CITY/WXXI's 2022 Rochester Fringe Festival Coverage 

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Looking for tips on which shows to see? Want to read detailed features on select Fringe performances? Need a review to know what to expect from a show you're attending?

Any way you look at it, CITY and WXXI News have you covered when it comes to the 2022 Rochester Fringe Festival. Be sure to check back here throughout the festival as we update this page daily with the latest in Fringe content. For more info on Rochester Fringe events, go to rochesterfringe.com.

Day 12

• "Rochester Fringe Festival was back in full effect this year"

Day 11

• "'Improv at The Focus' is a mixed bag, with a payoff"
• "Rochester Fringe headliners Bandaloop and 'Shotspeare' bring the spectacle"

Day 10

• "The Velvet Noose provokes at Rochester Fringe, but is there a point?"
• "Eric Gutman delivers funny, moving tribute to his Broadway days"
• "Mocktails, madcap improv and a musical cowboy refresh Fringe Audiences"

Day 9

• "PUSH Physical Theatre dances about masculinity at Rochester Fringe"
• PREVIEW: "'Bardbending: A Same-Sex Shakespeare Samper' transcends binary gender roles"

Day 8

• "Rochester Fringe highlights RIT short films and meditative listening"
• PREVIEW: "Street Beat brings party vibes, hip-hop culture to Rochester Fringe"

Day 7

• "Rochester Fringe presents the spiritual journey of 'Remnants'"
• PREVIEW: "Queer AF looks to build community through comedy at Rochester Fringe"

Day 6

• "A gospel cleansing, Thomas Warfield, and a fiery performance at Rochester Fringe"
• "'Etched Glass Decanter' is intimate, harrowing theater"

Day 5

• "Rochester City Ballet gives new season a test run, Thank You Kiss returns at Fringe"
• "Stupid Ed blends smart and sophomoric comedy in Fringe stand-up set"

Day 4

• "Comedians come in all ages, but funny is funny at Rochester Fringe"
• "Rochester City Ballet brings the unsettling 'Turn of the Screw' to Fringe"
• "'C'est Pas La, C'est Par La' connects the Rochester Fringe community"
• "The impressive Flying Espanas miss the mark at Rochester  Fringe"

Day 3

• "Magician-detective Dirk Darrow is on the case in Tim Sorley's Fringe show"
• "Mentalist Steven Nicholas twists reality and blows minds at Rochester Fringe"
• "Our local comedy scene gets a stage at Rochester Fringe, too"
• PREVIEW: "For the 'Year of Glass,' chamber musicians and glassblowers collaborate in 'More Fire'"

Day 2

• "The absurd and astounding 'Cirque du Fringe: Afterglow'"
• "Fringe presents an eccentric Rochester and a musical warning against radium"

Day 1

• "Biodance addresses a world on fire  in collaborative Fringe performance"

Fringe Festival previews

• The Flying Españas immerse Fringe audienes in 'Flippin Metal Circus'"
• "Rochester Fringe offers 12 days of improv, interaction and string catharsis"
• "Must-see shows and hidden gems at 2022 Rochester Fringe"
• "Fringe Festival's Spiegeltent is now smellier — in a good way"
• "Bushwhacked gets back to baking at 2022 Rochester Fringe Festival"