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All Paper Dance performances take place in the gallery on the second floor of The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center, 700 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701. Seating is limited for each performance. Advance tickets for performances are strongly recommended (link to purchase below). Tickets are free with purchase of museum admission (free for museum members).

If a performance is SOLD OUT, guests are invited to join our wait list, which will be available at the Jones Center front desk on a first-come, first-served basis beginning 20 minutes prior to each performance. Seating availability will be determined 5 minutes prior to start time.

Paper Dance: Motherhood

Please join us for an intimate dance performance, experience the artwork (on view through February 3, 2019), and return again to see a changing exhibition over time.

Click on desired date or time to reserve your spot for a performance.

As part of Paper Dance, this installation of Janine Antoni’s artwork on the theme of motherhood includes works such as Umbilical, 2000, Saddle, 2000, and If I Die Before I Wake (mother's hand meets daughter's hand in prayer), 2004.

Paper Dance: Identity

Please join us for an intimate dance performance, experience the artwork (on view through February 24, 2019), and return again to see a changing exhibition over time.

Please click on desired date or time to reserve your spot for a performance.

As part of Paper Dance, this installation of Janine Antoni’s artwork on the theme of identity includes works such as Lick & Lather, 1993, Mom and Dad, 1994, and Mortar & Pestle, 1999.

Paper Dance: Absence

Please join us for an intimate dance performance, experience the artwork (on view through March 17, 2019), and return again to see a changing exhibition over time.

Please click on desired date or time to reserve your spot for a performance.

As part of Paper Dance, this installation of Janine Antoni’s artwork on the theme of absence includes works such as Coddle, 1998, Caryatid, 2003, and to long, 2015.

Visitor Information

Doors open 20 minutes before each performance. Five minutes prior to a performance, all advance tickets not seated will be void and released to walk-up visitors. Once the performance begins, there will be no admittance to the gallery. If plans change and you cannot use your ticket, please cancel or reschedule your order by contacting the museum at (512) 453-5312 to ensure that all who want to attend performances have access to tickets.

Performances are approximately an hour in length and contain nudity. Seating is upon wooden art crates padded with blankets (accessibility accommodations are available). Please silence or turn off cell phones during the performances. Taking photographs or recording videos during the performances is prohibited.

Read more from the curator on the overall exhibition here.

For directions to the Jones Center and information about downtown parking, click here.