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2021 : July 22-31</b></span>
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<span style="margin:0px">Tickets for<span> </span><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></span><span style="margin:0px"><b>July 22-31, 2021.</b></span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">Choose from over 30 distinct,</span><span style="margin:0px"><b><span> </span></b>genre-defying, interactive experimental works,<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px">streaming </span><span style="margin:0px">on-demand
shows </span><span style="margin:0px">created by local, national and international artists, as well as a selection of<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px">self-guided, immersive audio experiences.</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">Mix up your streaming routine with<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px"><b>New plays</b></span><span style="margin:0px"><span> </span>and<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px"><b>solo shows</b></span><span style="margin:0px">. </span></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><b>Contemporary dance<span> </span></b></span><span style="margin:0px">and<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px"><b>performance art.</b></span><span style="margin:0px"> </span></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><b>Comedy</b></span><span style="margin:0px">. Drama.<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px"><b>Drag.</b></span><span style="margin:0px"><span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px">Goth</span><span style="margin:0px"><span> </span>drag. </span></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><b>Radio plays</b></span><span style="margin:0px">, an audio journey through a hidden-in-plain-sight Cleveland historic site,<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px"><b>horror,<span> </span></b></span><span style="margin:0px">fantasy,<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px"><b>docu-theatre, </b></span><span style="margin:0px">burlesque,<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px"><b>animation</b></span><span style="margin:0px">,
puppet theatre for literary buffs,<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px"><b>object theatre for the young</b></span><span style="margin:0px"><span> </span>(+ young at heart),<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px"><b>experimental work</b></span><span style="margin:0px"><span> </span>inviting
you to<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px"><i>write the show yourself<span> </span></i></span><span style="margin:0px">(!), and even </span></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">...special musical experiences meant for<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px"><i><b>one audience member at a time</b></i></span><span style="margin:0px">.</span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px">We are proud to share that the 2021 BorderLight Festival will showcase the work of more than<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px"><b>100 artists from 5 countries, including Canada, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy</b></span><span style="margin:0px">,
as well<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px"><b>12 states across the US</b></span><span style="margin:0px">, including our homebase in Cleveland, Ohio.</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;text-align:left;background-color:white"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><b>TUNE IN JULY 22-31, 2021</b></span></div>
<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;text-align:left;background-color:white"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">View the full lineup, buy tickets and more at www.borderlightcle.org</span><br>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;text-align:left;background-color:white"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><u>Location:</u></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span> </span>Online, also several downloadable, site-specific audio journeys
to enjoy in Downtown Cleveland or wherever you are.</span></div>
<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;text-align:left;background-color:white"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><u>Tickets:</u></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><b>$5-$15</b></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span> </span>with
a wide variety of </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><b>Free</b></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span> </span>and </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><b>Pay-What-You-Can options</b></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">.</span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;color:black"><b><u><span style="margin:0px">ABOUT BORDERLIGHT:</span></u></b><span style="margin:0px"><span> </span>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> </span></span><span style="margin:0px">US
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<span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(32, 31, 30);text-align:left;background-color:white"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;color:black"><span style="margin:0px">Questions or need help planning your "visit"? Email Cathleen at fringe@borderlightcle.org. </span></span></span></div>
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