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The '''Seoul Fringe Festival''' is a [[performing arts]] [[festival]]. Every year it is in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]. It lets all artists join. It makes it possible to try anything the artists want to try. The artists work in many different ways. Before 2002, the festival was the '''Independent Art Festival'''. The first festival was in 1988. Its motto was "The test and seeking of Korean fringe". In 2002 it became the Seoul Fringe Festival. It became an international event. There were different [[Performance group|performance groups]]s from [[Asia|Asian]]n countries. The 15th Seoul Fringe Festival was from 15 August to 1 September 2012. It was in the [[Hongdae]] area. The [[Seoul Fringe Network]] [[Wikt:host|hosts]] the festival. The [[Sponsor|sponsors]]s are the [[Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism]], [[Korean Culture and Arts Committee]], [[Seoul Metropolitan Council]], [[Mapo-gu Office]], [[Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture]], [[Seoul Art Space]].

== History ==
=== The 1st Seoul Fringe Festival ===
It used the [[slogan]] "Open! Play! Twist!". People called the Independent Art Festival "the rebellions of underground culture".{{Cn}} It was from 25 August to 15 September 1998 at [[Marronnier Park]] in the [[Deahangno]] area. There were 50,097 visitors.

=== The 2nd Seoul Fringe Festival ===
It used the slogan "Millennium Prologue". It tried to [[Wikt:combine|combine]] the centre and the [[Suburb|suburbs]]s. It was from 17 to 26 September 1999 at [[Seoul Arts Centre]]. There were 30,000 visitors.

=== The 3rd Seoul Fringe Festival ===
The slogan was "Variety Show". The goal was to make stronger an [[Wikt:experiment|experiment]], an [[Wikt:alternative|alternative]], an [[Wikt:interaction|interaction]] and a [[network]]. It was from 13 August to 3 September 2000 in the [[Deahangno]] area. There were 50,000 visitors.

=== The 4th Seoul Fringe Festival ===
(contracted; show full)
By 2012, the Seoul Fringe Festival had become a popular independent art festival. It suggested an alternative of art and culture, encouraged all artists with democratic participation, discovered rising artists of the next generation, given a boost to arts and lives with value of independent arts, and become more ecological and eco-friendly festival. It was held on August 15 to September 1, 2012 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium and a few more downtown [[Seoul]] with 160,000 visitors.

== Other websites ==
*{{
ko iconin lang|ko}} [http://www.seoulfringefestival.net/ Seoul Fringe Festival]
*{{ko iconin lang|ko}} [http://www.seoulfringe.net/ SeoulFringe.net]

[[Category:Performing arts]]
[[Category:Festivals in Asia]]
[[Category:Seoul]]
[[Category:1988 establishments in Asia]]
[[Category:1980s establishments in South Korea]]