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HISTORY
In 1946, in Edinburgh, Scotland, a disparate group of thetrical artists whose projects had been rejected by the prestigious Edinburgh Theatre Festival started a festival of their own on the out-skits, or “fringe”, of the major festival. They couldn’t have know that eventually the Edinburgh Festival Fringe would become so huge as to totally eclipse the Edinburgh Theatre Festival itself. But that’s exactly what happened.


The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) has become the largest multi-arts festival in North America. It has been featured on CNN, Bravo, NBC, Fox, CBS, and has received feature articles in most major print media, including capturing the cover and two pages of the coveted Weekend section of The New York Times, Vogue Magazine, and coverage on theToday Show.

  
     
 

OVERVIEW
The New York International Fringe Festival is the largest multi-arts festival in North America,and will host the following types of performances.

*  Theater                      *  Dance                         *  Puppetry                    

*  Spoken Word      *  Multi-Media              *  Performance Art        

*  Outdoor Theater     *  Street Theater            *  Musical Theater        

                                  *  Children’s Theater

  
     
 
EMOGRAPHICS
FringeNYC attracts a young, educated, culturally adventurous audience.
In 2010, FringeNYC was attended by over 75,000 people
60% of the audience is 18-35 years of age.
19% of the audience is 35-49 years of age.
13% of the audience is 50+
8% of the audience is under 21 years of age
They are about 50% Male and 50% Female
61% hold a college degree
27% report an annual income of $80,000 dollars or higher

DEMOGRAPHICS

FringeNYC attracts a young, educated, culturally adventurous audience.
In 2010, FringeNYC was attended by over 75,000 people 
  • 60% of the audience is 18-35 years of age. 
  • 19% of the audience is 35-49 years of age. 
  • 13% of the audience is 50+ 
  • 8% of the audience is under 21 years of age
  • They are about 50% Male and 50% Female
  • 61% hold a college degree
  • 27% report an annual income of $80,000 dollars or higher
  
     
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FringeNYC? The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) is the largest multi-arts festival in North America, with more than 200 companies from all over the world performing for 16 days in more than 20 venues. In addition to 1200 incredible performances, FringeNYC includes (click to learn more):

FringeU   
FringeJR  
FringeHIGH  
FringeAL FRESCO  
FringeART  
FringeCLUB

FringeNYC will celebrate its 16th Anniversary August 10th - 26th, 2012.

FringeNYC? Although FringeNYC is a production of The Present Theatre Company, Inc., it takes:
75,000 audience members
5,000 artists
2,000 registered volunteers
1,200 performances
200 shows
20 venues
16 days
15 dollar advance tickets and
2 full-time employees

to make FringeNYC happen.

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We do this? Good question! In 1997, our budget was $74,000. Today, it's more than a million dollars. We must seek and secure support from donors in order to "bridge the gap" between rising costs and our desire to keep ticket prices low. Your donation helps us grow to meet the challenges of the future!  Support of FringeNYC has a tremendous impact on indie theatre. We appreciate it!

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