Rock Out With Yer Cock Privates Out

Alright. Gloves off. We’ve been snarked on in the past for flippantly referring to productions at the Vortex as “naked theatre”. Taking that into consideration, we’d like to bring to your attention some “adults only” (read: probably naked) theatre opening this weekend. Bell(e): The Museum of Suicide Machinery is a “mesh of performance art, visual installation, experimental theatre, and sound montage” from Austin’s purveyors of the out-there-experimental, Ethos. Anne Marie Gordon designs the scenery and Jason Amato (the genius behind the fantastic lighting design in Sally Jacques’s Requiem) designs the lights. If nothing else, it will no doubt be a visual marvel.

So much so, that it’s tied for our Austinist Pick of the Week. It’d win flat out but there’s a sketch and improv comedy festival going on in town that you’ve probably already got wind of called the Out of Bounds Festival. Sketch and improv masters from around the country bring joy to Austin audiences. Go see it. Go see it tonight. Then again tomorrow. And then continue seeing it until the festival’s over. Read our interview with festival producers Jeremy Lamb and Shannon McCormick for more info, or check out the OoB site for schedules.

Quickly, and lastly, Spank Dance is performing a couple of shows at Beauty Bar tonight as part of their Cool.Dance. project. Look cool, get your drink on, and check out original choreography from SD’s Artistic Director, Ellen Bartel, at 9:30 and 10 (ish) tonight only.

For everything still running from previous weekends, check out last week’s TWIT.

*Photo of Melissa Rentrop and Amanda Butterfield in We Are Normal, Cha Cha Chaaa, taken by Dennis Fagan.

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By Jonathon Morgan in Arts & Entertainment on August 31, 2006 3:50 PM 0 Comments

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Joel C

My girlfriend and I just saw Bell(e) at the Vortex Theater this Friday. I had no idea what to expect, but found it to be very interesting and entertaining. As the name implies, the entire theater is set up like a museum you can walk around each 'piece' or there are some chairs scattered about as well. This was my first visit to the Vortex and I found it to be a very cozy and inviting. Everyone there from the actors to the volunteers and staff is very helpful and friendly. It is one hour long, goes through 9/23 and you can buy beer or wine there too.