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The VORTEX Cosplay Expo
The VORTEX Cosplay Expo runs in conjunction with the debut of the new Ethos fantasy film, Octia of the Pink Ocean. The VORTEX is a natural hotbed for Cosplay, or "costume play". From a theatre company that has spent years developing skills in the creation of fantastical costuming, VORTEX artists have a wealth of experience to share with all who attend the Expo. Cosplay participants are invited to attend up to 7 days of Expo events wearing their favorite Cosplay attire. The Expo will provide vendors, crafty artists, workshops, speakers, gatherings and nightly opportunities to view Octia of the Pink Ocean (an 80 minute feature film).
Event Photography by Filmshooter Event Photography
Sunday, August 10
5-6pm Cosplay Happy Hour
6-7pm (Workshop) Karnika the Elytra of GoldSun Sex
7:15-7:30pm The World of Octia with Chad Salvata
8pm Octia of the Pink Ocean Preview
9:30-10pm Q&A with Chad Salvata
10pm-12 Opening Party
Monday, August 11
5-6pm Cosplay Happy Hour
6-7pm (Workshop) Making Leather Gauntlets
7:15-7:30pm The World of Octia with Chad Salvata
8pm Octia of the Pink Ocean Preview
9:30-10pm Q&A with Chad Salvata
Tuesday, August 12
5-6pm Cosplay Happy Hour
6-7pm (Workshop)Fantasy Makeup Design and Application
7pm Special Heroes/Villains/Cosplay Edition TRIVIA NIGHT
7:15-7:30pm The World of Octia with Chad Salvata
8pm Octia of the Pink Ocean Preview
9:30-10pm Q&A with Chad Salvata
Wednesday, August 13
5-6pm Cosplay Happy Hour
6-7pm (Workshop) Fantasy Genitalia
7:15-7:30pm The World of Octia with Chad Salvata
8pm Octia of the Pink Ocean Preview
9:30-10pm Q&A with Chad Salvata
Thursday, August 14
5-6pm Cosplay Happy Hour
6-7pm (Workshop)Green Screen Stories
7:15-7:30pm The World of Octia with Chad Salvata
8pm Octia of the Pink Ocean Preview
9:30-10pm Q&A with Chad Salvata
Friday, August 15
5-6pm Cosplay Happy Hour
6-7pm (Workshop) Worbla Wonders
7:15-7:45pm Kids Kostume Parade
7:15-7:30pm The World of Octia with Chad Salvata
8pm Octia of the Pink Ocean Preview
9:30-10pm Q&A with Chad Salvata
10pm Octia of the Pink Ocean Preview
Saturday, August 16
11am - 5pm East Austin Handmade Arts Market
12-5pm Live Music on the outdoor stage
Featuring:
Los SuperAvengers
The Really Rottens
Bat City Surfers
The Spoils
The Nematoads
5-6pm Cosplay Happy Hour
5-6pm (Workshop) Cybernetic Movement
6-7pm (Workshop) Headgear for Heroes
7:15-7:30pm The World of Octia with Chad Salvata
8pm Octia of the Pink Ocean Preview
9:30 Q&A with Chad Salvata
10pm Octia of the Pink Ocean Preview
11:30 The Ultimate Cosplay Costume Contest, with assorted prizes. Special Guest Judge Chris Meador
11:30pm-1am CosPlay Expo Closing Party
Cosplay Happy Hour begins each night at 5pm. Workshops and presentations every evening from 6:00-7:30pm with film viewings at 8pm every night and a 2nd showing at 10pm on Friday and Saturday. Talk back after each viewing of the film.
Workshops include: How to Make Leather Gauntlets, Headgear for Heroes, Worbla Wonders, Fantasy Makeup Design and Application, Green Screen Stories, Fantasy Genitalia, Cybernetic Movement, Karnika the Elytra of GoldSun Sex, and the World of Octia. Designers and actors from Octia of the Pink Ocean will be in attendance in costume to provide instruction and facilitation.
The highlight of each evening will be the screening of Octia of the Pink Ocean, a cybernetic opera fantasy film created and composed by Austin visionary Chad Salvata and directed by award-winning theatre artist Bonnie Cullum. After the film each night, there will be a Q&A talkback with Salvata and other artistic contributors to the film. Expo participants will also have the opportunity to view costumes and models and discover how they were created. Because of the unique and extraordinary vision of this film, the elaborate designs, the music and the high-caliber singing. Octia of the Pink Ocean is unlike anything you have ever experienced.
Saturday, August 16th will include a full day of activities, including live music and the East Austin Handmade Arts Market.
The VORTEX is now presenting its 26th season of original work. Having received more than 100 awards for artistic excellence, as well as hundreds more nominations for excellence, VORTEX artists deliver a high-caliber artistic experience to participants of The VORTEX Cosplay Expo. Chad Salvata, creator of Octia of the Pink Ocean, has received B. Iden Payne Awards and Critics' Table Awards for Outstanding Original Score for :Humpty, The Dragonfly Princess, Vampyress, and Pythia Dust, Outstanding Costume Design for Triskelion, and Multi-Media Excellence for The Black Blood. His original opera, Sarah Silver Hands received NEA funding in 2011. Producing Artistic Director, Bonnie Cullum, was inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame in 2009, has thrice been recognized as Best of Austin Director by the Austin Chronicle, and has received B. Iden Payne Awards for her direction of Sarah Silver Hands, Troades, Moby Dick, The Deluge, and Despair's Book of Dreams and the Sometimes Radio. Other award-winning artists participating in the project include Director of Photography and Editor Sergio R. Samayoa, Lighting Designer Jason Amato, Scenic Designer Ann Marie Gordon, and Prop Designer Helen Parish.
The VORTEX CosPlay Expo is funded and supported in part by VORTEX Repertory Company, a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts, and by the City of Austin Economic Development Department/Cultural Arts Division believing an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin's future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.
www.vortexrep.org
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LocationThe VORTEX (View)
2307 Manor Rd
Austin, TX 78722
United States
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| Dog Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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