ARTRAGE Inc. 2020 Impact Report

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
FRINGE WORLD R&D, SUPPORTED BY LOTTERYWEST
FRINGE WORLD R&D was a creative development opportunity
for previous FRINGE WORLD award-winning artists and
companies based in WA. This program provided workshops, skill
share sessions and generated new or redeveloped work for
presentation at the new ARTRAGE Hub at Girls School in 2020.
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The pilot program run in 2019 was open to previous WA FRINGE
WORLD award winners. There were 12 applications of which 8
companies were supported to develop new work, resulting in 6
new events being created for premiere at the 2020 Festival at
Girls School: The Killdeer: A Musical, Body Rights, STORMWATER,
LONELY MARS, Desire Lines and Split Lip.
EVENTS CREATED
FOR PREMIERE AT
THE 2020 FESTIVAL
ARTS INDUSTRY EXCHANGE – PILOT PROGRAM
International and national Festival Directors view FRINGE
WORLD as a marketplace and a breeding ground where new
work is on offer. In 2020, FRINGE WORLD established the Arts
Industry Exchange; which supported and welcomed a range of
established programmers, Festival Directors and representatives
from a range of national and international festivals inc;
Melbourne Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival,
Adelaide Fringe, Sydney Fringe and many others.
With a strong contingent of Western Australian works making
headlines during the Festival, there is much opportunity for our
local artists to be profiled and stimulate touring opportunities.
IT’S HARD TO PIN DOWN WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT FRINGE. IS IT THE FUN I HAVE
WITH FRIENDS, AS WE LET LOOSE AT THE SILENT DISCO? IS IT ENJOYING AN
ICE-CREAM UNDER THE LANTERNS OF THE PLEASURE GARDENS? OR LAUGHING
MYSELF SILLY DURING OUR RICKSHAW RIDE THROUGH NORTHBRIDGE? OOH-ING
AND AHHH-ING TO AMAZING ACROBATICS AS I EXPLORE NEW VENUES ALL OVER
TOWN? OR JUST THE FACT THAT EVERYBODY JUST SEEMS SO BLOODY HAPPY?!
IT’S THE BEST MONTH-LONG PARTY, BRING ON NEXT YEAR!
2020. Performer, Bassendean.
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