Festival to Festival: Networked Relationships Between Fringe Festivals

This article aims to demonstrate the importance and value of collaboration between members a formalized network Fringe festivals. The research was informed by Castells (the society, space flows, places) Richards (network-centric eventfulness, pulsar iterative events), as well publications that critique their work. combines theoretical conceptual frameworks with primary evidence, thus responding prominent criticisms foundation texts. Primary focused around an innovative case study, utilizing two-mode social analysis (SNA), documentary interview data. history characteristics in question were found be influential nature its member A policy is network's DNA, therefore inherited those festivals established under supervision majority network). has taken form shared projects, integrated administrative management functions, coordinated touring opportunities finds itself now preeminent position terms influence on positive implications for overall efficiency effectiveness. Further may reveal additional benefits disadvantages festivals, various stakeholders. Replicating other networks would also revealing, each such number unique characteristics. primarily explorative critical event studies researchers, it complements existing applications SNA techniques approaches events, contains references festival communities places. practical producers strategic inter-Fringe collaborations.