{"id":6760,"date":"2014-09-04T17:32:38","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T00:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6760"},"modified":"2014-09-04T17:32:50","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T00:32:50","slug":"editors-pick-for-fall-on-edge-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6760","title":{"rendered":"Editor&#8217;s Pick for Fall: On Edge Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_32991\" style=\"width: 699px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32991\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32991\" src=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/more.jpg\" alt=\"Microscope Toy Theater, Still from A Real Elephant, 2010, Courtesy the Artist.\" width=\"689\" height=\"491\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Microscope Toy Theater, Still from A Real Elephant, 2010, Courtesy the Artist.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thanks to support from <a title=\"National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)\" href=\"http:\/\/arts.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)<\/a>, <a title=\"Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mcasantabarbara.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara<\/a>&#8216;s (MCASB) popular <a title=\"Forum Lounge: Ellie Ga, FORTUNETELLERS\" href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/blog\/forum-lounge-ellie-ga-fortunetellers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Forum Lounge<\/a> celebrates its 10th anniversary evolution into <a title=\"On Edge Festival\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mcasantabarbara.org\/OnEdge\" target=\"_blank\">On Edge Festival<\/a>, a four-day extravaganza of performance art, artist-commissioned projects and ancillary educational activities that embrace the spirit of diversity, experimentation and inquiry in contemporary art. Internationally renowned performance artists present their new works in what promises to be a landmark cultural event that embraces the experimental and unconventional.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/42715902?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=e3242b\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/42715902\">The Green Surround Teaser<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/ps122\">Performance Space 122<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to have the continued support of the NEA for Forum Lounge&#8217;s exciting transition into the On Edge Festival,&#8221; says <a title=\"Heather Jeno Silva\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artslant.com\/global\/artists\/show\/138795-heather-jeno-silva\" target=\"_blank\">Heather Jeno Silva<\/a>, Forum Lounge and On Edge curator. &#8220;The festival is both a glimpse into the future of what MCASB will become and a nod to MCASB&#8217;s rich history of supporting cutting-edge performance art over the last 30 years. This will be an landmark cultural event that embraces the experimental and unconventional, rivaling programs from larger, like-minded venues in metropolitan areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>From puppetry to dance to animation and interactive works, this festival has something for everybody and, with the exception of a couple of ticketed events, all performances are FREE.<\/p>\n<p>Participating artists for the 2014 premiere of On Edge Festival include: <a title=\"Annie Dorsen\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anniedorsen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Annie Dorsen<\/a>, <a title=\"Faye Driscoll\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fayedriscoll.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Faye Driscoll<\/a>, Sarah Elgart, <a title=\"Elizabeth Folk\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elizabethfolk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elizabeth Folk<\/a>, Janie Geiser, <a title=\"Heather Kravas\" href=\"http:\/\/thekitchen.org\/event\/heather-kravas-a-quartet\" target=\"_blank\">Heather Kravas<\/a>, <a title=\"Microscope Toy Theatre\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scopetoytheater.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Microscope Toy Theatre<\/a>, <a title=\"Miwa Matreyek\" href=\"http:\/\/www.semihemisphere.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Miwa Matreyek<\/a> and <a title=\"Surabhi Suraf\" href=\"http:\/\/surabhisaraf.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Surabhi Saraf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/STTW0Tj4SUg?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The On Edge Festival will be the first event of its kind on the Central Coast, bringing internationally renowned performance artists to Santa Barbara to present their new work over one weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With this crucial funding, MCASB will celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the successful Forum Lounge series by presenting four diverse days of emerging local and international performance artists,&#8221; 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