The New York International Fringe Festival is underway ... the photos here are of "Peregrinus," a play without text performed today on East Fourth Street between Second Avenue and the Bowery... the top three photos are by Derek Berg
...and a few photos from the performance by Liza Béar...
The Fringe Fest continues through Aug. 28. Find the performance schedule here.
It is ridiculous that a section of street was closed for this pretentious nonsense.
ReplyDeleteDo this in a park.
Agreed
ReplyDeleteYes, they should have done it on the 9,000 degree human bbq grill known as Astor Place. Fiji sponsored water, BMW sponsored heat exhaustion triage. Facebook employee commentary. What an event! ;)
ReplyDeleteFringe is also presenting "Debriefing", a terrific, timely play about Muslim issues of these times. Highly recommended.
ReplyDeleteI love this! I wish I had known about it. Seeing art in the East Village is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWTF?
ReplyDeleteIs it just me or do the mask look slightly Guiliani-esque?
ReplyDeleteHa ha, you're right!
DeleteWho is funding performance art these days if they can take over a city block with ease? Developers, venture capital and hedge fund firms maybe.
ReplyDeleteI ask this because of the difficulties for social justice activist groups to get permits, there was a collective in crown heights that recently got denied to hold an anti-gentrification rally in a park. And the way the authorities cordon protesters off in free speech zones a good distance away from it's target of protest.
@1:51 The fringe festival has been around for 20 years, they're a non-profit organization. The Fourth Arts Block (FAB) has its offices on 4th between 2nd & Bowery. They're also a non-profit arts group, so it's likely that this was done in conjunction with them. They have street performances and festivals throughout the year.
ReplyDeleteI remember when people used to do stuff like this in the subways and parks, till the cops chased them for not permits!!!
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