Author Archives: dino

Brent F. Widen – March in the Gallery

WONG SALVAGE
PAINTING BY BRENT F. WIDEN
MARCH 4th – 29th, 2010.
Brent Widen was born and raised in Chicago, where he froze his ass off waiting for the “L” train for over a quarter century. He emerged Magna Cum Laude in Fine Arts from The University of Chicago with barely some remnant of common sense and the [...]

San Antonio Symphony

San Antonio Symphony & Jump-Start Performance Co. present:
An intimate evening with musicians from the San Antonio Symphony Featuring Stephanie Shapiro, Mark Ackerman and Hideaki Okada of the Oboe section.
In celebration of Contemporary Art Month members of the San Antonio Symphony and Jump-Start Performance Co. will come together in The Sterling Houston Theater for a [...]

February W-I-P

February W-I-P
Wednesday, February 24th at 7p.m.
The Sterling Houston Theater
$5 regular and $3 for students and senior citizens.
The program runs about an hour and a half. No reservations are necessary.
Featuring new danceworks by PACDance ( Palo Alto College), Jayne King & NRGMix.
W-I-P (Works-In-Progress/Wednesdays-In-Performance) is a long-running collaboration between Jump-Start Performance Co. and San Antonio [...]

Jason Rudd – February in the Gallery

A Day of Infamy
A collection of dark surrealism
by Jason Rudd
Opening reception: February 4, 2010
6 – 8 p.m.
Jason Rudd started to enjoy art by the time he was in middle school. His 7th grade teacher Mrs. Kathy Garner taught him how to draw cats. He is indeed an animal lover and enjoys drawing them. He draws [...]

January W-I-P

A new decade calls for new, exciting work & W-I-P is the only place to see it!
The January W-I-P happens on Wednesday, January 27th at 7p.m. at The Sterling Houston Theater (formerly Jump-Start Theater) in the Blue Star Arts Complex, corner of S. Alamo & Probandt. Call 227-5867 for directions. Admission is $5 regular and [...]

Request Concert

Request Concert
By Franz Xaver Kroetz
Featuring Dino Foxx
March 19 – 20, 2010
Fridays & Saturdays at 8 p.m.
$25 general admission
Each show takes place in the performer’s actual place of residence. Address information will be provided once tickets have been purchased.
Request Concert is a haunting solo performance, originally staged in 1985 as Jump-Start Performance Co.’s very first [...]

En la Sombra de sus Pasos

SA Parks & Recreation & Jump-Start Performance Co. present:
En la Sombra de sus Pasos
In the Shadow of her Footsteps
January 15-17, 2010
Friday-Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m.
$15 General admission, $10 students & seniors
Celebrating a 75-year-tradition, this historic event highlights the contributions of its first teacher, Berta Almaguer, and the teachers and students who follow [...]

Visualizing 25 Years – January in the Gallery

Photo by Diana Rodriguez Gil
Visualizing 25 Years
Opening January 9, 2010 for Performance Party 25
6:30 p.m.
Celebrating 25 years of Jump-Start Performance Co. history through the artists who have worked closely with the company. Featuring Vicki Meek, Diana Rodriquez Gil, Terri Ybañez, Glenna Park, Lisa Mellinger, Jacqui Dorsey, Danny Geisler, Susan Mackin-Dolan, Susan Maye, and Ann Curtis. [...]

Performance Party 25: Intergalactic Adventure

Performance Party 25: Intergalactic Adventure
Saturday, January 9, 2009
Doors open at 6.30
7 p.m.
$5 suggested donation
The annual Performance Party, the fundraiser benefiting Jump-Start’s innovative and original artistic programming, has become a signature event for Jump-Start and San Antonio. Come for all of it or stay for some! This year it’s our 25th anniversary and it’s going to [...]

November W-I-P

Dance aficionados will have much to be thankful for in November; with San Antonio’s best opportunity to see new dance and performance works!
The November W-I-P happens on Wednesday, November 18th at 7p.m. at The Sterling Houston Theater (formerly Jump-Start Theater) in the Blue Star Arts Complex, corner of S. Alamo & Probandt. Call 227-5867 [...]