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What IS fringe Arts? 4
Find out their mission and more...
RIMINI PROTOKOLL 5 Who is Rimini Protokoll?
STAGING 100% PHILADELPHIA 5 This cross-section of the society could tell the truth of modern Philadelphia’s life in a way graphs or pie-charts never could.
WHO IS NICK STUCCIO? 6
Learn about FringeArt’s President
FRINGE ARTS 2014 SCHEDULE 7 Get a pen and mark your calendar!
THE FRINGE FESTIVAL IS COMING TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
Loop by Tangle Movement Arts 9
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aqua.thermal vs. The Selfie by Katrina Atkin
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What is FringeArts? ABOUT
FringeArts explores the boundaries of art by presenting the newest, most cutting edge art from Philadelphia and around the world. www.FringeArts.com
Mission
FringeArts commissions, develops, and presents a range of high-quality contemporary performance, to: • Support the artists (local, national & international) who create this work; • Challenge, stimulate, entertain, and educate the diverse audiences who see that work; • Provide opportunities for—and investment in—Philadelphia-based artists in such a way as to lead to the continued growth and health of the local and regional performing arts community; • Engage fully in the global dialogue and global community surrounding this kind of work.
Company Overview
FringeArts presents the world's most cutting-edge, high-quality artists, amplifying the vibrancy of Philadelphia as a renowned cultural destination and an unparalleled place to live, work, and visit. FringeArts experiences are entertaining, intellectually challenging, provocative, and moving. For nearly three weeks every September, the annual Fringe Festival creates a cityscape filled with theater, dance, music, visual art, and everything in between. Audiences enjoy nonstop, creative cultural experiences, artists develop their artistic visions in total freedom without any curatorial barriers from bringing that work to avid audiences, and our community is enriched as art takes over our neighborhoods, transforming whatever space is available into venues for art — from traditional theaters to corner bars and vacant storefronts. A culmination of the provocative contemporary work that FringeArts presents year-round, the Festival serves as a platform for local, national, and international artists of all disciplines and all levels of achievement. 4 urbansuburbanmagazine.com Philadelphia
Rimini Protokoll Helgard Haug, Stefan Kaegi, and Daniel Wetzel have been working as a team since 2000. They work in the area of theater, a team of author-directors. Their work in the realm of theater, sound and radio plays, film, installation emerge in constellations of two or three and solo as well. Since 2002, all their works have been written collectively under the label Rimini Protokoll. At the focus of their work is the continuous development of the tools of the theater to allow for unusual perspectives on our reality.
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our view of Philadelphia may vary widely depending on what neighborhood you live in, how much money you make, whether you are black, white, Latino, Asian, or a combination, on the street or in a mansion, single or married, divorced or widowed. The city means radically different things to different people because of how they experience it—beliefs, politics, concerns are often the results of people’s isolated experiences. Everyone knows there are others who differ radically from themselves—they can read the statistics. But what happens when those “statistics” share a stage together? What happens when those hot button issues are addressed live to 100 true representatives of the cross section of the city? What side of the pie chart would you walk to? Who will stand apart? Who will fall back into the majority? In a world bombarded with ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’
this cross-section of the society could tell the truth of modern Philadelphia’s life in a way graphs or pie-charts never could. Spreading throughout the city over five months, 100% Philadelphia began with the casting of one member who had to recruit another in 24 hours, who then recruited another and so on – all according to specific criteria of age, gender, household type, geography and ethnicity mirroring the demographic make-up the ‘birthplace of America’. 100% Philadelphia - a gathering that is a city, a group just beginning to experience itself, a choir that has never practiced, an impossible entity with many faces – assembled into ever-changing new group pictures: group pictures as replacement for family – as fleeting portraits of belonging. Who is missing? Who thinks they might give answers on stage that are different from the ones they’d give in response to a telephone survey or in the voting booth? And what have the statistics failed to record? Who thinks that this city is different because they are a part of it?
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About
Nick Stuccio F
ringeArts President and Producing Director Nick Stuccio’s career in the arts began with an intensive study of classical ballet at Skidmore College, where he also earned a degree in biology. His dedication to the form led to an apprenticeship with the Pennsylvania Ballet and eventually a position as a corps member with the company, where he danced for eight years. At the Ballet, Stuccio danced under the artistic direction of Ricky Weiss, Christopher d’Amboise and Roy Kaiser. Stuccio retired as a dancer and began producing full-time in 1995. He co-founded the Philadelphia Fringe Festival (now FringeArts) in 1997 and that same year was named “Person of the Year” by Philadelphia Weekly. He was included in Philadelphia Magazine’s 2000 edition of “People to Watch,” as well as Philadelphia Magazine’s 2009 and 2014 “Power Issue” rankings of the city’s most influential people. His many production credits include co-founding Shut Up and Dance, the popular annual benefit that showcases work choreographed and performed by dancers of the Pennsylvania Ballet and raises more than $100,000 net every year to benefit the Metropolitan Aids Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance (MANNA). Stuccio was also the original curator of the Wilma Theater’s Dance Boom series, serving in that role from 2002 to 2005. Other leadership roles include producing two dance films and serving on the Philadelphia Cultural Fund board for the past six years. In 2005, Nick was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts by the University of the Arts.
About
Erica D. Atwood E
rica started her career by working in the non-profit arena with the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Her ambition and professional goals led her into the special events arena working organizations with including The Marian Anderson Award, The Wilma Theater, Millennium Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Music Conference and The Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2007, Erica took on the position of Deputy Finance Director and Event Manager for the Nutter for Mayor Campaign. Following this successful campaign, she became President of the Nutter Inaugural Committee, Philadelphia Realized. She began in the Nutter administration as Deputy City Representative for the City of Philadelphia, representing the Mayor as a protocol officer and overseeing management of events and special projects as directed by the Mayor’s Office. Currently, she serves as Specialist of External Affairs and Community Engagement to the Mayor. In this role, she conducts public awareness activities through grassroots community interaction and working at the direction of the Mayor, she serves as a project manager for special initiatives primarily focused on youth engagement, black male acheivement and violence reduction. Over the years, Erica has been involved with a number of non-profit organizations and currently serves on the Community Impact Strategy Committee for the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, Board of Directors for the Chilean American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia, Chair for the Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement Board of Directors, Chair for The Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation Board of Directors, the Steering Committee for IMatter Campaign for the Family Planning Council, the Philadelphia Clear Channel Radio Community Advisory Board, and the Philadelphia Sports Congress Executive Committee. In addition, she was named one of the 101 Emerging Connectors by Leadership Philadelphia in 2008 and is a 2014 Drexel University Leading for Change Fellow.
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Erica is a native of Camden, NJ and currently resides in the University City section of Philadelphia, PA.
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White Rabbit, Red Rabbit Nassim Soleimanpour
What I Learned About Outer Space Pennsylvania Ballet
WetLand Mary Mattingly
Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (XS) Trajal Harrell
The Four Seasons Restaurant SocĂŹetas Raffaello Sanzio
The Adults New Paradise Laboratories
In the Pony Palace/Football Half Straddle
Experiment #39 (OLD CITY) Institute for Psychogeographic Adventure
Antigone Sr./Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (L) Trajal Harrell
100% Philadelphia Rimini Protokoll
99 BREAKUPS Pig Iron Theatre Company
The Fringe Festival
is coming to your neighborhood
FringeArts has been supporting local artists and bringing the world's newest and most cutting–edge cultural experiences to our city for the past 16 years. Fifteen hundred local, national, and international artists of all disciplines participate in the annual Festival—18 days of nonstop wild creativity and daring performances enjoyed by an audience of over 30,000 last year. Our new center's groundbreaking design creates a welcoming social environment by embedding arts and culture in a fun and vibrant atmosphere. The center will animate the Philadelphia waterfront and provide FringeArts with new revenue streams to help maintain expanded programs.
Ben to the Future
Resurrection Room
by Salamé Studios
Gunnar Montana
A young Ben Franklin is jolted into modern-day Philadelphia, only finding a colonial tour guide to believe his story. At first he is shocked, but soon enough, Franklin lets loose and becomes the city’s patriarchal party animal. Ben overstays his welcome with his only true friend as his fame grows and takes over the city.
Follow a young woman as she stumbles upon a world with no rules, no life, no death. A room riddled with resurrected characters from the mind of Gunnar Montana. Get lost with her as she encounters everything from hot pink hostels to demon geishas, igniting a world that’s dead set on eating her alive.
What Good Has Come Out of Camden? by Rocky Wilson
A brick through his Camden window told Rocky Wilson he wasn't living in Haddonfield any longer. But Camden became more than bricks and broken bottles—beneath the surface Wilson discovered an invincible city's soul. Using sign language, poetry, music, and dance he explores the many wild stories Camden has to tell.
Hansel and Gretel by Children's Opera Box
Two hungry children lost in the woods. A mouthwatering gingerbread house. A terrifying witch. These elements come together in an hour of beautiful music, laughter, suspense, and delightful fun for children of all ages. Children’s Opera Box brings to life Humperdinck’s opera in a new and original English translation.
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