6:00pm on Saturday, July 29th 2023
Bitches Set Traps is a feminist improvisation ensemble. Part avant-garde improv, part comedy, part social commentary.
The virtuoso musicians of Bitches Set Traps push the boundaries of improvisation by exploring current events, feminism, misogyny, and performance taboos, in theatrical and comedic performances. Using instruments, voices, and common household items, BST recycles and questions everyday tropes of American culture, from tampon commercials to heavy metal power ballads, Eminem to Supreme Court briefs, Joan Didion to Frank Sinatra.
The Bitches cross over venues and genres bringing together ideas between subcultures; they set traps in concert halls, nightclubs, theaters, and galleries with equal intensity. As an improvising group they sometimes collaborate with additional guest musicians. BST formed in 2018 as the North Texas Feminist Improvising Group, inspired by the original Feminist Improvising Group of the late 1970’s.
Bitches Set Traps members:
Sarah Ruth Alexander: vocals, instruments
Elizabeth McNutt: flute
Kourtney Newton: cello
BST will be joined by Austin based improvisors (West Fox, Mike Capone, Joelle Wagner, Josh Ronsen, Vanessa Gelvin, Kyle Stocking, Aaron Bielish, Violinda, Daniel Mee, and Matt Lacomette) working within a set of structured improvisation guidelines for this set at the New Media Art & Sound Summit.