Nelson Fringe Fest: Maggie Cocco Acoustic

One of the gems of the 2022 Fringe returns with three very different shows. On the 23rd, Maggie plays her own music alongside covers.

After 10 years as a session musician and touring artist with big bands, big names, and big productions, there’s only one kind of show that scares Maggie Cocco: her own. Tune in to a stripped down, intimate performance where Maggie shares stories, original songs, and remakes for voice and guitar.

On the 24th and 25th she will perform her interactive multimedia experiment featuring a contemporary song cycle and improvised collaborations with a local artist.The shows’ improvisatory nature ensures each performance is unique and irreplicable.

Maggie uses the shows to explore themes of interpersonal and systemic abuse, and resilience, creating a truly special experience for performers and audiences alike.
Maggie cites artists Trent Morgan and Kim Groeneveld as inspiration – “In a response to the digital age, where a proliferation of information collides with a scarcity of attention, we are here to highlight the importance and transformative power of being present and connecting with art and each other through a shared experience.”
Maggie has been presenting these experimental shows since 2020. Maggie performs a song cycle for voice and piano. Alongside, a local artist will use the music to create a visual artwork in real time. Audiences are invited to engage with themes on interpersonal and systemic abuse, and to release thoughts that arise via optional audience participation prompts.

Genre: Music, Improv, Theatre, Visual Art
Warnings: Language
Age Rating: R14