Local Arts Groups Host Festival of Avant-Garde Music and Dance

Courtesy of No Idea Festival.

Today string players, percussionists, electronics tweakers, a clarinetist and a dancer will turn the SMART Art Project Space into a performance hall for the eighth No Idea Festival of improvised music and dance. It features twelve artists from across the country (one from Mexico City) and is sponsored by San Antonio's heavy Denim and FLIGHT Gallery.

The No Idea Festival has brought experimental musicians and dancers to Texas since 2005. This year's festival will feature solo and collaborative performances of diverse avant-garde music, with many of the pairings being the first collaborations between these artists. Today will also be the first time violinist Alexander Bruck (Mexico City) has performed in Texas.

Those interested in making electronic music and discussing it with two musicians who are passionate about it should attend the pre-performance workshop at the SMART Project Space with Vic Rawlings and Bryan Eubanks, where the artists will talk about making music on their homemade electronic instruments. Admission is free to the workshop.

Tonight's performance begins at 8. If you can't make it tonight, the festival travels to Austin tomorrow for the weekend.