A Place to Land, the premiere by Performance Encounters.

Take a home tour with Austin artists, Sharon Marroquin, Leticia Rodriguez and Suzi Stern. Performances begin June 3 and run until June 17th, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, beginning at 8pm. The production takes place at 1610 West 9th, a “Clarksville, home turned theatre experience.” Click here for map.

As whole populations are displaced, baby boomers begin to retire and Austinites struggle with “McMansionism”, artistic director, Leticia Rodriguez, asks the question, “What makes a house, a home?” Combining theatre with social activism, these three multi-dimensional artists weave text, dance, live music, video and art exhibit to bring into strong focus the qualities of home life which exist for both home owner and homeless.

 

Leticia Rodriguez, director and performer of Home Entertainment/Espectaculo Casero, made the top ten list for “most original idea for entertainment all year.”- 2005 Austin Chronicle. Sharon Marroquin, dancer extraordinaire, graced the Critics’ Table Best Austin Choreographer for 2004. Suzi Stern, an internationally known jazz singer as well as local favorite, was cited by the Buffalo Evening Newspaper/Art Voice as “a rare gem, a gifted artist who simultaneously defines and reinterprets what jazz is today.”

Also featuring photography of Richard Schildgen of members of Art from the Streets and Foundation Community and visual art from Debbie Krieger of Imagine Art.