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<\/a>Presented in the spirit of the outlandish Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, organizers described the San Diego Fringe as a low-cost, unjuried and uncensored showcase of live performances by new and emerging talent in the fields of theatre, comedy, music, dance, puppetry and poetry.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s called a Fringe festival because it\u2019s on the outside and not mainstream,\u201d said Kevin Charles Patterson, executive producer and director of the San Diego festival. \u201cWe put the call out and wound up with imaginative and cutting-edge submissions that would probably otherwise not be seen by the general public.\u201d<\/p>\n
Patterson said the Fringe platform presents a rare opportunity for artists and theaters to take risks and dare to push new ideas to the forefront. With a large pool of talented artists hungry to get on stage, he also said the festival could help take the careers of writers and performers to a whole new level.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew immediately that this would be a solid and fruitful partnership,\u201d said choreographer Michael Mizerany, whose mature-themed dance piece \u201cINFAMOUS\u201d plays on the main stage at the 10th Avenue Theatre July 5 \u2013 7. Mizerany, the resident choreographer for Visionary Dance Theater, described \u201cINFAMOUS\u201d as six dances inspired by notorious couples, incorporating rousing leaps, moments of male nudity and heavy breathing, which culminate in a violent, sexual acquisition and acquiescence.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love the idea of a week-long festival where patrons can walk around and experience a myriad of artists presenting their work in new and unique ways,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Patterson said the inaugural event has garnered strong support from the local arts community and businesses, with a mutual desire to produce a high-quality event. Venues for the week\u2019s performances are the 10th Avenue Theatre and Arts Center, Space 4 Art, Seaport Village, Searsucker\u00a0bar\u00a0and NewSchool of Architecture + Design in Downtown, and the Whistle Stop bar in South Park.<\/p>\n The roof of the 10th Avenue Theater has also been deemed \u201cFringe Central,\u201d with a series of parties, free entertainment and open mics each day of the festival. The theater is located at 930 10th Ave.<\/p>\n General admission tickets for all performances are $10 plus a processing fee if purchased online. Discounted multiple show tickets are also available. For the complete schedule and tickets, visit sdfringe.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Manny Lopez can be reached at <\/i>lopezmanny@gmail.com<\/i><\/a>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/a>\u201cDiapers, Dishes, and Dreams,\u201d written, directed and starring Mark C. Reis, is a one-man comedy set in Los Angeles about an aging Broadway dancer and father, whose wish to return to the stage must be balanced with his life as a parent and partner.<\/p>\n