Night Birds
by Ventana Ballet

Aug. 31 - Sep. 01, 2023
Thursday-Friday

Ventana Ballet & The Cathedral flock together again for the third annual immersive presentation of Night Birds, an avian-themed program featuring seven dancers, three cellists, and vibrant art from the atxGALS collective. ⁠The program includes an intimate 360 degree performance featuring local professional dancers, cellists, visual art from emerging women & nonbinary artists, and a curated, complimentary bar experience that offers bird-themed signature cocktails and other refreshments from local distilleries and breweries. ⁠

⁠“Ventana Ballet is noted for the immersive nature of their shows, and bird-watchers won't have to go scouting around the Cathedral to spy these creatures. Everyone will be seated around a central stage space, though the dancers are likely to take flight through and around the crowd as they channel our feathered friends.” -Robert Faires of the Austin Chronicle⁠

⁠Both Latinas, Monica Ceniceros (Founder of the Cathedral and atxGALS) and AJ Garcia-Rameau (Director of Ventana Ballet) “spice” up the birds program again this year in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. This year’s program will include some musical selections by Hispanic composers. Plus, the Nightingales will soar again to Beethoven’s coveted “Moonlight Sonata,” played by three cellos to an original arrangement by Austin Camerata member Cory Blais.⁠

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Night Birds
by Ventana Ballet
Ventana Ballet

Past event.