In-Person BORDERLIGHT FESTIVAL Postponement Announced
Virtual streaming and self-guided audio events will continue.
The 2021 BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival has postponed its in-person programming, citing COVID-19-related concerns. The 2nd biennial summer theatre festival was to have occurred this July 22-24, 2021 as a large-scale hybrid outdoor and virtual event, with in-person programming to take place in downtown Cleveland.
According to a statement released by the BorderLight's co-founders and Board of Directors: "This decision is heart wrenching and was not taken lightly. While in many parts of the U.S. COVID-19 news is increasingly positive, there are still concerns that make a summer 2021 event challenging: low vaccination uptake across much of the Midwest, highly contagious emerging variants, which have been overwhelmingly impacting younger populations; and the effects of prolonged COVID-19 related border closures and travel restrictions on the festival's core international programming. All of this created a situation of uncertainty, leading to delays in planning, challenges in finalizing funding, and difficulties in contracting." The full statement is available here.
2021 virtual "fringe festival" programming will continue as planned, including 20+ interactive live streamed and on-demand virtual works, as well as self-guided audio events from local and international companies, to be accessed via BorderLight's website: www.borderlightcle.org
The new target for the festival's in-person return has been set for July 2022.
Videos
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The Wizard of Oz Cassidy Theatre (10/06-10/25) |
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C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up and Further In Playhouse Square (6/20-6/21) |
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Pops in the Park Myers Memorial Bandshell (6/28-6/28) |
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All-City Musical presents: Mean Girls Akron Civic Theatre (6/13-6/14) |
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My Dear Aunt Flow Starcatcher Theater (8/07-8/09) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation Goodyear Theater (6/20-6/20) |
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Mean Girls Senney Theatre (6/10-8/09) |
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A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical The Stranahan Theater (6/16-6/21) |
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Devon Allman's Blues Summit ft. The Devon Allman Project, GA-20, Larry McCray, and Jimmy Hall 6/12! The Kent Stage (6/12-6/12) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Cleveland (7/25-7/25) |
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