66 Rising is the modern band with tried and true rock ethos, a unique sound, high energy showmanship, and a drive that makes things happen. From anthem rock to intimate ballads, their music is a blend of catchy riffs, melodic … Continue reading →

a mosquito can land on a guitar string or it cannot. a result is usual, nonetheless. one ringing note could lead to the feeling of your hand on fur, or its absence could make a hole in your chest. if … Continue reading →

“A Bowie-esque voice performing dark altruistic Neil Young style alt-rock.” … trans-lation “Lou Reed with breasts!” With “innovative tunes that exemplify the braggadocios-ness that is Texas music, trans-gender artist Beth Isbell redefines dark as a plausible blend of the psychedelic … Continue reading →

In Notes from the King, two fools act foolishly. King Lear’s cartographers can’t quite catch a break in this dazzling display of dismay. Kiki Bowman (Magenta Zaphateryosity) and Lauren Brenner (Clarice S. Saunders) are as hilarious as they are beautiful … Continue reading →

Do you think you know the rules? So do the characters of the three plays of “(Not) At Home”. At first, anyway. In Happy Town, Happy People, society in a small village in Eastern European disintegrates because of a seemingly … Continue reading →

Aaron Black is the young, cutting edge of magic. Before graduating college, he was jet setting around the country performing everywhere from the East Coast to Las Vegas. Since then, he has been taken under the wing of magic’s most … Continue reading →

Trying Guilt takes one woman on a journey through multiple characters of varying age, background and economic status, and explores the burden of guilt that seems both so unique and yet so shared in individuals. The artists of Culture Mesh … Continue reading →

desolatedelight Project: The Bright Presence of Things is based on contemplative art practices inspired by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Over the past 10 months the Project has created spontaneous on-the-spot performance art in different venues – never the same, yet always … Continue reading →

The Thinnest Woman Wins is easily 24 years in the making. That was when Dixie FunLee Shulman won the title Miss Majorette of America at age 16. 2 years later she was a University of Georgia majorette where padded bras, … Continue reading →

The Duke Dance Collective was conceived on a dry, hot, dusty day. This collaborative effort of Kirsten Allard, Margaret West, Allie Hankins, Lara Theragood and Jennifer Sullivan resulted in Proprioception, which features various perspectives on the concept of limitations. The … Continue reading →

Fatum Mater should have meant in some ancient mystical language… ‘The Way of the Guitar, like un-armoured samurai wielding katana, slicing melodies with the deepest respect for their enemies true being, excepting them as one with in their own selves’… … Continue reading →

Fell began life as a series of four-track tapes culled from the surplus of Josh Wambeke’s experimental demos – odds and ends deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the Phineas Gage repertoire due to their heavy usage of electronics and drum … Continue reading →

A tonic with seemingly miraculous properties; three con-men beginning to believe their own pitch; and a perfectly ordinary trunk containing…? A new traveling medicine show from Four Humors Theater. Four Humors Theater has been producing theater with an emphasis on … Continue reading →

A visually stunning dance, exploring the haunting abstract imagery of home, deep nature and animal spirit. Birth, death and bad manners, this project draws it’s choreography and text from “The Outermost House” by Henry Beston as well as from personal … Continue reading →

Yoga on cocaine. Simultaneous orgasm. A newborn baby. These are just a few audience inspired pieces and collaborative adventures played by this fun, improvisational, eclectic string ensemble! Known for it’s moving, humorous, and sometimes poignant creations, Free Range String Quartet … Continue reading →

An audience favorite since the Fringe’s inaugural year (2005), The Daily C.R.A.B. is the Boulder Fringe’s very own late-night talk show, performed live at The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse. Hosted by the irrepressible Eddy the Eskimo (playwright/ performer Ryan Eggensperger), The … Continue reading →

This relationship is in the cards…literally! 52 cards in a deck. 52 scenes about a couple’s relationship. The title of each scene is written on a card. At the start of the show the deck is shuffled and tossed in … Continue reading →

“If you have to pick just one, try “Sex Lives of Teenage Girls.” — John Moore, Denver Post Power to Pleasing: The Sex Lives of Teenage Girls has been called “necessary theater.” Why do girls often go from a place … Continue reading →

The Purveyors proudly invite you to sift through the overflowing junk drawers of their minds and accompany them as they dress and undress amongst snippets of story, film, movement, miscellany and metaphor. Sara Greenfield & Jessica Bonenfant present a series … Continue reading →

Last year Mark Collins of the Daily Camera gave 3 ½ stars for Crave “terrific direction and performances”! Now HTC is back with an original piece by Kate Kohler Amory co-directed by award winning Artistic Director Rebecca Holderness and Jeremy … Continue reading →

With piano, poetry, and passion, Ira Liss packs the drama, pathos, and humor of a novel into each of his songs. As with compelling literature, his characters wrestle with themselves and circumstance, and eventually change. Audiences love his absurdities, insights, … Continue reading →

An evening of modern dance collborated on by a group of choreographers all exploring a common theme; human connection. Both the movement and music work together to paint a picture of how people relate to one another in daily life. … Continue reading →

Jen Kearney & The Lost Onion are an original band from the Lowell, MA area. Their music fuses soul/latin/funk and rock influences with poetic lyrics and passionate vocals. “A few weeks ago, I found gold during a marathon listening session”…something … Continue reading →

“How do you make a name for yourself when someone else already has?” That’s the question that John Hefner (estranged cousin of a certain international icon) explores through painfully funny stories about love, loss, public nudity, traffic court, and finding … Continue reading →

Winner of the Manchester Evening News Award for Best Fringe Performance, “The Mother’s Bones” is an uncompromising theatrical experience combining movement, sound and music. It was conceived in a prehistoric cave in south-west France, uses no words, and tells the … Continue reading →

Come to Billy Minsky’s Burlesque Club, drop your wallet for some Bazungas and Bootay-an evening of titillation and delight, Featuring Lady LaRouge! Enter the historical realm of Burlesque from the beginning to the end. Not only will you embark on … Continue reading →

The more I spoke to people about this project, the more I heard of their own stories and encounters with the obsession. Seemingly more than one half of the population of the western world have experienced some form of compulsive … Continue reading →

Like no other show you have ever seen! Incredible demonstrations of the power of the mind performed live on stage. Master Mentalist Mark Strivings taps into people’s minds to reveal their thoughts, and make predictions that are true. ‘Mind 2 … Continue reading →

Caught in a lie because the people he lies to are caught in a lie and facing 225 years in Federal prison, the world’s greatest vacuum cleaner salesman represents himself at trial, where he learns everyone’s selling a vacuum cleaner. … Continue reading →

Blessed and Broken includes two world premieres, a new short film, and pieces from performer/choreographer Mary Wohl Haan’s signature repertory of bold and dramatically eloquent dance theater. Haan plays to the extremes in work that is full of expansive movement … Continue reading →

Fold comedy and theater into a batter of pop music and spend an evening laughing your Buick off with the MCQ. You know you want to. See it through. How do you do? We’re really into you. Woo-hoo!

A chilling psychological study of torture and its effects on both detainee and interrogator. Pedro, a revolutionary who has been abducted and brutalized, is seen defying his interrogator, the Captain, who squeezes for information as he tries to remain humane. … Continue reading →

A solo comedy interweaving three characters: Eileen, a runaway searching to “fit in”; Shirley, a waitress serving up frothy cups of emptiness; and Bill, the bus driver steering towards hope.

In a performing and recording career of more than two decades, guitarist and composer Michael DeLalla has brought his brew of traditional influences and classical, jazz, Celtic and folk stylings into the forefront of acoustic music. As the driving force … Continue reading →

Winner of 5 awards in 07. Join the monkey poet on a tour of the things that matter most – sex, death, debt, relationships, beauty, ugliness, politics & religion. No stone left unturned, no puches pulled. “A tour-de-force. The best … Continue reading →

Nicoll+Oreck, of the stroller-headed, Frisbee-flying Hic+Nunc (2007 BIFF Encore Winner), present They Might Be Napping, a timely exploration of critical moments we might have accidentally slept through. Dancer choreographers, Jessica Nicoll and Barry Oreck, with improvisational actors Mike Durkin and … Continue reading →

It’s America’s political body caught in compromising positions. It’s bedroom politics reflecting presidential politics. It’s about looking for the ideal person. Feeling up the candidates. Measuring the promises and weathering the lies. This stripped down look at America’s political body … Continue reading →

Originally written as a spoof of the Reagan Administration in the midst of the Watergate Scandal, this update of the Hans Christian Andersen tale about a ruler determined to ignore the problems facing his country, remained relevant during the Ford, … Continue reading →

Early last year in Chicago, after only three short weeks of composition and rehearsal, OCM presented an adaptation of Chekhov’s The Three Sisters. Eleven characters and nearly all the coherent dialogue were gone—and the two performers, men, were incapable by … Continue reading →

Remember when God was a woman? Prior to the sex change? Let baritone vocalist and former Boulder resident George Peele AKA Orange peel moses refresh your memory with a full set of Goddess songs by Goddess worshippers including Stevie Nicks … Continue reading →

Chaos is the spice of Life. Debuted at The Avenue Theater in Denver Colorado. An engaging blend of hilarious stand up comedy monologues along with impressive Improv theater and beautifully choreographed dance to loved music. Will touch your heart and … Continue reading →

FUN FOR ALL! “Sarlot and Eyde create unexpected mysteries with swords, spears, and butterflies.” (LA Weekly) Welcome to the Magic Cabaret, a delightful sideshow filled with charming magical parlor tricks and one enchantingly squeamish piece. Roland Sarlot and Susan Eyde … Continue reading →

Interrogations seeks to explore the human experience of war from different perspectives than those typically presented to us. The representation of war in our culture is usually focused on men: men play the centrally-depicted, heroic roles of killing, being killed, … Continue reading →

Actor Richard J. Shenck, star of a long running melodrama set in the American South, prepares to deliver the performance of a lifetime. But Shenck is a man on the edge and tonight’s tour de force is not going to … Continue reading →

Doing Time is a sci-fi mindbender that follows Leda calder, a young woman who had been imprisoned on some kind of spacecraft, as she engages in a battle of wills with her captor, the mysterious Jane, whose sole purpose seems … Continue reading →

A tale of love, lust and longing. Visited by her Fairy Godfather, our heroine embarks on an enlightening journey, encountering the ghosts of one night stands past, and the many faces of happily—and not so happily-ever after.

Known as a multi awarded songwriter and lifetime award winning performer with a dynamic five octave voice, Sharon Lange will perform original soulful pop songs. And, in honor of the fringe festivals theatrical nature, Sharon will perform her favorite show … Continue reading →

Ever get tired of people and energies working your being to the core? Ever find yourself looking to the sun, the sky, a rock, a tree, another person anything to grasp the awareness in your life’s ultimate purpose Happiness? Grab … Continue reading →

The Fringe Encore! 2008 is a unique way to honor the artists that had the best audience response and to give their fans one last chance to see who the patrons couldn’t get enough of. The show that sells the … Continue reading →

Fashion on the Fringe features an assembly of creative wearables with added beats and the local flavors of the hottest independent fashions in Denver. Industry meet and greet from 6pm-7pm, Djs and live music with an interactive fashion show, video … Continue reading →

An evening of delight and daring. Presenting films that open the senses and let sound and image reign supreme. Short films, a new independent fulllength feature, live performance, and cinema at its best, on the fringe of Boulder. Bring blankets, … Continue reading →

Performance Jam is a low tech playground for Fringe artists to mix with the community and perform in a relaxed environment… everyone is invited to participate, either as performers or audience members. The Jam will be followed by a Dance … Continue reading →

KidsFringe is a fun, day-long event showcasing art by and for kids of all ages. Performers and artists will share their creativity with the community—through music, dance, theater, and visual art. In additional to performances on the 2 main stages, … Continue reading →

A celebration oThe kick-off evening will feature cellist/ songsmith Ian Cooke, and jazz chanteuse Heather Marie Philipp. However, the centerpiece of the evening’s festivities is the “All You Can Artist Buffet,” wherein Eddy the Eskimo takes the audience on a … Continue reading →

A special edition of “So you’re a Poet”. An open poetry reading that takes place every Monday night at the Laughing Goat. Tom Peters from the Beat Book Shop welcomes all Fringe spoken word artists to a night of poetry … Continue reading →

The biggest leap forward is the one you take back home. Forced to leave the comforting solitude of Chicago, Huff finds herself back in the suffocating claustrophobia of her mother’s mini van, en route to her grandfather’s funeral. As the … Continue reading →

Futuristic technology of light and sound meld together as the Butcher (of music) teaches his theory of meditative creativity. This one man improvisational space-rock opera musical shall enlighten and entertain. The idea that pure joy can be archived through sound … Continue reading →

A spoken word poet finds himself in the belly of a whale. There, he encounters eight characters, all with very different relationships to being Jewish. Ages 14 to 81, they include an atheist social activist, a rabbi, a teenage girl, … Continue reading →

The Octopus League presents their 6th original work with this epic tale of ancient and modern Greek myth. Zeus and Hermes walk the earth, bringing tidings of hospitality and destruction. The Octopus League originates from Naropa University and LISPA’s Lecoq … Continue reading →

After the success of 2006′s “Curriculum Vitae,” Jimmy Hogg returns to Boulder to discuss his life of petty crime. Fast-paced and physical with a car-crash and plenty of tangents. “Hogg tells his tales with brazen humor and clinical-to-the-point-of-painful realization of … Continue reading →

In the Beginning there was musical comedy? Why not? Some folks may be scandalized by this conceptual play about the creation of the world and our mythic prototypes. But the situations depicted here are based on medieval commentaries on The … Continue reading →

Move Me explores our intrinsic need for human contact. Through movement, it exhibits the comforts, and challenges, that come from the essential quest for human connection while walking through our life experiences.

Come explore the inner caverns of the collective vagina: Pia can’t keep it together, the Virgin Bride has lost it, and the Old Lady’s seen it all. A sold-out hit at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, this adult-only show is a … Continue reading →

Yeah, everyone’s been born. But that doesn’t make you an expert on the topic. Join Olive, the award-winning clown and part time anthropologist for her treatise on birth. Olive deconstructs the myth of childbirth without storks and Virgin Marys, taking … Continue reading →

Flames of fire ignited long ago revisit today through the dance…Fire Dancing at its best.

Paul Hutcheson is a gifted physical comedienne who has been performing solo for five years. He has been compared to Jim Carey and David Sedaris. “On Second Thought” marks the second installment of a planned trilogy and received recognition and … Continue reading →

This workshop’s focus is on giving birth to your clown. This clown is based on you – your body, your movement, and many elements of you as yet unnoticed and un-celebrated. The tools we use to help you discover and … Continue reading →

Solo show boot camp for those who’ve always wanted to create their own show but have no idea where to begin. During this workshop individuals will build characters, text, stories and scenarios which will form the building blocks for a … Continue reading →

Kids love to sing along with lyrics that they make up! It’s a musical story improvisation. Ira brings his piano keyboard and an open, joyful invitation for children to participate. Kids learn how words, sounds, movement, and stories easily become … Continue reading →

Ruth’s passion is the body — as an expression of the natural world, as a breath of the larger ecological system. All of her trainings and performances explore and reflect this as the baseline from which all action springs. Her … Continue reading →

Learn how to cut through writer’s block, build a premise, and generate endless punch lines for that premise until you find the one that rocks. Also learn: • Material generation techniques • Building audience rapport • Multiple perspectives (POVS) • … Continue reading →

This is a rare chance to study with international award winning Director and Teacher Rebecca Holderness, Artistic Director of New York based Holderness Theater Company. In this inspiring and skill-building workshop participants will use the tools of classical text work … Continue reading →

In this 2-day workshop we will explore the relationship between your artwork and site-specific locations. How do we stage our performances and art in any location in the world? Are your creative ideas really bound to a traditional space? Fun … Continue reading →

Based out of Kyoto since 1979, Kan – Master Butoh artist, choreographer and teacher – brings his distinctive brand of Butoh to Boulder for a special workshop that draws on his multi-faceted performance background. This transformational workshop draws from Kan’s … Continue reading →

A taste of the famous Fire Mountain Summer program Super Hero camp, your children learn to access their inner hero and discover their “secret” powers. “Fly” over Boulder green screen event, create super masks, and design capes to complete the … Continue reading →

Striptease, A comedy about government oppression. Drop your pants for personal freedom. Or don’t. Compromises, choices—what can it mean when all you’ve got left are your drawers? Mr. I and Mr. II find themselves imprisoned by unknown forces. Both were … Continue reading →

Crush, Lust, and Other Decisions: A Fierce, Feral Performance Adventure; hot mix of comedy, full out dance, and punch powerful drama. These lovable kooks cut to the chase with searing gems of truth, real French kissing, and sarcastic commentary that … Continue reading →