MicroWIP @ the HAT

Ten minutes is the limit at MicroWIP, the Ringling's showcase of works in progress by performers and creators based in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Each artist presents an excerpt of something still being made, which gives the audience an early look at local work and gives the makers a live room to test ideas. The evening takes place in the Historic Asolo Theater, a jewel-box hall of painted panels and gilded boxes. It was first used as a theater in Asolo, Italy, in 1798, was bought by the museum in 1949 and was reassembled here. Its first Sarasota performance, in 1952, is counted as the start of the region's performing arts.