The Finale and Future: Austin Symphony Orchestra’s Peter Bay Passes the Baton
ACTX spoke with Austin Symphony Orchestra’s lead conductor and musical director, Peter Bay, about his decision to “pass the baton” at the 2026-2027 season’s conclusion.
The Haas Brothers: Cuteness as a Trojan Horse, and an Irreverent Austin Homecoming at the Blanton
How well do you know the Haas Brothers? Niki and Simon.
Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages
Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages
Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries
Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries for July - August 2026
Next Chapter: Inprint Welcomes a New Director and New Line-up of Authors
Giuseppe Taurino may be the new guy at Inprint, one of Texas’ most prestigious literary organizations, but he’s hardly a novice when it comes to Houston or the contemporary writing world. Taurino took over the Inprint directorship after a tenure at Writers in the Schools and was associate director of the creative writing program at University of Houston.
What Carries Forward: Emily Johnson’s ‘Overflow Radio’ at DiverseWorks
A voice travels from one homeland to another, crossing distances without collapsing them. Eighty-four quilts gather beneath a community, each holding the memory of hands, conversations, and questions stitched over more than a decade. Elsewhere, a tree enters the earth; its care extends beyond the lives of those gathered to witness it.
Paper, Skin, Shadow: Exploring Fragility at the Menil Drawing Institute
A needle passes through a sheet of paper and leaves behind a wound no wider than its point. Light catches along the raised fibers. Repeated hundreds of times, these punctures gather into a composition: marks made not by adding material to the surface, but by breaking through it.
The Drama Map: Trends, Patterns and Premieres on Texas Stages
For several years as Arts and Culture’s resident theater cartographer, I’ve been mapping the big Broadway and West End touring shows as they tour across Texas.
Embracing the New: Texas Performing Arts’ New Season
Audra McDonald has been a leading light of Broadway for three decades, and the José Limón Dance Company has enriched the modern-dance world for more than twice as long.
Meet Lady Liberty: America’s symbol of freedom finally tells her story at the Carter
This August, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art will unveil The Statue of Liberty from Bartholdi to Warhol, a sweeping exploration of how one of the world’s most recognizable symbols has been reimagined, reinterpreted, and reclaimed by artists over 150 years.
Glorious Sound: Threads of History Come to Life in Harmonia Stellarum Houston’s Season Five
The Harmonia Stellarum concert experience is completely unique.
Timeless and Immediate: For 2026-27, Stage West plans a season where audiences feel safe to be provoked
An East German punk rocker, a Black female gunslinger, a pair of impressionable teens, a gold-digging pool boy, a riled-up school board, singing World War I soldiers, and William Shakespeare walk into a theater in Fort Worth…