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The Lottery Party for the 2014 Fringe Festival was a raucous occasion at the Tranzac Club last night. Packed with indie artists and producers, the evening proved that Fringe theatre is thriving in our country.
Why do we do it this way? Why leave it all to chance?
Because we believe that every story has a right to be told. Because we believe that everyone should be offered access to the creative opportunities at Fringe. No matter who you are – or who you know.
Please click here for a list of winners.
The Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals (CAFF) has now finished its 2013 season with 22 member festivals from throughout Canada and the US taking part in a Fringe Festival movement. In 2013, Saint John, San Diego and Port Alberni Valley joined the CAFF membership. As per the mandate all programming is open access, through lottery or first-come first-served processes. Since 1982 this movement has proven to produce a rich diversity of theatre and a loyal and growing audience base.
This year CAFF surpassed itself with an overall attendance of 1,168,345 across all events. A total $3,585,981 was returned to the participating artists in over 8,457 performances from 1215 companies. This box office revenue shows a 19% increase in just 3 years and in 2014 CAFF will be adding 3 additional festivals to its membership. Many festivals are already open for submissions for 2014 and the demand is exceptionally high from the artistic community, with most fringes seeing a substantial increase in their applications. The touring lottery, which allows 10 companies coveted slots at their festivals of choice, saw an increase to 170 applicants for a 2014 tour which shows an incredible 57% increase since 2013.
“Fringe Festivals continue to provide the most popular theatergoing experience in Canada and increasingly in the United States. We are proud that we not only introduce new audiences to theatre, but we cultivate theatre fans some of whom see dozens of plays at a single festival. We are also a growing source of programming for theatres outside of large urban areas - through our smaller member festivals such as the Regina Fringe Festival and through remounted Fringe acts that tour regionally outside of the festival season. The impact of the Fringe movement on culture and communities cannot be underestimated and we look forward to another season of healthy growth in 2014” CAFF President, David Jordan.
CAFF promotes the accessibility and integrity of Fringe Festivals and is known worldwide for the unique Fringe Festival Touring circuit that has evolved from our guiding principles.
Festivals run from February beginning with FRIGID New York and continuing through; Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, London Fringe Theatre Festival, Festival St-Ambroise Fringe de Montreal, Alberni Valley Fringe Festival, Ottawa Fringe Festival, Regina International Fringe Festival, The Toronto Fringe Festival, Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, Hamilton Fringe Festival, PotashCorp (Saskatoon) Fringe Theatre Festival, Calgary Fringe Festival, Fundy Fringe Festival (Saint John), Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, Fringetastic Theatre Festival (Nanaimo), Indianapolis Fringe Theatre Festival, Island Fringe Festival (PEI), Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival, Atlantic Fringe Festival (Halifax), San Francisco Fringe Festival, Vancouver Fringe Festival, and ending in September with Boulder International.
Photo: Adam Bryan of Red Pants Productions. ©2013 Dahlia Katz.
2013-11-26
Toronto: 2014 Toronto Fringe Lottery winners announced