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film.text.performance.film—Part II: “text”

Marfa, Texas

In December 2007 Ballroom Marfa launched film.text.performance.film, a two-part program pairing seemingly disparate areas of contemporary cinematic practice of filmic performance and visual text.

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BEETHOVEN: THE LAST PIANO SONATAS

Marfa, Texas

Noted for her "power and introspection" (The New York Times) and "heart, intellect and fabulous technical resources" (Fanfare), pianist Sarah Rothenberg has one of the most distinguished and creative careers of her generation.

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THE HAVELS

Marfa, Texas

Irena Havlová and Vojtěch Havel, the duo who are The Havels, have been collaborating for more than 15 years, making music that has been described as “a duet between violoncello and piano taking place in a cathedral of sound.”

Balmorhea and Bexar Bexar

Marfa, Texas

BALLROOM MARFA is proud to bring Balmorhea and Bexar Bexar to the Goode Crowley Theater on August 7th for an evening of idyllic instrumentals.

Kurt Wagner of Lambchop

Marfa, Texas

To celebrate the opening of The Marfa Sessions, Kurt Wagner of Lambchop will perform on Saturday, 27 September 2008, at the Capri in Marfa, Texas. DJ Damon Locks follows.

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The Marfa Sessions

Marfa, Texas

Independent curators Regine Basha, Rebecca Gates, and Lucy Raven will bring together fifteen artists with specific interests in sound work and its potential as a transgressive medium across place and geography.

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JAPANTHER and KILLER DREAMER

Marfa, Texas

Ballroom Marfa is thrilled to bring Brooklyn based noise-rock pop-punk duo, Japanther, back to Marfa for a special Halloween show, “The Dancing Mummies Curse."

ART IN THE AUDITORIUM

Marfa, Texas

This Saturday, 1 November, will mark the first installment of Ballroom Marfa’s month-long film and video series, Art in the Auditorium.

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Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band

Marfa, Texas

Ballroom Marfa wraps up our 2008 music season with a performance by Rolling Stone's 2008 songwriter of the year, Conor Oberst, performing with The Mystic Valley band. Opening set by the Felice Brothers and RIG 1.

Yacht

Marfa, Texas

Yacht kicks off our 2009 music season on January 31, 2009. White Rainbow opens!

Billy Joe Shaver

Marfa, Texas

Ballroom Marfa warmly welcomes to town the original outlaw-country musician hailing from Waco, Texas -- Billy Joe Shaver.

Paul Villinski – Emergency Response Studio

Marfa, Texas

Ballroom Marfa is proud to be hosting Paul Villinski's Emergency Response Studio, a solar-powered, mobile artist's studio repurposed from a salvaged FEMA-style trailer.

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Solar Dedication with Green Mountain Energy

Marfa, Texas

On Saturday, May 9, 2009, Green Mountain's Super Earth mascot, along with representatives from Green Mountain, Ballroom Marfa, and members of the community were on hand to celebrate Ballroom Marfa's new solar panels.

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PARADISE AND BACK: Michael Almereyda

Marfa, Texas

In hosting Michael Almereyda as a filmmaker-in-residence, we put the spotlight on a unique force in American independent film and invite audiences to immerse themselves in a discussion with the artist as he walks us through a retrospective spanning two decades.

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Esteban Jordan

Marfa, Texas

Esteban Jordan plays May 29, 2009 as part of Ballroom Marfa's benefit weekend.

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Two Face—Aaron Curry & Thomas Houseago

Marfa, Texas

Two Face is an exhibition by Ballroom Marfa artists-in-residence Aaron Curry and Thomas Houseago. Based in Los Angeles, Curry and Houseago are sculptors who invoke a Janus faced approach to form and process: simultaneously looking to the past and the future.

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Lyle Lovett

Marfa, Texas

Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic Group play the Crowley Theater as part of Ballroom Marfa's 2009 benefit weekend.

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No Soul for Sale at X-Iniative—Kaffe Matthews

X-Initiative New York, New York

From 24 June through 28 June 2009, Ballroom Marfa will be participating in No Soul For Sale: A Festival of Independents at X-Initiative, New York, where we will showcase Kaffe Matthews' Sonic Bed_Marfa, which was originally included in The Marfa Sessions.

Quintron & Miss Pussycat

Marfa, Texas

Quintron and Miss Pussycat's wildly distinctive performances combine rock concert, puppet pageantry, and dance party into a single exhilarating experience.