Cartoon King: The Brilliant Accessibility of KAWS at Crystal Bridges
It’s Mickey Mouse, but not. It’s The Simpsons, but twisted. It’s a shaggy Muppet, but there’s something off about the eyes…
Lindsey Wilson
Fade To Black: Week-Long Arts Festival Amplifies Black Voices in Houston
At a time when many institutions are pulling away from telling diverse stories, Houston is proudly showing its support for the Black artistic community with the Fade To Black Festival.
Dance Here: Agora Artists is Planting the Seeds to Make Dallas a Dance Town
A common lament among Dallas performing arts leaders is how the city’s talent doesn’t stay in Texas.
Finding His Niche: Actor/Playwright Parker Davis Gray Carves Out His Place
Parker Davis Gray is not afraid to be weird. The SMU theater grad has played silly, sinister, sympathetic, and sometimes just plain psychotic on basically every professional stage in Dallas-Fort Worth since 2016; if he’s not taking a risk, he’s not satisfied.
An Enigmatic Woman: Marisol’s Big Works Get an Even Bigger Retrospective at Dallas Museum of Art
Her name was synonymous with Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and other iconic Pop artists of the 1960s. But few today remember Marisol Escobar or her ahead-of-its-time art, which provocatively explored femininity and women’s role in society.
Beauty and Repulsion, Decay and Renewal: Jessica Kreutter at Galveston Arts Center
We may be made of star stuff, according to Carl Sagan, but the way Jessica Kreutter sees it we are all made of dirt.
Born to Lead: Circle Theatre’s New Artistic Director Ashley H. White Isn’t Afraid to Shake Things Up
When Imprint Theatreworks closed at the end of 2022, Ashley H. White found herself at a crossroads.
Cheers to 15 Years: Bruce Wood Dance Dallas isn’t afraid to mix things up for 2025
For its 15th year, Bruce Wood Dance is gifting itself a new name.
Through An Inclusive Lens: Diversity and divas populate Uptown Players’ 2024-25 season
Regional premieres abound for Uptown Players’ 23rd season, offering Dallas audiences several new ways to view love, self-discovery, and diversity onstage.
A Culture of Women: Now in its sixth year, Vignette Art Fair continues to promote women artists
There is no shortage of artistic talent in Texas, but each year is another chance for the Vignette Art Fair in Dallas to remind us once again of how skilled and creative the women of the Lone Star State truly are.
Theater with a Capital T: Big titles connect Stage West to the community in 2024-25
After an unprecedented 2023, where it grew and thrived in the face of post-pandemic uncertainty, Stage West is continuing to flourish.
Sharing Our Stories: Cara Mía Theatre’s 2024-25 season strengthens connection across borders
It’s the largest Latinx theater company in Texas, but Dallas’s Cara Mía Theatre is making waves that ripple far outside the Lone Star State.