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OUTDOOR APPLICATION INFORMATION
FOR ALL APPLICANTS
This information is for ALL Performers who wish to apply to perform on the Winnipeg Fringe Festival Outdoor Stage.
APPLICATION RESTRICTIONS
The Winnipeg Fringe Festival will only accept applications online. If you are unable to apply online, please contact the Festival office at (204) 934-0308 to make special arrangements.
Please note that this is an application process. Not all applicants will necessarily be accepted into the Fringe Festival.
All applicants must submit press materials and/or a demo to the Fringe Festival in order for their application to be considered.
OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE APPLICATIONS
The Festival will have a limited number of prime time slots available to musical acts. The Fringe will try to select a variety of musical styles for the Outdoor Stage and will not be using a first-come/first-entered system. Because each musical act will be limited to one or two performances, there will be no application fee or deposit levied for musical performers. Applications must be followed by a demo tape within one week of date of application.
The Fringe will try to select a variety of performance styles for the Outdoor Stage and will not be using a first-come/first-entered system.
The Fringe Festival does not charge an application fee for outdoor performers but we do reserve the right to cancel any or all future performances by that performer should they fail to perform at a scheduled time.
The Outdoor Stage is located in Old Market Square Park, in Winnipeg's historic Exchange District and is the centre of the Fringe Festival site. The seating area of the park is grass and can accommodate up to 1,000 people. Busker performers use a circular stage located in the middle of the park which allows them to perform in an "in the round" environment.
This stage has general lighting and sound capabilities. Bands and musical acts perform on a bandstand stage which is raised, covered, and equipped with lighting and sound equipment. Performance times for the Outdoor Stage are scheduled from noon until midnight every day of the Festival. Most performers will receive a 45 - 60 minute slot. Buskers and performers will be scheduled into a variety of time slots throughout the day. Bands and musical acts will receive a 45 minute slot as well as an adequate amount of set-up and strike time. We will also be setting up a busking pitch; in the Fringe vendor court.
Any other impromptu busking must be approved by the site supervisor on duty and must not be in direct eyeshot/earshot of scheduled performances on the outdoor stage.
All performers and musical acts are welcome to "Pass the Hat" to generate revenue. Performers retain 100% of the revenue collected. The Outdoor Stage will not be billed as a "Free Stage", but will be marketed as "Outdoor Stage - Admission: Pass the Hat".
All companies/performers are responsible for remitting all fees and taxes to the appropriate agencies. Performers or companies who want to know more about taxes or are from outside of Canada are directed to contact the Fringe for more information.
The Fringe will contact all applicants informing them of their application status. All international companies are responsible for acquiring their own work permits and visas.
The Fringe will provide a letter of invitation to the companies accepted into the Festival, but this does not guarantee entry into Canada.
The Fringe Festival will try to provide a billet for those performers who will require accommodations. If you require a billet, please indicate this on your application form. If you request a billet you will be required to complete a billetting information form at a later date. The Fringe does not guarantee a billet placement and encourages performers to arrange their own accommodations if possible.
Click here to apply to perform on the Winnipeg Fringe Festival Outdoor Stage.
Questions? Contact:
Ray Strachan
Phone: (204) 956-1340 ext. 217
Fax: (204) 947-3741
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