photo: Rachel Parker

Led and curated by singer-songwriter and violinist Carrie Rodriguez, Laboratorio is an annual four-part concert series that utilizes world-class musicianship, the visual arts, and storytelling to explore and celebrate Latine culture. Each show features Carrie and the all-star Laboratorio house band in collaboration with different guest artists.  

Laboratorio returns to Austin’s historic State Theatre with Edición Colombia, an immersive exploration of Colombian music and culture featuring members of Austin's highly celebrated Colombian bands, Superfónicos and Nemegata. Their respective band leaders and multi-instrumentalists, Jaime Ospina and Victor-Andrés Cruz (aka “El Guámbito”), will take us on a journey through the varied musical traditions and regions of Colombia—from the Pacific to the Caribbean Coast, inland to the Andes mountains, and on to the shores of the Amazon River. 

 Throughout the night, live performances will be woven together with documentary shorts that illuminate the deep history of these regional traditions. The show will culminate in a true Laboratorio-style collaboration, where our guest Colombian artists join Laboratorio band members Carrie Rodriguez, Alex Marrero, and David Pulkingham to blend original songs with a vibrant "Austin-meets-Colombia" spirit. Make sure to bring your dancing shoes!

*This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department.

Laboratorio Arts is a creative laboratory built to explore and celebrate Latine culture. Serving as an incubator and presenter of adventurous performances, recordings, and films, we place a spotlight on our diverse roots and shared culture through music, art, and storytelling. 

WHAT WE DO

photo: Kevin Garner

We believe in the power of art to foster empathy and create a more peaceful, united society. To that end, we are working to build a community that gathers to learn, hear important Latine perspectives, and experience the life-changing transformation that only live performance can provide.

photo: Dušana Risovic