March 28, 2011
2011 DUNEDIN FRINGE FESTIVAL AWARDS
The 2011 Dunedin Fringe Festival is all wrapped up! The Festival attracted over 200 artists from all over New Zealand plus international guests.
Thirteen awards were presented in recognition of outstanding achievement in each art form as well as general awards, culminating in the Best of the Fringe Festival which was awarded to Footnote Dance for their production Hullapolloi.
Festival Director, Paul Smith, said the production of Hullapolloi was a challenging work for both the dancers and the audience. “The dancers were in full body suits that came up over their heads which meant they had to dance by sound and touch. The piece was engaging and provocative generating ongoing dialogue and debate.”
A panel of nine judges reviewed the acts based on:
- Innovation: Where the work is well conceptualized, shows originality and takes risks
- Experimentation: Where the work attempts to challenge the boundaries of the art form
- Presentation: Where the work has high production values and is well realized
- Engagement: Where the work provokes a strong response with audiences
The Dunedin Fringe Festival took a significant step forward this year with many major events that lifted the profile of the Festival and attracted a wider market. International acts such as the Barons of Tang won the hearts of Dunedin people and launched the revamped Festival Club, which was a major highlight of the Festival. Several comedy shows sold out including Wilson Dixon’s American Dream and The Real New Zealand Tour, while the ukulele workshop by Hamilton’s Big Muffin Serious Band attracted over 100 people of all ages.
AWARDS
COMEDY
Sarah Harpur – Harpur’s Bizarre: Immortal Combat
DANCE
Beautiful Sake Productions – Capturing Other
MUSIC
Metonymic Trust – Lines of Flight
THEATRE
The Theatre As Is – Once Was…
OUTDOOR
Tape Art – Animae
VISUAL ARTS
Desi Liversage – Bloodlines and Bloodstains
BEST FRINGE INVENTION
Jumbootsby Jarn Bulling
BEST PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN
The Branch – Half
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Flaxworks – Drowning in Veronica Lake
MOST PROMISING WORK
Sit n Spin Productions– The Visitor
MOST ORIGINAL CONCEPT
Blue Oyster Project Space/Colleen Altagracia: The Fullness of Empty Pockets
STAND OUT PERFORMER
Sarah Iwaskow – Capturing Other
BEST OF FRINGE
Footnote Dance: Footnote Forte – Hullapolloi
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