2023
A YEAR IN REVIEW
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL 2023 The number of productions in the festival programme.
562
77
Performances during the 16 day run of the festival.
Number of artists and art workers supported through the festival in 2023.
Provided employment for
70+
contractors.
Volunteers who gave their time, skills and commitment to our festival. You are magic! The King of All Birds by Martha Knight. Photo credit: Simon Lazewski.
560 180
World premieres
18
45
Irish premieres Dublin premieres
33,000+
Audience members who joined us in 2023. Thank you!
Access across programmed shows: 3 shows supported by ISL, 3 by Audio Description. HOTHOUSE by Malaprop. Photo credit: Simon Lazewski.
9 6
FRINGE LAB 2023 Dublin Fringe Festival’s year round artist support and resource hub in partnership with Squarespace.
The number of artists developing new work supported by the provision of FRINGE LAB rehearsal space.
10000
The number of gratis hours this amounted to in 2023.
3560+
The number of artists supported through bursaries, awards and residencies in 2023.
30+
IN 2023 DUBLIN FRINGE WELCOMED Associate Artists
2
Dublin Fringe recruited two Associate Artists in 2023. These two parttime roles offered the opportunity for experienced artists with an established practice to invest time in a relationship with an arts organisation to develop new skills, support their fellow artists and contribute to the future of the wider arts industry. In 2023, our Associate Artists were Dafe Pessu Orugbo and Shanna May Breen.
1602
Resident Artists
3
Dublin Fringe Festival hosted three Resident Artists in 2023. Each year we invite a number of artists to move into Dublin Fringe HQ, offering artistic and practical support and space for them to continue making great work in a community of incredible peers. In 2023, our Resident Artists were Trudie Gorman, Sam Killian and Nick Nikolaou.
WEFT STUDIO PROGRAMME 2023 A development and network building programme for early career Black and Global Majority artists.
Number of artists participating in the Weft Studio Programme 2023. Supported by
40 Invited to
MMANWU by Dagogo Hart. Photo credit: Simon Lazewski.
5
8
international mentors.
Development sessions
7
Dublin Fringe Festival shows.
WEFT AUDIENCE CLUB 2023
As part of the Weft Initiative we continued to run the Weft Audience Club, hosted by Khanyisile Mbukwane (WEFT Audience Club Coordinator), which invited a number of Black and Global Majority audience members to attend work across the festival programme.
The Weft Audience Club welcomed Who attended
Clash at the Quays! by Ahmed, With Love. Photo credit: Zyanya Lorenzo.
7
10
Audience Members.
Dublin Fringe Festival shows.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AGAIN IN 2024 Back Cover image: EGG: The Proclamation of the Irish Republegg, by EGG (audience photograph). Photo credit: Carol Cummins. Cover image: You’re Needy (sounds frustrating), by tasteinyourmouth. Photo credit: Simon Lazewski.
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