thus to a wider audience.

Fringe Today

In recent times, get theater groups and directors who come from the independent scene, and more often the opportunity to perform at major British theaters or to stage. Thus, the Fringe Theatre has at least partially developed by a resistance movement into a springboard for the rise in the established theater.

Known representatives of Fringe Theatre

Among the best known representatives include Simon McBurney and his Complicite Theatre de, Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch of Improbable Theatre with their production Theater of Blood at the National Theatre in London ( 2005).

List of Fringe Festivals

  • Adelaide Fringe Festival
  • Atlantic Fringe Festival
  • Austin FronteraFest Fringe Festival
  • Bath Fringe Festival
  • Brighton Festival Fringe
  • Buxton Festival Fringe
  • Calgary Fringe Festival
  • Capital Fringe Festival
  • Couch Soup | Coffee Soup Fringe Festival
  • Dublin Fringe Festival
  • Edinburgh Festival Fringe
  • Edmonton International Fringe Festival
  • Frigid New York
  • Fringe Festival Ruhr Festival Recklinghausen
  • London Festival Fringe
  • Malvern Fringe Festival
  • Melbourne Fringe Festival
  • Minnesota Fringe Festival
  • New York International Fringe Festival
  • Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival
  • Ottawa Fringe Festival
  • Prague Fringe Festival | Prague Fringe
  • Time -Based Art Festival
  • The Sydney Fringe | Sydney Fringe
  • Toronto Fringe Festival
  • Vancouver Fringe Festival
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