Tica time cat show

Austin, TX — Get ready to see some amazing cats do some amazing tricks.

The Amazing Acro-Cats, presented by Rock Cats Rescue, Inc., will appear in multiple shows at the Dougherty Arts Center, located at 1110 Barton Springs Rd.

in Austin April 10-14.

This troupe of trained domestic house cats, all former orphans, rescues and strays, give a one-of-a-kind “purrformance” that includes cats riding skateboards, jumping through hoops, ringing bells, balancing on balls and performing other feats of agility and entertainment.

The show finale is the only all-cat band in the world: Tuna and the Rock Cats.

Texas cat shows

The Rock Cats play guitar, drums and piano, and they’ve recently been joined by the Jazz Cats on saxophone, trumpet and clarinet.

How do you train a cat to do complex stunts? Chief Executive Human (CEH) Samantha Martin uses clicker training, a technique involving only positive reinforcement, to train her troupe.

Samantha and her assistants, and the Acro-Cats, tour the U.S. in their “catified” bus

austin the cat