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Ejected along with several other performing arts groups from Ortspace in June 2006, Odaiko Sonora felt the only long term solution for large, loud arts was to purchase space.

Two years to the week that we closed on the half-million dollar warehouse at 1013 S. Tyndall, and the coalition of artists and arts groups based at the newly dubbed Rhythm Industry Performance Factory proves the risk was worth it.

Left: November 2006, Karen & Jacob
(among others) envision (and build) a
1500 sq ft sprung-wood dance floor.

The celebration on Sept. 13 featured performances of aerial silks, taiko drumming, text-driven contact improvisation, world-class mime, contemporary dance, alternative techno rock, Afro-Brasilian dance/percussion, and pyrotechnic theater. More than anything, however, it was a testament to what a group of people can do when they believe they make a difference in this world.

Above: On Sept. 13, some of Tucson's premiere small to medium-sized performing groups
have found a home at Rhythm Industry Performance Factory: The audience assembles in
front of the Master Makers gallery space; Batucaxé dancers get the crowd up on its feet;
Flam Chen's fiery finale was a preview of new work for the Sept. 20 Nimbus show, a fundraiser
for Tucson's most unique community ritual: the All Souls Procession. Photos: Tracy Baynes.

Join us all (in one form or another at Nimbus Brewery on Sept. 20 for the All Souls Procession fundraiser!

Taijijuan with Tony, Ballet with Lauren Black, Silks and Poi Spinning with Flam Chen continue at Rhythm Industry Performance Factory. There are also upcoming yoga workshops and ongoing community dance opportunities. See our Yahoo Group calendar for full details. And, of course, there are opportunities for all ages to learn taiko. See our Classes page for details. Email karen@tucsontaiko.org or call (520) 327-1228 for information.

Odaiko Sonora is a 501(c)3 arts education agency supported in part by your tax dollars, granted through Arizona Commission on the Arts (with funding from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts) and the Tucson Pima Arts Council (with funding from the City of Tucson and Pima County). Partial funding also comes from individiuals and corporations through the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, the Ralph L. Smith Foundation, City of Tucson Ward Education funds, and Friends of Odaiko Sonora. Thank you for making us possible!

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