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First Time at the Fringe

8/3/2012

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We started our day back at Fringe Central for a lecture outlining how best to utilize your time during your first outing to the Fringe. Christabel Anderson, head of Participant Services, gave us a brief history of the Edinburgh Fringe, beginning with the story of the first Fringe in 1947 and its purpose as a WWII relief center for global arts culture. She discussed the Fringe Society’s 1968 inception as well as the current state of affairs within the organization.

Louise Oliver, head of Participant Development, lectured us on the importance of the Fringe’s focus on the artistic maturation of the participants, and told us all about her job advising shows and theatre companies as to how to make sure the Fringe results in some benefit for the artists who come here, considering the financial burden inherent in the pilgrimage.

Andrew, the Fringe Society’s Media Manager, gave us some brief insight into his role, and how he effectively plays matchmaker with shows and press outlets to ensure relevancy, clarity, and equal opportunity coverage.

Mark, the Music Licensing Coordinator walked us through the nuts and bolts of copyright and licensing issues at the Fringe. Bridget, the director of Marketing and Sponsorship explained her role in marketing the Fringe as a whole as well as in managing the advert requests for the website and Fringe programme before moving on to explain Friends of the Fringe.

We learned a bunch about the festival in a little over an hour! It was kind of like a crash course in Fringe-ery.

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