Come dressed in your best Art Nouveau

“The project is original research I’ve done into Renaissance magicalists. And there’s the Shakespeare authorship question,” she said in a phone interview.

There’s a theory that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays and poems that have been traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare.

“And it’s possible that he wrote music. As I started playing the music, I found it very beautiful. The lyrics are incredible,” Creager said.

Rasputina, she said, will eventually record that music, but the band won’t be playing it on the current tour.

As for costumes, “I’m indulging the Art Nouveau on this tour,” Creager said.

	Rasputina WHEN: 9:30 tonight WHERE: Launchpad, 618 W. Central HOW MUCH: $16.50 at www.ampconcerts.org, by calling 886-1251 or at Hold My Ticket, 210 Second SW

Art Nouveau was the name for various design and decoration styles that developed in the late 19th century in Europe and North America. Artists and designers of the period sought to have decorative art elevated to the level of fine art.

Rasputina has been called a rock ensemble, but it draws on a number of kinds of music.

The cello is the band’s lead instrument. Creager and Daniel DeJesus play the instrument and sing. Dawn Miceli is a percussionist and singer.

Each makes their home in different cities. Miceli lives near Milwaukee, DeJesus in Philadelphia and Creager in Hudson, N.Y.

Creager moved up from Brooklyn, N.Y., about five years ago.

“It came to a point that the city didn’t have much benefit for me, artistically or businesswise, or making connections or getting exposure,” she said.

Hudson’s music scene has grown since moving there.

“It’s like a little Brooklyn. Lots of young guys with beards. Lots of wild music but also quite a few ladies of ’90s alt-rock. I will admit I’m part of the ladies of the ’90s alt-rock era,” Creager said.