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| ⚫ | The '''Festival of Fools''' is an annual Street Festival held in [[ |
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| caption = Bash Street Theatre Company performing at Festival of Fools, Belfast, May 2013 |
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| location= [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]] |
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| ⚫ | The '''Festival of Fools''' is an annual Street Festival held in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]], usually during the May [[Bank Holiday]] weekend. It first started in 2004<ref>{{cite web | title=Belfast's Festival of Fools celebrating 10 years of funny business | work=Belfast Telegraph (4 April 2013) | url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/theatre-arts/belfasts-festival-of-fools-celebrating-10-years-of-funny-business-29173464.html | accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref> and includes performances from around the world. Performers are paid a fixed amount and money collected from audiences at the end of each show is used to fund the next years show. |
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| ⚫ | Previous to that, the annual ''International Festival of Fools'', created by the ''[[Friends Roadshow]]'' went on from 1975 to 1984 in [[Amsterdam]]<ref name='PAJ-V2-N2'> |
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| ⚫ | Previous to that, the annual ''International Festival of Fools'', created by the ''[[Friends Roadshow]]'' went on from 1975 to 1984 in [[Amsterdam]].<ref name='PAJ-V2-N2'>{{cite journal|title=Amsterdam's Festival of Fools|journal=Performing Arts Journal|date=Autumn 1977|first=Ron|last=Blanchette|volume=2|issue=2|pages=86–90|doi= 10.2307/3245341|publisher=Performing Arts Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2|jstor=3245341}}</ref> It was a "comedy convention of the Nouveau Clowns".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jangoedwards.net/workshops/jango-bio/ |title=Clown & Fool JANGO EDWARDS BIOGRAPHY |accessdate=2007-01-14 |work=Jango Edwards & Peter Ercolano website }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | [[The London Critics Group]] held an annual show called the Festival of Fools. Running over Christmas they satirised events of the previous year whilst including folklore and customs of each month. They were written by [[Ewan MacColl]], staged in the back room of a North London pub, The New Merlin's Cave, and ran for five years in the late |
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| ⚫ | [[The London Critics Group]] held an annual show called the Festival of Fools. Running over Christmas they satirised events of the previous year whilst including folklore and customs of each month. They were written by [[Ewan MacColl]], staged in the back room of a North London pub, The New Merlin's Cave, and ran for five years in the late 1960s and early 1970s. |
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The Festival of Fools is an annual Street Festival held in Belfast , over the MayDay Bank Holiday weekend. This incarnation of Festival of Fools started in 2004 and includes leading street theatre artists from around the world. The festival is different from some other festivals in that performers are paid a fixed amount and money collected from audiences at the end of each show is used to fund the next years show. This is due to chronic underfunding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. |
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Previous to 2004, the annual International Festival of Fools, created by the Friends Roadshow went on from 1975 to 1984 in Amsterdam[1]. It was a "comedy convention of the Nouveau Clowns"[2]. In a nice twist, the circle continues to turn with co-founder of Friends Roadshow, Nola Rae, billed to appear at the 2009 Festival of Fools in Belfast in her new show Exit Napoleon Pursued By Rabbits. The Belfast Festival of Fools was inspired by the legendary tales and memory of the Amsterdam Festival. |
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The Festival of Fools can trace its origins back to Bachinalian orgies of excess in Ancient Greece if it really wants to. |
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The Festival of Fools is an annual Street Festival held in Belfast , over the MayDay Bank Holiday weekend. This incarnation of Festival of Fools started in 2004 and includes leading street theatre artists from around the world. The festival is different from some other festivals in that performers are paid a fixed amount and money collected from audiences at the end of each show is used to fund the next years show. This is due to chronic underfunding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. |
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Previous to 2004, the annual International Festival of Fools, created by the Friends Roadshow went on from 1975 to 1984 in Amsterdam[1]. It was a "comedy convention of the Nouveau Clowns"[2]. In a nice twist, the circle continues to turn with co-founder of Friends Roadshow, Nola Rae, billed to appear at the 2009 Festival of Fools in Belfast in her new show Exit Napoleon Pursued By Rabbits. The Belfast Festival of Fools was inspired by the legendary tales and memory of the Amsterdam Festival. |
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The Festival of Fools can trace its origins back to Bachinalian orgies of excess in Ancient Greece if it really wants to. |
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The Festival of Fools is an annual Street Festival held in Belfast , over the MayDay Bank Holiday weekend. This incarnation of Festival of Fools started in 2004 and includes leading street theatre artists from around the world. The festival is different from some other festivals in that performers are paid a fixed amount and money collected from audiences at the end of each show is used to fund the next years show. This is due to chronic underfunding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. |
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Previous to 2004, the annual International Festival of Fools, created by the Friends Roadshow went on from 1975 to 1984 in Amsterdam[1]. It was a "comedy convention of the Nouveau Clowns"[2]. In a nice twist, the circle continues to turn with co-founder of Friends Roadshow, Nola Rae, billed to appear at the 2009 Festival of Fools in Belfast in her new show Exit Napoleon Pursued By Rabbits. The Belfast Festival of Fools was inspired by the legendary tales and memory of the Amsterdam Festival. |
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The Festival of Fools can trace its origins back to Bachinalian orgies of excess in Ancient Greece if it really wants to. |
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* [http://www.foolsfestival.com/ Festival of Fools website] |
* [http://www.foolsfestival.com/ Festival of Fools website] |
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* [http://www.wcml.org.uk/people/em/music.htm Working Class Movement Library] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070113142454/http://www.wcml.org.uk/people/em/music.htm Working Class Movement Library] |
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[[Category:Comedy festivals]] |
[[Category:Comedy festivals in Northern Ireland]] |
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[[Category:Festivals in Belfast]] |
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[[Category:Festivals in Amsterdam]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:18, 6 May 2023
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.JPG) Bash Street Theatre Company performing at Festival of Fools, Belfast, May 2013 | |
| Genre | Street festival |
| Location(s) | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°36′07″N 5°55′34″W / 54.6020°N 5.9262°W |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Website | www |
The Festival of Fools is an annual Street Festival held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, usually during the May Bank Holiday weekend. It first started in 2004[1] and includes performances from around the world. Performers are paid a fixed amount and money collected from audiences at the end of each show is used to fund the next years show.
Previous to that, the annual International Festival of Fools, created by the Friends Roadshow went on from 1975 to 1984 in Amsterdam.[2] It was a "comedy convention of the Nouveau Clowns".[3]
The London Critics Group held an annual show called the Festival of Fools. Running over Christmas they satirised events of the previous year whilst including folklore and customs of each month. They were written by Ewan MacColl, staged in the back room of a North London pub, The New Merlin's Cave, and ran for five years in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
References
[edit]- ^ "Belfast's Festival of Fools celebrating 10 years of funny business". Belfast Telegraph (4 April 2013). Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ Blanchette, Ron (Autumn 1977). "Amsterdam's Festival of Fools". Performing Arts Journal. 2 (2). Performing Arts Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2: 86–90. doi:10.2307/3245341. JSTOR 3245341.
- ^ "Clown & Fool JANGO EDWARDS BIOGRAPHY". Jango Edwards & Peter Ercolano website. Retrieved 14 January 2007.
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