Fringe Festival 2013

The Fringe signs off with a flourish this weekend, before packing up its box of tricks for another year.

A battle between rival school pupils armed with swords and pikes broke out in Dunedin yesterday.

Having Tourette's syndrome and playing poker is difficult, says a 2013 Dunedin Fringe Festival comedian.

Modern movements and ancient instruments feature in the Fringe today.

Bondage and discipline in the dark will be examined in the Fringe today. Dunedin's ''That Blind Woman'' Julie Woods will put a dotty spin on erotica in 50 Shades of Braille at the Community Gallery.

A portrait he painted of his father shortly before his father's death inspired Dunedin artist Lew Walsh to stick with portraiture, and his interest in music and pop culture inspired him to take it somewhere a little different.

Crispin Hellion Glover landed in paradise yesterday. The multifaceted American is passionate about nature, wildlife, botanical gardens and architecture and was scampering around Dunedin in delight as soon as his feet touched the ground.

New Zealand rap pioneer Dean Hapeta has found an outlet for his political beliefs - and those of others - in some far-flung places, writes Shane Gilchrist.

The suspense was tangible in the Octagon last night at the launch of the 2013 Dunedin Fringe Festival.

The weird and the wonderful are descending on Dunedin.

Fire juggling, spectacular effects, steampunk, music, Faust selling his soul, and the lure of seven deadly sins take place among the atmospheric 19th-century steam machinery at the Dunedin Gasworks Museum next week. Charmian Smith talks to Keir Russell and Jonathan Cweorth about their show for the Dunedin Fringe Festival.

The Dunedin Fringe Festival's new promotions assistant Koen Naulaerts is on the ball. The 19-year-old is a former professional footballer with top club SK Lierse in the Belgium Pro League.

A ballet background doesn't often lead to dancing in the air or hanging from strips of fabric, but that's one of Rochelle Brophy's specialties. Charmian Smith reports.

Brimful of artists, both raw and slightly more refined, the Dunedin Fringe Festival requires its audiences to take a risk now and again, writes Shane Gilchrist.

Andy Warhol will make a surprise appearance at the 2013 Dunedin Fringe Festival.

The Dunedin Fringe Festival has allocated more than $20,000 artist funding for next year's festival.