Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival
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The Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival is one of North America’s largest and oldest fringe theatre festivals, showcasing a wide range of independent, experimental, and alternative performances each year.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival | 5 |
| Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival canonical | 4 |
| Edmonton Fringe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival Context triple: [Alberta, hasCulturalEvent, Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival]
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A.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts and performance festival, held annually in Scotland’s capital and showcasing thousands of theatre, comedy, music, and experimental shows.
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Adelaide Fringe
Adelaide Fringe is Australia’s largest open-access arts festival, showcasing a diverse range of performances and events across Adelaide each year.
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Melbourne Fringe Festival
The Melbourne Fringe Festival is an annual independent arts festival in Melbourne showcasing experimental and emerging work across theatre, comedy, music, visual arts, and performance.
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Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Royal Tunbridge Wells showcasing local and visiting talent across theatre, comedy, music, and other live performances.
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E.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is one of the world’s largest annual comedy festivals, showcasing stand-up, cabaret, sketch, and other comedic performances across venues in Melbourne, Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival Target entity description: The Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival is one of North America’s largest and oldest fringe theatre festivals, showcasing a wide range of independent, experimental, and alternative performances each year.
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A.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts and performance festival, held annually in Scotland’s capital and showcasing thousands of theatre, comedy, music, and experimental shows.
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B.
Adelaide Fringe
Adelaide Fringe is Australia’s largest open-access arts festival, showcasing a diverse range of performances and events across Adelaide each year.
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C.
Melbourne Fringe Festival
The Melbourne Fringe Festival is an annual independent arts festival in Melbourne showcasing experimental and emerging work across theatre, comedy, music, visual arts, and performance.
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Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Royal Tunbridge Wells showcasing local and visiting talent across theatre, comedy, music, and other live performances.
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E.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is one of the world’s largest annual comedy festivals, showcasing stand-up, cabaret, sketch, and other comedic performances across venues in Melbourne, Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fringe festival
ⓘ
theatre festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edmonton Fringe
ⓘ
linked to:
Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival
Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival ⓘ
linked to:
Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival
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| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major event in Edmonton’s arts calendar ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 10 days ⓘ |
| focus |
emerging artists
ⓘ
independent productions ⓘ new works ⓘ |
| founder | Brian Paisley ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative theatre
ⓘ
experimental theatre ⓘ performing arts ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
artisan market
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buskers ⓘ dance performances ⓘ food vendors ⓘ improv shows ⓘ indoor ticketed shows ⓘ kids programming ⓘ late-night cabarets ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ outdoor free performances ⓘ panel discussions ⓘ site-specific theatre ⓘ stand-up comedy ⓘ street performers ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| hostCity |
City of Edmonton
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linked to:
Edmonton
|
| inception | 1982 ⓘ |
| influenced | growth of fringe theatre movement in Canada ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Edinburgh Festival Fringe ⓘ |
| language | primarily English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alberta
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Edmonton ⓘ Old Strathcona ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
one of North America’s largest fringe festivals
ⓘ
one of North America’s oldest fringe festivals ⓘ |
| organizer | Fringe Theatre Adventures ⓘ |
| recurrence | annual ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | lottery ⓘ |
| selectionPolicy | non-juried ⓘ |
| startTime | 1982 ⓘ |
| typicalAudienceSize | hundreds of thousands of attendees ⓘ |
| typicalTimeOfYear | August ⓘ |
| website | https://www.fringetheatre.ca/ ⓘ |
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Subject: Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival Description of subject: The Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival is one of North America’s largest and oldest fringe theatre festivals, showcasing a wide range of independent, experimental, and alternative performances each year.
Referenced by (10)
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linked to: Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival
linked to: Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival
linked to: Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival
linked to: Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival
linked to: Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival
linked to: Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival