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Borders, Ritual and Awesomeness: Five Days of Fusebox

Tarra Gaines·March 19, 2017

Fusebox, Austin’s contemporary, cross-disciplinary visual and performing arts festival, and all round benevolent force in the struggle to keep Austin weird, consolidated its offerings in 2016, going from a 10 or 12 day schedule to a five-day festival lineup.

Austin Dance Music Theater Visual Art

We Own the Night: An Evening of Arts + Culture in Dallas

admin·March 15, 2017

Arts+Culture Texas and Meddlesome Moth present: We Own the Night Dallas, TX: We’re excited to announce the date...

Dallas/Ft Worth

Opera That Soars: Madame Butterfly at The Dallas Opera

Monica Smart·March 13, 2017

The Dallas Opera’s 2017 centerpiece production of the Puccini classic Madame Butterfly opened Friday night and featured several highly anticipated Dallas debuts including that of Chinese soprano, Hui He.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

Site-Specific Sightings: Laura Gutierrez at the Rec Room & Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre at Rice’s Skyspace

Nancy Wozny·March 13, 2017

I'm fond of saying that there isn't a space that can't be improved by the presence of a dancer, or two, or in some cases, an entire dance company.

Dance Houston

New Dimensions: Richard Serra Prints at Nasher Sculpture Center

Jennifer Smart·March 10, 2017

Richard Serra’s work in print-making may be unknown to the casual art-goer, the artist’s name associated instead with his massive, imposing sculptural work in steel.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Master of Scale and Detail: Ron Mueck at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·March 10, 2017

Ron Mueck got his start as a puppeteer, learning the trade from his family. Early in his career, he worked for an Australian children’s show, and you may best remember his pre-contemporary artist work from the 1986 classic Labyrinth, starring the late and great David Bowie.

Houston Visual Art

Energy, Innocence and Originality: Geoff Winningham and Janice Freeman explore Houston Children’s perspective at Rice Media Center

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·March 10, 2017

One of the things we hear most about Houston is that it’s one of the most diverse cities in America, if not right at the top. Still, when people think of Texas, diversity isn’t the first thing to come to mind.

Houston Visual Art

Breaking Boundaries: Apollo Chamber Players in Cuba

Sherry Cheng·March 2, 2017

Amid the hearty shouts of “Cuba Libre” punctuating the final exuberant moments of Arthur Gottschalk's Imagénes de Cuba, Houston's Apollo Chamber Players capped off their historic performance/recording tour in Cuba with a lively retrospective concert at the Institute of Hispanic Culture upon their return to Houston.

Music

From Mexico (via Paris) with Love: A Franco-Mexican Collaboration Comes to Dallas

Devon Britt-Darby·March 1, 2017

Six months after Agustín Arteaga joined the Dallas Museum of Art as its new director, visitors to the DMA will benefit from one of his last initiatives at his previous post running the Museo Nacional de Arte in Mexico City.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Concepts at Work: Nina Katchadourian at the Blanton Museum of Art

Jeremy Hallock·March 1, 2017

Nina Katchadourian has a mindfulness or awareness that might make a Buddhist blush.

Austin Visual Art

Coming Home to Texas and Sometimes Leaving Again

Nancy Wozny·February 27, 2017

When a writer pitched a story about an actor leaving Texas I immediately said, “No thanks, I need to focus on those staying.” Although, now I can't help wondering what would have been in that exit interview.

Coming Home Dance Editor's Picks Performania

Ten Years of Tales: BooTown Celebrates 100 Grown-up Storytimes

Abby Koenig·February 22, 2017

The first time I experienced Houston’s BooTown and their now-famous Grown-up Storytime was in the spring of 2008.

Houston Theater

Visual Art

An Artful Camaraderie: Member-owned and operated Archway Gallery celebrates its fiftieth anniversary

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

What the Eye Can’t Settle: Rubén Guerrero at the Meadows Museum

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

An Icon in Motion: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa explores Frida Kahlo’s legacy at Houston Ballet

Dancing with Bob, Breaking the Waves, a Set of Angels, a Breakout Hamlet, a Mountain and More!: The 2025 Season Wrap up

Dancing in Between the Spaces of Life: Karen Stokes Premieres ‘4 Corners’ at the Match

Music

Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages

Dancing with Bob, Breaking the Waves, a Set of Angels, a Breakout Hamlet, a Mountain and More!: The 2025 Season Wrap up

Dreaming Frida: Brooklyn Rider premieres a new work by Gabriela Lena Frank at DACAMERA

Theater

The Decade-Long Journey Home: Inside Kitchen Dog Theater’s 35th Season at Its New Dallas Home

Happening Here: Austin Inspires Artists for Fusebox Festival’s Return

Shaping the Future: When Texas Theater Kids Grow Up

Borders, Ritual and Awesomeness: Five Days of Fusebox

We Own the Night: An Evening of Arts + Culture in Dallas

Opera That Soars: Madame Butterfly at The Dallas Opera

Site-Specific Sightings: Laura Gutierrez at the Rec Room & Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre at Rice’s Skyspace

New Dimensions: Richard Serra Prints at Nasher Sculpture Center

Master of Scale and Detail: Ron Mueck at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Energy, Innocence and Originality: Geoff Winningham and Janice Freeman explore Houston Children’s perspective at Rice Media Center

Breaking Boundaries: Apollo Chamber Players in Cuba

From Mexico (via Paris) with Love: A Franco-Mexican Collaboration Comes to Dallas

Concepts at Work: Nina Katchadourian at the Blanton Museum of Art

Coming Home to Texas and Sometimes Leaving Again

Ten Years of Tales: BooTown Celebrates 100 Grown-up Storytimes