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Fusebox Festival VIP Wrap Party at Tarrytown home
Kirk and Amy Rudy insist I’ve visited their home before. I don’t think so. Built by Hal and Eden Box into a hollow above Johnson Creek in Tarrytown, it’s a gem. The property’s most endearing feature: The dry creek bed that wraps around the south end of the house, creating a sanctuary of unsullied peace — only a block away from Mopac.
Shobie Partos and Joody Marks
I was there to salute the closing night of the Fusebox Festival, Austin’s bid for international standing in the avant-garde arts community. If the winter FronteraFest is our great, democratic blank slate for any and all performers, the spring Fusebox is our peek into the world of high-octane creativity and accomplishment. Austin needs both.
Stephen Mills and Amy Rudy
Festival director Ron Berry was there, looking exhausted, not just from the fest, but from a City of Austin cultural contract deadline. He seemed pleased with Fusebox 2010 and, like other guests this night, remembered fondly the opening, with 200 dancers two-stepping in front of the Capitol. What sight that was!
Luke Savisky and Paige Swift
I spent some time with Ballet Austin’s Stephen Mills and partner Brent Hasty. (I actually saw Mills eat something! A tiny cupcake the size of a thimble.) If someone offered his company a lot of money, with no strings attached, what would he like? Backing to create new works. Duly noted.
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