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2021 : July 22-31</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tickets for
<b>BorderLight's 2021 Fringe Festival are ON SALE NOW</b>. The festival is accessible online from wherever you are on Earth... beaming to you
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>July 22-31, 2021.</b></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Choose from over 30 distinct,</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>
</b>genre-defying, interactive experimental works, </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">streaming </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">on-demand shows </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">created
by local, national and international artists, as well as a selection of </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">self-guided, immersive audio experiences.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mix up your streaming routine with
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>New plays</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> and
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>solo shows</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Contemporary dance
</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">and
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>performance art.</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Comedy</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. Drama.
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Drag.</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i style="">Goth</i></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> drag. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Radio plays</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, an audio journey through a hidden-in-plain-sight Cleveland historic site,
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>horror,
</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">fantasy,
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>docu-theatre, </b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">burlesque,
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>animation</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, puppet theatre for literary buffs,
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>object theatre for the young</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (+ young at heart),
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>experimental work</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> inviting you to
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i>write the show yourself
</i></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">(!), and even </span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i style=""><b>one audience member at a time</b></i></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">.
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We are proud to share that the 2021 BorderLight Festival will showcase the work of more than
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>100 artists from 5 countries, including Canada, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, as well
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>12 states across the US</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, including our homebase in Cleveland, Ohio.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"><b>TUNE IN JULY 22-31, 2021</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">View the full lineup, buy tickets and more at www.borderlightcle.org</span><br>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"><u>Location:</u></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"> Online, also several downloadable, site-specific audio journeys
to enjoy in Downtown Cleveland or wherever you are.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"><u>Tickets:</u></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"><b>$5-$15</b></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"> with a wide variety of </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"><b>Free</b></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">
and </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"><b>Pay-What-You-Can options</b></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;color:black"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: black;">ABOUT BORDERLIGHT:</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: black;">
Founded in 2015 by Dale Heinen and Jeffrey Pence, BorderLight’s mission is to present visionary international theatre and build cross-cultural understanding. The BorderLight Festival debuted in 2019 as a biennial summer event, hosting 40 unique events featuring
artists from 8 countries and across the US. BorderLight is a member of the </span>
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