SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 Utah) Salt Lake City's first ever performance art festival is going on right now. It's four days of musical, theater and dance performances. The big kick-off party is Thursday night from 9 to 11 p.m. at Sugarmont Plaza.
Nina Vought, Professor of Theatre at Westminster College, talks more about the festival.
The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival invites people of all ages to the kick-off party for first performing arts festival in Salt Lake City. The festival will be in downtown Sugar House August 6-9. The Fringe will feature national and local artists such as Plan-B Theatre Company, Pinnacle Acting Company, magicians, dancers, local bands and more.
Performers, artists and Westminster College students are using their creativity to renovate an abandoned Deseret Industries Thrift Store into The Fringe Factory. This venue will have three floors of theaters that will showcase original 45-60 minute narratives.
At 9pm, The Fringe Factory will turn into an illuminated spectacle with an exterior light show, Blue Chalk Fringe Games, an indoor glow stick dance party and a few activities that we are keeping secret until the day of.
This event is FREE to attend however, to receive discounts at participating Sugar House businesses audience members, or fringers, will need the temporary F tattoo for $5.
More information about tickets can be found at: http://www.greatsaltlakefringe.org/tickets.
Nina Vought, Professor of Theatre at Westminster College, talks more about the festival.
The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival invites people of all ages to the kick-off party for first performing arts festival in Salt Lake City. The festival will be in downtown Sugar House August 6-9. The Fringe will feature national and local artists such as Plan-B Theatre Company, Pinnacle Acting Company, magicians, dancers, local bands and more.
Performers, artists and Westminster College students are using their creativity to renovate an abandoned Deseret Industries Thrift Store into The Fringe Factory. This venue will have three floors of theaters that will showcase original 45-60 minute narratives.
At 9pm, The Fringe Factory will turn into an illuminated spectacle with an exterior light show, Blue Chalk Fringe Games, an indoor glow stick dance party and a few activities that we are keeping secret until the day of.
This event is FREE to attend however, to receive discounts at participating Sugar House businesses audience members, or fringers, will need the temporary F tattoo for $5.
More information about tickets can be found at: http://www.greatsaltlakefringe.org/tickets.
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