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House Concert Benefit Dec. 11th

Reserve your spot today for our House Concert Benefit featuring Super Creeps, Austin’s premiere David Bowie tribute band. Get an up close and intimate experience of Bowie tunes fabulously played by these exceptional musicians. Enjoy delicious food & drinks in a relaxed setting among friends and neighbors. Sunday, December 11th from 6:00pm-8:00pm The event is at the 1907

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House Concert Benefit Nov. 6th

You’re invited! Join us for a HOUSE CONCERT BENEFIT featuring music by 35MM This will be full of groove with interesting twists all around film music from the 60s and 70s – Spaghetti Western, James Bond, Detective, and Blaxploitation soundtracks. Funk inspirations that might get you up dancing! Sunday, November 6th from 6:00pm-8:00pm Hosted by

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Lumen receives special Austin Critics Table Award!

LUMEN received five nominations and a specially created award from the Austin Critics Table! Illusory Impressions and Lumen, “Site for Sore Eyes and Ears Award” – For your invigorating collaborations of dance and music in site-specific performance.  Congrats and much gratitude to our collaborators line upon line percussion, Alyson Dolan, Nathan Brumbaugh, Lisa Hueske and Stephen Pruitt! A

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Soundpainting Workshops return May-June, 2016

More info coming soon!                                               Austin Soundpainting Workshops  – Interested Artists Wanted! DANCERS – ACTORS – MUSICIANS – POETS – VISUAL & MEDIA ARTISTS interested in working in the medium of structured improvisation and learning

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LUMEN Tickets Now Available!

LUMEN premieres April 21st – FOUR shows only! Buy Tickets Now!      Starting at $15!    Get Tickets HERE! JOIN US for this site-specific performance featuring LIVE music by line upon line percussion  April 21-24, 2016  – Thursday • Friday • Saturday • Sunday at 8:00pm 323 Congress Avenue in the historic McKean-Eilers building Show runs

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The Ziggy Do is this Sunday, November 8th!

Join Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre for our annual, kick back and relax, rock & roll party – The Ziggy Do!   Sunday, November 8th from 7:00pm – 10:30pm  Click HERE to get your tickets TODAY! Guests receive two FREE raffle tickets worth $10 with your ticket purchase! Great raffles prizes with up to $100 values! Music by

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Austin Soundpainting Workshops are back!

DANCERS – ACTORS – MUSICIANS – VISUAL/MEDIA ARTISTS WANTED! Artists interested in playing and performing using structured improvisation – come check it out and jam with us! Soundpainting is a one-of-a-kind, innovative approach to improvised performance and composition with a multi-disciplinary ensemble.  Andrea Ariel, Certified Soundpainter and Educator, will lead artists to learn the first

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Austin Soundpainting Workshops are here!

Interested Artists Wanted!  DANCERS – ACTORS – MUSICIANS – POETS – VISUAL & MEDIA ARTISTS interested in working in the medium of structured improvisation and learning the language of Soundpainting – join us!  Soundpainting is a composing sign language used to conduct multi-disciplinary improvised performance.  Donation based – $10 suggested.  Attend as many as you

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Soundpainting Lesson One

Soundpainting is a live composing sign language for musicians, actors, dancers, and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisation. At present the language comprises over 1200 gestures that are signed by
the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Soundpainting is a sculpting tool. It allows a conductor to shape group

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Soundpainting Lesson Two

What is Soundpainting? Here is Lesson Two of a short series to teach you a bit about it! Come see it live at The Bowie Project 2: A Rock & Roll Soundpainting, January 29-February 1, 2015 at Rollins Theatre at the Long Center in Austin, TX. Get tickets here: thelongcenter.org/event/bowie-project-2-rock-roll-soundpainting/

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