Fringe is about art—about crossing social, cultural, and ethnic divides through music by purposely melding worlds to create something entirely new. Fringe puts gifted composers, musicians, and visual artists together to showcase their talent in a fresh experience of the arts unlike any Atlanta has ever seen. It blends a cocktail of music and visual arts that brings back the original, intimate experience of chamber music in an approachable, exciting way—especially for younger audiences weaned on pop music and even poppier culture.
The concerts will look something like this: chamber music (classical music played by small groups of musicians) will be the focus of each evening, with performances of some of the most virtuosic music compositions ever written, performed by the best musicians in Atlanta and throughout the country. Unlike the iconic classical music experience of sitting, listening, yawning, and then leaving, each interactive performance will be a swift blend of live music performances, a DJ spinning ambient and electronica, documentary-style videos of the performers and finally, an independent, jury-selected short film.
This blending of art is radically different from what has come before, and we hope it begins to usher in a new era of the classical concert experience—not by talking down to its audience and expecting them to be quiet and behave—but by inviting them in to get dirty and truly experience this great art anew.
 
»WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
We can influence culture and our community through art in a way that no other medium can, by bringing something good, true and beautiful to a new audience. By bringing our local communities—divided by racial, ethnic and monetary barriers—together to experience great art, we give back to our community in a way that brings it to life, and honors the people that live in it.
Our philosophy at Fringe is that if we just gave a small fraction of our time, resources and talents back to the neighborhoods and communities we lived in, our way of life would get infinitely better. By modeling what we teach our children to do every day: to love others, share the things we have and to work collectively as a whole rather than as individuals, our lives become richer and purposeful without any agenda other then ‘because it’s what we ought to do.’ |
