The Infringement Festival is an interdisciplinary festival open to all critical artists.

Celebrating Freedom of Expression and designed as a real arts democracy, this festival is a critical response to the oppressive neoliberal worldview and all its Billboard Trucks, Televisions, flyers, advertisements, jingles, made-for-TV Wars; and the depoliticisation of people through this diversionary Spectacle.

More specifically it is a critical response to the now-trademarked and corporatized St. Ambroise Fringe (tm) Festival.

The infringement welcomes a variety of performances and cultural resistance: theatre groups, performers, street activism, political theatre, musicians, radical performance, marginalized arts, disadvantaged groups, and anyone wishing to artistically infringe on the monoculture that creeps into every corner of our lives. Raging grannies. Culture-Jammers. Entartistes. Performance activists. Guerrilla Screenings. Speaker's Corners. Interventions. Happenings. Do-It-Yourself. Reclaim the Culture!

Adhering to a mandate that signifies the spirit of the real Fringe, we are returning a lost venue to Montreal. We are starting a global trend and hope all Fringe (tm) Festivals will witness similar cultural resistance. To prevent itself from being co-opted, the infringement festival follows a mandate that looks like this:

1) The festival is free for all artists to participate in. Artists must provide their own venues, staff, etc. (although we are working on making some venues available to all participants at a discounted rate). Artists can charge what they like, and keep 100% of profits.

2) The festival will be supported by a central office, whose goal is to help co-ordinate and advertise the events (eg: with a website, press releases, and a central gathering place).

3) The festival will be run on a not-for-profit basis.

4) There must be no unethical or conflict-of-interest sponsorships.

5) The festival will be run democratically.

6) The festival will never discriminate. It is open to all people and languages.

7) The festival aims to emphasize both critical practice in the arts, and artistic practice in activism. It also aims to provide a positive environment that encourages and nurtures critical art.


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			The Infringement Festival is an interdisciplinary festival open to all critical artists. Celebrating Freedom of Expression and designed as a real arts democracy, this festival is a critical response to the oppressive neoliberal worldview and all its Billboard Trucks, Televisions, flyers, advertisements, jingles, made-for-TV Wars; and the depoliticisation of people through this diversionary Spectacle. More specifically it is a critical response to the now-trademarked and corporatized St. Ambroise Fringe (tm) Festival. The infringement welcomes a variety of performances and cultural resistance: theatre groups, performers, street activism, political theatre, musicians, radical performance, marginalized arts, disadvantaged groups, and anyone wishing to artistically infringe on the monoculture that creeps into every corner of our lives. Raging grannies. Culture-Jammers. Entartistes. Performance activists. Guerrilla Screenings. Speaker's Corners. Interventions. Happenings. Do-It-Yourself. Reclaim the Culture! Adhering to a mandate that signifies the spirit of the real Fringe, we are returning a lost venue to Montreal. We are starting a global trend and hope all Fringe (tm) Festivals will witness similar cultural resistance. To prevent itself from being co-opted, the infringement festival follows a mandate that looks like this: 1) The festival is free for all artists to participate in. Artists must provide their own venues, staff, etc. (although we are working on making some venues available to all participants at a discounted rate). Artists can charge what they like, and keep 100% of profits. 2) The festival will be supported by a central office, whose goal is to help co-ordinate and advertise the events (eg: with a website, press releases, and a central gathering place). 3) The festival will be run on a not-for-profit basis. 4) There must be no unethical or conflict-of-interest sponsorships. 5) The festival will be run democratically. 6) The festival will never discriminate. It is open to all people and languages. 7) The festival aims to emphasize both critical practice in the arts, and artistic practice in activism. It also aims to provide a positive environment that encourages and nurtures critical art.
What is the infringement Festival? How do I get involved? Who’s involved already? What’s the history? Any sponsors? HOME * (514) 273-6929 (514) 842-1467 infringement@travestytheatre.com * Join the infringement and reclaim your culture!!!