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Satj: Redirected page to Fringe Theatre

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Redirected page to Fringe Theatre

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Sources

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General definition

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Fringe theatre in South Africa

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−	[[Fringe]] was an experimental theatre company founded in Cape Town by in 1977 by [[Dawie Malan]], [[Chris Galloway]], [[Bill Curry]] and others. Productions include ''[[Exit the King]]'', ''[[Deathwatch]]'', ''[[Die Van Aardes van Grootoor]]'' (1977-79), ''[[Info Scandals]]'', ''[[The Haunted Host]]'' and **. They played at the [[Space Theatre]] and a number of these also played at the [[Market Theatre]]	+	[[Fringe]] was an experimental theatre company founded in Cape Town in 1977 by [[Dawie Malan]], [[Chris Galloway]], [[Bill Curry]] and others. Productions include ''[[Exit the King]]'', ''[[Deathwatch]]'', ''[[Die Van Aardes van Grootoor]]'' (1977-79), ''[[Info Scandals]]'', ''[[The Haunted Host]]'' and **. They played at the [[Space Theatre]] and a number of these also played at the [[Market Theatre]]

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	'''See also [[Fringe Theatre]]'''		'''See also [[Fringe Theatre]]'''
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		+	==Sources ==
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		+	== Return to ==
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		+	Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Themes\|South African Theatre Terminology and Thematic Entries]]
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		+	Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues\|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]
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		+	Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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		+	Return to [[Main Page]]

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−	~~#REDIRECT~~[[Fringe Theatre]]	+	[[Fringe]] was an experimental theatre company founded in Cape Town by in 1977 by [[Dawie Malan]], [[Chris Galloway]], [[Bill Curry]] and others. Productions include ''[[Exit the King]]'', ''[[Deathwatch]]'', ''[[Die Van Aardes van Grootoor]]'' (1977-79), ''[[Info Scandals]]'', ''[[The Haunted Host]]'' and **. They played at the [[Space Theatre]] and a number of these also played at the [[Market Theatre]]
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		+	'''See also [[Fringe Theatre]]'''

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−	~~The word~~ [[Fringe~~]] has been part of theatrical terminology since the late 1940s.~~	+	#REDIRECT[[Fringe Theatre]]
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−	~~= Dictionary definition =~~
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−	~~== General definition ==~~
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−	It has had many meanings over the years of course, and its cultural and social meanings are also quite diverse. For instance, the word is defined as follows in the ''Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary'':
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−	''An ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material; The front part of someone’s hair, cut so as to hang over the forehead; A natural border of hair or fibres in an animal or plant; the "fringe" (or often "the fringes") are the outer, marginal, or extreme part(s) of an area, group, or sphere of activity.'' The socio-cultural derivatives are the notion of something not part of the mainstream, or main event.
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−	~~== The specific social/cultural meaning of the term fringe ==~~
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−	Based on the last mentioned interpretation, e.g. '''Fringe''' culture and art forms, (otherwise also called '''Alternative''', '''Experimental''' or '''Avant-garde''' culture art forms) refers to an oppositional, experimental and/or non-conformist approach to art and culture.
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−	~~== [[Theatrical]] use of the term [[Fringe]] ==~~
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−	In terms of theatre the concept of [[Fringe Theatre]], (also referred to as [[Alternative Theatre]], [[Experimental Theatre]] or [[Avant-garde Theatre]]) is thus also seen as work that deviates from, radicalizes and/or opposes the mainstream or conventional work of the time, experimenting with unconventional performance forms, and audacious and challenging subject matter and content. (See also the notion of [[Counterculture]])
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−	~~== Origins of the notion and the specific term [[Fringe Theatre]]==~~
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−	It is generally accepted by most sources that the specific theatrical use of the term [[Fringe]] originated from the late 1960s with the activities taking place on the "fringe" of the Edinburgh Festival. The '''Edinburgh Festival Fringe'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe] began as an alternative to the '''Edinburgh International Festival''' and takes place annually during three weeks of August. Attached as it was to what would become the largest arts festival in the world, the fringe event set in motion an international fringe movement, with "fringe" events gradually assuming the status of independent [[venue]]s and/or [[festival]]s, and such with "fringe festivals" occurring each year across the globe.
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−	~~=[[Fringe Theatre]] in South Africa =~~
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−	In South Africa the term [[Fringe Theatre]] has also been closely allied to other notions, such as [[Alternative Theatre]], [[Experimental Theatre]], [[Avant-garde Theatre]], etc. Though it dates from much earlier, the real impetus came with the so-called Cultural Struggle of the 1970s-1980s.
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−	~~It occurs in two forms in the country: (2.1) As the name of a set of events at a [[festival]], and of an alternative festival and (2.2) as the name of a theatrical company or venue.~~
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−	~~==As a festival or festival activity==~~
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−	Deriving from the processes described above, we find the first use of the term from the very beginning of the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in the mid 1970s. Since then there have been a number of similar "fringe" events at South African [[festival]]s, including:
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−	~~=== The Grahamstown Fringe ===~~
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−	~~See '''[[Grahamstown Festival]]'''~~
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−	~~===The Cape Town Fringe===~~
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−	~~== As the name for a theatrical company or venue ==~~
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−	~~=== '''Fringe''', Cape Town - the name of a company ===~~
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−	An experimental theatre company founded in Cape Town by in 1977 by [[Dawie Malan]], [[Chris Galloway]], [[Bill Curry]] and others. Productions include ''[[Exit the King]]'', ''[[Deathwatch]]'', ''[[Die Van Aardes van Grootoor]]'' (1977-79), ''[[Info Scandals]]'', ''[[The Haunted Host]]'' and **. They played at the [[Space Theatre]] and a number of these also played at the [[Market Theatre]]
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−	~~=== '''The Fringe''', Johannesburg===~~
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−	~~[[The Fringe]] is a designated venue in the [[Joburg Theatre Complex]] the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre\|Joburg~~ Theatre~~]].~~
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−	~~=Sources =~~
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−	~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_theatre~~
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−	~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe~~
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−	~~= Return to =~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Themes\|South African Theatre Terminology and Thematic Entries]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues\|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[Main Page~~]]

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 =Sources =
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe
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	''An ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material; The front part of someone’s hair, cut so as to hang over the forehead; A natural border of hair or fibres in an animal or plant; the "fringe" (or often "the fringes") are the outer, marginal, or extreme part(s) of an area, group, or sphere of activity.'' The socio-cultural derivatives are the notion of something not part of the mainstream, or main event.		''An ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material; The front part of someone’s hair, cut so as to hang over the forehead; A natural border of hair or fibres in an animal or plant; the "fringe" (or often "the fringes") are the outer, marginal, or extreme part(s) of an area, group, or sphere of activity.'' The socio-cultural derivatives are the notion of something not part of the mainstream, or main event.
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	== The specific social/cultural meaning of the term fringe ==		== The specific social/cultural meaning of the term fringe ==

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 In South Africa the term [[Fringe Theatre]] has also been closely allied to other notions, such as [[Alternative Theatre]], [[Experimental Theatre]], [[Avant-garde Theatre]], etc. Though it dates from much earlier, the real impetus came with the so-called Cultural Struggle of the 1970s-1980s.
-It occurs in two forms in the country: (1) As the name of a set of events at a [[festival]], and   of an alternative festival and (2) as the name of a theatrical company or venue.
+It occurs in two forms in the country: (2.1) As the name of a set of events at a [[festival]], and   of an alternative festival and (2.2) as the name of a theatrical company or venue.
 ==As a festival or festival activity==

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 It occurs in two forms in the country: (1) As the name of a set of events at a [[festival]], and   of an alternative festival and (2) as the name of a theatrical company or venue.
-==(1) As a festival or festival activity==
+==As a festival or festival activity==
 Deriving from the processes described above, we find the first use of the term from the very beginning of the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in the mid 1970s.   Since then there have been a number of similar "fringe" events at South African [[festival]]s, including:

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+The word [[Fringe]] has been part of theatrical terminology since the late 1940s.
-The word has had many meanings over the years of course, and  its cultural and social meanings are also quite diverse.
+= Dictionary definition =
-== Dictionary definition ==
+== General definition ==
-For instance, the word is defined as follows in the ''Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary'':
+It has had many meanings over the years of course, and  its cultural and social meanings are also quite diverse. For instance, the word is defined as follows in the ''Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary'':
-An ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material; The front part of someone’s hair, cut so as to hang over the forehead; A natural border of hair or fibres in an animal or plant; the "fringe" (or often "the fringes") are the outer, marginal, or extreme part(s) of an area, group, or sphere of activity.
+''An ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material; The front part of someone’s hair, cut so as to hang over the forehead; A natural border of hair or fibres in an animal or plant; the "fringe" (or often "the fringes") are the outer, marginal, or extreme part(s) of an area, group, or sphere of activity.'' The socio-cultural derivatives are the notion of something not part of the mainstream, or main event.
-== The social/cultural meaning of the term fringe ==
+== The specific social/cultural meaning of the term fringe ==
-Based on the last mentioned interpretation, the socio-cultural derivatives are the notion of something not part of the mainstream, or main event, e.g. '''Fringe''' culture and art forms, (otherwise also called  '''Alternative''', '''Experimental''' or '''Avant-garde''' culture art forms) are seen as work that deviates from, radicalizes and/or opposes the mainstream or conventional work of the time, and utilizes and experiments with unconventional forms, subject matter and content. (See also the notion of [[Counterculture]])
+Based on the last mentioned interpretation,  e.g. '''Fringe''' culture and art forms, (otherwise also called  '''Alternative''', '''Experimental''' or '''Avant-garde''' culture art forms) refers to an oppositional, experimental and/or non-conformist approach to art and culture.
-== Theatrical use of the term Fringe ==
+== [[Theatrical]] use of the term [[Fringe]] ==
-In terms of theatre the concept of [[Fringe Theatre]], (also referred to as [[Alternative Theatre]], [[Experimental Theatre]] or [[Avant-garde Theatre]])
+In terms of theatre the concept of [[Fringe Theatre]], (also referred to as [[Alternative Theatre]], [[Experimental Theatre]] or [[Avant-garde Theatre]]) is thus also seen as work that deviates from, radicalizes and/or opposes the mainstream or conventional work of the time, experimenting with unconventional performance forms, and audacious and challenging subject matter and content. (See also the notion of [[Counterculture]])
 == Origins of the notion and the term ==
 It is generally accepted by most sources that the specific theatrical use of the term [[Fringe]] originated from the late 1960s with the activities taking place on the "fringe" of the Edinburgh Festival. The '''Edinburgh Festival Fringe'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe] began as an alternative to the '''Edinburgh International Festival''' and takes place annually during three weeks of August. Attached as it was to what would become the largest arts festival in the world, the fringe event set in motion an international fringe movement, with  "fringe" events gradually assuming the status of independent [[venue]]s and/or  [[festival]]s, and such with "fringe festivals" occurring each year across the globe.
-==Fringe Theatre in South Africa ==
+=[[Fringe Theatre]] in South Africa =
-[[The Fringe]] at the [[Joburg Theatre Complex]]
+An experimental theatre company founded in Cape Town by in 1977 by [[Dawie Malan]], [[Chris Galloway]], [[Bill Curry]] and others. Productions include ''[[Exit the King]]'', ''[[Deathwatch]]'', ''[[Die Van Aardes van Grootoor]]'' (1977-79), ''[[Info Scandals]]'', ''[[The Haunted Host]]'' and **. They played at the [[Space Theatre]] and a number of these also played at the [[Market Theatre]]
-==Sources ==
+=== '''The Fringe''', Johannesburg===
+[[The Fringe]]  is a designated venue in  the [[Joburg Theatre Complex]]  the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre|Joburg Theatre]].
-The term s=was first used by the [[Grahamstown Festival]], in immitation of the Edinburgh Festival
+=Sources =
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe
-== Return to ==
+= Return to =
 Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Themes|South African Theatre Terminology and Thematic Entries]]

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−	The term s=was first used by the [[Grahamstown Festival]], in immitation of the Edinburgh Festival	+	The term s=was first used by the [[Grahamstown Festival]], in immitation of the Edinburgh Festival
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−	~~=== The Grahamstown '''Fringe''' ===~~
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−	~~See '''[[Grahamstown Festival]]'''~~
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−	~~=== '''Fringe''', Cape Town - the name of a company ===~~
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−	An experimental theatre company founded in Cape Town by in 1977 by [[Dawie Malan]], [[Chris Galloway]], [[Bill Curry]] and others. Productions include ''[[Exit the King]]'', ''[[Deathwatch]]'', ''[[Die Van Aardes van Grootoor]]'' (1977-79), ''[[Info Scandals]]'', ''[[The Haunted Host]]'' and **. They played at the [[Space Theatre]] and a number of these also played at the [[Market Theatre]]
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−	~~=== '''The Fringe''' , a venue in the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre\|Joburg Theatre]]===~~

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==