Thursday, June 10, 2010

Jop Posting at TAP

Job Title: Program and Marketing Coordinator, Full-time/Part-time TBD, based upon applicant qualifications

Location: Austin, TX

Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience

Benefits: Health and Dental

Theatre Action Project (TAP) is a team of professionally trained artists and educators that works in partnership with schools and communities to lead unique and engaging arts programs which allow young people to learn critical life skills, gain tools for creative expression and have successful experiences that build self-esteem and confidence. www.theatreactionproject.org

We seek to hire an enthusiastic and creative team player to join our staff.

The primary responsibilities of the Program and Marketing Coordinator are to oversee the booking of all TAP in the Classroom and Summer Camp programs. This includes: booking programs at schools, coordinating actor-teacher schedules to coincide with school schedules, developing new relationships with schools and community organizations, cultivating current school and community partner relationships, creating marketing strategies, designing marketing material, managing program budgets.

Minimum of Bachelor's Degree required as well as 2+ years experience in related fields

Required Skills: knowledge and understanding of arts education, proficiency in Microsoft programs, experience using Adobe Creative Suite, strong communication skills

Closing date for applications: July 1, 2010. Position begins July 26, 2010

Please send a resume and cover letter to jobs@theatreactionproject.org

No phone calls, please.

Monday, May 17, 2010

7pm Friday May 21, 2010


Red Salmon Arts presents Café Libro, a bi-monthly open mike series,

featuring Saray Rosales.

Saray Rosales is a performer and poet born and raised in East Austin and is a founding member of GenEnCo, The Generic Ensemble Company. She studied writing and performance with raulsalinas, Adelina Anthony, has worked with Virginia Grise and Barbara Renaud Gonzalez and recently shared the stage with Harryette Mullen, Abe Louise Young, Peggy Shumaker and Naomi Shihab Nye at The Round Top Poetry Festival.

Saray is also a former Save Our Youth (SOY) artist from Johnston High School.

Hosted by Carole Metellus.


We invite poet/artistas to come share/enjoy the cantos & cuentos of emerging & established writers/musicians.


CHECK US OUT @ salmonrojo.tumblr.com

Resistencia Bookstore, casa de Red Salmon Arts

1801-A South First St., Austin, Tejas 512-416-8885

Red Salmon Arts is funded & supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division & by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts &

an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

Theatre Action Project Youth Arts Festival

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Please contact us with any questions at the email address or phone number listed below.
You're invited to the
3rd Annual
Youth Arts Festival

featuring youth from
Theatre Action Project
Middle and High School Programs

Saturday, May 22

2:00pm
FREE and open to the public
The Boyd Vance Theatre at the Carver Museum
1165 Angelina Street Austin, TX 78702


Perhaps Tomorrow performance

Theatre, Dance, Visual Art, Film, and Music

by youth artists from:

Bedichek Middle School, AISD

Decker Middle School, Manor ISD

Fulmore Middle School, Manor ISD

Manor High School, Manor ISD

Manor Middle School, Manor ISD

Manor New Tech High School, Manor ISD

Mendez Middle School, AISD

Ojeda Middle School, Del Valle ISD

and

The Changing Lives Youth Theatre Ensemble


and special guests: The Austin Community Steel Band


Theatre Action Project (TAP) is a team of professionally trained artists and educators that works in partnership with schools and communities to lead unique and engaging arts programs which allow young people to learn critical life skills, gain tools for creative expression and have successful experiences that build self-esteem and confidence.

701 Tillery At. Box 9
Austin, TX
78702
512.442.8773

Our website:
www.theatreactionproject.org
Our blog:
http://tapstories.blogspot.com/
Our online photo archive:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theatreactionproject/collections/

Monday, May 3, 2010

GenEnCo at Round Top!

with poets Haryette Mullen, Abe Louise Young, Peggy Shumaker, and Naomi Shihab Nye

Posted via email from generic ensemble company

Monday, April 12, 2010

GenEnCo at the Roxy! I'm performing at our fundraiser on May 8!

GenEnCo at the Roxy: One Night Only!
May 8th, 2010
7:30 PM


Join us for an evening of poetry, music, performance, good food, and great company!

Performers include:

Abe Louise Young
Celeste Guzman Mendoza

and GenEnCo's own

Kelly Marshall and Natalie Goodnow


A silent auction will also take place, with the opportunity to bid in beautiful original visual art, yoga and massage gift certificates, restaurant gift certificates, and much more!

The proceeds of this event will go to GenEnCo, allowing us to attend the Pedagogy of the Oppressed Conference.

What's that, you say?

"PTO is a not-for-profit organization with the following mission: To challenge oppressive systems by promoting critical thinking and social justice. We organize an annual meeting that focuses on the work of liberatory educators, activists, and artists; and community organizers. Using pedagogy and theatre, they each worked with oppressed peoples of the world to develop critical literacies and actions to overcome social systems of oppression." -- from http://www.ptoweb.org/about.html

This event will take place at

The Roxy
1409 S Redondo Dr,
Austin TX, 78721

We'll see you there!

If you know you won't make it, but still want to support GenEnCo, please donate here.

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Friday, April 9, 2010

The Austin Project Jam Sessions - I'm performing!

The Austin Project Jam Sessions

The Austin Project brings a group of women scholars, artists and activists of color and our allies together for a 11 week process. We meet for 4 hours on Sundays. The process walks participants through a process of uncovering and articulating the personal: identity-culture-memory-family herstories-aspirations/for the purpose of discovering and strengthening their writing voice and style. At the end of the process the group shares their work in a public presentation.

Ensemble Work
23 April 2010
8:00 p.m.
Winship Drama Building, room 2.180
University of Texas
23rd and San Jacinto
Austin, TX
Reception Following

Solo Work
24 April 2010
4:00 p.m.
Vortex Cafe
2307 Manor
Austin, TX

Monday, April 5, 2010

Men Rally for Change this Saturday!

Men Rally for Change

This Saturday!
April 10th - 9:30 am
The Mexican American Cultural Center
600 River St | Austin, TX 78701

Men Rally For Change is a collaboration of men, women and youth speaking out
against sexual and domestic violence, while speaking up for safe communities
and healthy relationships. Under the umbrella of SafePlace's Expect Respect
program, Men Rally For Change engages school and community partners in an
annual rally featuring lively speakers and outstanding performers and works
throughout the year to strengthen men's involvement in ending violence
against women.

Men Rally For Change is a product of the community, and the Expect Respect
program at SafePlace. The Expect Respect program engages youth and adults
in building healthy relationships and preventing dating abuse and sexual
violence. The Expect Respect team provides support groups in local schools,
youth leadership training, and educational programs, and partners with
school and community organizations to prevent dating abuse before it
starts.

Men Rally For Change.
Know it.
Feel it.
Breathe it.
Be it.
It's time to craft a new anthem. Men Rally For Change.

ENTERTAINMENT:

Performers:

* DJ Chorizo Funk
* P.U.B.L.I.C. O.F.F.E.N.D.E.R.S.
* Zell Miller, III Interdisciplinary Artist
* Reagan "Soul Raiders" High School Marching Band

Speakers:

* Ted Rutherford, Founder - Responsible Men
* Emiliano Diaz de Leon, TAASA Primary Prevention Specialist
* Eric Wheeler, Survivor/Anti-Violence Advocate

ALL GENDERS, AGES, AND ABILITIES WELCOME!

PLEASE FORWARD!
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FOLLOWING THE MARCH:

Pull up your tube socks and get your sweatbands ready!

Join us for the 2010 SafePlace Field Day & Festival
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Saturday, April 10th • 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fiesta Gardens Park
2101 Jesse E. Segovia, Austin, TX 78702
General Admission: $ 5 OR 3 cans of food per person. Kids 12 & under get
in Free!

View our 2010 SafePlace Field Day & Festival video on YouTube!
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Family Fun

Friendly Competition

Fundraising

Bring the entire family and join in the
fun at the SafePlace Field Day &
Festival.
• Crafts, games and prizes for
all ages
• Bouncing Castle, Art Projects,
Face Painting and more
• Bark 'n Play Dog Area
• Local food vendors
• Music and performances

Come see the Relay Teams compete
in ridiculous relays
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creating a
spectacle for all to enjoy!
• Head Ball
• Dizzy Bat Race
• Wacky Dress Up Race
• Pillow Case Race
• Hula Hoop Roll Relay
• Slippery Water Balloon Toss
• Final Relay - Obstacle Course!

The SafePlace Field Day & Festival
raises funds to support cost-free
programs and services for those
affected by sexual and domestic
violence. There are several ways to
show your support:
• Make a donation to the event
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• Support a Team or Participant
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• Build or join a Fundraising Team
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Interested in volunteering for the event? Visit our Volunteer
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page and sign up today!
For General Inquiry or Press and Media,
please call the SafePlace Event Line at 512.481.9255 or visit the Field Day &
Festival Contacts
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page.
All proceeds from this event go to support SafePlace