The New Zealand Fringe Festival is an open access arts festival in Wellington, New Zealand held over several weeks in February and March each year. The 2020 programme marked the festival's 30th anniversary.[1]
The festival was established in 1990 and was the first fringe festival in New Zealand. It followed fringe festival models from Edinburgh and Adelaide. The first festival was held at BATS Theatre.[2][3] Initially it ran as a biennial festival to coincide with the New Zealand Festival of the Arts and was also curated by them until the Fringe Arts Trust (FAT) was formed in 1994.[3]
The current governance is the Creative Capital Arts Trust, an umbrella organisation established in 2011 to manage New Zealand Fringe Festival and the Wellington street festival CubaDupa.[4] Since 2011, NZ Fringe has grown 237.5% from 52 shows to 189 shows in 2022.[5] The non-profit organisation is governed by a voluntary board of five trustees. Staff have included Drew James (Chief Executive), Gerry Paul (CubaDupa Festival Director), and Vanessa Stacey (New Zealand Fringe Festival Director ).
Programmeedit
New Zealand Fringe is an open access festival, providing various platforms for artists to experiment, present, and show new or refined works.[6] The festival is held annually for three weeks during February/March.[6][7] The festival often has over 150 events with can include more than 600 presentations over the three week season. It includes contemporary work in art forms including audio (podcast), busking, cabaret, comedy, circus, dance, improvisation, music, online, physical theatre, poetry, puppetry, spoken word/storytelling, theatre, visual & digital art. New Zealand Fringe directed by Vanessa Stacey and is produced and managed by the non-profit Creative Capital Arts Trust, with Drew James as Chief Executive and a team of professional arts managers and seasonal staff.
Participationedit
As an open access there are no constraints on the content or presentation of the work. Participating artists pay a one-off registration fee and the New Zealand Fringe assists the artists by providing festival marketing (website, fringe programme, marketing collateral), practical information, and one-on-one advice. As a non-commissioned, open access festival, the production and presentation costs are the responsibility of the practitioner.[8]
New Zealand Fringe Festival runs a Kakano New Works Funding scheme to foster and support new New Zealand productions. There are international festival relationships to create exchange and touring opportunities to New Zealand artists.[9]
Accoladesedit
In January 2014, National Geographic named NZ Fringe Festival one of 10 international ‘Must Do in February Festivals’.[1][10] Vibrant Gold Awards Finalist 2022
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October 28, 2023
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The New Zealand Fringe Festival is an open access arts festival in Wellington New Zealand held over several weeks in February and March each year The 2020 programme marked the festival s 30th anniversary 1 New Zealand Fringe FestivalGenreArtsFrequencyAnnuallyLocation s Wellington New ZealandInaugurated1990Previous event18 February 2022 2022 02 18 13 March 2022 2022 03 13 Next event17 February 2023 2023 02 17 11 March 2023 2023 03 11 Organised byCreative Capital Arts TrustWebsitewww wbr fringe wbr co wbr nz Contents 1 Background 2 Programme 3 Participation 4 Accolades 4 1 Alumni 5 ReferencesBackground editThe festival was established in 1990 and was the first fringe festival in New Zealand It followed fringe festival models from Edinburgh and Adelaide The first festival was held at BATS Theatre 2 3 Initially it ran as a biennial festival to coincide with the New Zealand Festival of the Arts and was also curated by them until the Fringe Arts Trust FAT was formed in 1994 3 The current governance is the Creative Capital Arts Trust an umbrella organisation established in 2011 to manage New Zealand Fringe Festival and the Wellington street festival CubaDupa 4 Since 2011 NZ Fringe has grown 237 5 from 52 shows to 189 shows in 2022 5 The non profit organisation is governed by a voluntary board of five trustees Staff have included Drew James Chief Executive Gerry Paul CubaDupa Festival Director and Vanessa Stacey New Zealand Fringe Festival Director Programme editNew Zealand Fringe is an open access festival providing various platforms for artists to experiment present and show new or refined works 6 The festival is held annually for three weeks during February March 6 7 The festival often has over 150 events with can include more than 600 presentations over the three week season It includes contemporary work in art forms including audio podcast busking cabaret comedy circus dance improvisation music online physical theatre poetry puppetry spoken word storytelling theatre visual amp digital art New Zealand Fringe directed by Vanessa Stacey and is produced and managed by the non profit Creative Capital Arts Trust with Drew James as Chief Executive and a team of professional arts managers and seasonal staff Participation editAs an open access there are no constraints on the content or presentation of the work Participating artists pay a one off registration fee and the New Zealand Fringe assists the artists by providing festival marketing website fringe programme marketing collateral practical information and one on one advice As a non commissioned open access festival the production and presentation costs are the responsibility of the practitioner 8 New Zealand Fringe Festival runs a Kakano New Works Funding scheme to foster and support new New Zealand productions There are international festival relationships to create exchange and touring opportunities to New Zealand artists 9 Accolades editIn January 2014 National Geographic named NZ Fringe Festival one of 10 international Must Do in February Festivals 1 10 Vibrant Gold Awards Finalist 2022In November 2014 NZ Fringe Festival won the Wellington International Airport Regional Community Award for Arts and Culture 10 Alumni edit Many New Zealand arts and entertainment practitioners and companies have had shows at the New Zealand Fringe including Flight of the Conchords 11 Rhys Darby Strike Percussion and Footnote Dance 6 7 12 References edit a b Event o Rama 10 Must Dos in February Intelligent Travel Intelligenttravel nationalgeographic com 2014 01 22 Archived from the original on 2015 09 05 Retrieved 2015 07 31 History Bats co nz Archived from the original on 2013 02 08 Retrieved 2015 07 31 a b Jackman Amy 2015 02 18 Fringe Festival celebrates silver jubilee Stuff Archived from the original on 2021 02 09 Retrieved 2020 08 06 Welcome Creative Capital Arts Trust Archived from the original on 2016 01 12 Retrieved 2015 08 19 Wellington s biggest little arts festival turns 25 thebigidea co nz 2014 12 04 Archived from the original on 2015 08 01 Retrieved 2015 08 19 a b c New Zealand Fringe Festival Fringe co nz 2015 03 14 Archived from the original on 2015 03 11 Retrieved 2015 07 31 a b Biggest Fringe lineup yet unveiled Stuff co nz 2013 12 04 Archived from the original on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2015 07 31 Fringe Artist Pack 2015 PDF fringe co nz Archived from the original on 2015 01 13 Retrieved 2015 08 19 Notes from the Fringe funding forum fringe co nz Retrieved 2015 08 19 permanent dead link a b 25 years of Wellington Fringe Stuff co nz 2014 12 05 Archived from the original on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2015 08 19 New Zealand Fringe Festival Names Flight of the Conchords McKenzie amp Clement Hall of Famers and Announces Awards Broadwayworld com Archived from the original on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2015 07 31 New Zealand Fringe Festival Names Flight of the Conchords McKenzie amp Clement Hall of Famers and Announces Awards Broadwayworld com Archived from the original on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2015 07 31 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Zealand Fringe Festival amp oldid 1164930730, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
