Rhythm Industry Performance Factory, with over 3,000 square feet of open concept warehouse space, is one of Tucson's most crucial arts incubator spaces!
Rhythm Industry Performance Factory is an artist-owned incubator space dedicated to the creation and rehearsal of performance art. We manufacture loud, large and unusual art at the Factory, so that it may be presented elsewhere. Most of the groups working out of the studio welcome observers and teach classes. Contact the groups individually if you are interested.
With over 3,000 sq ft of rentable space – including a 1,500 sq ft sprung-wood dance floor – RIPF has become a mainstay for some of Tucson's most well known performers. Located a few blocks south of downtown near Park Ave. and 22nd Street, the Factory has plenty of free parking.
Rhythm Industry Review
The quarterly Review is one of the only public events at the studio. Part mixer, part recital, part showcase, the Reviews are an opportunity to interact informally with audiences, show works in progress, provide students with an opportunity to show off what they've learned, and to get feedback. It's also a way all the groups work together to raise funds to support the studio, to broaden audience, attract new students and supporters. Of the suggested $10 to 15 donations, we use 90% to help pay the mortgage. 10% goes to a project that one of the participating groups is involved in, such as the All Souls Procession or Carnaval.
Home to some of Tucson's most recognized performers:
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Odaiko Sonora Japanese drumming Odaiko Sonora is Tucson's premiere taiko group. Serving southern AZ since 2002, Odaiko Sonora is dedicated to increasing familiarity with and understanding of taiko in our community... www.tucsontaiko.org |
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Batucaxé Afro-Brasilian percussion ensemble Batucaxé is a drum and dance ensemble and school inspired by the music of Brazil. Batucaxé features the music of many traditions, from Brazil and all over the world. Our goal is to inspire... www.batucaxe.org |
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Thom Lewis Dance dancer/choreographer Thom Lewis choreographs comtemporary pieces that combine wit and elegance. He has long had a talent for making use of the natural movement of kids, currently producing two dance concerts a year. "Telling these dance stories is what I do." |
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Movement Salon Movement Salon is a group of movement artists, writers, and a musician who practice and perform the art of improvisation. Our only parameters are time and space. We make the rest up, all of it. movementsalon.wordpress.com |
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Theatrical Mime Theatre Mime Theatre artists collaborating with fellow artists to create and preserve works and techniques of contemporary theatrical mime theatre based on the work of Etienne Decroux... www.theatricalmimetheatre.org |
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Flam Chen pytotechnic theatre A theatre troupe with a repertoire spanning over a dozen years and 1,500 professional performances worldwide. Flam Chen has innovated a new form of extreme theater, utilizing aspects of circus... flamchen.com tucsoncircusarts.com |
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Ecstatic Dance a creative community event Each month we come together in this safe, judgement free environment to move our bodies, express ourselves freely and just plain shake it. The goal is to create community and have fun... planetcoexist.com/EcstaticDance |
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Saguaro Aikido Classes revolve around bokken, which enhances our sensitivity to our partner’s movements and our ability to sense and be in a larger space. Practice techniques are essentially the same as regular unarmed Aikido techniques (Ikkyo, Kote Gaeshi). |
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Jodi Netzer participatory performance jodi netzer is a freelance graphic designer, multi-faceted performing artist (dance, theatre, stilt-dancing, puppetry & masks, installation performance), video artist and editor, sound... www.jodinetzer.com |