DJ Camp 2016
Marfa, TexasDJ Camp is back! As part of Camp Summer Shakeup, Ballroom Marfa presents its popular week-long DJ Camp from June 27 – 30 with instructor DJ Bigface.
Free
Ballroom Marfa
- 23 Nov
- 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Admission
- Free
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This is Presence: Artists’ Film International — The Institute for New Feeling with Arturo Bandini
Marfa, TexasThis exhibition features newly-commissioned work from artist collective the Institute for New Feeling (IfNf), including the video nominated by Ballroom Marfa for the 2016 season of Artists’ Film International (AFI). he IfNf project will be complemented by two micro-exhibitions hosted by Arturo Bandini in Ballroom’s courtyard. These distinct projects will both respond to the theme of AFI 2016: technology.
The Marfa Triptych: Pancho Villa From a Safe Distance
The Crowley Theater Marfa, TXIn November 2016, Austin-based composer Graham Reynolds returns to Marfa for the final installment of The Marfa Triptych: the chamber opera Pancho Villa From a Safe Distance.
Arturo Bandini
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa is pleased to announce Grey Goo Gardens, the last of four exhibitions conceived for Arturo Bandini's year-long installation in Ballroom's courtyard.
Dirty Gay Movie Night
Marfa, TexasPoet Eileen Myles joins forces with Ballroom Marfa and Mexican Summer to present Dirty Gay Movie Night at this year's Marfa Myths. This evening’s double-feature includes two hot and heavy classics of *LGBTQ cinema: Bijou (1972) and Community Action Center (2010).
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Marfa Myths 2017
Marfa, TexasMarfa Myths is an annual music festival and multidisciplinary cultural program founded in 2014 by Brooklyn-based music label Mexican Summer and the nonprofit contemporary arts foundation Ballroom Marfa.
Strange Attractor
Marfa, TexasStrange Attractor is an exhibition exploring the uncertainties and poetics of networks, environmental events, technology, and sound. The term “strange attractor” describes the inherent order embedded in chaos, perceivable in harmonious yet unpredictable patterns. This mathematical concept is a useful trope for the elusive order in our lived experience, and the vital pursuit of making meaning from unexpected connections.
Tower: Screening and Q&A
Marfa, TexasUsing a unique blend of historical archival footage, interviews and rotoscope animation, Tower reveals the action-packed, untold stories of the witnesses, heroes, and survivors of America’s first mass school shooting, when the worst in one man brought out the best in so many others.
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DJ Camp 2017
Ballroom has once again joined forces with Summer Shake Up, offered by Marfa ISD in collaboration with other community partner organizations. The summer camp is free with breakfast, lunch, and transportation provided. Students grades five through eight are invited to participate.
Free
Maria Minerva
Marfa, TexasConcert Ballroom Marfa hosted Maria Minerva in the courtyard on Thursday, July 6, 2017. Her performance was preceded by a “sunset tent” set by W. Creeves, and the evening featured visual accompaniment by VJ Mellow Arms. Wienertown, the latest contender on the Marfa culinary scene, served hot dogs. This event was free and open to […]
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Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film
Marfa, TexasScreening + Q&A Ballroom Marfa presented a screening of Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Sam Wainwright Douglas, artist Raven Chacon, and producer David Harstein. Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film follows art collective Postcommodity as they strive to construct Repellent Fence, a two-mile long […]
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Marfa Solar Social
Marfa, TexasDiscussion Ballroom Marfa, in collaboration with the Judd Foundation and Marfa Solar System, hosted Freedom Solar Power for a Marfa Solar Social in the Ballroom courtyard. Members of Sun Power and Freedom Solar spoke on the benefits of renewable energy, regional solar rebates, and solar power technology. Ballroom’s collaboration with Freedom Solar grew out of […]
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Tierra. Sangre. Oro.
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa is pleased to announce Tierra. Sangre. Oro., an exhibition from artist Rafa Esparza. The program will include new installation, performance, and sculptural work from Esparza alongside collaborations and contributions from artists Carmen Argote, Nao Bustamante, Beatriz Cortez, Timo Fahler, Eamon Ore-Giron, and Star Montana.
JD Samson & MEN
Marfa, TexasConcert MEN performed at the opening reception for Tierra. Sangre. Oro. MEN is a Brooklyn-based band and art/performance collective led by Le Tigre’s JD Samson and Michael O’Neill. MEN believe in the radical potential of dance music and its power to demand liberties through invention and play. This was the group’s first performance in several […]
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Artists’ Film International — Denise Ferreira da Silva & Arjuna Neuman
Marfa, TexasAbout Ballroom nominated Serpent Rain by Denise Ferreira da Silva and Arjuna Neuman for the 2017 season of Artists’ Film International (AFI). Serpent Rain screened at Marfa’s Crowley Theater along with 12 videos from around the world. The international program was looped into a day of drop-in screenings. This was followed by the feature presentation […]
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San Cha — Tragame Tierra
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa is proud to present San Cha — Tragame Tierra Thursday, February 15. Join us for a evening of delicious and painful love songs from LA-based artist and musician.
Free
Marfa Myths 2018
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa and Mexican Summer bring their annual music festival and multidisciplinary cultural program back to Marfa for 2018.
Hyperobjects
Marfa, TexasExhibition Center for Land Use Interpretation | Megan May Daalder | Tara Donovan | Nance Klehm | Postcommodity | Emilija Škarnulyte | Sissel Marie Tonn with Jonathan Reus As well as objects and loans from David Brooks, the Center for Big Bend Studies | the Chihuahuan Desert Mining Heritage Exhibit | Earthworks | Rafa Esparza […]
DJ Camp 2018
Summer Shake Up DJ Bigface | Si Mon Cecilia Emmett Ballroom joined forces with Summer Shake Up, offered by Marfa ISD in collaboration with other community partner organizations for DJ Camp 2018. The summer camp was free with breakfast, lunch, and transportation to/from MISD provided. Students grades five through eight were invited to participate. For […]
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Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick
Marfa, TexasConcert Mary Lattimore and Julianna Barwick returned to Marfa to fill the Ballroom courtyard with their mysterious and cosmic tones at sunset on Tuesday, July 17. The show was free and open to the public. All proceeds from donations and poster sales benefited Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center.
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