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Quixotic Is a contemporary multi-media and dance company based in Kansas City, Missouri. The group was founded in 2005 by Artistic Director Anthony Magliano and Associate Director Mica Thomas. Since then Quixotic has performed all over the country, playing major music festivals including Lightning in a Bottle, Hangout Festival, Summer Camp, Wanderlust Festivals in Montreal, Vancouver, Lake Tahoe, Copper Mountain, Vermont, Quixotic has played in Haiti, Costa Rica and Wakarusa Music Festival. Mr. Magliano was a full-time graphic designer and Mr. Thomas holds a BFA in Lighting Design, they met with local dancers and musicians, forming an arts ensemble they dubbed Quixotic Fusion. Initially formed for a one-time dance performance in downtown Kansas City, the fledgling group quickly gained much support from the cities many arts enthusiasts. Annual shows were held from 2005-2010, each one selling out to ever larger venues. 2011 marked an important year as Quixotic was invited to Wakarusa Music Festival to perform three nights at midnight on a customized stage int he center of the fest. . In 2012 Quixotic went to TedTalks in Long Beach, CA, to "speak" at the celebrated conference. People from all over the world witnessed what could be done with dance, projections and music combined. They put on shows combining the finest of the arts including ballet, contemporary dance, circus performers, aerial, projection mapping, lighting, live music and visual story-telling. Quixotic is known to use dance, aerial, projection mapping, live music performance and theater to convey stories and emotion.