“We have camaraderie, we all support each other. It’s a totally different female environment, to have women not bashing each other, actually supporting each others’ beauty.”
Posts Tagged: Fringe Festival
Dancing on the Fringe
After a recent rehearsal at the Pacific Arts Complex on Soquel Avenue, several members of the Santa Cruz dance company Flex sit on the ground in a circle.
Project 52 Must-See Picks
Daniel Mollner is committed to his goal of making 52 dance videos this year. We take a close look at some of his highlights so far.
A Dance Video A Week
Filmmaker Daniel Mollner waited over four decades before calling himself a dancer. Now he’s making up for lost time. “It’s almost like this slingshot thing,” Mollner says. “After years of resisting and being afraid to call myself a dancer, there’s all this pent-up energy. I’ve been holding back for so long.”
Letters to the Editor: Aug. 1-7
A reader seeks to bring clarity to panhandling’s place in Santa Cruz’s economy and culture. Others chime in on our coverage of the Santa Cruz Fringe Festival.
Santa Cruz Fringe Festival
We’ve made it our mission to see as many Fringe Festival shows as possible and will be bringing you constantly updated reviews, observations and warnings to help you achieve the ultimate Santa Cruz Fringe Festival experience.
Our Fringe Festival Picks
This Friday marks the first day of the ten-day long Santa Cruz Fringe Festival, a celebration of offbeat, anything-goes artistic performance. All week the artists have been preparing their shows for performance and generally fluttering around town in a haze of excitement and stage makeup. Santa Cruz Weekly was able to sneak preview some of the 42 shows and noticed several buzz-worthy performers we can’t wait to see in full Fringe regalia.
Fringe Director’s Picks
When asked to name which shows she’s most excited about, Dixie Shulman’s monologue is like frenzied Oscar winner firing off thank-yous as the music creeps in: “There are so many great ones I forgot to mention!”
Understood. But without further ado, a starting place.
Fringe Festival in Downtown Santa Cruz
The Santa Cruz Fringe Festival, which runs July 13–22 at five different venues throughout downtown, is a festival of offbeat performance. Across the globe, there are about 50 Fringe festivals that occur throughout the year. This year, Santa Cruz joins the ranks for its first annual festival.
