“Holding On through Song: A Celebration of the African-American Spiritual” was not typical Fringe Festival fare. There was no spectacle or debauchery. No one set out to create a crazy audience-driven event in a strange and curious space, or see how many flaming swords they could juggle while drunkenly reciting Shakespeare and riding a unicycle. […]
Christopher Coles
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Spirituals show sparks controversy
Rochester’s Fringe Festival events don’t ordinarily create controversies. This year, though, one show has: over whether the performers are the appropriate ones for the subject matter.
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The Pride Divide
Feeling excluded from the Rochester Pride festival, queer and trans people of color create their own spaces.
