Dublin Fringe Festival

The Dublin Fringe Festival is an annual curated arts festival in Dublin, Ireland. The festival allows artists to submit their work via an application which is subsequently reviewed by the programme manager. The festival is open to both Irish and international participants.

The festival started in 1995 and expanded into a sixteen-day festival, annually held in September and focuses on new and emerging artists. The Dublin Fringe has live entertainment as well as performances in dance, theatre, live art, visual art, and music.

History

Originating in 1995, Bedrock Productions, with some support from the established Dublin Theatre Festival and Arts office of Dublin City Council, created the Dublin Fringe Festival, to "promote and showcase the work of small and vibrant theatre companies and theatre makers". In the first year, Conor McPherson's This Lime Tree Bower premiered, and in 1996 Enda Walsh's Disco Pigs took off from The International Bar.

Directors who have presented works at the festival have included Jimmy Fay (1995–1996), Ali Curran (1997–2000), Vallejo Gantner (2001 -2005), Wolfgang Hoffmann (2006–2007), Roise Goan (2008–2013),[1] and Kris Nelson (since 2014).

Successful works from past Fringe Festivals have included early plays by Conor McPherson, Enda Walsh, Owen McCafferty, Corn Exchange, Loose Canon, Pan Pan Theatre Company, Semper Fi, Anu Productions,, Danielle Galligan, and Eva O'Connor.[2]

Venues

Each performance takes place in a venue which is deemed most suitable to the show. This can range from a number of cafes and theatres, as well as less traditional venues such as the Liffey Boardwalk or on a Dublin bus.

For a number of years until 2009, The Spiegeltent was a major part of the festival. This tent was erected in several sites including at Georges Dock. The Dublin Fringe Festival and Spiegeltent have attracted numerous shows, including the cabaret/variety show La Clique.

Sponsors

Past sponsors include Absolut vodka who sponsored the events between 2009 and 2012,[3] as part of a four-year deal.[1]

References
  1. "How Róise Goan grew the Fringe". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. one condition of a four-year title sponsorship was to sacrifice a portion of its identity (Absolut Fringe)
  2. O'Connor, Eva (30 December 2016). "Eva O'Connor on turning mental health experiences into art". www.rte.ie. Dublin: Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. "Absolut's 2nd Dublin Fringe sponsorship". drinksindustryireland.ie. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
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