Arts & Culture Texas

Maya Masterpieces at the Kimbell: Why you’ll likely never see these rare works again

Lindsey Wilson·June 5, 2023

The term “once in a lifetime” gets thrown around a lot, but it is entirely accurate in the case of Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art at the Kimbell Art Museum.

Art Dallas/Ft Worth

Live From Dallas: TITAS/Dance Unbound lures global stars and eager audiences back to Big D

Lindsey Wilson·May 20, 2023

During the pandemic, Dallas’ TITAS/Dance Unbound truly embraced digital performance and streaming.

Dallas/Ft Worth Dance

Texas Studio: Carlos Donjuan transforms grief and loss

casey gregory·April 21, 2023

Carlos Donjuan is known for his surrealist paintings of masked figures punctuated by pops of searing color, striking minimalist shapes, and spurts of spray-paint that nod to his graffiti-painting artistic origins.

Art Dallas/Ft Worth

Comedy Tonight: Big names are flocking to Fort Worth for Amphibian Stage’s stand-up comic residency

Lindsey Wilson·April 17, 2023

Workshops and new play readings are nothing new in the theater world, but at Amphibian Stage in Fort Worth that same experimental spirit is extended to a different kind of performance art: stand-up comedy.

Dallas/Ft Worth Theater

When Abstraction Gets Personal: Robert Motherwell at the Modern

Nancy Zastudil·April 6, 2023

Robert Motherwell: Pure Painting, on view at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth from June 4 to Sept. 17, is the first presentation in over 25 years to survey the life and work of the influential post-war artist, whose paintings have been recognized as some of the most inventive of his time.

Art Dallas/Ft Worth

‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’ world premiere finally arrives in The Dallas Opera’s new season

Steven Brown·April 3, 2023

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly celebrates the power of the human spirit when it faces a cataclysm.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

Wagner, Mahler, Mozart and more: Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Epic New Season

Steven Brown·April 3, 2023

The challenge is so great that no U.S. orchestra has pulled it off in recent decades: a concert-hall presentation of Richard Wagner’s four-opera epic, The Ring of the Nibelung. But the Dallas Symphony Orchestra is taking it on.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

Celebrating 150 Years with 150 Artists at Texas Christian University

Donna Tennant·April 3, 2023

As Texas Christian University celebrates the sesquicentennial of its founding, the School of Art is mounting a group exhibition of 150 artists celebrating the talent and range of artists whose work has contributed to the creative life of TCU students and faculty, as well as Texas art and beyond.

Art Dallas/Ft Worth

Cliburn contest helps aspiring pianists envision their future

Steven Brown·March 22, 2023

After taking the helm at The Cliburn, which runs the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Jacques Marquis looked back across the contest’s winners and noticed a pattern.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

A Kind of Dream: Mark di Suvero at the Nasher Sculpture Center

Nancy Zastudil·March 20, 2023

Many readers will be familiar with Mark di Suvero and his work.

Art Dallas/Ft Worth

Discovering the Dallas Arts District

Sherry Cheng·February 16, 2023

It’s the start of my whirlwind tour of the Dallas Arts District. Improbably, in all the years I have lived in Houston (23) and all the time I have been an arts writer in Texas (5), I had never been to Dallas. I am here now as a first time arts tourist, eager to absorb the wonders of a new place, open to every experience that might come my way.

Art Dallas/Ft Worth Dance Music

Toward the Infinity of Possibility: Leslie Martinez at Blaffer Art Museum

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·February 14, 2023

In the work of Leslie Martinez, on view at the Blaffer Art Museum from through March 12, 2023, viewers tumble across landscapes as they explore the peaks and valleys of each piece unhindered by borders.

Art Dallas/Ft Worth Houston

Art

The Female Gaze: Texas Vignette spotlights women artists with art fair dedicated to their work

Portals to the Divine: Nestor Topchy at the Menil

‘Spanish Light: Sorolla in American Collections’ Shines at the Meadows Museum

Music

Giving Voice: Apollo Chamber Players Address Censorship

CREATIVE TEAM JAKE HEGGIE, GENE SCHEER, AND JAWOLE WILLA JO ZOLLAR TAKE ON CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN HOUSTON GRAND OPERA’s ‘INTELLIGENCE’

WindSync Turns 15: How Does the Garden Grow?

Dance

When a Ballet becomes a Poem: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Delmira Premieres at Houston Ballet

Texas Deep Divers: Turning Research Into Art

POP DEMO: Toni Leago Valle’s Speakeasy Comes to the MATCH

Theater

Texas Deep Divers: Turning Research Into Art

POP DEMO: Toni Leago Valle’s Speakeasy Comes to the MATCH

A Critic Looks Ahead: Top Picks for 2023-24 on DFW Stages

Film

Radical Visions Play Out at Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2022

Moving Bodies, Moving Cameras: Frame x Frame Expands to Three Locations

Texas Studio: Sarah Fox’s Bad Bunny Gets Real

Books

Reading Together Again: Inprint Houston’s New Season Dazzles with Big Name Writers

A Meeting to Remember: Aaron Landsman and Mallory Catlett’s new book on ‘City Council Meeting’

Society for the Performing Arts Goes Digital

Dallas/Ft Worth

Maya Masterpieces at the Kimbell: Why you’ll likely never see these rare works again

Live From Dallas: TITAS/Dance Unbound lures global stars and eager audiences back to Big D

Texas Studio: Carlos Donjuan transforms grief and loss

Comedy Tonight: Big names are flocking to Fort Worth for Amphibian Stage’s stand-up comic residency

When Abstraction Gets Personal: Robert Motherwell at the Modern

‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’ world premiere finally arrives in The Dallas Opera’s new season

Wagner, Mahler, Mozart and more: Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Epic New Season

Celebrating 150 Years with 150 Artists at Texas Christian University

Cliburn contest helps aspiring pianists envision their future

A Kind of Dream: Mark di Suvero at the Nasher Sculpture Center

Discovering the Dallas Arts District

Toward the Infinity of Possibility: Leslie Martinez at Blaffer Art Museum