Tickets and festival passes are now on sale for FringePVD: The Providence Fringe Festival, which runs July 18-31.
Founded in 2014 by The Wilbury Theatre Group and presented since 2017 by The Wilbury Group in collaboration with WaterFire Providence, FringePVD brings together more than three hundred individual theatre, music, dance, multimedia and performing artists for two weeks of performances in and around WaterFire Arts Center, as well as online.
Single tickets and Fringe Passes, which grant entry to any in-person/online show, are available at FringePVD.org/artists-2021.
This year’s FringePVD features 25 in-person performances and 22 online performances at 10 stages, including a mobile flatbed stage. Stages include multiple sites on WaterFire Art Center’s Campus, as well as performance spaces at the Steelyard, The Nicholson File, the new Farm Fresh building on Valley Street, and businesses along The Greenway. In addition to stages for the in-person performances, FringePVD will also feature a streaming studio, on-site, for audience members to view the online performances from WaterFire Arts Center.
FringePVD kicks off this year on Monday, July 19, with an Opening Night Party from 7 to 9 p.m. The event is sponsored by TROOP and features performances by the Rhode Island Ukulele Armada and The Providence Drum Troupe.
FringePVD will continue its community focus with free events throughout the festival including a Family Fringe Day (July 26), live performances of “Capture the Block” (July 30-31) and a free Humanities discussion, “What is fringe?” (July 26).
Family Fringe will feature special performances by Moonshadow Puppet Theatre, PVD World Music, Manton Avenue Project and Woonasquatucket Ricer Rangers. “Capture the Block” is a community-centered storytelling piece developed by journalist Ana Gonzalez with support from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities’ Culture is Key initiative, showcasing stories from Providence locals about the ways COVID has impacted their lives. “Capture the Block,” which had a virtual performance last February, will be collecting new stories from community members during FringePVD to showcase at the end of the festival.
The Humanities discussion, “What is fringe?” is moderated by Dr. Micah Salkind (City of Providence Department of Art, Culture Tourism), public programming experts Christina Bevilacqua and Janaya Kizzie (Providence Public Library), performance studies scholar Avishek Ganguly (RISD) and multi-media performer and curator Shey Rivera Ríos. Together they will discuss what “fringe” means today, as artists have had to adapt the ways they create and share work with audiences.
For a full performance roster, schedule and ticket information visit fringepvd.org
Streaming online: Alexithymia by Madison Weinhoffer. Photo courtesy of the artist. Performing at the WaterFire Courtyard Stage: Balliamo Dance Collective. Photo courtesy of the artists.
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