Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, established in 1947, is one of the largest annual arts festival in the world and takes place every August for three weeks in Scotland’s capital city.

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(Objekt ID 30924)
Object type Organization
Organization type Festival
Main focus Theatre, Dance, Music, Multidisciplinary art, Visual art
Established 1947
Email admin@edfringe.com
Website Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Contact information

Address 180 High Street, EH1 1QS Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Email admin@edfringe.com

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At the webpage of Edinburgh Festival Fringe the following, among other things, is written:

"Every year thousands of performers take to a multitude of stages all over Edinburgh to present shows for every taste. From big names in the world of entertainment to unknown artists looking to build their careers, the festival caters for everyone and includes theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, musicals, operas, music, exhibitions and events.

Our story dates back to 1947, when eight theatre groups turned up uninvited to perform at the (then newly formed) Edinburgh International Festival, an initiative created to celebrate and enrich European cultural life in the wake of the Second World War. Not being part of the official programme of the International festival didn’t stop these performers – they just went ahead and staged their shows anyway. Year on year more and more performers followed their example and in 1959 the Festival Fringe Society was created in response to the success of this growing trend."

Source:

Home | Edinburgh Festival Fringe, edfringe.com, 25.05.2015, http://www.edfringe.com/about-us