Planet of the Mermaids, Electronic Planet Ensemble at the Vortex Repertory, January 14 - 29

Electronic Planet Ensemble is the group of Austin cool rockers who invented the "music of the spheres" genre.

Like the earth itself, they come orbiting through the Vortex once a year with another adventure in space and time. In January 2009 it was Spaceman Dada Robot; in January 2010 it was Surfin' UFO. In October 2009, breaking that pattern with a bit of space-time insouciance, they sailed by in a reprise of their In.Car.Nation, a rumbling hymn to classic cars with spaceship shapes.

For Planet of the Mermaids, Saga-man David Jewel and cyber-man Sergio R. Samayoa look to be generating the concepts and pushing the envelopes, while composer/bassist Chad Salvata and wild woman percussionist Rachel Fuhrer give the stories and the melodies waves to sail upon.

It's invigorating, subtly comic, ironic stuff. The crowd last Thursday in the Vortex at Planet of the Mermaids was doing a lively theatre-seat boogy of its own, calling out encouragement and adoring the hot pastel big screen images for the newest modulation.

The magic for me of EPE's previous creations was the melding of word images, melody and rhythm. David Jewell's laconic verse and wryly reflective spoken images open your mind up the way a mild dose of psylocbin might do, while your autonomous nervous system grasps that rock 'n' roll sound track. Jewell's photos and Samayoa's images paint the background.

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Upcoming: Planet of the Mermaids, Electronic Planet Ensemble at the Vortex Repertory, January 14 - 29

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Planet of the Mermaids

January 14-29, Thursdays - Sundays at 8 p.m.

The VORTEX, 2307 Manor Rd. Austin, TX 78722

Tickets $30-$10 http://www.vortexrep.org or 512-478-LAVA(5282)

$30-$25 Priority Seating, $20-$15 General Admission, $10 Starving Artists

Thursdays and Sundays 2-for-1 admission with donation of 2 non-perishable food items. Limited seating. Advance purchase recommended.

In the tradition of silent films and B-movie science fiction, Electronic Planet Ensemble presents Planet of the Mermaids, an over-the-top multi-media, movie spoof with original live music for 3 weeks only at The VORTEX.

Join Captain Rex Vydor and the crew of the spaceship Odysseus as they explore the mysterious planet of Aquanea. Get ready to encounter the Mer Queen and her beautiful minions on the Planet of the Mermaids.

From the creators of SPACEMAN:DADA:ROBOT and Surfin’ UFO. Electronic Planet Ensemble is Sergio R. Samayoa, David Jewell, Chad Salvata, and Rachel Fuhrer. Planet of the Mermaids stars David Jewell as Captain Rex Vydor. Story by Chad Salvata. Cinematography and Digital Imagery by Sergio R. Samayoa.

Also, in the lobby, an International Mail Art show will display all mail received concerning the themes of Planet of the Mermaids before and during the run of the show.

[Image: Solve Sundsbo for Vogue Nippon May 2010]

Electronic Planet Ensemble is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division. Produced in association with VORTEX Repertory Company.

Call for Mail Art: Planet of the Mermaids, Electronic Planet Ensemble at the Vortex Repertory in January

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INTERNATIONAL MAIL ART SHOW: CALL FOR ENTRIES
Electronic Planet Ensemble

The theme for this show is PLANET OF THE MERMAIDS.
All pieces received will be exhibited in the Vortex Theatre lobby during the January run of the new multimedia show PLANET OF THE MERMAIDS .
Also online at http://www.electronicplanetensemble.com/

Illustration: mail art exhibited for Sufin' UFO, 2010.

Send your art to:

PLANET OF THE MERMAIDS
8003-B Tisdale
Austin, TX 78757 USA
Deadline: Jan. 14, 2011

http://www.electronicplanetensemble.com/
info@electronicplanetensemble.com
http://www.vortexrep.org/