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Save the Date!

April 29 – May 1, 2022 • REIMAGINE, Celebrating 30 Years • A performance not to be missed! Tickets go on sale April 5th! Mark your calendars for REIMAGINE, Celebrating 30 Years, featuring live music composed and performed by Graham Reynolds for piano, violin and cello at The Long Center, Rollins Theater. Artistic Director, Andrea Ariel reunites with

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Thanks for your support!

A big thanks to all who supported our Lawn Party & Performance benefit Sunday, June 13th. What a fabulous celebration it was because of you! When you look at the photos it reveals a wonderful renewal of being together again. New connections were made, past connections were discovered, and it was incredible to see our long-time friends

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Amplify Austin Arts – Donate today!

Amplify Austin now through March 5th at 6pm! Help us keep creativity, dancing, and community engagement happening in new ways! As we create virtual artistic work and online community programming right now, we are also continuing to prepare for in-person performances and workshops when the time is right. Your donation will help keep our operations

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Post-it Dance Experiment #4

This is the fourth experiment during our creative process leading to the virtual re-creation of REIMAGINE: 30 YEARS | REIMAGINED that premiered on September 12th at 8:00pm as a Long Center Create Virtual Event. You can still watch it on the Long Center’s Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/longcenter/videos/612358446139065 A future release of the film is coming

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Creative Experiment #1

We are now holding our company class and rehearsals on Zoom, and together experimenting and discovering new ways to create together in the virtual format. Here is one of our first creative experiments dancing together through Zoom. It’s called Post-it Dance Experiment #1. It’s based on an ensemble building, improvisational game. If we were in the

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Summer News!

It’s been quite a summer, filled with many wonderful adventures I want to share! International Soundpainting Think Tank – July 7-14 It was an amazing honor to travel to Madrid and Tres Cantos in Spain representing the City of Austin as a Creative Ambassador for Dance at the 2019 International Soundpainting Think Tank. I had the

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New Fall Classes for Kids & Adults!

Discover the joy of dance with Andrea Ariel in classes for all ages & skill levels! Saturday Creative Camp – Sept 28 • Oct 12, 26 • Nov 9 • Dec 14, 28 12:00pm-1:00pm ages 5-7 1:00pm-2:00pm ages 8-10 Saturday Creative Camp is a joyful way for children to explore movement while developing physical skills, channeling energy, stimulating imagination, and promoting

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RALLY teaser!

Here’s a teaser to inspire you to come check out RALLY! FOUR shows only!  – June 13-16! Rally is music concert coupled with amazing and powerful dance with Andrew Nolte, Claude McCan, Garry Franklin, Jason DeCuir, Sandie Donzica, Sunny Shen, Rebecca McLindon Blanchard, Ciceley Fullylove. The show also includes live compositions with structured improvisation using Soundpainting, conducted by Andrea Ariel. 

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Creative Community Workshop

COMMUNITY MEMBERS!  – FREE Creative Workshop with AADT Sunday, May 26th from 2-4pm Mexican American Cultural Center – Black Box Theater 601 River Street.  NO EXPERIENCE IN DANCE, THEATER OR THE ARTS NEEDED! Artists of all disciplines are welcome too! All activities are designed for participation and adaptation for all physical abilities, experience or age. Andrea Ariel

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AADT to present work at Austin Dance Festival – April 6th at 5:00pm

Come out and support the Austin Dance Festival, Saturday, April 6 at 5:00pm and see our newly remounted work  “Meeting in the Hallway” performed by Sunny Shen and Clay Moore set to a compelling music score composed by Graham Reynolds. This work premiered in 2008 as part of Five Two Ten, a concert of short works exploring

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