Karen Lange, Tracy Ehrbacher and Aubri O'Connor. )
Washington, DC: Earlier this year, capital FRIGEN FESTIVAL announced its steep closure After two decades in the national capital. In response, a coalition of theater artists based in DC has united its forces to produce a new independent theater festival “Small but powerful”, DistrictWith its inaugural to be held in the summer of 2025.
“For so many years, Capital Fringe was really the only place where an emerging company or an independent producer could put its work in front of an audience for less than $ 1,000 with all the technology and the space included,” said Karen Lange, artistic director of Pinky swears productions And one of the pioneering artists of the district's fringe effort, in a press release. “This is a huge loss for the next generation of DC artists, which is why we have decided to come together and work on a new event that will fill this void: the district fringent.”
With the artistic community threatened by the Trump administration, producers of festivals – which include Lange, Prometheus theater Co-artistic director Tracey Erbacher, and Nu Sass Productions The co -founder, co -producer and artistic director Aubri O'Connor – insists on the District Fringe to remember that the artists remain “without hindrance, without fear and unstoppable in the face of the current political climate,” said Lange.
This festival will be sworn, unlike previous festivals, and will only focus on local artists. Producers do not seek the federal government's subsidies of a “determined administration to cancel freedom of expression,” said Lange. “In these times, art is more important than ever, and we have to raise rather than remove the voices of artists. Our festival is delighted to host programs that present the incredible diversity of artists in this region. In the end, we want art to reflect the city in which we live. ”
District Fringe received a donation of seeds of $ 20,000. Fund collection efforts are underway To give life to the new concept this summer. More information on the premises, the dates of festivals and the submissions of artists are to come. Festival submission requests were launched on Tuesday 25 March, with games to accept until April 7.
Pinky swears productions is a company focused on women who made its debut in criticism of the 2009 DC Festival Festival capital. They produced a variety of shows, from the popular “Cabaret XXX” series to “Use all the available doors” specific to the site, an ode to the DC public transport system. They are three times winners of the Musical Prize for best and a prize for the best audience with the capital Fringe Festival. Pinky Swear seeks to raise and empower women on stage.
Centered on compassion, courage and care, Prometheus theater Invites artists and the public to engage in queer and feminist art, both new and classic. They put on exploration and revolutionary empathy through the practice, performance and education of an artistic community focused on the person. #Bringthefire
Nu Sass Productions Promotes the sexes marginalized in all aspects of the theater, in particular in these roles traditionally dominated by CIS men. They explore how the sexes prescribed without taking into account can modify the overall public experience and function as a critical foot in the world of theater for artists who are confronted with discrimination and lose opportunities according to their gender, age, type of body or race. Above all, Nu Sass aims to create an engaging and stimulating art while being a local and global responsible citizen. Nu Sass Productions was founded by Aubri O'Connor and Emily Todd in 2009.
