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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Eclipse for Austin
Artist Pablo Vargas Lugo needs you. Actually, the Mexican artist needs 350 of you to participate in his next project, ‘Eclipses for Austin,’ a commission from the Blanton Museum of Art
On October 6, Vargas Lugo will gather 350 people in the stands of UT’s Darrel K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium to stage a performance that the artist will film and produce in 10 videos that will be exhibited at the Blanton in November.
In synchronicity, Vargas Lugo will direct the group to hold and flip black and white cards in sequence to simulate the 10 solar eclipses that will occur in Texas over the course of the next 340 years.
With ‘Eclipses’ Vargas Lugo sets p an examination of effect that collective events or activities inspire in people despite everyone’s unique backgrounds. Total eclipses of the sun are a rare occurrence (they happen only a few times per year and only in very specific locations) and throughout history eclipses have provoked astonishment, anxiety, hope, joy and fear in people.
The filming/performance will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6. Volunteers are needed to fill one or more of the following time-slots: 8 to 10 a.m.; 10 a.m. to 12 noon or 12 noon to 2 p.m.
To sign up or for more information email eclipsesforaustin@gmail.com
Watch a digital video sketch of the project:
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Dancing at Salvage Vanguard Theater
Salvage Vanguard Theater expands its regular programming withe ‘Dance Offbeat,’ dance showcases every third Thursday of the month.
To start things off, Austin Tapestry Dance Company shows off its modern tap stylings in ‘The Cutting Edge of Tapestry,’ including portions of Tapestry’s ‘The Lindy Project.’
Show starts at 8 p.m. Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 E. Manor Road. $10. www.salvagevanguard.org.
Before the tapping, join dancer Ellen Bartel — founder of the Big Range Dance Festival and Spank Dance Company — at 7 p.m. for her monthly public exploration of Butoh, the meditative Japanese theatrical movement. Bartel’s show is free.
July 2009 Butoh at Salvage Vanguard Theater.
