Texas Studio: Regina Agu
Regina Agu sits, poker straight, on the lumpy coffee shop couch where we meet to discuss her current projects.
It Happened in Texas: A New Take on Inherit the Wind at DTC
It’s difficult to imagine a time when all professional theater in the country emanated from New York. It might be even harder to believe this centralization of theatrical production first began to change in Dallas, Texas.
Unwiring from War: Cry Havoc at Houston’s 4th Wall Theatre
Can performing Shakespeare become a form of therapy that allows actor and audience to find and help heal psychological injuries?
Coming Home: Drew Bacon
Drew Bacon is a painter and animator who returned to his home turf in Houston after graduating from Pratt Institute.
Midsummer Offerings: Performa/Dance’s third annual mixed bill evening
When Jennifer Hart founded Performa/Dance in 2014 with Ballet Austin dancer Edward Carr, she wanted a platform not only to show her own work, but to feature work by other local artists, as well as innovative national choreographers.
Tragic Puzzles: Luna Gale at Stages Repertory Theatre
With a quick glance at the synopsis, playwright Rebecca Gilman’s Luna Gale, now at Stages Repertory Theatre through May 28, would seem to possess all the serious markings of an issues play.
Jazz on/in/and Film at the MFAH
In a year, a very small number of “jazz films” can or will be released — there’s just (unfortunately) not that many to be made. So, during Jazz on Film, a yearly festival curated by Peter Lucas, now in its fifth year, there are some repetitions from previous years.
Performania: TexFest-ing
For me, TexFest-ing is an Olympic sport. I may have achieved my personal best crashing through Dance Salad, Fusebox and CounterCurrent in 14 days.
The Statement: Islamic Art Gets Prime Real Estate at the DMA
In most respects, the recent unveiling of a dedicated Islamic art gallery at the Dallas Museum of Art was a straightforward, self-evidently happy occasion.
Old and Improved: Art as Wish Fulfillment in CAMH’s A Better Yesterday
The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston’s latest exhibition A Better Yesterday, on view May 20-Sept. 3, brings together work by Jack Early, JooYoung Choi, and Lily van der Stokker. Devon Britt-Darby caught up with director Bill Arning, who organized the show.
On Key and Offbeat: Austin’s Lone-Star Station KMFA Turns 50
When it comes to Austin’s 50-year-old radio station, KMFA Classical 89.5, it’s almost better defined by what it isn’t than what it is.
Victoria Bach Festival: A New Era
For one week each June, the picturesque South Texas city of Victoria, population 65,000, rolls out its red carpet and welcomes some of the finest professional musicians from around the country to take part in the Victoria Bach Festival (VBF).