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The first Edinburgh Internationl Festival, a post-war initiative to re-unite Europe through culture. Well aware that there would be a good crowd and focused press interest, six Scottish and two English companies decided to gatecrash, setting up independently and finding their own venues in which to perform by using buildings unoccupied by the 'main' Festival. There were three defining features of the first Fringe—none of the performers were invited to take part, they used small and unconventional theatre spaces and were obliged to take all of their own financial risks, flourishing or failing according to public demand. |
The sixtieth Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Fringe is the largest festival on the planet, uniting the arts world and attracting thousands of international performers, press and visitors. 16,100 performers, 1,800 shows, 1.3 million tickets sold in 2005. There are three defining features of the sixtieth Fringe - none of the performers were invited to take part, they use small and unconventional theatre spaces and are obliged to take all of their own financial risks, flourishing or failing according to public demand. www.edfringe.com.... |
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