Grotto 101 Performance Lab

a creative arts incubator space in South Austin

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  • A Birthday Renaissance

    A Birthday Renaissance

    August 15 at Grotto 101
    7pm

    RSVP only

    Celebrate my birthday with … an evening of Renaissance art, the awakening, the brilliant light of a generation…and in a time of great change, let’s celebrate beauty, precision, the fruits of artistic labor, and rebellion…human creativity is the key to our future…at least that’s the hope.

    In pure antithetical fashion, the birthday will also couple as a gentle fundraiser for my upcoming devised production, Syntax Error: The Quickening of AI. Donations can be made in advance or on-site. Patronage for the arts is on the decline in this country and anti-human art is on the rise. What is this production I am creating with a group of crafty trickster-brilliant artists? It is a myth, a journey, a critique, a fantasy, from futures past…

    The event will be catered with bespoke cocktails made by an illustrious genius…rotating visuals of immaculate artistry…singing bowls sound vibrations plus a live performance from Key Hole…and YOU, creating an exquisite corpse poem… life, death, rebirth ::: desire, art, manifestation. Please join me for an illuminating evening in the cool, cavernous comfort of Grotto 101.

    Venus, the evening star, will be at her peak brightness this exact evening…binoculars will be provided…

    An event activity will be a recording booth where you can rage, wonder, fantasize and contribute your thoughts about AI, LLMs, climate, and the future…

    Please do RSVP — either in facesplat platform or in external link below — for food/drink calculations…

    If you received an invite and you are outside Austin city limits, know that I miss you and will hopefully live stream some of the festivities. I would love to gather your thoughts.

    More about event image here:
    https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/petrified-waters/

    Donations for Syntax Error here:
    https://www.syntaxerror2025.com/support/

    Etching after Bernardo Buontalenti, depicting a chariot procession of Poseidon, held on May 28, 1589, for the wedding of Ferdinando I and Christine of Lorraine, intended to show “how the waters of the world had come to pay tribute to the new Grand Duchess” — Source.


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  • Sunday Sound Bath & Singing Bowls Meditation with Kitt

    Sunday Sound Bath & Singing Bowls Meditation with Kitt

    When: 10 a.m., beginning August 2

    Where: 2605 Jones Road, Suite 101

    A sound bath is an invitation into deep listening — not simply to sound, but to yourself.

    Required Sign-Up Here

    Through resonant tones, vibration, breath, and intentional stillness, participants are invited to step away from the pace of everyday life and enter a more spacious relationship with body, awareness, and presence.

    This is not a performance you watch from the outside. It is an immersive experience where sound becomes a pathway for reflection, grounding, and renewal.

    Held in the intimate black-box environment of Grotto 101, this reservation-only gathering offers a small group setting designed for comfort, curiosity, and care.

    About Kitt M.

    Kitt M. offers trauma-informed intuitive guidance that weaves together somatic practices, breathwork, and gentle energy-based approaches. Rather than imposing a practice onto participants, she centers choice, consent, and each person’s own pace.

    Her work supports people seeking a grounded, body-centered space for reflection, regulation, and reconnection.

  • Shameful Comforts : tonight live!

    Shameful Comforts : tonight live!

    The Shameful Comforts return to Grotto 101
    with Music & Mirth for the Summer Solstice
    6/20/2026, 7-10pm
    🌴🌞🖖

    Springtime and Summertime, and Spring Again After!

    Brand New Songs About Sensitive Subjects, Grand Ol’ Songs About Irish Vampires, Covers & Coveralls, Ancients & Originals; The Shameful Comforts is what happens when a trio of poet-theatre-improv performance-artists make music – mostly acoustic but also stylophone; weird, cozy, folky, filky, alternate-history, sci-fi, horror, fantasy-infused. And they got JOKES. They are Jules Moore, Michael Ferstenfeld, and David Fruchter, three human beings just like you (but different, see) 🎶🤖

    As always, audience members are invited to play / sing / read / joke during the Open-Mic Set between our two sets. Sign-ups for the open-mic start slightly before the show, around 6:50pm. Or just send one of us an email / text to secure your slot.

    Suggested donations of $5 – $15 are muchly appreciated, as well as your support of the beautiful & oh-so-cozy South Austin Venue, Grotto 101. In fact, it’s SO cozy that we may need to limit attendance to about 30 people, so please RSVP here or at the Zeffy link if you’re planning to attend!

  • Oneirotorium

    Oneirotorium

    Featuring the work of Iain Neberman, Eric Welch, and musical performance by Azlon

    Opening reception: Friday, May 29, 7-10pm

    We kindly request that you RSVP in the form below so we can prepare the best for you!

    Oneirotorium is an artistic exploration through the world of dreams and imagination within the human mind’s limitless ability to manifest. Visual artists lain Neberman and Eric Welch provide new insights into their own expansive universes where beauty and mystery surround the everlasting memories of their waking and astral lives.

    Special musical performance provided by Azlon, a musician from Austin driven by love. He dreams of a better world and weaves this theme throughout his music. He’s also the creator of the “Warm Sun Meditation” a free breathwork & meditation audio to help you clarify & manifest your dreams.

    Connect with the artists:

    Iain Neberman
    Website: iainneberman.com
    Instagram: @iainneberman

    Eric Welch
    Website: ericwelchart.com
    Instagram: @ericwelchart

    Azlon
    Website: azlonmusic.com
    Instagram: @azlonmusic

    Open gallery hours by appointment can be made here.

  • springy spring!

    We are thrilled to announce that South Austin Arts Society, in collaboration with Grotto 101 Performance Lab, has a new art exhibition coming in April.

    A Couple of Native South Austin Gals present “Abstract Adventures” & “A Tribute to Pamela”

    Spring Exhibition

    art by Corrine Moore


    Now, it is with great pleasure that SAAS, in collaboration with Grotto 101 Performance Lab, will host their exhibition, “Abstract Adventures” & “A Tribute to Pamela” featuring works by women over the age of 65.

    When: April 24-26, with opening reception Friday night, 6:30-8:30pm. Saturday and Sunday open gallery hours: 1pm-5pm. art by Pamela Stallcup

    More about the artists:
    Corrine Moore (Corrine Moore Designs) and Cindy Green became reacquainted at a Crockett High School reunion. They found they shared a common interest: art. Corrine paints abstracts and repurposes vintage frames. Cindy, versatile artist and executor for the late Pamela Stallcup, exhibits Pamela’s emotionally powerful yet soft watercolors.

    South Austin Arts Society paid members receive a 10% discount on all framed art in the exhibition.

    We hope to see you there.

    Improvisers, more classes for you and your friends. Our wonderful friends at The Seed have available spots for their next Improv Diagnostics class. Asaf Ronen and his company have had a frequent presence at Grotto 101 ever since our doors opened in 2024. Per the course description: “This class is intended for intermediate/advanced improvisers (18 & older) with some prior improv experience.”

    Learn more and sign up for Improv Diagnostics