The Sydney Fringe
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The Sydney Fringe is an alternative arts and culture festival held for the first time in September 2010 in the inner west of Sydney
, Australia.
The Sydney Fringe festival is an initiative of the Newtown
Entertainment Precinct Association. The inaugural festival director is Kris Stewart
, who was previously the director of the New York Musical Theatre Festival
.
, founded by producer Megan Donnelly. The Live Bait Festival, a successor to the Sydney Fringe Festival, also operated out of Bondi from 2003–2004 and was co-produced by Michael Cohen and Glenn Wright.
/Marrickville
/Enmore
area.
, which takes place in January. It is a curated festival (like the New York International Fringe Festival
) as opposed to an open access "unjuried" festival (the model used by the Edinburgh Fringe Festival).
Submissions for the 2010 festival opened on 29 January 2010 and will close on 1 April.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia.
The Sydney Fringe festival is an initiative of the Newtown
Newtown, New South Wales
Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west is located approximately four kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, straddling the local government areas of the City of Sydney and Marrickville Council in the state of New South Wales, Australia....
Entertainment Precinct Association. The inaugural festival director is Kris Stewart
Kris Stewart (director)
Kris Stewart is an Australian theatre director and producer.Stewart was the founding director of the New York Musical Theatre Festival and is the inaugural festival director of The Sydney Fringe festival. He is also the resident director of the Australian production of the musical Wicked.-References:...
, who was previously the director of the New York Musical Theatre Festival
New York Musical Theatre Festival
The New York Musical Theatre Festival is an annual three-week fall Festival which presents more than thirty new musicals at venues in New York City's midtown theater district...
.
Previous Sydney Fringe Festivals
A Sydney Fringe Festival ran from 1994 to 2002 in BondiBondi, New South Wales
Bondi is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bondi is located seven kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council. The postcode is 2026.-Location:...
, founded by producer Megan Donnelly. The Live Bait Festival, a successor to the Sydney Fringe Festival, also operated out of Bondi from 2003–2004 and was co-produced by Michael Cohen and Glenn Wright.
Venues
The Sydney Fringe in 2010 will operate in a festival precinct encompassing a number of venues in the NewtownNewtown, New South Wales
Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west is located approximately four kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, straddling the local government areas of the City of Sydney and Marrickville Council in the state of New South Wales, Australia....
/Marrickville
Marrickville, New South Wales
Marrickville, a suburb of Sydney's Inner West is located 7 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the state of New South Wales, Australia and is the largest suburb in the Marrickville Council local government area...
/Enmore
Enmore, New South Wales
Enmore is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Enmore is located 5 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Marrickville Council.-History:...
area.
Disciplines
The Sydney Fringe festival disciplines include theatre, dance, cabaret, music, visual arts, sports and games, film, digital arts, comedy, books, poetry, kids and family shows and special events.Model
The Sydney Fringe, taking place in September, is not attached to the Sydney FestivalSydney Festival
Sydney Festival is Australia's largest and most attended annual cultural event running every January since it was first held in 1977. Its program features around 80 events including contemporary and classical music, dance, circus, drama, visual arts and artist talks...
, which takes place in January. It is a curated festival (like the New York International Fringe Festival
New York International Fringe Festival
The New York International Fringe Festival, or FringeNYC, is a Fringe theater festival and one of the largest multi-arts events in North America. It takes place over the course of two weeks every August, spread across several neighborhoods in downtown Manhattan, notably the Lower East Side, the...
) as opposed to an open access "unjuried" festival (the model used by the Edinburgh Fringe Festival).
Submissions for the 2010 festival opened on 29 January 2010 and will close on 1 April.