THE TENTH YEAR OF BLiP!!!

Come reflect on all we have made together over the last decade and celebrate our belated birthday and TEN FOR TEN fundraising campaign with…

  • Open bar & snacks.

  • Live screen printed t-shirts designed by the incomparable Jon Windham (available for purchase at the party only).

  • Louisiana-meets-Nashville cajun super-group Allumé, featuring K.C. Jones from A Hair Can Split the Difference (2023), plus Miss Tess, Thomas Bryan Eaton and Trey Boudreax.

  • And some other secret other things.

Wear something snazzy and come ready to dance and toast to the next ten years!


TWO WAYS TO ATTEND AND CELEBRATE

ADVOCATE: SUSTAINING SUPPORT + FREE TICKET
SUPPORT: EVENT TICKET ONLY

Some things we are celebrating...

    • 130 Movement Artists: dancers, choreographers, teachers, dance companies.

    • 58 Sound Artists: musicians, composers, songwriters, vocalists, bands

    • 28 Visual Artists: painters, mixed media and textile artists, lighting, set and graphic designers, hair, fashion and makeup stylists.

    • 9 evening length productions

    • 11 events focused on platforming inter-disciplinary dance collaborations

    • 21 works presented by other producers at festivals, concerts, fundraisers, etc.

    • 6 commissions

    • 4 film projects

    • Over 300 classes

    • 18 guest teachers

    • 2 week-long workshops

    • Our Offbeat series has platformed over 60 inter-disciplinary artists in sharing their work.

    • This year we launched our Site-Specific Sponsorship program, awarding a grant, mentorship and production support to selected artists to produce their first evening-length show.

    • We have donated portions of ticket sales to the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) and the SBP Hurricane Relief Fund, and matched class donations in support of Kerr County Flood Relief (through the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country) and dance floor repairs (from flood damage) for the Peggy Anne & Cece Jean Dance Studio.

Photo: Mattias Alegro Marasigan (Shoestring, 2017)