Music News - Best of the Fringe Festival 2007 announced
05 March 2007 - 0 Comments
The 14th annual New Zealand Fringe Festival has drawn to a close, with the announcements of this year’s Fringe 07 award winners.
Thirteen awards were granted at the award ceremony and closing night party, held tonight at Wellington’s San Francisco bathhouse.
The top award, Best of Fringe 07, went to Hotel, the innovative and critically-acclaimed theatre performance set in the Museum Hotel, produced by site-specific.
“Hotel was a beautifully slick and well-produced Fringe show,” said Fringe 07 director Karen Blyth.
“The judges all agreed that Hotel embodied the absolute best of what Fringe 07 had to offer. The site-specific company are a class act and certainly they are a team to watch in future. Well done to Hotel!
“The feedback from the arts community, reviewers and the audience has been that this year’s crop of productions has been of an exceptionally high standard.
“A big thank you to the hundreds of people who participated in Fringe 07 and to the audiences who make it all worthwhile. Roll on 2008 – we’ll be back!”
Twenty-three judges from the Wellington arts community reviewed all 98 productions between them to award thirteen winners and honourable mentions for each category.
BEST DANCE
WINNER: 'Mothtick' by Julia Sadlar and Katie Burton
Honourable Mention: 'Chance' by Maria Dabrowska and Alex Leonhartsberger.
BEST MUSIC
WINNER: 'In the Cube' by STRIKE
Honourable Mentions: 'Spartacus R in Octophonic' by Brownlight Industries and 'Plus One' LCUK and 'Death to Your Dreams' by Sean M Whelan and the Mime Set
BEST VISUAL ARTS
WINNER: 'Sounds Like Light, Lights and Sound' by Frey
Honourable Mentions: 'Public Announcement' by Mat Hunkin and 'Cakes of the 20th Century' by the Mens Art Club
BEST OUTDOOR
WINNER: 'Gravity and Other Myths' by Fuse Productions NZ
Honourable Mentions: 'Lovers of Central Park' by Connect Productions and 'Baby where are the fine things you promised me?' by Winning Productions
BEST THEATRE
WINNER: 'Hotel' by Site-Specific
Honourable Mentions: 'Brain Power' by Out of Bounds and 'On the Corner' by Longcloak Productions
STAND OUT PERFORMER
WINNER: Gavin Rutherford from 'Hotel'
Honourable Mentions: Leon Wadham from 'Brain Power' and Maria Dabrowska and Alex Leonhartsberger from 'Chance'
BEST COMEDY
WINNER: 'Return of the Lonesome Buckwhips' by The Lonesome Buckwhips
Honourable Mentions: 'Hot Pink Bits' by Penash Productions, 'The Little Shop of Horrors' by Naked Pictures and 'A Yank in NZ' by Dave Wiggins
MARKETING AWARD
WINNER: 'Hotel' by site-specific
Honourable Mention: 'Life As Antigone' by Almost a Bird Theatre Collective
BEST ONE MAN BAND/ SOLO SHOW
WINNER: 'Porcelain Grin' by The Amazing Orange Tricycle
Honourable Mentions: 'Letteracy' by Tanya Batt and 'Arch Enemies and Other Close Acquaintances' by Live in an elevator
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
WINNER: 'Brain Power' by Out of Bounds
Honourable Mentions: 'Imagining Reality' by Babyshads
MOST ORGINAL CONCEPT
WINNER: 'Cakes of the 20th Century' by The Mens Art Club
Honourable Mentions: 'Soundmarks' by the Soundnerds
Baby and 'Where are the Fine things you Promised Me?' by Winning Productions
WHERE DID YOU COME FROM? Best Newcomer to Fringe
WINNER: 'Public Announcement' by Mat Hunkin
Honourable Mentions: 'The Leaning Tower of Penchant' by Back – Lit Productions
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WINNER: 'Hotel' by site-specific
Honourable Mentions: 'Gravity and Other Myths' by Fuse Productions
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