Fringe Lab: Experimental Performance : All art is an experiment. But some experiments are more…well, experimental…than others. With some, you know pretty well what the results will be. With others, you can't be sure. What do you get when you mix baking soda with vinegar? Carbon dioxide (and, on occasion, an enthused five-year-old). What do you get when you put on a show and there's no one to see it? I don't know--you'll have to ask Scott (our man with the camera), or maybe that mime--you know, the one the tree fell on in the forest with no one else around. What do you get when you mix baking soda, vinegar, a slide trombone, and a Scrimshaw? A bad joke. (Okay, I’ll stop now.) But what happens when you take new elements (like theater, dance, music, film, poetry, storytelling, painting, sculpture, martial arts, mime, puppetry, performance art) and limitless imagination? I have no f*%&ing clue. Let’s find out together, shall we?
Sarah Wash
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Fringe Lab: Experimental Performance 08/18/2011 3:06am
EditorialOverview The 2011 Fringe was probably the best Fringe I've ever been to, and I've been going since 1999 (though...read the story -
Fringe Lab: Experimental Performance 08/18/2011 2:45am
EditorialAbstract "An artistic hodgepodge exposing the roots of what makes the Twin Cities what they are. Featuring four new plays...read the story -
Fringe Lab: Experimental Performance 08/17/2011 1:34am
EditorialAbstract “BABA is a funny love story of an American daughter as her Egyptian father. As she embodies his last...read the story -
Fringe Lab: Experimental Performance 08/15/2011 11:39pm
EditorialAbstract “This show represents many things to me. Initially, it was born from a desire to create something a bit...read the story -
Fringe Lab: Experimental Performance 08/15/2011 12:22am
EditorialAbstract “This show, came together like the magical pieces and parts of a mythical creature forming right before my eyes—feathers...read the story -
Fringe Lab: Experimental Performance 08/11/2011 3:54am
EditorialAbstract "The murderous son of King Arthur recounts his history with the court to his dying father, while Arthur's greatest...read the story -
Fringe Lab: Experimental Performance 08/10/2011 2:15am
EditorialAbstract "Brandon’s had some setbacks. His job. His ex. His father’s dementia. And now, his eyesight. Today, however, somewhere over...read the story -
Fringe Lab: Experimental Performance 08/09/2011 4:37am
EditorialHypothesis “A continuation of our exploration of the works of Edgar Allen Poe, this show delves into the lives of...read the story -
Fringe Lab: Experimental Performance 08/09/2011 4:30am
EditorialExperimental design is the way in which a scientist creates artificial conditions in which to isolate and study a hypothesis...read the story