The Asheville Fringe Arts Festival celebrates 20 years of weird and wonderful art

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Fri, Jan 28, 2022
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The Asheville Fringe Arts Festival celebrates 20 years of experimental, unusual, and out-of-the-box art. Performances of dance, theater, puppetry, and music, as well as film and installation, will take place — both in person and online — January 27-30, 2022. 

 

In honor of the festival’s milestone anniversary, here are 20 fringe benefits (see what we did there?) of this year’s event: 

 

1. Local artists! More than 25 creatives from the Asheville area will share works that span and bend genres.

2. Out-of-town artists! Take 50 Shades of Gay, an adult variety show filled with comedy, music, drag, costumes, and audience participation. It was written, produced, and stars award-winning, New Jersey-based comedian Ike Avelli.

3. Education! For instance, The New York Yoyo Show is an interactive, musical production featuring advanced yoyo demos, two Broadway-style numbers, and the grand finale: “The World’s Longest Yoyo String.” After the show, the audience is invited to stick around for a free yoyo lesson.

4. Spoken word! Asheville locals BAD TIES blend a unique spin on beat poetry with mixed media performance art. In the Mouth of Urban Decay is a 30-minute presentation of film, music, and original spoken word surrounding themes of displacement, geography, and life’s little disappointments.

5. Theater! Devised theatre piece The Marvelous Martha Monday is created and performed by Katie Jones. It’s based on her great-great-grandmother, who made family legend by running away with the circus as a teenager.

6. Adventure! Short film Fantastica is an inner galactic adventure with Venusian guide Smokifantastic.

7. Venues! LEAF Global Arts, The Magnetic Theatre, Static Age Records, Fleetwoods, and The LaZoom Bus will all host shows.

8. Virtual! That’s right — this hybrid festival also includes streaming shows for those who want or need to stay in.

9-12.Film nights include two international collections as well as short films, and dance-themed screenings.

13. The Fringe Freak Pass is back! Passholders can see up to 10 shows for one price: $50 before Jan. 1, 2022 / $70 after.

14. New this year, the Fringe Binge (only $40 until Jan. 1 / $60 after) allows access to all online Asheville Fringe content, including film nights and shows live-streamed by IamAVL.

15-18. Four parties! Before and after!

19. Community! See old friends, make new friends, revel in weird and wonderful art.

20. Fringe on! Fringe art exists outside of the mainstream. It’s experimental, unusual, and one-of-a-kind. From music and theater to puppetry and dance, Asheville Fringe Arts Festival offers the best of the unexpected.

 Individual tickets go on sale Saturday, Jan. 1.