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2023 SCHEDULE
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Click on a date to view the day’s schedule or peep the entire programming at a glance below!
Showcases labeled with “VORTEX Main” will be available to stream from home. Must have a badge to receive link.
Showcases labeled with “VORTEX Main” will be available to stream from home. Must have a badge to receive link.
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WED.
FEB 15
OPENING NIGHT!
Badge pickup begins at The VORTEX around 4:00pm, Headline show begins at 7:30pm in the Main Theater
2307 Manor Rd #2135
Austin, TX 78722
+Catalina La O performed by Khattie Q & Jenny Larson
7:30-8:40pm @ VORTEX Mainfeaturing “Midnight at the Continental” by Lauren Hortie & Sonya Reynolds
+Rubén Rolando DJ Set
9:00pm @ VORTEX Tent
THUR.
FEB 16
+Conference on the Couch: Shapeshifting Artists
11:00am @ The OUThouse
+Anal Revamp performed by Lechedevirgen Trimegisto
6:30-7:10pm @ VORTEX Main
+YOU MUST UNDERGO… A RADICAL……………………. TRANSFORMATION performed by Andie Flores featuring Arianna Dior Heys
7:30-8:15pm @ VORTEX Tent
+Early Career Retrospective featuring Sister Spit (Michelle Tea & Sini Anderson)
8:30-10:30pm @ VORTEX Main
FRI.
FEB 17
+OUTsider @ UT roundtable
2:00pm @ UT Campus (Winship Drama Building - WIN 2.112)
+Demarcation of SHENUT performed by SHENUT
6:30-7:00pm @ VORTEX Main
+Artist in Residence showcase starring Felix III
7:30-8:30pm @ VORTEX Tent
+Legacy Award presentation featuring Jonesy + Jaime C Knight screening The Figa
9:00-10:00pm @ VORTEX Main
SAT.
FEB 18
+Conference on the Couch: Archival Underbellies
11:00am @ The OUThouse
+Slay in the Name of Vogue performed by Jocquese Whitfeild
1:00-1:40pm @ UT Dance Studio (Student Activities Center - WCP 2.310)
+APOLAKI: OPERA OF THE SCORCHED EARTH performed by Micaela Tobin & Jay Carlon 3:00-3:50pm @ Museum of Human Achievement
+Bespoke: The Space Between Words curated by Michael Anthony García & featuring Pamela Sneed + Forrest Lighght + ena ganguly 4:30-5:00pm & 6:30-7:00pm
@ VORTEX Pony Shed
+The Erotics of Reclamation: A Poetry Recital by Jesús Torrivilla & Erika Ordosgoitti
5:00-5:30pm @ VORTEX Main
+THE REAR OF ART performed by María Perkances & Manu Toledo
7:45-8:45pm @ VORTEX Main
+WHITE BOY SCREAM performed by Micaela Tobin & Adam Starkopf
9:00-9:50pm @ VORTEX Tent
SUN.
FEB 19
*NOTICE ABOUT AUSTIN MARATHON TRAFFIC*
Due to the Austin marathon happening on Sunday February 19 from 7am-4pm, we suggest driving to The VORTEX from the east side (via airport blvd), and not I-35/west side.
Please plan ahead to ensure you make our earlier showcases on time!
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+Country vs Cunty with Erica Nix & Nikki DaVaughn
11:00am-12:15pm @ VORTEX Parking Lot
+Kay Turner presents Lesbopalooza: The Movie with special guest panelists including Flowacunt
12:00-2:30pm @ VORTEX Main
+AU(R)TIST performed by Beto (ALO) & Pepx Romero
3:30-3:55pm @ VORTEX Tent
+El Vacío performed by CarminaEscobar & Madeline Falcone with Alejandra Martorell
4:30-5:10pm @ VORTEX Main
+Venus performed by Tyler Matthew Oyer
7:30-8:20pm @ VORTEX Tent
+Anthology of the New Depression performed by Dorian Wood
9:00-10:00pm @ VORTEX Main
