Creative sector ‘tipping point’
The essential nature of the arts has been highlighted during Covid-19 lockdown, but requires funding to aid an "at-risk" creative sector, the Dunedin Fringe Festival says.
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Dunedin Fringe Festival cancelled over outbreak
Dunedin Fringe Festival cancelled over outbreak
The Dunedin Fringe Festival has been cancelled following the arrival of the Covid-19 outbreak in Dunedin.
Festival co-ordinator no stranger to events role
Festival co-ordinator no stranger to events role
Dunedin Fringe Festival’s new volunteer co-ordinator loves the ‘‘hustle and bustle’’ of festivals.
Prize for Fringe Fest show
Prize for Fringe Fest show
The Sorry Shop has been awarded a prize for Best Visual Art at the Dunedin Fringe Festival.
Retelling of Orpheus named best of Fringe
Retelling of Orpheus named best of Fringe
A modern retelling of an ancient Greek myth took out top prize at the Dunedin Fringe awards last night.
Stop, look and listen
Stop, look and listen
The human art exhibition On Display is preformed in the Octagon as part of the Dunedin Fringe Festival yesterday.
Trivial pub quiz show came from squid brainwave
Trivial pub quiz show came from squid brainwave
Part stand-up comedy, part pub quiz, How to Win a Pub Quiz has wowed audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and now its creator British comedian Alex Love is...
Performance subject now personal
Performance subject now personal
Phil Davison does not know if the cancer growing inside his chest will kill him.
Unused retail spaces set to come alive
Unused retail spaces set to come alive for shows
A horse head, humour and hip-hop are scattered throughout Dunedin's unused retail spaces this weekend.
Converting quantum physics into art
Converting quantum physics into art
As Tessa Petersen plays her violin, she is ''literally converting science into art'', co-director David O'Donnell says.
‘Silly’ stroll through central Dunedin
‘Silly’ stroll through central Dunedin
Leading a group of unsuspecting adventurers on a tour of Dunedin's inner city is actor and comedian George Fenn, as part of his Dunedin Fringe Festival show The Sidewalker.
Spectre of past on stage
Spectre of past on stage
Revealing long-repressed memories and deepest, darkest fears on stage in front of friends, family and strangers is not for the faint of heart.
Migrant artist speaks of struggle
Migrant artist speaks of struggle
The tension between a life centred on capitalism and one based on art takes centre stage in one-man show The Unfolding of Benjamin's Misery partly based on the author's struggles to make ends meet...
Musical odyssey
Musical odyssey
Dunedin Fringe Festival performer American Austin Dean Ashford brought his show (I)sland (T)rap, loosely based on Homer's Odyssey, The Jungle Book, the writings of Joseph Campbell and the art of...
5 questions with: Emily Duncan
5 questions with: Emily Duncan
Emily Duncan is an award-winning playwright whose latest work Le Sujet Parle, an immersive theatrical exploration of what lies behind, is part of the Dunedin Fringe Festival.
Homecoming of sorts for members of comedy collective
Homecoming of sorts for members of comedy collective
Taking to the stage as punk rockers is still a relatively new experience for Discharge - but the all-female comedy collective say returning to Dunedin to perform is like a homecoming.
Comedian aims to spark questioning
Comedian aims to spark questioning
You might not like what she has to say but British comedian Sajeela Kershi still wants to make you laugh.
Play well balanced by lead performances
Play well balanced by lead performances
Justin Eade's play, Home Invasion, which is being presented by the Taieri Dramatic Society, is an intriguing play about hopelessness and hope. For once, there's more of the latter than the former.
Vanity antics fair game for comedy
Vanity antics fair game for comedy
Here's a neat idea: if you were going to produce a play set in the vanity area outside ladies' loos, you could do a lot worse than stage it in a small space outside ladies' loos.
Interactive adventure in Botanic Garden
Interactive adventure in Botanic Garden
One homegrown Dunedin Fringe Festival event is taking audience participation to a new level.