Lindsey Wilson is a Dallas-based arts writer and critic with a journalism master's from Syracuse University and an undying love for chips and salsa. When not at the theater (which is rare), she enjoys reading, playing with her dogs, and traveling. Photo by Jeffrey Hummel.

Lindsey Wilson

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

Dance of Death: South Africa’s Vuyani Dance Theatre explores grief during three-stop Texas debut

Lindsey Wilson·February 3, 2023

In 1995, South African novelist and playwright Zakes Mda wrote a book called Ways of Dying that features a character named Toloki, a professional mourner at township funerals in post-Apartheid South Africa.

Austin Dallas/Ft Worth Dance Houston

A Feast for the Eyes: Dallas Museum of Art overflows with 300 years of Flemish masterworks

Lindsey Wilson·February 1, 2023

“Stepping into this exhibition truly feels like you’re embarking on a journey through time,” says Dr. Nicole R. Myers, Dallas Museum of Art’s interim chief curator and The Barbara Thomas Lemmon senior curator of European Art.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Reckoning with History While Interpreting the Future: Emancipation explored at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Lindsey Wilson·February 1, 2023

Today, a bronze cast of The Freedman can be found at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Come to the Cabaret: How an underdog musical triumphantly returned to Dallas

Lindsey Wilson·January 10, 2023

In summer 2022, a little-musical-that-could defied the odds in Dallas. Produced as an independent entity, Cabaret at Arts Mission Oak Cliff had no established theater company backing it, no built-in subscriber base, and no big names attached.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music Theater

Taking Shape: B. MOORE DANCE Lets Imagination Reign in Season Four

Lindsey Wilson·December 7, 2022

Last season, B. MOORE DANCE debuted four world premieres under the direction and choreography of founder and artistic director Bridget L. Moore.

Dallas/Ft Worth Dance

Home is where the art is: Uptown Players debuts a new Dallas space for 2023 season

Lindsey Wilson·December 5, 2022

Don’t worry, Uptown Players is still in Uptown—at least part of the time.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music Theater

Accelerating Their Artistic Voice: Dallas Black Dance Theatre builds on recent triumphs with inspiring season

Lindsey Wilson·October 16, 2022

By all measurements, Dallas Black Dance Theatre had a stellar 2021 and first part of 2022.

Dallas/Ft Worth Dance

‘Survivance’: The Carter Turns the Lens Over to Indigenous Photographers

Lindsey Wilson·October 12, 2022

Speaking With Light: Contemporary Indigenous Photography, on display at the Amon Carter through Jan. 22, 2023.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Stir Your Heart Toward Change: Bruce Wood Dance Expands Its Reach

Lindsey Wilson·October 2, 2022

The 2022-23 season is a bit of a homecoming for Bruce Wood Dance.

Dallas/Ft Worth Dance

Loud and Clear: Vignette Art Fair amplifies women’s voices

Lindsey Wilson·September 9, 2022

The Vignette Art Fair gives women artists from all over Texas the opportunity to exhibit their work and make their voices known.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

The difficult past and hopeful future of Latinx theater in Dallas

Lindsey Wilson·August 10, 2022

In 1980, two years after Teatro Dallas was founded by Cora Cardona and Jeff Hurst, only 9.9% of Dallas’s 904,078 residents ticked the newly added box for “Hispanic.”

Dallas/Ft Worth Theater

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Visual Art

A Sprawling History: Tavares Strachan at the Blanton

Storytime: Meow Wolf Leans into the Narrative in their immersive adventures

Beauty and Repulsion, Decay and Renewal: Jessica Kreutter at Galveston Arts Center

Gallery Row

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Dance

Revealing Repertoire: Houston Ballet’s Triple Bill Tells a Company’s Story

Texas Studio: Jordan Fuchs Starts with Choreography

Engaging Audiences: Frame Dance’s 2024 Frame x Frame Festival Focuses on Screendance’s Unique Space in the Dance Ecology

Music

TX Studio: Héctor Guzmán Conducts a Life

Spreading the Classical Music Word: San Antonio’s Agarita Thinks Beyond the Concert Hall

Kinetic at 10: Virtuosic Ensemble Grows Deep Roots in Houston

Theater

Building a Community: D. Wambui Richardson Invites Audiences to Become Part of Jubilee Theatre’s Family

Born to Lead: Circle Theatre’s New Artistic Director Ashley H. White Isn’t Afraid to Shake Things Up

A Succession Story: Houston’s 4th Wall Theatre Company Secures its Future

Lindsey Wilson

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

Dance of Death: South Africa’s Vuyani Dance Theatre explores grief during three-stop Texas debut

A Feast for the Eyes: Dallas Museum of Art overflows with 300 years of Flemish masterworks

Reckoning with History While Interpreting the Future: Emancipation explored at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Come to the Cabaret: How an underdog musical triumphantly returned to Dallas

Taking Shape: B. MOORE DANCE Lets Imagination Reign in Season Four

Home is where the art is: Uptown Players debuts a new Dallas space for 2023 season

Accelerating Their Artistic Voice: Dallas Black Dance Theatre builds on recent triumphs with inspiring season

‘Survivance’: The Carter Turns the Lens Over to Indigenous Photographers

Stir Your Heart Toward Change: Bruce Wood Dance Expands Its Reach

Loud and Clear: Vignette Art Fair amplifies women’s voices

The difficult past and hopeful future of Latinx theater in Dallas