ABOUT THE FRINGE

The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival is proud to call Manitoba home. The Winnipeg Fringe is located on Treaty 1 territory, the lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples, and the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. We are thankful for the benefits sharing this land has afforded us, acknowledge the responsibilities of the Treaties, and embrace the opportunity to partner with Indigenous communities in the spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.
 

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HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY

The Winnipeg Fringe has enjoyed tremendous growth since it was founded as part of the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in 1988 and currently ranks as the second-largest event of its kind in North America. Every year, the Winnipeg Fringe Festival welcomes over 150 companies from all over the world to present exciting independent theatre to appreciative audiences.

Winnipeg Fringe is based on three key principles:

1. The festival is non-juried.
2. Because we accept performing companies via lottery, participants have complete artistic control over their productions.
3. 100% of the ticket price goes directly to the performing companies.

Did you know?

• The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre is the only regional theatre in the country to produce a Fringe Festival.
• Fringe festivals have been entertaining audiences for more than 50 years, beginning with the original festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. In time, these artistic celebrations spread around the world. Over the years, the Fringe movement in Canada has grown and we now enjoy the presence of more 'Fringes' than any other country.

 

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Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals

The Winnipeg Fringe is proud to be a part of the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals, which endorses the following five principles of the North American Fringe Festival model:

One.
Participants will be selected on a non-juried basis, through a first-come, first-served process, a lottery, or other method approved by the Association.

Two.
Artists will receive 100% of the tickets and pass price, as agreed upon between the artists and festivals (less any applicable government taxes). Festivals may add a surcharge to tickets and passes.

Three.
Fringe Festival producers have no control over the artistic content of each performance. The artistic freedom of the participants is unrestrained.

Four.
Festivals must provide an easily accessible opportunity for all audiences and all artists to participate in Fringe Festivals.

Five.
Festivals will promote and model inclusivity, diversity and multiculturalism, and will endeavor to incorporate them into all aspects of our organizations including our boards, staff, and volunteers.

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