connec(tx)ions - Ballet, Brews, & Beats!

Ventana Ballet & Vitacca Ballet present:
connec(tx)ions
an evening of Ballet, Brews, and Beats by TX artists

The Location
First Street Studio Theater

701 Tillery St , Austin, TX 78705

The Experience

7:00pm – BREWS

Doors open, Pre-show Piano accompaniment, Refreshments generously provided by Pinthouse Brewing and Tito’s Handmade Vodka

7:30pm – BALLET

Performance by Ventana Ballet & Vitacca Ballet, special Prelude performance by The Austin Dance Conservatory

8:30pm – BEATS

Post-Show Mixer with dancing and music provided by DJ Wyldflower

The Details
Guest seating is provided as 2 rows in a horseshoe shape around the performance area. Standing room is available as well.

Complimentary onsite parking available.

Show run time is approximately 1 hour.

DJ mixer lasts until 10pm.

The Tickets
First Row Seats – $35 + taxes / processing fee

Second Row Seats – $30 + taxes / processing fee

* If cost is prohibitive, please reach out to us, so that we can accommodate you! info@ventanaballet.com

The Programme
The evening’s performance includes three works presented by Ventana Ballet, three works presented by Vitacca Ballet, and a special prelude performance by Austin Dance Conservatory.

Prelude Performance of The Flock, choreography by Andrew Brader, presented by The Austin Dance Conservatory

In An Apartment, choreography by Tina Kay Bohnstedt, presented by Vitacca Ballet

Three to Tango, choreography by AJ Garcia-Rameau, presented by Ventana Ballet

Le Nouvel An, choreography by Autumn Eckman, presented by Vitacca Ballet

Notturno, choreography by Dorothy O’Shea Overbey, presented by Ventana Ballet

Somewhat Closer, choreography by Garrett Smith, presented by Vitacca Ballet

Summer, choreography by AJ Garcia-Rameau, presented by Ventana Ballet

The Artists
Pre-show piano accompaniment: Michael Brown

Ventana Ballet presenting artists: AJ Garcia-Rameau, Navaji David Nava, Rachel Culver, Ty Graynor, Kanami Nakabayashi, Isabelle Green, Kirsten Kemp, Mariana Alonso

Vitacca Ballet presenting artists: Jordan Hooks, Fiona Dorr, Maddie Medina, Coltin Snyder, Elissa Fonseca, Joshua Ponton, Khen Kurulkar, Annika Dalbratt

Prelude Performance by The Austin Dance Conservatory: Mya Davis, Jordan Powers, Ashley Gundy , Ellie Coleman, Ellie Tostenrude, Emery Crouse, Kaci Foster, Victoria Vowels, Gabby Thomas, Fernanda Vela Cortés

Post-Show Beats provied by DJ Wyldflower

BONUS! — ADV / PRO MASTERCLASS
Ventana Ballet & Vitacca Ballet will co-host a dance masterclass series on Saturday, March 4th. Classes will run from 2–5:00pm and includes ballet & modern technique and a chance to learn Vitacca Ballet Repertoire created by choreographer Garrett Smith! Classes are geared towards advanced and professional dancers, and observers are welcomed. Click here for more info and tickets.

ABOUT VENTANA BALLET
Ventana Ballet is a professional dance company based in Austin, TX, specializing in contemporary ballet dance performance. The word ventana, meaning window, embodies the company’s organizational mission and vision, seeking to provide artistically relevant, technically proficient, and publicly accessible dance performance and education opportunities to the community. Ventana Ballet’s mission is to inspire, entertain and educate audiences through disciplined and innovative approaches to presenting next-generation choreographic works. More information about Ventana Ballet can be found on the company website at VentanaBallet.com.
ABOUT VITACCA BALLET
Vitacca Ballet (Vitacca) founded in 2020 by Kelly Ann Vitacca is a creation-based repertoire company in the Houston area. As the pandemic brought artists home to Houston, Vitacca strived to keep artists employed, and the Houston arts scene alive with project-based work. This experience laid the framework for the launch of Vitacca Ballet in 2021, which now works diligently to operate a 31-week season and employ local, national, and international artists. Vitacca has had the honor to work with regional and international choreographers including Tina Kay Bohnstedt, Sean Aaron Carmon, Andrea Dawn Shelley, Garrett Smith, Autumn Eckman and Madison Hicks. Vitacca Ballet has been seen on stage within performance and outreach community events such as The Nutcracker, Night at the Ballet, Vitacca Ballet World Premiere, Contemporary Dance Choreography Festival, Florida and Versatility Dance Festival, Utah. This season you can see Vitacca Ballet at the Bailindo Dance Festival, ANDIOMO Presented by Charles Bender Performing Arts Center, Trees of Hope Gala as 2022 Entertainment Sponsor, LAUNCH at Match Houston, Ventana/Vitacca Ballet Austin Collaboration and the Red Rock Dance Festival, Utah. Vitacca is a proud recipient of the DanceSource Houston Groundwork Grant and thrilled to share its artistic energy with our 2022-2023 patrons and supporters. Vitacca Ballet is proud to be a fiscally sponsored project through Fractured Atlas. This allows tax-deductible donations to be made toward Vitacca Ballet’s vision and artistic growth.
ABOUT THE AUSTIN DANCE CONSERVATORY
The Austin Dance Conservatory is an internationally recognized training facility that provides professional dance education in a nurturing environment. Each student’s personal and professional development is prioritized, and parents and students can recognize the tangible value of their investment. Led by accredited and accomplished industry professionals, ADC focuses on proper dance education and artistic expression, with a comprehensive and codified curriculum, spanning from beginners to advanced and professional students, in multiple genres of dance. We are not only training world class artists, but confident, competent, conscientious individuals who give back to the community, and are prepared for all aspects of professional and collegiate dance.

More info about Ventana Ballet: www.ventanaballet.com

More info about Vitacca Ballet: www.vitaccaballet.com

More info about The Austin Dance Conservatory: www.theaustindanceconservatory.com