The Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals is built on four principles:
- No Artistic Direction. Artists are selected by ‘first come, first served’.
- No Censorship. Artists have complete freedom to present their work.
- Accessibility to artists. Anyone can apply to the Fringe.
- Accessibility to audience. Ticket prices are kept low and 100% of the ticket price is returned to the artists you see on stage.
For more detailed information, please visit the CAFF home page: www.fringefestivals.com
The Windsor International Fringe Festival was founded in 2007 by Actors Theatre of Windsor (ATW), a not-for-profit professional theatre company. as part of its community outreach program (ATW Actors Umbrella).
ATW Actors Umbrella's aim in producing the Windsor Fringe is to increase affordable and accessible avenues for professional theatre:
to create opportunities for independent artists to showcase their work;
to grow Windsor’s cultural identity and profile;
to provide a new engine to contribute to the development of the entertainment industry,
Arts & Culture Tourism, and the regional economy.
Established in January 2006 Actors Theatre of Windsor ( ATW) is a professional theatre company, who's aim is to develop a viable professional entertainment industry in Southwestern Ontario and Southeastern Michigan.
Co-founded by Mona el Baroudi and Gordon Mackenzie, the public programming of ATW has two core components:
ATW Main Stage, which produces professional theatre and our season of shows paying participating trained actors, and production crew a living wage;
ATW Actors Umbrella, a community outreach program which produces the Windsor International Fringe Festival and WHAT’S ON! ‘The Arts & Culture Calendar of Windsor-Essex in Canada South’.
www.actorstheatreofwindsor.com
