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Four Hours of Near-vana

Uncalled For begins its farewells, 60 companies say hello

by Valerie Cardinal

You know the Fringe Festival has started when your evening includes breakdancing, drag queens, karaoke, rapping grannies, promises of nudity and more. Over 70 English, French and dance shows had the opportunity to introduce themselves in two minutes or less at last night’s Fringe-For-All at Café Campus. The night included almost all companies except for those from out of town. The nearly four-hour theatre extravaganza was hosted for the last time by Uncalled For, who are abandoning their 13th Hour hosting duties to become producers of online videos. With so many shows and so little time, it’s difficult to remember all the companies that took the stage. Even one-off events such as Art Camp and the Grindhouse zombie night were given their chance to shine. 

Video: Sights and Sounds from Fringe For All 2011

There will be full coverage of the event from Valerie Cardinal later, but here is your first taste of the noisy, messy, happy event that is the Fringe For All.

For full coverage of the entire Fringe go to the CharPo Fringe Aggregator