The 12-day Rochester Fringe Festival begins today, with the first 27 of 715 performances. Rochester Overture begins reporting on shows tonight, including Cirque du Fringe: Anchors Away and Just to Be Close to You. There are several opportunities to catch both shows, so keep an eye out for our reports…
Posts published in September 2026
Now in its 15th year, the Rochester Fringe Festival is known for presenting a cross-section of shows that are wild, weird, and experimental. From the intimate to the spectacle, the festival features 715 performances in 45 venues over 12 days.
An in-development folk opera by Geneseo-based composer Glenn McClure explores an overlooked chapter in the life of Civil War nurse and American Red Cross founder Clara Barton: the decade she spent in Dansville, New York and the emotional reasons that brought her there. The opera was given a concert-style workshop in late August at the Geneseo Riviera.