ALLUVIUS

A journey through the human experience, stripping the armor, and celebrating the raw truth.

Music by TOOL, Metallica, Pantera, Korn, Disturbed, and more

Directed by AJ Garcia-Rameau
Co-choreographed by AJ Garcia-Rameau & Ty Graynor
Assistant Direction by Navaji David Nava

When:
6 Shows Only:
Thursday, September 18
Friday, September 19
Saturday, September 20
Thursday, September 25
Friday, September 26
Saturday, September 27
* 7pm Doors *
* 7:30pm Show
* Show run time is approximately 80 minutes, including 20-minute intermission *

Where:
The brand new white-box theater at
East Side Performing Arts
979 Springdale Rd, Austin, TX 78702

ALLUVIUS TICKETS COMING FALL 2025

Meet the Choreographers

AJ Garcia-Rameau

AJ’s mantra is “make sh*t happen.” She’s always the chick at the bar asking for a “whiskey neat.” Community with others is her most cherished treasure. Rock & Roll and Metal are important influences in both AJ’s musical and social tastes. Over the years, she has garnered much joy from sharing with others the music of TOOL, Pantera, Metallica, and countless other greats (especially with her younger siblings, whom she forced to listen along, as she drove them to school).

AJ enjoys expressing her rebellious spirit both in the dance classroom as well as in the corporate conference room. A classically trained dancer, she continues to test the boundaries that enclose the thoughtfully designed ballet & modern dance pedagogies she’s studied and continues to deeply honor. AJ earned a fancy engineering degree, and she enjoys putting it to good use in her commitment to experimentation and innovation—pushing herself to think outside the box, try new stuff, and take risks.

ALLUVIUS is going to be a wild ride. See AJ’s work combine with that of the local creative, and dear friend of hers, Ty Graynor.

Ty Graynor

Ty first discovered music from a subwoofer pushed up against the back of the passenger seat in his dad’s Mitsubishi. The vibrations of the Beastie Boys and Rage Against the Machine were practically infused into his spinal cord—regenerating his soul from childhood.

Ty’s obsession with music only deepened when he picked up the plastic guitar for Guitar Hero (spoiler: it didn’t help). From a young age, Ty was drawn more to the Legends of Rock than any pop star; rock and roll, metal, and dance have always hummed in the back of his mind as a rebellious curiosity.

Now it’s time. Ty is thrilled to collaborate with fellow rock-and-roll soul AJ Garcia-Rameau to cook up an electrifying story that fuses the raw power of metal with the precision and form of classical and contemporary dance. Get ready – this one’s going to hit hard.

Help us Bring the Project to Life 🤘🏽

About the Project

It was a Tuesday. ALLUVIUS first came to life in Summer 2024 when AJ & Ty were sharing some whiskey in the dance studio lobby after class and listening to TOOL. The thing that connected us to the music was—well, the undeniable weirdness & unfamiliar—but also the togetherness we felt in this genre of music (one that is widely unchartered in the choreographic realm). We immediately dove into our own curiosities and started choreographing a ballet, honoring some of the sickest polyrhythms by some of the greatest musicians of our day.

This project brings to tangibility some serious nostalgia that we all share, but it also attempts to satiate that craving we continue to feed for the unquestionable connection of this music to the movement of the human body in space.

Now, we introduce Jack Kloecker, his awesomeness, and his September 2024 filming of this project in its infant stages. Jack’s talents, passion, and artistry are an extremely important thread and multidisciplinary addition to the tapestry of this project (not to mention, what it’s like to look through the lens of his camera and mad editing skills). Check out the trailer by Jack below. We will also drop more content and several reels on socials in the coming weeks.

Support the Project

Outside of ticket sales and the generous donations of a few angel starters, ALLUVIUS needs $9,750 to come to full life. We are looking for hungry, metal-loving rockstars to assist us in bringing the music & dance to life. This never-been-done-before dance amplifies the connection between dance & music in the Music Capital of the World, ATX.

Join the movement. Shoot us your pledge at info@ventanaballet.com. We’ll be so happy to show you the budget, share with you the libretto-in-progress, answer your questions, and hear your ideas!

THE TRAILER

ALLUVIUS Trailer by Jack Kloecker.
Coming So So Soon. :)