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Photonic Brass

September 12th at 6:00pm

Music of the Baroque Era was written to be performed on archaic instruments, such as harpsichords and lutes. This group aims to bring the music of the 17th and 18th centuries into the 21st century. With modern instruments, Photonic Brass breathes new life into music specially chosen to be played outdoors, and connects with a modern audience through unique staging, storytelling, and stylistic interpretation.

Length: 45 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Eastman School of Music: Courtyard at Miller Center
Genre: Music

To Elvedon

September 12th at 6:00pm

To Elvedon is a live immersive work by Anna Heflin for Shannon Reilly and Katie Weissman: violin, cello, water alters, spoken word, cymatics, and spatialized sound, inspired by Virginia Woolf's The Waves. The audience can touch the sound waves moving the water, seeing the music while it surrounds them. The music is comprised of the note G#, hocketed and developed between the two live performers and spatialized tracks for a half-hour of live surround-sound and touch-immersive listening.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box
Genre: Multidisciplinary

Rozlyn

September 12th at 6:30pm

Rozlyn is a 24-year-old powerhouse soul singer with a band to match the pipes. The power of her voice, mixed with honest lyrics, a tight groove, and vulnerable performance, leaves crowds feeling a connection—a timeless feel that comes from 70s and 90s R&B, jazz and rock. Her biggest influences include Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, Aretha Franklin, Erykah Badu, and Carole King. Recent projects include opening for Joan Osborne and singing backing vocals for The Mad Dogs and Englishmen Tribute.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage
Genre: Music

The Zoo: A Musical Folly, by Sullivan, without Gilbert!

September 12th at 6:30pm

After last year’s Less Miserable, the Off-Monroe Players present The Zoo by Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan). A nobleman goes to the zoo to woo the girl who sells snacks there. He tries to impress her by buying and eating all the snacks. Meanwhile, a young druggist believes that he has poisoned his beloved by mixing up her father's prescription with candy that he meant for her. Indigestion and potential poisoning? A happy ending makes the zoo animals smile, and you will, too.

Length: 50 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater
Genre: Theatre

Dances at MuCCC: Contemporary Dance

September 12th at 7:00pm

Known for its experimental delights, the Multi-use Community Cultural Center premieres a special Fringe version of Dances at MuCCC, a collection of local performance talent and creativity. For the first time, this annual dance festival appears at Fringe, showcasing a curated collection of its best summer dance performances. This past June, MuCCC presented Moving Margins to the Center. Co-directed by Donna Davenport and Nanako Horikawa Mandrino; logo by Jimmy Scamacca.

Length: 50 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: MuCCC
Genre: Dance

Almost Like Being in Love: Casey Jones Costello Sings Lerner & Loewe

September 12th at 7:30pm

Vocalist Casey Jones Costello returns to the Rochester Fringe Festival to pay tribute to the famous Broadway team of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. Featuring beloved songs from their shows including Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, Gigi, My Fair Lady, and Camelot, Costello's captivating cabaret show is sure to delight audiences of all ages. www.caseyjonescostello.com, TikTok and Instagram @caseyjcostello

Length: 90 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Rochester Music Hall of Fame
Genre: Music

Circolombia: Corazon

September 12th at 7:30pm

ENTIRE RUN SOLD OUT! Sky-high feats. Latin beats. Mind-bending moves. Circolombia, a groundbreaking circus troupe with a history of engagements in Edinburgh, London, and Chicago, will perform a show written and produced exclusively for Rochester Fringe audiences in the Spiegeltent this fall. The show, titled Corazón, will feature six extraordinary artists who each bring an exuberant, Colombian-born vibe to the act—along with madly daring skills.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
Genre: Multidisciplinary

Craig Walsh, MONUMENTS

September 12th at 8:00pm

What does it mean to honor someone with a monument…and who should be honored in such a public way? Australian artist Craig Walsh brings us one answer to this question, challenging us to select three people from our community who deserve to be recognized—but who may never rise to public consciousness without his unique method of celebrating them. Walsh projects the living, moving faces of these three Rochesterians on tall trees, where wind and other elements give them dimension and animate them even further.

Length: 120 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Third Presbyterian Church: Side Parking Lot (East & Meigs)
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

thurlow.

September 12th at 8:00pm

thurlow. is one of the most original sounding bands in Rochester. With a focus on original instrumental music, thurlow. has a great upbeat energy that is sure to keep you dancing. Founded in 2012 in Vinny's basement, thurlow. has played hundreds of shows around the greater Rochester area, from small bistros to some of the best area venues. With an album of new music coming later this year, you won't want to miss this band at Fringe.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage
Genre: Music

To Elvedon

September 12th at 8:00pm

To Elvedon is a live immersive work by Anna Heflin for Shannon Reilly and Katie Weissman: violin, cello, water alters, spoken word, cymatics, and spatialized sound, inspired by Virginia Woolf's The Waves. The audience can touch the sound waves moving the water, seeing the music while it surrounds them. The music is comprised of the note G#, hocketed and developed between the two live performers and spatialized tracks for a half-hour of live surround-sound and touch-immersive listening.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box
Genre: Multidisciplinary

To Elvedon

September 12th at 10:00pm

To Elvedon is a live immersive work by Anna Heflin for Shannon Reilly and Katie Weissman: violin, cello, water alters, spoken word, cymatics, and spatialized sound, inspired by Virginia Woolf's The Waves. The audience can touch the sound waves moving the water, seeing the music while it surrounds them. The music is comprised of the note G#, hocketed and developed between the two live performers and spatialized tracks for a half-hour of live surround-sound and touch-immersive listening.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box
Genre: Multidisciplinary

A Tribute to the Music of the Rat Pack

September 13th at 6:00pm

Daniel Henry, a crooner for a new age, is a mainstay at the Fringe—his rich, soothing tone brings back audience members every year. This year he is excited to share the stage with "Mr. Keyboard" Herb Benge, whose talents are legendary. Don't miss the opportunity to hear the songs sung in the Copa Room at the Sands in the 1960s. A memorable evening is on the horizon, promising to bring a flood of memories of years past and have you singing along. Come and share a song and a smile.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: The Focus Theater
Genre: Music

The Zoo: A Musical Folly, by Sullivan, without Gilbert!

September 13th at 6:30pm

After last year’s Less Miserable, the Off-Monroe Players present The Zoo by Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan). A nobleman goes to the zoo to woo the girl who sells snacks there. He tries to impress her by buying and eating all the snacks. Meanwhile, a young druggist believes that he has poisoned his beloved by mixing up her father's prescription with candy that he meant for her. Indigestion and potential poisoning? A happy ending makes the zoo animals smile, and you will, too.

Length: 50 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater
Genre: Theatre

Hello City - A Tribute to Barenaked Ladies

September 13th at 7:00pm

Hello City is the Northeast's premier live tribute to Barenaked Ladies. The band is comprised of members of some of Western New York's top original and cover bands. With a deep set list that spans the entire BNL catalog (including classic live show mashups and antics), the band is excited to bring Hello City to the Rochester Fringe Festival!

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage
Genre: Music

Stories from the Living Tree

September 13th at 7:30pm

Missy Pfohl Smith/BIODANCE and Annika Bentley/Mount Hope World Singers, animator/projection designer Christine Banna, and composer/musician Greg Woodsbie join for an immersive visual and auditory experience of music, dance, song and image. Songs from Haiti, Japan, Cuba, Nigeria, and more surround and celebrate the ancient tree of life. By telling each other stories of how to understand, we explore a reverent connection to nature as represented universally by cultures from around the world.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: The Theater At Innovation Square: The Stage
Genre: Multidisciplinary

Circolombia: Corazon

September 13th at 8:00pm

ENTIRE RUN SOLD OUT! Sky-high feats. Latin beats. Mind-bending moves. Circolombia, a groundbreaking circus troupe with a history of engagements in Edinburgh, London, and Chicago, will perform a show written and produced exclusively for Rochester Fringe audiences in the Spiegeltent this fall. The show, titled Corazón, will feature six extraordinary artists who each bring an exuberant, Colombian-born vibe to the act—along with madly daring skills.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
Genre: Multidisciplinary

Craig Walsh, MONUMENTS

September 13th at 8:00pm

What does it mean to honor someone with a monument…and who should be honored in such a public way? Australian artist Craig Walsh brings us one answer to this question, challenging us to select three people from our community who deserve to be recognized—but who may never rise to public consciousness without his unique method of celebrating them. Walsh projects the living, moving faces of these three Rochesterians on tall trees, where wind and other elements give them dimension and animate them even further.

Length: 120 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Third Presbyterian Church: Side Parking Lot (East & Meigs)
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

Confusion

September 13th at 10:00pm

In this non-stop series of wordless comedy sketches, Philadelphia theatre clown Hank Curry brings his unique comic voice to the Rochester Fringe. He embarks on a picaresque journey through the pitfalls and pratfalls of modern life by trying on several unique identities, each with their own hilarious obstacles. Run away and join the circus of modern society with the “ridiculously talented Hank Curry” (DC Theater Arts) in a show that is "a joy to behold" (All About Solo).

Length: 40 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box
Genre: Theatre

Opening at the Plaza for Hispanic Heritage Month

September 14th at 5:00pm

Join us and the community of Rochester while we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month together at The International Plaza. There will be lively music from many artists playing until sundown. Some of the groups that will be performing include stunning dancing from the Grupo Cultural Latino of Rochester, as well as music by Bomba Boriken and 4 Latin Band.

Length: 180 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: The International Plaza
Genre: Music

Human Resources

September 14th at 6:00pm

Dance celebrates the visceral capacity of the human body to utilize all its resources. The body can communicate, feel, think, respond, and express without words. Human Resources is a curated showcase of work by multiple choreographers from across the country, including producer Heather Roffe, that blends music, light and exquisite movement to produce an exciting, thought-provoking event for both seasoned dance viewers and first time audience members.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre
Genre: Dance

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