Rochester Fringe Festival headliners The Flying Españas dazzle onlookers with “Flippin Metal Circus,” but something’s missing.
Jeff Spevak
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Our local comedy scene gets a stage at Rochester Fringe, too
Writer-actor Hilary Bluestein-Lyons’s busy Rochester Fringe includes delightfully bizarre short plays and co-hosting a hit-or-miss stand-up.
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Where can you hear goth/folk songs about the scientist Marie Curie? Rochester Fringe, naturally
On the second day of Fringe, Rochester conspiracy theories, the trauma of the Inner Loop, and Brooklyn goth-folk duo Charming Disaster played to niche audiences.
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Biodance addresses a world on fire in collaborative Fringe performance
Missy Pfohl Smith’s Biodance performs at Fringe again on Sept, 17 with a bold message on climate change.
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Rochester Fringe offers 12 days of improv, interaction and string catharsis
Take a voyage of discovery over the 12 days of the Rochester Fringe Festival.
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New WXXI doc on Garth Fagan digs into the renowned dancer’s legacy
After Garth Fagan won a Tony Award in 1998 for best choreography in “The Lion King,” there might have seemed to be nowhere else for him to go. Where he went was back to his studio in the anonymous-looking, nearly century-old building on Chestnut Street in downtown Rochester to work on another dance, “Two Pieces […]
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21 fall arts events you need to know about
It’s a colorful autumn for Rochester’s arts scene. These are the upcoming events we’re excited about.
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Armory bows to public criticism and cancels far-right ReAwaken America tour
After hiding the event from their website, the owner of the Main Street Armory announced over email that he’d canceled the rally.
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Fringe 2022 to feature favorites among more than 500 in-person events
The Rochester Fringe returns to its original format and will feature performances from favorites such as Bandaloop and Cirque du Fringe.
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Marge’s Lakeside Inn: Where the party never stops
With its beach chairs, live music, and sand beckoning bare feet, Marge’s Lakeside Inn feels much more exotic than the shore of a Great Lake.
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After a two-year hiatus, Rochester gets its jazz on
Rochester’s Jazz Fest is back, with a record number of free shows.
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‘Hadestown’ and ‘Hamilton’ among shows coming to Rochester Broadway Theater League next season
Seven new shows join a delayed showing of Hamilton.
