Meet The Staff
Dixie FunLee Shulman, Founder
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I came up with the idea of the Santa Cruz Fringe Festival quite easily. As an artist, I have performed my one-woman show in several Fringe Festivals over the years. Each Fringe is different, but the vibe is the same—fun, edgy, unexpected, and an abundance of stimulating live art. Fringes are a great way to tour your work, or to present your work much more cheaply than you could on your own. Santa Cruz is a perfect community for a Fringe as there is already so much talent and art here--the Fringe provides a new avenue for Santa Cruzians to do their groovy thing. And for out-of-towners, there is a reason why people vacation here--it’s gorgeous! Come have a working vacation, and soak in lots of sun and surf in between performing and going to other artists’ shows. As a fellow performance artist, please know that I have your back! I am working to provide you with the best possible performance opportunity, and I do this out of love—my love for my home and community, and my love of performance. |
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Best Transplanted Santa Cruzan "A choreographer and producer, Mills moved to Santa Cruz from New York City in 2010, and it didn't take her much longer than a year to give our laid-back beach town some big-city cultural cachet. As the founder of the Santa Cruz Fringe Festival, Mills overaw 42 shows over the course of a couple weeks and gave dozens of local and regional artists the change to try out offbeat, risk-taking productions of all varieties (from ballet to circus to stand-up comedy.) These days, Mills is the artist-in-residence at the 418 Project and is busy putting together the second annual Fringe Festival, which will draw acts from all over the US, including Colorado, Hawaii and Georgia." |
David Claytor |
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David Claytor, owner of SureThing Productions, has over 25 years experience in the Music and Performing Arts industries including stage management, tour management and production management. In 1991 he was inspired to create a production company after years of involvement in band management and promotion. David has worked with diverse clientele and professional artists such as Ray Charles, Los Lobos, Jimmy Cliff and Kitaro. He is Co-Founder of the Santa Cruz Blues Festival, Co-Producer of Calabash Awards and Vice President of the Santa Cruz Ethnic Arts Network (SCEAN). While working on annual festivals such as the Harmony Festival, Sierra Nevada World Music Festival and the San Jose Jazz Festival. He has worked in the Santa Cruz community on many dance events and most recently the San Francisco Hip Hop Dancefest. |
Holly Torres |
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Holly graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a B.A. in Global Economics and Latin American and Latino Studies. During her years at UCSC, she was very involved in community activism through music and the arts. Currently, she is a bilingual 1st grade teacher at Alianza Charter School in Watsonville. She is an educator that believes in social justice and keeping the arts alive. While living in San Diego County, Holly worked as the Program Director for a youth tutoring program, Casa de Amistad, where she coordinated 125 volunteers to work with the youth.
She has been blessed to work in community cultural centers in both San Diego and Baja California, where she enjoyed working as the Outreach and International Coordinator, organizing cultural music & dance workshops and performances for both children and adults in the San Diego community. Holly has worked in concert production for both large-scale shows with renowned artists and smaller, community based events. At the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park, San Diego, Holly gained invaluable experience coordinating volunteers at events. The experience gained from this non-profit organization, which is more than 30 years strong, led her to coordinating volunteers for the Santa Cruz Fringe Festival in 2012. |
