TOMORROW · 7:00pm

Austin's Performance Club

Name: Austin's Performance Club
Start: 2026-10-30T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-30T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Email for rotating location

Friday, October 30 at Email for rotating location, Austin

Email for rotating locationFree

About this event

Austin, as far as we know, The Performance Club has not been realized anywhere else! The Performance Club operates on the belief that live performance is a catalyst for audiences and performers. By providing time for audiences to witness a live performance and immediately process the performance individually, in their own way - through writing, drawing, dancing, resting, meditating, etc. - unforeseen insights arise. The Performance Club is not about critique, and no one imposes their exploration on anyone else. It is a community experiment that provides audiences and performers the opportunity to notice how they influence and inspire one another. HOW PERFORMANCE CLUB WORKS • Performance Club is a timed, 1-hour event running for 5 consecutive evenings the fourth week (Sunday through Thursday) of each month, January 26, 2026 through December 2026. • The live performance lasts 15–30 minutes, and the audience response period is 30–45 minutes, filling the remaining portion of the hour-long event. • An artist(s) practices/performs for 5 consecutive evenings. Each month, a new artist(s) work is presented. • Audience response periods are a time for members to engage in silent, individual reflection using personally relevant mediums: meditation, drawing, writing, dancing, moving, resting, etc. This is the defining feature of the Performance Club: To provide audience members with the space and time to explore how the performance can be a catalyst for thoughts, feelings, and ideas. Outstanding is the absence of verbal exchange throughout, like being in a library. WHEN The PC takes place the fourth week (Sunday through Thursday) of each month, January 26, 2026 through December 2026. TIME • Each session: 7:00–8:00 PM • 15–30 min artist(s) presentation • 30–45 min audience response time (writing, drawing, movement, reflection) WHERE Rotating locations. For current month venue and details contact: info@fisterra.xyz PERFORMERS • Present a work in progress, excerpt, or fully realized piece, for 5 consecutive evenings. • Become a member and fill out Part 2 of the registration form, first-served. • Choose your month, January 2026 through December 2026, as well as an alternative month. WHAT YOU CANNOT EXPECT • Snacks • Talkbacks or lectures • Feedback forms • Valet parking (we wish) • A trophy for “best audience member” • To stay the same ---- Versión en Español Performance Club (Recurrencia 2026 - Cuarta semana de domingo a jueves de cada mes) HASTA DONDE SABEMOS, EL PERFORMANCE CLUB ¡NO HA SIDO REALIZADO EN NINGÚN OTRO LUGAR! Performance Club opera desde la creencia de que la performance en vivo es un catalizador tanto para el público como para las personas intérpretes. Al ofrecer tiempo para presenciar una performance en vivo y procesarla inmediatamente de manera individual, a su propia manera - mediante escritura, dibujo, danza, descanso, meditación, etc. - surgen percepciones inesperadas. Performance Club no se trata de crítica, ni de imponer exploraciones ajenas. Es un experimento comunitario que brinda a público y artistas la oportunidad de notar cómo se influyen e inspiran mutuamente. CÓMO FUNCIONA PERFORMANCE CLUB • Performance Club es un evento cronometrado de 1 hora que se realiza durante 5 noches consecutivas en la cuarta semana (domingo a jueves) de cada mes, del 26 de enero de 2026 hasta diciembre de 2026. • La performance en vivo dura entre 15 y 30 minutos, seguida de un periodo de respuesta del público de 30 a 45 minutos, completando la hora total del evento. • Un(a) artista o grupo de artistas practica o presenta durante 5 noches consecutivas. Cada mes se presenta el trabajo de un(a) nuevo(a) artista(s). • Los periodos de respuesta del público son un tiempo para la reflexión individual y silenciosa utilizando medios personalmente relevantes: meditación, dibujo, escritura, danza, movimiento, descanso, etc. Esta es la característica definitoria de Performance Club: brindar al público el espacio y el tiempo para explorar cómo la performance puede actuar como catalizador de pensamientos, sensaciones e ideas. Destaca la ausencia de intercambio verbal, como estar en una biblioteca. CUÁNDO Performance Club se lleva a cabo la cuarta semana (domingo a jueves) de cada mes, del 26 de enero de 2026 hasta diciembre de 2026. HORARIO • Cada sesión: 7:00–8:00 PM • 15–30 minutos de presentación artística • 30–45 minutos de respuesta del público (escritura, dibujo, movimiento, reflexión) DÓNDE Ubicaciones rotativas. Para conocer el lugar del mes actual y detalles, escribe a: info@fisterra.xyz ARTISTAS • Presentar una obra en proceso, un extracto o una pieza completamente realizada durante 5 noches consecutivas. • Convertirse en miembro y completar la Parte 2 del formulario de inscripción, por orden de llegada. • Elegir un mes entre enero de 2026 y diciembre de 2026, así como un mes alternativo. LO QUE NO PUEDES ESPERAR • Snacks • Conversatorios o charlas • Formularios de retroalimentación • Valet parking (ojalá) • Un trofeo para “la mejor persona del público” • Salir siendo la misma persona

Who's playing

A new artist or group takes over each month. They present a work in progress, an excerpt or a finished piece, and they perform it over five consecutive evenings in the fourth week of the month. Artists join as members and choose their month in advance, so the lineup changes every time.

What to expect

Each session runs one hour. The performance lasts 15 to 30 minutes. The rest is a quiet response period in which people write, draw, move, rest or meditate. Nobody talks, much like a library. There are no talkbacks, lectures or feedback forms. The location rotates, so the room changes from month to month.

Why go

This is a performance night with no critique and no pressure to have an opinion. You watch, then take time to notice what the piece stirred up, in whatever form suits you. The organizers say they know of no other Performance Club anywhere. It suits anyone curious about experimental and multidisciplinary work in Austin.