Lose Your Marbles is a dance-centric fringe festival celebrating movement and art! Based in Akron OH, we strive to engage raw, keep-it-real art & audience.
“Lose Your Marbles,” a new dance-centric fringe festival, is coming to downtown Akron June 9-10. Presented by Neos Dance Theatre with funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of its Knight Arts Challenge, the fringe festival takes its name from Akron’s legacy as the birthplace of toy marble-making automation. “With Akron’s reputation for dance, and audiences hungry for it, the city is a perfect platform for a festival that showcases new and emerging artists,” said Victoria Rogers, vice president for arts at Knight Foundation.
“Lose Your Marbles” will begin June 9 with a kick-off event at the newly repurposed Trailhead Event Space at Cascade Lofts on the banks of the Ohio and Erie Canal. On June 10 it will move to Akron’s historic Trolley Barn, gifted by the Development Finance Authority of Summit County, with a temporary large stage, lighting and theatrical equipment. Smaller spaces without stages — including an ice cream parlor, coffee shop, gallery, and storefront window space provided in collaboration with the Curated Storefront — will feature pop-up performances to round out the festival’s walk-able footprint. The pop-up performances will be free, while the main stage performances on Friday and Saturday will have small fees.
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All Access (VIP)
All Things Saturday
Dance Enthusiast
Swing Saturday
Fringe Friday
You Pick 3
You Pick 2
One and Done
Friday Night Owl
2017/06/09 - 2017/06/10
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Please visit our website for updated times and schedules for the upcoming performances and events!
Friday, June 9, 2017 | Fenn & Co., Holly Handman-Lopez, Ma’Sue, Kaustavi Sarkar, Neos Dance Theatre, and Timbre Cierpke
Saturday, June 10, 2017 | Groundworks Dance Theatre, Inlet Dance Theatre, Duane Gosa of Ballet Trockadero, Ashley Pavey, Terk Lewis Waters, Robin Prichard, Lucky Plush Productions, Neos Dance Theatre, and Timbre Cierpke
Trailhead Event Space
21 W. North Str., Akron, OH 44325