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Performance Encounters is a multi-disciplinary performance company committed to creative initiative, spiritual growth and social action. Their projects deal with questions of culture, history, identity and environment. They combine storytelling, dance, theatre, live music and anything else that will work. Its consciousness-raising costumed in comic relief and violin strings. They aim to promote community dialogue and to rouse our audiences to public action.

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    Performance Encounters

    1610 West 9th Street
    Austin, 78703

    Phone: (512)940-2315   |   Fax: (512)328-9408   |   Email   |   Official Website

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    08/12/10	Adventure, Romance and Boleros
    03/26/10	Leticia Rodriguez at Connie's Beer Garden
    02/14/10	Leticia Rodriguez at Bolero Valentines Day Brunch Manuel’s Downtown Restaurant
    01/10/10	Boleros! Samba! Bossa Nova! Boleros! Manuel’s Downtown Restaurant
    09/13/09- 10/24/09	Leticia Rodriguez' Bolero Calendar!
    09/13/09- 10/24/09	Leticia Rodriguez' Bolero Calendar!
    09/05/09- 09/13/09	Leticia Rodriguez
    05/28/09- 06/06/09	Home Entertainment 2009
    04/05/09	Performance Encounters 2009 Fundraiser El Sol y La Luna
    09/12/08- 09/20/08	Canciones for Generations
    06/29/08	Boleros Brunch
    04/06/08	2008 Fun-draiser
    09/20/07- 09/29/07	Canciónes For Generations

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    • Event Name: Home Entertainment 2009
      "Robert Faires Austin Chronicle Review"
      Review posted by: Press @ Performance Encounters from USA, Jun 04, 2009
      

      The Arts Editor of The Austin Chronicle, Robert Faires, saw our show opening night last week. Today he has published an incredible review of Home Entertainment 2009. It is beautifully written and... Expand

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      The Arts Editor of The Austin Chronicle, Robert Faires, saw our show opening night last week. Today he has published an incredible review of Home Entertainment 2009. It is beautifully written and thoughtful. He says "Home Entertainment 2009 is a lovely, loving tribute to the Eastside's Blackland neighborhood and playtime past. Leticia Rodriguez has invited us into that history and this community and is welcoming and warming. By making us feel so at home here, she opens us up to see this neighborhood as the home of others. With the cookies and gelato, with the singing, with the feel of the open air, with the setting of the sun, we are brought into this community and made to belong. It's a lovely, loving way to honor a past and a place well worth the encounter." See entire review here: http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/review?oid=oid:789992. Tickets still available for 6/4, 6/5 and 6/6/09. Buy yours now! www.PerformanceEncounters.org Collapse

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    • Event Name: Home Entertainment 2009
      "Don't Stay Home!"
      Review posted by: Allen G from tgassael@aol.com, Jun 01, 2009
      

      The stars Saturday night were big and bright deep in the heart of Austin as we feasted on a scrumptious dinner in Joe Cooks! neighborly backyard while enjoying a fabulous show. Performance... Expand

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      The stars Saturday night were big and bright deep in the heart of Austin as we feasted on a scrumptious dinner in Joe Cooks! neighborly backyard while enjoying a fabulous show. Performance Encounter’s backyard theater production at Joe Cook’s is one of those rare experiences that makes one happy to call Austin home. Through a series of vignettes, ‘Home Entertainment 2009’, warmly remembers life and growing up ‘back in the day’ in Austin’s Blackland neighborhood. Entertaining and informative with an engaging cast, actor Gina Houston’s portrayal of Aunt Zadie, an aging African American urban pioneer, is particularly wonderful. Director/Producer Leticia Rodriguez has captured the voices of past and present in a play incorporating music, children’s games, origami, and a community-building dessert sharing cookies and sorbet. It could have gone on longer and no one would have minded. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Home Entertainment 2009
      "Fantastic Show"
      Review posted by: Daryl from Austin, TX USA, Jun 01, 2009
      

      I had the pleasant experience of attending Home Entertainment this past Saturday. The show was wonderful, the stories were warm and the actors portrayed them with the humility and sincerity. The... Expand

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      I had the pleasant experience of attending Home Entertainment this past Saturday. The show was wonderful, the stories were warm and the actors portrayed them with the humility and sincerity. The venue was intimate and the food was quite delicious. I brought my girlfriend along and she loved it too! If your looking for a fun activity to do from June 4-6 I would highly recommend this event. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Home Entertainment 2009
      "Great Evening for THE FAMILY"
      Review posted by: J.Marchi from Austin Tx, May 31, 2009
      

      Letica Rodriquez Director/Producer once again brings us back to the basics to remind us in her most special way whats REALLY important. Wonderful integration of theater and fare nourishing the body... Expand

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      Letica Rodriquez Director/Producer once again brings us back to the basics to remind us in her most special way whats REALLY important. Wonderful integration of theater and fare nourishing the body and the soul Collapse

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    • Event Name: Home Entertainment 2009
      "Home Entertainment Plus"
      Review posted by: Eileen D. from Austin, Tx, May 31, 2009
      

      Thoroughly delightful. What a romp down memory lane - my own remembrance of childhood activities and those of the Blacklands. . . all accompanied by GREAT food and atmosphere. Thank you all!

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      Thoroughly delightful. What a romp down memory lane - my own remembrance of childhood activities and those of the Blacklands. . . all accompanied by GREAT food and atmosphere. Thank you all!

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    • Event Name: Home Entertainment 2009
      "Best Bet!"
      Review posted by: Q. Verde from Austin, TX, May 31, 2009
      

      Fabulous talent, production, setting and food! You will be smiling, singing along and remembering when. So, when was the last time you had a great evening out for $40 or less?

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      Fabulous talent, production, setting and food! You will be smiling, singing along and remembering when. So, when was the last time you had a great evening out for $40 or less?

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    • Event Name: Home Entertainment 2009
      "Great FUSION of Theater and Cuisine"
      Review posted by: Jema from Austin Tx, May 31, 2009
      

      What a thoughtful intention Performance Encounter realizes in nourishing the body and the soul. A must SEE.

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      What a thoughtful intention Performance Encounter realizes in nourishing the body and the soul. A must SEE.

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    • Event Name: Home Entertainment 2009
      "Good portraiture of the Blackland Community"
      Comment posted by: Bo McCarver from Blackland Neighborhood, Austin, Texas, May 30, 2009
      

      Having lived in Blackland for the past 31 years, its easy to take for granted the day-to-day encounters with a menagerie of neighbors who celebrate weddings, Juneteenth and new babies; mourn... Expand

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      Having lived in Blackland for the past 31 years, its easy to take for granted the day-to-day encounters with a menagerie of neighbors who celebrate weddings, Juneteenth and new babies; mourn funerals; argue about politics; and trade recipes and garden starts. Leticia Rodriquez has rendered a vivid shapshot of this tiny community by conducting interviews with residents and condensing the essence into the dialog of four characters. Their descriptions of their “home entertainment” become our entertainment that we digest along with some super food by Joe Cook Catering. Joe and Carol have christened their new, backyard patio with this production and we hope to see more down-home events at this venue in the future. Congratulations to Leticia, her cast and crew – and to the Cooks for this fun and filling neighborhood coming-out party. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Home Entertainment 2009
      "A Feel Good Again Production"
      Comment posted by: Julie from Austin, Tx, May 30, 2009
      

      Wonderful, personable show that makes you feel as if you ARE sitting on someones front porch talking about the 'good ole days'.... and the new ones too! And how many shows offer you ice cream as a... Expand

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      Wonderful, personable show that makes you feel as if you ARE sitting on someones front porch talking about the 'good ole days'.... and the new ones too! And how many shows offer you ice cream as a part of it?! If you need a personal boost to pull you out of a funk like I did, the show and meal definitely offer that for you. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Home Entertainment 2009
      "Gourmet dining, gorgeous venue and gratifying production!"
      Review posted by: Lisa G. from Austin, TX, May 30, 2009
      

      I went opening night with colleagues from work....wondering what I had brought them to ? All 4 of us could not stop telling everyone the next day about our wonderful evening of food and fun.... Expand

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      I went opening night with colleagues from work....wondering what I had brought them to ? All 4 of us could not stop telling everyone the next day about our wonderful evening of food and fun. Don't miss this delightful experience! Collapse

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