About
Big Range Austin is a dance festival that strives to present quality contemporary dance that explores diverse concepts within the movement arts. We encourage experimentation from choreographers to stretch their own ideas of dance, collaboration, and performance excellence. We seek to engage the audience through fresh new ideas that are challenging and fun, with a strong emphasis on community building through each individual voice.
Big Range Austin is facilitated through Spank Dance and is a sister festival to the original Big Range Houston. Big Range in Houston was co-founded in 2003 by Jennifer Wood and Louie Saletan (Suchu/Barnevelder), Karen Stokes (Travesty Dance Group/Houston), and Rob Davidson (Kinetic Architecture). It is currently managed/directed by Louie Saletan at Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex.
Spank Dance encourages the growth and collaboration of the contemporary dance communities in Central Texas by bridging ideas, people, and diverse artistic expression.
The Women and Men Behind Big Range
Producer/Director:
Ellen Bartel, Spank Dance
