PROMOTING THE COMMUNITY
2021 Oregon Fringe Festival Includes International Artists! Ashland, OR. | April, 2021 | Press Release E ach spring, the Oregon Center for the Arts produces the Oregon Fringe Festival (OFF), a multi-day event bringing together emerging creators and real-world artistic practitioners to share their respective experiences and to engage with each other’s work. The festival’s mission
is simple: to provide a boundary-breaking platform for free expression and to celebrate unconventional art and unconventional spaces. This year, we are excited to announce that the OFF will feature over 50 acts from over 40 different artists. From live virtual performances to artist lectures/workshops, an extensive virtual gallery, and outdoor art installations, viewers will have the opportunity to interact with a variety of creative work. Even more exciting, and as a result of incorporating virtual platforms more, the OFF will also include the work of international artists. Carlos Fernandez Gianni and Manisha Sondhi (Theatre), London Carlos Fernandez (they/them) is a London-based actor and writer from Paraguay. They’re currently studying a B.A. in Acting at St. Mary’s University. They have worked with theatres such as Theatre Royal Stratford East and Soho Theatre. Manisha Sondhi (she/her) is a director currently studying her M.A. She is the Artistic Director of the City Lighthouse Theatre Company. City Lighthouse Company was
WHAT: 2021 Oregon Fringe Festival Includes International Artists! WHEN: Thursday, April 29 - Saturday, May 1, 2021 WHERE: This year’s festival will take place online and feature outdoor art installations located on the SOU campus. https://oregonfringefestival.org/2021-off This is a free, virtual, and in-person event. Submission fees do not apply.
established in 2020 and is committed to providing a platform for underrepresented voices.
GayInnocentHeartless Theatrics (Theatre), United Kingdom GayInnocentHeartless Theatrics is a theatre company based in Oregon, California, and the U.K., focusing on new writing and devised works about adventure, delight, and the uncanny. From fringe festivals to youth theatre, the company’s work ranges from interactive experiences to devised vignettes and traditional plays. Their most recent COVID-era work has been digital, including PANOPTICON and Telegraphy; Or, the Fastest Way to Communicate in the Modern Age.
Carlos Fernandez Gianni
Manisha Sondhi
30
The Business Review | April 2021
Made with FlippingBook - professional solution for displaying marketing and sales documents online