January 25, 26, 27, 28
Thursday, 1/25
12:00 pm "Essence of Creation", Beledi Dance Theatre,
converted church/residence, Forsythe St., off Broadway
8:00pm (7:00pm doors), “Fringapalooza mia cara!”,
The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave.
*Ongoing installation/performance “Fall”, Dustin
Spagnola & Kathy Meyers, behind the Wedge building,
115 Roberts St.
Friday, 1/26
4:30 pm “Haiku”, Julie
Becton Gillum at the Vance Monument. Pack Square downtown
Asheville
6:00 pm "Essence of Creation", Beledi Dance Theatre,
converted church/residence, Forsythe St., off Broadway
7:30pm, “The Hibiscus and Turnip Show”, BeBe
Theatre, 20 Commerce St.
7:30pm,
“The ‘damn it, read the manual’ show”, 35below, 35 E. Walnut
St.
10:00pm, “The Shiny New Pluton Show”, Future
of Tradition, 129 Roberts St.
10:00pm, “The ‘This monkey got a name’
Show”, BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St.
*Ongoing installation/performance “Fall”, Dustin
Spagnola & Kathy Meyers, behind the Wedge building,
115 Roberts St.
Saturday, 1/27
6:00 pm "Essence of Creation", Beledi Dance Theatre,
converted church/residence, Forsythe St., off Broadway
7:30pm, “The Hibiscus and Turnip Show”, BeBe
Theatre, 20 Commerce St.
7:30pm, “The ‘damn it, read the manual’
show”, 35below, 35 E. Walnut St.
10:00pm, “The Shiny New Pluton Show”, Future
of Tradition, 129 Roberts St.
10:00pm, “The ‘This monkey got a name’
Show”, BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St.
*Ongoing installation/performance “Fall”, Dustin
Spagnola & Kathy Meyers, behind the Wedge building,
115 Roberts St.
Sunday, 1/28
4:00pm, “The ‘damn it, read the manual’
show”, 35below, 35 E. Walnut St.
* =
site-specific performances made possible by a Grassroots
Grant from the Asheville Area Arts Council.
New this year, the festival is offering 2 site-specific
performances. These free-to-the-public performances include
Diana Shahein’s, “Essence of Creation,”
taking place Thursday 1/25 at 12:00pm, Friday and Saturday,
1/26 and 1/27 at 6:00pm, at the converted church/private
residence on Forsythe St. off of Broadway. This ritual performance
invites the audience to share the experience with a drum
and live music finale.
Dustin Spagnola & Kathy Meyers’ collaborative
installation/performance, “Fall,” will be ongoing
throughout the festival behind the Wedge building, 115 Roberts
St., in the River Arts District.
Cool Partnerships with NC Stage's Catalyst Series
The Fringe Arts Festival is also partnering with NC Stage
Company and The Redundant Theatre Company Theatre as they
present as part of their Catalyst series: Number 1 (With
a Bullet) The TRTCT Valentine’s show 2007. January
25-February 3 at North Carolina Stage Company (Catalyst
Series).
Advance tickets $12. At the door, $14 or $11 with Fringe
Festival ticket stub (first weekend only) or love poem!
828-350-9090
Also at NC
Stage Company, the Fringe is highlighting No Shame Theatre on
Saturday 27th. Arrive at 10:00pm to participate, 11:00pm to
watch, $5 to participate and watch. An open performance venue
for original and compelling works of theatre. Scripts arrive
up to an hour before show time. They’re cast, rehearsed, and
put on stage in front of a live audience an hour later. More
information at www.ncstage.org/wb/pages/on-stage/no-shame-theatre.php
