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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OUR SEASON AND TO SUBSCRIBE, PLEASE VISIT TEXASPERFORMINGARTS.ORG OR CALL 512.471.4454.

As we have for more than 30 years, Texas Performing Arts delivers a more diverse and prestigious live performance experience than any other venue in Austin. No matter what kind of performances you enjoy—music, dance, theatre, concert tours, or Broadway shows—you can always SEE IT LIVE HERE!

Highlights of this season include first-ever TPA performances by ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro, Cliburn gold medal winner Vadym Kholodenko, and vocal ensemble New York Polyphony. Returning to Texas Performing Arts are dance favorites Twyla Tharp (celebrating 50 years) and Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, command performances by Dianne Reeves and Billy Childs in a tribute to Laura Nyro, chamber music power duo David Finckel and Wu Han, and a return engagement by Australian contemporary circus, Circa. This season, Texas Performing Arts continues our pro-gramming in service to the many veterans and active duty soldiers on campus and in the region by hosting Songwriting With: Soldiers, a national program which pairs returning active duty soldiers and veterans with professional songwriters in a retreat setting to craft songs about personal experiences in combat.

Our 2015/2016 Lexus Broadway in Austin series features exciting new titles including the Tony Award-winning Best Musical KINKY BOOTS, the Disney favorite THE LITTLE MERMAID, plus fan favor-ites like CABARET and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Even more exciting is the return of Broadway blockbuster THE BOOK OF MORMON. Because this optional title is playing for 8 shows only, becoming a TPA or BIA subscriber will likely be the only way to secure tickets!

With such a remarkable season, I can think of no better time to become a Texas Performing Arts subscriber. Subscribers receive many subscriber-only benefits, including 20% off ticket prices, preferred seating, free ticket exchanges, a subscriber hotline (512.471.4454), and the first opportunity to purchase tickets to one Broadway show.

I hope you will also consider adding a Texas Inner Circle member-ship or Student Ticket Fund donation to your season subscription. Your membership donation supports programs like $10 student tickets, student employment, free youth performances, Hook ‘Em Arts, and many other campus and community engagement pro-grams. Becoming a Texas Inner Circle Member also provides you with a VIP experience like no other in Austin! Enjoy our spectacular season of live performances, and thank you in advance for your continued support of Texas Performing Arts.

Warmest regards,

Kathy PanoffDirector and Associate Dean

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Songwriting With: Soldiers Sun, SeP 6 / McT / 5 PM

Billy Childs’ Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro Thu, SeP 10 / bch / 8 PM

The Seldoms Power Goes wed & fri, SeP 16 & 18 / McT / 8 PM

Vadym Kholodenko, piano Thu, SeP 17 / brh / 8 PM

Julian Sands in A Celebration of Harold Pinter Thu & fri, SeP 24 & 25 / McT / 8 PM

Turtle Island Quartet with Cyrus Chestnut Sun, SeP 27 / McT / 7 PM

The Diary of Anne Frank fri–Sun, ocT 9–18 / obT

Twyla Tharp Tue, ocT 20 / bch / 8 PM

Frankenstein UT Wind Ensemble Thu, ocT 29 / bch / 7:30 PM

Spectrum Dance Theater The Minstrel Show Revisited wed, nov 4 / McT / 8 PM

David Finckel and Wu Han, cello and piano fri, nov 6 / McT / 8 PM

David Daniels, countertenor Tue, nov 10 / brh / 7 PM

eighth blackbird Murder Ballades fri, nov 13 / McT / 7 PM

Jake Shimabukuro SAT, nov 21 / bch / 8 PM

La Santa Cecilia and Yuna Thu, dec 3 / bch / 8 PM

Dave Douglas and Uri Caine, Don Byron fri, jAn 22 / McT / 8 PM

Fifth House Ensemble fri, jAn 29 / McT / 8 PM

New York Polyphony fri, feb 5 / brh / 8 PM

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan Mon, feb 8 / bch / 8 PM

Los Lobos with Ballet Folklorico Mexicano Thu, feb 11 / bch / 8 PM

eighth blackbird Hand Eye Thu, MAr 10 / McT / 8 PM

Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins and Anaïs Mitchell Tue, MAr 22 / bch / 8 PM

Circa fri, APr 8 / bch / 8 PM

UT Jazz Orchestra with Terell Stafford SAT, APr 9 / brh / 7:30 PM

The Little Mermaid Tue–Sun, SeP 29–ocT 4 / bch

Kinky Boots Tue–Sun, nov 10–15 / bch

The Book of Mormon Tue–Sun, dec 8–13 / bch

The Sound of Music Tue–Sun, feb 23–28 / bch

Cabaret Tue–Sun, MAr 29–APr 3 / bch

Motown The Musical Tue–Sun, APr 26–MAY 1 / bch

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Texas Performing Arts is commit-ted to using the arts to tell the story(ies) of life in military service. Last season, we presented the world premiere of BASETRACK LIVE and hosted a presentation of The Telling Project. This sea-son, we will host Songwriting With: Soldiers.

Songwriting With: Soldiers is a nationally renowned non-profit founded by Austin sing-er-songwriter Darden Smith. The program pairs active duty and veteran military members with professional songwriters and educators for creativi-ty-building retreats. Within this

compassionate environment, participants share their per-sonal stories, often for the first time, and these experiences are transformed into art. Trust, cre-ativity, and healing are fostered through this collaborative song-writing process.

Songwriting With: Soldiers will hold its first-ever University-based retreat at Texas Performing Arts. Darden Smith will host a special event featuring newly written, never-performed songs crafted by student veterans and profes-sional songwriters that result from the retreat. The concert will be free and open to the public.

SUN, SEP 6 / mccullough theAtre / 5 pm

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“This program saved my life” —Soldier participant

Billy Childs’Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyrofeaturing Dianne Reeves, Becca Stevens and Alicia Olatuja ThU, SEP 10 / BAss concert hAll / 8 pm

Grammy Award-winning pia-nist and composer Billy Childs pays homage to the great sing-er-songwriter Laura Nyro and her innovative songbook of joy-ous, Brill Building jazz-pop.

Childs grew up in Los Angeles in a home with two older sis-ters. One turned him on to jazz; the other turned him on to Laura Nyro, the singer-song-writer whose early albums became part of the soundtrack to his boyhood. Now, having been inspired by her songs for decades, he presents a con-cert based on Nyro’s expansive music catalogue.

What a soundtrack Nyro cre-ated! She was among the most brilliant composers and singers of the 1960s and ‘70s, penning such tunes as Wedding Bell Blues, Stoney End, And When I Die, Sweet Blindness, Eli’s Coming, Stoned Soul Picnic, and Save the Country.

The Cordova Quartet, the Butler School of Music’s gradu-ate quartet, will join Mr. Childs for this performance.

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The SeldomsPower GoesDirection and Choreography by Carrie HansonText by Stuart FlackwED & FRI, SEP 16 & 18 / mccullough theAtre / 8 pm

Our bodies’ relationship to power infuses our language. Humans have an appetite for power. We hunger and thirst for it.

Chicago-based dance com-pany The Seldoms make dance works of bold, exacting physicality driven by inquiry in contemporary issues. For her sumptuous new dance theater work, choreographer Carrie Hanson invited playwright Stuart Flack to collaborate with her dancers and design team to investigate how power is understood and deployed.

President Lyndon Baines Johnson certainly hungered for power—and knew how to wield it. In Power Goes, Hanson uses the figure of LBJ as a lens to view power more broadly and to ask if the robust political muscle that LBJ embodied can even be pos-sible in the United States today.

Set off by current political grid-lock, Hanson’s astute study of power—how it is acquired, taken, wielded; how it is expressed by the body; how it can be deployed for progres-sive action or conversely create gridlock—is a breakthrough in dance and theater collaboration.

“Power is where power goes.” —Lyndon Baines Johnson

“[Programs] like this gem from pianist/composer Billy Childs manage to capture and even deepen the mystery of Laura Nyro’s song-writing.” —The Village Voice

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Vadym KholodenkoGold Medalist14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

Ukrainian pianist and win-ner of the gold medal at the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Vadym Kholodenko captured the atten-tion of audience and critics alike for powerful performances marked by vibrant imagination and intelligence. The 27-year old pianist continues to build a reputation for interpretations that are impeccable, tasteful, vibrant, and imaginative.

In 2014, Mr. Kholodeko began a three-year artistic partnership with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra that includes per-forming and recording the complete Prokofiev piano con-certos for Harmonia Mundi USA. Other highlights of the season include orches-tra debuts with a number of American orchestras and solo recitals across the US, Japan, Europe, and Russia.

ThU, SEP 17 / BAtes recitAl hAll / 8 pm

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“Kholodenko was, well, awesome. Anyone who supposes that the Soviet school of pianism collapsed along with the empire will have to find another way of explaining the robust colour, vibrant rhythm and superb ear… This was not simply a display of grand tone and steely technique, but a case study in how to put such attributes to consistent musical use.” —Montreal Gazette

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ThU & FRI, SEP 24 & 25 / mccullough theAtre / 8 pm

Julian Sands inA Celebration of Harold PinterDirected by John Malkovich

Actor Julian Sands is frequently seen worldwide in films, on stage, and on television. He trained in London at The Central School of Speech and Drama and has appeared in over 100 films including; The Killing Fields, A Room with a View, Ocean’s 13, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. On television, he is best known for his recent role on 24 but has also been seen on Smallville, Ghost Whisperer, and Dexter.

In 2005, Mr. Sands was approached by Nobel Prize-winning playwright and poet Harold Pinter to prepare a set of Pinter’s poems for a special presentation in London. Working closely with Pinter, he was granted a rare insight into his personality, life, and work. This extraordinary collab-oration evolved into a wonderfully humorous and fascinating solo show directed by John Malkovich, titled A Celebration of Harold Pinter.

This is an evening of outstand-ing theater with an extraordinary actor, great words, and an audience. Devoid of pretense or glittery trap-pings, A Celebration of Harold Pinter gets to the soul of the man—poet, playwright, husband, political activist, Nobel winner, mortal. A Celebration of Harold Pinter was nominated for a 2013 Drama Desk Award.

“... a performance that captures the pugnacity, precision and a little of the dry humor of an exacting writer.” —Variety

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Jelly, Rags & MonkTurtle Island Quartetwith Special Guest Cyrus Chestnut, pianoSUN, SEP 27 / mccullough theAtre / 7 pm

“What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes and play space.” —time magazine

very definition of chamber jazz. Turtle Island fuses the classical quartet esthetic with con-temporary American music styles, and by devising a performance practice that hon-ors both, the state of the art has inevitably been redefined.

Known for his improvisational skills and unique bop style, Cyrus Chestnut cred-its his abilities to his formative years, when he played in church. Throughout his career, Chestnut has worked with an array of artists, including Joe Lovano, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Kathleen Battle, Bette Midler, and Isaac Hayes.

“The [Turtle Island] Quartet is a sterling example of first-rate jazz music making.” —Los Angeles Times

The Grammy Award-winning Turtle Island Quartet are joined by jazz pianist extraor-dinaire Cyrus Chestnut for this brand new program that embraces a range of compos-ers —from Jelly Roll Morton to Thelonious Monk. Displaying their formidable collec-tive virtuosity, the quintet makes soulful and sweet connections that delve deeply into the jazz and classical traditions.

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The Diary of Anne FrankA Play by Frances Goodrich and Albert HackettBased upon “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl”

A story known across the world, The Diary of Anne Frank is the haunting, yet inspiring account of a young Jewish girl and her family’s lives during World War II. Seeking refuge from Nazi persecution, Anne, along with seven others, hid in a “secret annex” in Amsterdam for two years. Told through recordings in Anne’s cherished diary, the play stands as a timeless reflec-tion of her fear, hope and faith during one of the darkest peri-ods in history.

Texas Theatre and Dance’s pro-duction of The Diary of Anne Frank commemorates the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps by Allied forces.

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To celebrate her 50th anniversary as a choreographer, Twyla Tharp is taking 12 dancers on a national tour to debut a program of new works set to music by Bach, Henry Butler, Steven Bernstein, and John Zorn. This will be the first time since 2002 that Tharp has toured a group of dancers.

Tharp’s dances are known for creativity, wit, and techni-cal precision coupled with a streetwise nonchalance. By combining different forms of movement—such as jazz, ballet, boxing, and inventions of her own making—Ms. Tharp’s work expands the boundaries of ballet and modern dance.

Over the past five decades, Ms. Tharp has choreo-graphed more than 160 works, including 12 television specials, six movies, four Broadway shows, and two figure-skating routines. She has received two Emmy Awards, one Tony Award, the 2004 National Medal of the Arts, and a 2008 Kennedy Center honor.

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the works of one of the century’s most treasured artists!

“ [Twyla Tharp] One of the most prolific choreographers working today.” —Los Angeles Times

Twyla TharpTUE, OCT 20 / BAss concert hAll / 8 pm

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ThU, OCT 29 / BAss concert hAll / 7:30 pm

No city loves Halloween more than Austin, and Texas Performing Arts is kicking off this year’s celebration with a screening of the 1931 film Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein monster.

Unlike The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) with its lush score by Franz Waxman, the 1931 Frankenstein was produced without a movie score. Movie critics have remarked that Frankenstein is badly in need of music, and American composer Michael Shapiro was up to the task with a commission for a new film score from the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Mr. Shapiro’s 70-minute score is orchestrated for wind ensemble and performed by UT’s renowned wind ensemble. For modern day moviegoers, Mr. Shapiro’s haunting music adds significantly to the emotional impact of the film. Happy Halloween, Austin!

“[Frankenstein] aroused so much excitement at the Mayfair yesterday that many in the audience laughed to cover their true feelings. There is no denying that it is far and away the most effective thing of its kind.” —Mordaunt Hall, The New York Times (December 5, 1931)

“The audience was riveted to their seats. The power of the live music with the classic film was hypnotic.” —Rob Tomaro, Cashbox Canada Magazine

Frankenstein (1931) Based on the novel by Mary ShelleyDirected by James WhaleStarring Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein monster

featuring The University of Texas Wind EnsembleJerry F. Junkin, conductorMusical Score by Michael ShapiroProjection Design by Stephanie Busing

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“Spectrum’s vivid, volatile Minstrel Show hits its mark.” —Seattle Times

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Spectrum Dance TheaterThe Minstrel Show RevisitedDonald Byrd, Artistic DirectorwED, NOV 4 / mccullough theAtre / 8 pm

Seattle’s Spectrum Dance Theater ignites audiences through the ambitious artis-tic agenda of Donald Byrd, whose appetite to explore the arts knows no boundaries. The enfant terrible of the New York dance scene of the 1980s and 90s achieved international vis-ibility for the creation of the Harlem Nutcracker and his cho-reography for the Broadway smash, The Color Purple. Under Donald Byrd’s vision-ary artistic leadership since 2002, Spectrum has emerged as a company of regional and national significance.

The Minstrel Show Revisited is a reworking of Donald Byrd’s Bessie Award-winning 1991 production The Minstrel Show, which takes a satirical look at the derogatory song and dance tra-dition of minstrelsy. The revisited work premiered Seattle in 2014 using new elements that reflect current race related events, namely, the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman incident. For this revival, Byrd has developed a framework that allows for the inclusion of other racially charged

events such as the Ferguson shooting and the assassination of two NYPD officers.

The work addresses current racial issues while shining the light on aspects of American history that are difficult to face honestly. By using the con-ventions of the 19th Century Minstrel Show, including the once common tradition of “black face,” Byrd confronts audiences with the past and present manifestations of rac-ism embedded in American culture and tradition. Byrd believes that each new iteration of The Minstrel Show benefits from allowing the introduc-tion of current and topical race issues and events to further stimulate dialogue.

“Equal Opportunity Racism in The Minstrel Show Revisited.” —City Arts Magazine

David Finckel and Wu Han,piano and celloFRI, NOV 6 / mccullough theAtre / 8 pm

“When a pair of genuine artists explodes on the stage, exuding not only glamour and theatrical flair but also superb musical insight, the audience’s thrill is twofold.” —Chicago Sun-Times

Musical America’s 2012 Musicians of the Year, cel-list David Finckel and pianist Wu Han rank among the most esteemed and influential classical musicians in the world today. The talent, energy, imagination, and dedication they bring to their multifaceted endeav-ors as concert performers, recording artists, educators, artistic administrators, and cultural entrepreneurs go unmatched and make them a favorite among Texas Performing Arts chamber music performers.

In high demand year after year among chamber music audiences worldwide, the duo has appeared each sea-son at the most prestigious venues and concert series across the United States, Mexico, Canada, the Far East, and Europe to unanimous critical acclaim. In addition to his duo activities, David Finckel served as cellist of the Grammy Award-winning Emerson String Quartet for thirty-four years.

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The Passionate Cello Strauss: Sonata in F major, Op. 6Messiaen: Louange à l’Éternité de JésusAlbeniz: Suite Espagnole Op. 47Glazunov: Song of a MinstrelChopin: Sonata in G minor, Op. 65

David Daniels, countertenor

David Daniels is known for his superlative artistry, magnetic stage presence, and a voice of singular warmth and surpass-ing beauty, which have helped him redefine his voice cate-gory for the modern public. The American countertenor has appeared with the world’s major opera companies and on its main concert and recital stages. He made history as the first countertenor to give a solo recital in the main auditorium of Carnegie Hall. The Chicago Tribune has called Daniels “today’s gold standard among countertenors.” Gramophone magazine acknowledged his contribution to recorded excel-lence as well as his expansion of the repertoire for his voice type by naming him one of the “Top Ten Trailblazers” in classi-cal music today.

Equally at home in recital as on the opera stage, David Daniels has won admiration for his

performances of extensive con-cert and art song repertoire. Honored by the music world for his unique achievements, David Daniels has been the recipient of two of classical music’s most significant awards: Musical America’s Vocalist of the Year and the Richard Tucker Award. This is Mr. Daniels’ first recital appearance in Austin.

TUE, NOV 10 / BAtes recitAl hAll / 7 pm

“To say that he is the most acclaimed countertenor of the day, perhaps the best ever, is to understate his achievement. He is simply a great singer.” —The New York Timesph

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An Austin new-music favorite, eighth blackbird returns to TPA for another on-campus residency funded by the Mellon Foundation’s classical music initiative. Concerts bookend the residency period with the first dedicated to Songs of Love and Loss. The centerpiece of the program fea-tures Murder Ballades, a work by composer Bryce Dessner, best known for his work as the guitarist for the indie rock band The National. Dessner’s original Murder Ballades premiered in 2013, but an expanded version of the work with newly composed movements commissioned by Texas Performing Arts, will be premiered at this concert. We can’t think of a better day than Friday the 13th for a murder ballade!

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FRI, NOV 13 / mccullough theAtre / 7 pm

Murder Ballades

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“Songs of Love and Loss”Richard Parry: “Duo for Heart and Breath” Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento della ninfa Carlo Gesualdo: Moro, lasso, al mio duolo Bon Iver: “Babys”Gabriella Smith: “Number Nine”Bryce Dessner: “Murder Ballades”

“The sextet eighth blackbird is simply the most exciting force for new music on the concertstage today.” —Cincinnati.com

Hand Eye brings together a musical dream team featuring two-time Grammy Award-winning sextet, eighth blackbird, and Sleeping Giant, superstar collective of composers, for an evening-length work fizzing with the alchemy of twelve distinct artistic personalities.

Hand Eye transports us to a soul-studded jam session (Ted Hearne), the buzzing contagion of an internet meme (Andrew Norman), a high-velocity adventure-ride (Robert Honstein), a shimmering yet blinding landscape (Christopher Cerrone), the flickering and puls-ing of ink on paper (Timo Andre). Add stage designer Deborah Johnson, creator of performance visuals for Wilco, Sufjan Stevens and St. Vincent, to the mix, and you have an evening of dramatic music-making inspired by six works from the renowned private art collection of Maxine and Stuart Frankel.

“Their ability to synchronize in absolute lockstep was, in a word, amazing.”

—Chicago Tribune

ThU, MAR 10 / mccullough theAtre / 8 pm

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This program is made possible by a generous grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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An Evening with Jake Shimabukuro

“Jake is taking the instrument to a place that I can’t see anybody else catching up with.” —Eddie Vedder

In his young career, ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro has already redefined a heretofore under-the-radar instrument, been declared a musical “hero” by Rolling Stone, won acco-lades from the disparate likes of Eddie Vedder, Perez Hilton, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, wowed audi-ences on TV (Jimmy Kimmel, Conan), and earned compari-sons to Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis. His star burns even brighter with a fall concert tour promoting his new album with legendary producer/engineer Alan Parsons, best known for his work on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, The Beatles’ Abbey Road, and his own highly successful solo projects.

SAT, NOV 21 / BAss concert hAll / 8 pm

Latin Grammy-nominee La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the modern-day creative hybrid of Latin culture rock and world music. The group draws inspiration from all over the world, using Pan-American rhythms from cumbia, bossa nova, rhumba, bolero, tango, jazz, rock, and klezmer music. Their unique sound and the experience of their colorful, passionate performance leave fans and new listeners mesmerized. Their influences range from Miles Davis to The Beatles, Led Zeppelin to Janis Joplin, and Mercedes Sosa to Ramon Ayala. Their com-mon love of music and openness to all genres led them to the concept of La Santa Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians.

This special evening of world music opens with a set by Yuna, a charismatic young singer-songwriter from Malaysia. The first artist from her homeland to break into the American market, Yuna’s border-defy-ing mainstream success is the result of the universal appeal of her organic blend of contemporary pop, acoustic folk, and soul-ful R&B. Her personally charged songs, engaging voice, and expressive song craft have won her comparisons with Feist, Adele, and Norah Jones.

“Songstress Yuna writes like Lauryn, wears Vera Wang, and works with The Neptunes.” —Elle Magazine

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“La Santa Cecilia is L.A.’s next big genre bending Latino.” —OC Weekly

This amazing double-bill fea-tures an opening set by longtime collaborators Dave Douglas and Uri Caine, fol-lowed by Don Byron’s New Gospel Quintet. Both sets are steeped in spirituality and inspired by the American church music traditions of Sacred Harp and Gospel.

Present Joys is a live perfor-mance based on the first-ever recorded set of duets between trumpeter Dave Douglas and Uri Caine, the first pia-nist in Douglas’ quintet. The material was inspired by the

American “shape-note sing-ing” tradition. These artifacts essentially preserved for gen-erations a particular style of American sacred folk music, one with a simplicity and direct beauty that Douglas and Caine seek to express in this perfor-mance. The results are quite extraordinary.

From the start of his career as a bandleader in the early 1990s, Don Byron has reveled in interpreting music of a wildly diverse range of styles and art-ists. His latest project grows out of Byron’s in-depth studies

of gospel music. Gospel pio-neer Thomas A. Dorsey is a major inspiration, and Byron revisits some of the master songwriter’s works alongside other classics as well as less-er-known gems of the genre.

“In the past few years I have listened more intensively to black religious music than ever before. I am combining my own com-positions with traditional Gospel pieces in a way I have not attempted before.” —Don Byron

FRI, JAN 22 / mccullough theAtre / 8 pm

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“Douglas and Caine inject pure jazz qualities into the music. The intimacy of these duets makes the music blend together so that, at times, it’s hard to tell a new piece from something written over a century ago.” —JazzTimes

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Chicago-based Fifth House Ensemble is a versatile and dynamic group praised by The New York Times for its “con-viction, authority, and finesse.” The ensemble, is defined by its limitless imagination and energy, and an insatiable desire to bring chamber music to audi-ences of all types. Their work consistently harnesses the col-laborative spirit of chamber music to create transforma-tive cross-media performance experiences that bring together elements as diverse as storytell-ing, physical theatre, graphic novels, and fashion design.

For their Austin performance, Fifth House Ensemble will present the third act of their acclaimed Black Violet series! Developed with writer and illustrator Ezra Claytan Daniels, Black Violet melds vivid graphic novel imagery and riv-eting narrative with music.

“Young chamber groups devoted to shak-ing up the traditional concert experience are blossoming in Chicago, and one of the best is the five-year-old Fifth House Ensemble… They are a talented crew, and they brought spontaneity and hair-trig-ger responsiveness to the music of Black Violet.” —Musical America

FRI, JAN 29 / mccullough theAtre / 8 pm

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Praised for a “rich, natural sound that’s larger and more complex than the sum of its parts,” (National Public Radio) New York Polyphony is regarded as one of the fin-est vocal chamber ensembles in the world. The four men sing with intelligence, sub-tlety, and consummate artistry, applying a distinctly modern touch to repertoire that ranges from austere medieval melodies to cutting-edge contemporary compositions. Their dedication to innovative program-ming, commissioning new works, as well as a focus on rare and rediscovered works, has not only earned New York Polyphony crit-ical acclaim and a devoted following, but also helped to move early music into the classical mainstream.

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“Even though there are only four voices at work, they are as clear as a mountain lake, as balanced as Big Ben’s clockwork and as seductive as a Top Chef tasting menu. And you don’t have to be a churchgoer to have a mystical experience with this music.”

—Toronto Star

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For this once-in-a-lifetime live perfor-mance, Los Lobos and Ballet Folklorico Mexicano celebrate Mexican-American her-itage through imagery, dance, and music. This evening-long program highlights the many notable achievements of successful Mexican-Americans throughout time in a spectacular display!

More than three decades have passed since Los Lobos released their debut album, Just Another Band from East L.A. Since then, this multiple Grammy Award-winning band from

ThU, FEB 11 / BAss concert hAll / 8 pm

Fiesta Mexico-Americana: A Celebration of Mexican-American Heritage

Los Lobos with Ballet Folklorico Mexicano

east Los Angeles, California have repeat-edly disproven that title—Los Lobos isn’t “just another” anything, but rather a band that has consistently evolved artistically while never losing sight of their humble roots.

Founded in 1967, Ballet Folklorico Mexicano draws on the artistic variety and large rep-ertoire of indigenous dances from Mexico’s different regions. Many of these are presented in their traditional form while others have been restaged to include artistic elements from more contemporary choreography.

“[Ballet Folklorico Mexicano] has much appeal. They are tightly rehearsed and (their) choreography is inventive.” —Los Angeles Times

“[Los Lobos] are pioneering border fusionists, multiple Grammy winners and one of the two indisputably most influential Chicano musical acts in history, along with Ritchie Valens.” —Los Angeles Times

“When you’re talking about Cloud Gate, magic is not too strong a word.” —Time Out

On the occasion of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan’s 40th anniversary, internation-ally renowned choreographer Lin Hwai-min created RICE, inspired by the energy and resplendence of Chihshang in the East Rift Valley of Taiwan, home of “Emperor’s Rice.” Accompanied by Hakka folk songs and operatic arias, against a video backdrop

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spanning the life cycle of a rice paddy, the formidable Cloud Gate dancers celebrate the earth that has nurtured “Asia’s leading contemporary dance theatre.” (The Times, London)

Cloud Gate is the name of the oldest known dance in China. In 1973, it was adopted for the first contemporary dance com-pany in any Chinese speaking community. Its 24 dancers are trained in meditation, Qi Gong, internal martial arts, modern dance, ballet, and calligra-phy. The company transforms ancient aesthetics into a thrilling modern celebration of motion!

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Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins and Anaïs MitchellTogether on Stage

In a highly anticipated national tour, Grammy Award-winner Patty Griffin joins forces with Sara Watkins and Anaïs Mitchell in a celebration of American song-writing and performance. More than just a three-act show, this special “singers-in-the-round” style show features all three art-ists on stage together, sharing songs and accompanying each other for the entire evening.

With a career spanning over two decades, Griffin is the recip-ient of many industry awards

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including Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album, and The American Music Association’s 2007 Artist of the Year and Album of the Year. In addition to standing out in a crowded field as an incred-ible vocalist, Griffin is also an accomplished songwriter.

Singer and multi-instrumentalist Sara Watkins, first praised for her work as a founding member of Grammy Award-winning Nickel Creek, has since established an extraordinary solo career includ-ing highly acclaimed studio albums and collaborations with artists such as John Mayer and The Decemberists.

Anaïs Mitchell has been com-pared to Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Gillian Welch for her musical style, sound, and perfor-mance. Winner of the Kerrville Festival’s New Folk Award, Mitchell is widely recognized as a unique and impressive young voice in the resurging American folk movement.

“Watkins is a consummate performer, adding both depth and rigour to a blend of bluegrass and fine contemporary song-writing.” —BBC Music

“Currently a well-kept secret, Mitchell is writing material that stands comparison with the great singer-songwriters of the past few decades.” —Daily Telegraph

“Griffin digs deep to display her distinctive vocals and original songs with stripped down arrangements that use space and the silence between notes to create shimmering music you won’t soon forget.” —American Songwriter

Hailed as “one of the great trum-pet players of our time” by piano legend McCoy Tyner, Terell Stafford joins the UT Jazz Orchestra as part of the Butler School of Music’s annual Longhorn Jazz Festival.

Since the mid-1990s, Terell Stafford has performed with such groups as Benny Golson’s Sextet, McCoy Tyner’s Sextet, and Carnegie Hall Jazz Band. With the Hamilton Clayton Jazz Orchestra, he performed on Diana Krall’s Grammy-nominated From this Moment On (2006). Stafford is the Director of Jazz Studies and Chair of Instrumental Studies at Temple University.

Directed by Professor Jeff Hellmer, the UT Jazz Orchestra is the Butler School of Music’s premiere jazz ensemble. The Jazz Orchestra has performed with such luminaries as Michael Brecker, Phil Woods, Bob Brookmeyer, Conrad Herwig, John Clayton, Maria Schneider, Stefon Harris, and Joshua Redman in recent years. The ensemble’s eclec-tic repertoire features original compositions of its members.

“When he performs, Stafford’s fingers are reaching for more than notes. Whether squeezing the pathos out of a bent note or tugging on the tail end of an eighth-note run, he is painting us a bigger picture, telling his story.” —JazzTimes

CircaBeyondFRI, APR 8 / BAss concert hAll / 8 pm

“It has become a rule of thumb that university Jazz ensembles keep getting better and better, and the UT Jazz Orchestra is certainly no exception to the rule.” —All About Jazz

“A masterpiece that sparkles, like the finest champagne.” —Berlin Morgenpost, Germany

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Australia’s Circa creates contemporary circus that moves the heart, mind, and soul. Texas Performing Arts welcomes them back to per-form their latest work, Beyond.

Beyond is breathtaking, surreal and unexpect-edly moving. Blending dynamic circus acts like trapeze and Chinese pole with cheeky feats of strength, Rubik’s Cubes and blindfolds, the per-formance is a comical take on the possibilities of the human body pushed to the extreme.

Set to a bewitching mix of show tunes, ballads, and electronica, a curiously tender world emerges from multiple stages within stages—small red-cur-tained worlds that take the audience to a cabaret, a zoo… or an asylum.

SAT, APR 9 / BAtes recitAl hAll / 7:30 pm

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LexusBroadway in Austin2015/2016 SeasonLexus Broadway in Austin at Texas Performing Arts is thrilled to announce an exciting 2015/2016 Season filled with three Austin premieres, new and award-winning titles, and Broadway favorites.

The Season line-up offers a five-show package with the opportunity of adding The Book of Mormon as a Special Season Option.

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Your five-Show Season Package includes: THE LITTLE MERMAID KINKY BOOTS THE SOUND OF MUSIC CABARET MOTOWN THE MUSICAL Season option: THE BOOK OF MORMON

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Kinky Boots

KINKY BOOTS is the exhilarating Broadway musical that will lift your spirits to new high-heeled heights! Winner of six Tony Awards® including BEST MUSICAL, this inspirational story follows a struggling shoe factory owner who works to turn his busi-ness around with help from Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stillet-tos. Together, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible…providing that when you change your mind about someone, you can change your whole world.

Inspired by a true story, KINKY BOOTS features a joyous, Tony-winning score by CYNDI LAUPER, direction and Tony-winning choreography by JERRY MITCHELL and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony winner HARVEY FIERSTEIN. Come join the sold-out audiences who’ve discovered why —sometimes—the best way to fit in is to stand out! “THERE IS NO SHOW HOTTER THAN KINKY BOOTS!” —CBS News.

NOV 10–15 / BAss concert hAll

The Little Mermaid

In a magical kingdom fathoms below, we meet Ariel, the little mermaid who is tired of flipping her fins and longs to be part of the fascinating world on dry land. Joining her are Sebastian, Ariel’s crabby sidekick; Ursula, the evil sea witch; Triton, King of the Sea and the handsome and human Prince Eric. Based on the Disney animated film and hit Broadway musical, THE LITTLE MERMAID is making its Austin debut. So dive on in! Life is the bubbles, under the sea!

SEP 29–OCT 4 / BAss concert hAll

The Sound of Music Cabaret

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE! A brand new pro-duction of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by three-time Tony Award® winning Director Jack O’Brien, is coming to Bass Concert Hall. The spirited, romantic and beloved musical story of Maria and the Von Trapp Family will once again thrill audiences with its Tony®, Grammy® and Academy Award® winning Best Score, including “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “Edelweiss”, and the title song.

“ONE OF THE MOST LOVED MUSICALS OF ALL TIME” —The Stage, London “A SURE-FIRE HIT!" —The London Evening Standard

Direct from Broadway, the acclaimed mas-terpiece returns to Austin! As part of their 50th Anniversary Season, the critically acclaimed and award-winning Roundabout Theatre Company is proud to present SAM MENDES (Skyfall, American Beauty) and ROB MARSHALL’S (Into the Woods and Chicago, the films) Tony Award®-winning production of CABARET. Come hear some of the most memora-ble songs in theatre history, including “Cabaret,” “Willkommen” and “Maybe This Time.” Leave your troubles outside—life is beautiful at CABARET, JOHN KANDER, FRED EBB and JOE MASTEROFF’s Tony-winning musical about following your heart while the world loses its way.

FEB 23–28 / BAss concert hAll MAR 29–APR 3 / BAss concert hAll

Motown The Musical

The Book of Mormon

It began as one man’s story… became everyone’s music… and is now Broadway’s musical. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from feath-erweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more. Motown shattered barri-ers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat. Featuring classic songs such as “My Girl” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” experience the story behind the music in the record-breaking smash hit MOTOWN THE MUSICAL!

motown® is a registered trademark of umg recordings, inc.

Hailed by The New York Times as “the best musical of this century” and the win-ner of nine Tony Awards®, THE BOOK OF MORMON is the blockbuster Broadway smash from “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and the Oscar®-winning composer of Disney’s Frozen and Avenue Q, Bobby Lopez. This outrageous musical comedy follows the misadven-tures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word. Now with standing room only productions in London, on Broadway and across North America, THE BOOK OF MORMON has truly become an interna-tional sensation. Contains explicit language.

APR 26–MAy 1 / BAss concert hAll DEC 8–13 / BAss concert hAll

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College of Fine Arts

Texas Theatre & Dance2015/2016 Calendar

introducing the Subscription Series

The diAry oF Anne FrAnkA Play by Frances Goodrich and Albert HackettBased upon “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl”

oct 9–18, 2015 oscar g. brockett Theatre

A story known across the world, The Diary of Anne Frank is the haunting, yet inspiring account of a young Jewish girl and her fami-ly’s lives during World War II. Seeking refuge from Nazi persecution, Anne, along with seven others, hid in a “secret annex” in Amsterdam for two years. Told through recordings in Anne’s cherished diary, the play stands as a timeless reflection of her fear, hope and faith during one of the darkest periods in history.

* Part of the 2015/2016 Texas Performing Arts Season

The Wild pArTyMusic and Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusaBook by Michael John LaChiusa and George C. WolfeBased on the poem byJoseph Moncure March nov 20–dec 5, 2015oscar g. brockett Theatre

Set in 1920s Manhattan, vaudeville performer, Queenie, hosts an evening of excess for her guests; a collection of the unruly and undone. The jazz and gin-soaked party rages to a mounting sense of threat as artifice and illusion are stripped away. When midnight debauchery leads to tragedy at dawn, this dark and deca-dent musical reminds us that no party lasts forever.

TWelFTh nighTby William Shakespeare

feb 26–Mar 6, 2016oscar g. brockett Theatre

Desires, revelry and dis-guises come to the stage in Shakespeare’s cherished romantic comedy of mis-taken identities. Following a shipwreck on a strange shore, Viola fears her brother dead and is forced to build a new life on her own. Masquerading as a man in order to take a job with Duke Orsino, she finds herself in the midst of a topsy-turvy love triangle.

Dance Repertory Theatre presents

Bodies & souls

Apr 8–17, 2016b. iden Payne Theatre

Under the direction of Charles O. Anderson, Andrea Beckham and Lyn Wiltshire, the award-winning dance company, Dance Repertory Theatre, presents contempo-rary works by emerging and nationally renowned chore-ographers including Alvin Rangel and Jason Ambrose.

uTnT (uT neW TheATre)New plays by 3rd year M.F.A. Playwriting candidatesCurated by Steven Dietz Apr 14–24, 2016oscar g. brockett Theatre

UTNT (UT New Theatre) presents newly developed works from playwrights of Texas Theatre and Dance and Michener Center for Writers. Now in its ninth season, this showcase exists as an incubator for new work, with many plays continuing on to be profession-ally produced across the country.

ToMás And The liBrAry lAdyBy José Cruz GonzálezBased on the Bookby Pat Mora

jan 22–feb 19, 2016whisenhunt StageZAch Theatre

Tomás, a young son of migrant farm workers, spends the sum-mer with his family following the crop north from Texas to Iowa, passing long days in the fields, listening to his grandfa-ther tell stories and practicing English translations. A chance encounter brings him to the local Carnegie Library, where he meets a “library lady” who recognizes his thirst for knowl-edge and encourages him to read. Based on the true story of Mexican-American author and educator, Tomás Rivera, this inspirational story suggests what reading—and self-re-spect—can make possible.

for more informationvisit jointhedrama.org

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fall for dance nov 12–15, 2015b. iden Payne Theatre

Dance Repertory Theatre, the award-winning student dance company, presents new work from professional and student choreographers in Fall For Dance.

College of Fine Arts

Butler School of Music2015/2016 Calendar

September

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David Small, baritoneJoachim Reinhuber, pianoTuesday, 15 / 7:30 pm

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Dan Welcher, directorWednesday, 28 / 7:30 pm

Bates Recital Hall

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Jeff Hellmer, directorFriday, 9 / 7:30 pm

Bates Recital Hall

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Hansel And Gretel by Engelbert HumperdinckRobert Desimone, directorKelly Kuo, conductorFriday, 23 / 7:30 pm

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Friday, 30 / 7:30 pm

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James Morrow, conductorFriday, 6 / 7:30 pm

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Joseph Bolin, conductorSunday, 8 / 4 pm

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Jerry Junkin, conductorSunday, 22 / 4 pm

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James Morrow, conductorJoseph Bolin, conductorFriday, 4 / 7:30 pm

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Jerry Junkin, conductorSunday, 21 / 4 pm

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Tom Burritt, director Tuesday, 23 / 7:30 pm

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Three Decembers and At The Statue Of Venus2 Operas by Jake HeggieRobert Desimone, directorKelly Kuo, conductorFriday, 26 / 7:30 pm

Sunday, 28 / 4 pm

Friday, Mar 4 / 7:30 pm

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Dan Welcher, directorWednesday, 30 / 7:30 pm

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Terell Stafford, trumpetJazz OrchestraJeff Hellmer, directorSaturday, 9 / 7:30 pm

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James Morrow, conductorFriday, 15 / 7:30 pm

Bates Recital Hall

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Joseph Bolin, conductorSunday, 17 / 4 pm

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Dialogues Of The Carmelites by Francis PoulencRobert Desimone, directorKelly Kuo, conductorFriday, 22 / 7:30 pm

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Friday, 29 / 7:30 pm

Sunday, May 1 / 4 pm

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Informationvisiting Texas Performing Arts

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Situated on the main campus of one of the largest and most prestigious research universities in the country, Texas Performing Arts serves The University of Texas at Austin campus and the Austin community at large through a diverse season of world-class performances.

PArking

Parking can be challenging on campus. Please arrive early and expect to pay for parking. Visit texasperformingarts.org/park-ing for the most up-to-date information including links to purchase discounted, pre-paid event parking.

AcceSSibiliTY

For guest requirements includ-ing sign interpretation, audio description, closed captioning, and large print or Braille pro-grams, please contact us at least three weeks prior to perfor-mances at 512.471.0611.

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Bass Concert Hall features art-work by local students and artists throughout the building.

uPdATeS

Visit texasperformingarts.org or call 512.471.1444 for updates. For the latest news and concert announcements, join our e-list. All programs are subject to change.

Purchase Your Texas Performing Arts Season Ticketstexasperformingarts.org512.477.6060 800.982.BEVO

Purchasing Tickets

TickeT office

Purchase tickets at texasper-formingarts.org or from the Ticket Office located in the Bass Concert Hall lobby. Open Tue through Fri, 11 am–2 pm inside the lobby, 2 pm–6 pm at outside windows and one and a half hours prior to performances. Patrons purchasing tickets in person can now park in the Bass Concert Hall plaza driveway.

diScounTS

Ticket discounts on our fine arts season performances are avail-able for subscribers, UT Faculty & Staff, students, groups of 15+, military personnel, and seniors 65+.

Third-PArTY SAleS

Texas Performing Arts strongly discourages purchasing tick-ets from third-party resellers such as individuals or brokers. Texas Performing Arts assumes no liability for tickets purchased through unauthorized channels.

Pre-SAleS

Join Texas Inner Circle at the Back Stage level or higher for access to pre-sale opportu-nities for concert and Broadway performances. Members at the Director’s Circle level and higher have access to our Ticket Concierge service. Call 512.232.8567 for more information.

Purchase Your lexus broadway in Austin Season Ticketsbroadwayinaustin.com800.731.SHOW (7469)Mon–Fri, 9 am–5 pm

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TickeT office

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AdMiniSTrATive officeS

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512.471.1194

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512.471.1444800.687.6010

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11 am–6 pm

512.471.2787

9 am–5 pm

512.232.6213

9 am–5 pm

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TexAS PerforMing ArTS P.O. Box 7818 Austin, TX 78713-7818

2015/2016 Presenting sPonsor

The Texas Performing Arts 2015/2016 season is made possible by generous contributions from the following corporate sponsors and community partners.

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