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BORDERLIGHT FRINGE APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN</div>
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<div style="margin:0px">Deadline to apply: March 5, 2021</div>
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<div style="margin:0px">Greetings, artist! The 2nd biennial BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival returns to downtown Cleveland July 22-24, 2021 as an outdoor, open air event.<span> </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:15px;color:rgb(5, 5, 5);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">The
"fringe" is the open submission part of the festival —application is free, there is no risk to submit. The deadline to apply is March 5.</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px">BorderLights seeks to present a diverse program that offers our audiences a wide variety of theatrical approaches, styles, topics, and genres including (but not limited to):</div>
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> theatre<br>
> solo performance<br>
> performance art</div>
<div style="margin:0px">> circus</div>
<div style="margin:0px">> pop-up performances</div>
<div style="margin:0px">> stand-up comedy<br>
> cabaret<br>
> busking + street theatre</div>
<div style="margin:0px">> physical/dance theatre<br>
> site-specific installation<br>
> multimedia performance</div>
<div style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:14px">> </span></font>virtual + online experiences</div>
<div style="margin:0px">> and more!</div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:15px;color:rgb(5, 5, 5);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">Under the supervision of
public health advisors, we've redesigned the festival to take place across outdoor stages, tents, green space and other locations to allow for social distancing. We’re also seeking interactive virtual and streaming options to enjoy remotely, as well as site-specific
experiences to take place in locations within our downtown footprint.<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">As one of 100s of fringe festivals worldwide, the BorderLight Fringe serves as a platform for independent artists to self-produce, showcase original work, and engage new patrons as part of a vibrant festival
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<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">For details and online application visit: www.borderlightcle.org/fringe-apply-2021</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px">The BorderLight Festival team</div>
<div style="margin:0px">Dale, Jeff + Cathleen</div>
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