The Fifteen Minute Fringe is a Festival of the arts that creates a special space for artistic expression. It allows both upcoming and established artistes to say things in the way that they want to. No editorial controls and no thematic limitations. Get up and just do it is the motto of this Festival.It is about avant garde arts and collaborative efforts between artistesa s variant as digital artistes, saxophonists and Qawal’s in one les than 15 minute performance.
It’s the Fringe because it is not mainstream- no tickets, no formality, no hierarchies and not even a static audience is necessary. Its Fifteen minutes because that is the maximum slot that we offer. However on offer may be a one-minute piece or a three minute long film. Even that is Kosher, as long as it is under fifteen minutes.
A “vidushak” or jester who strings the evening’s programme, links each segment. The Fifteen Minute Fringe Festival, is a non ticketed event, for the people and artistes of Delhi. It is presented as collaboration between Kri Foundation and Kat Katha. Puppeteer Anuroopa Roy set up Kat Katha an association of puppeteers and storytellers that operates under the aegis of the Foundation of Universal Responsibility of HH Dalai Lama. It is committed to social issues and to making puppetry a more visible art form.
The Fringe has included national and international artistes, and has been presented at India habitat centre, at Epicentre Gurgaon and at the Sri ram Centre. For the last two years has been part of the Delhi International Arts Festival.