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Performania: The Visibility of the Arts in Pop Culture

Nancy Wozny·March 29, 2016

On Feb. 3 some three million folks saw something amazing on network television: contemporary dance that was not part of a reality show. And it was good! Wait, there's more: the choreographers and the dancers were Texans!

Performania

Grim State

Lee Escobedo·March 25, 2016

Eric Breish at Clamp Light Studios

San Antonio Visual Art

The Best Available Evidence

caitlin greenwood·March 24, 2016

Rebecca Marino explores aliens, reality, and photography at grayDUCK

Houston Visual Art

Sightings

john zotos·March 24, 2016

Mai-Thu Perrett at the Nasher

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Jennifer Angus: Silver Wings and Golden Tales at Esperson Gallery

casey gregory·March 24, 2016

Artist and textile designer Jennifer Angus takes these ideas to visceral extremes with her latest installation, Silver Wings and Golden Tales on view at the Esperson Gallery in Houston, through June 28.

Houston Visual Art

Willy Shives at the Helm: Ballet San Antonio’s Next Chapter

Manuel Mendoza·March 23, 2016

The timing couldn’t have been better. Retired dancer Willy Shives had been working his way up the chain of command at Joffrey Ballet and was looking for his first job as an artistic director when the position came open at Ballet San Antonio.

Dance San Antonio

Musiqa at FotoFest and More

Steven Brown·March 23, 2016

Composer Marcus Maroney saw an impetus for his own creativity in Edward Burtynsky’s dramatic photographs.

Houston Music

Unforced Time: Nameless Sounds Brings Australia’s The Necks to the MATCH

Joseph Wozny·March 23, 2016

I came on to The Necks late, maybe last year. When I first heard it, I didn’t know what to think.

Music

Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company Comes To Houston

Nancy Wozny·March 22, 2016

Cuba's Malpaso Dance Company made a strong impression on me when I saw the company at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival last summer in a program of works by Malpaso artistic director Osnel Delgado and Trey McIntyre, whose Texas roots run deep.

Dance

Rude Mechs Take Texas (for a Change)

Tarra Gaines·March 21, 2016

Whether they’re airily dodging swinging theatrical lights or brawling in the melted cheese of an overflowing gold-plated queso fountain, Austin’s Rude Mechs have some serious (and seriously funny) moves.

Women at the Podium: The Dallas Opera Institute for Women Conductors

Holly Walrath·March 21, 2016

Last year, the Dallas Opera embarked on a 20-year plan to change the world of conducting by putting new faces on the podium—the faces of women.

Music

What Light Leaves behind, Caleb Charland: Shadows of the First Law at Capsule Gallery

mark curtis·March 18, 2016

Caleb Charland, Orange Battery (2012), 11 x 14in., Archival injet print. Capsule Gallery is offering a broad sampling...

Visual Art

Visual Art

Motion & Memory: Dynamic Exhibit of New African Masquerades at San Antonio Museum of Art

Sci-fi Surrealist: Mexican-American artist Francisco Moreno levels up with an epic survey at Dallas Contemporary

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

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

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

Theater

Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages

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

Performania: The Visibility of the Arts in Pop Culture

Grim State

The Best Available Evidence

Sightings

Jennifer Angus: Silver Wings and Golden Tales at Esperson Gallery

Willy Shives at the Helm: Ballet San Antonio’s Next Chapter

Musiqa at FotoFest and More

Unforced Time: Nameless Sounds Brings Australia’s The Necks to the MATCH

Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company Comes To Houston

Rude Mechs Take Texas (for a Change)

Women at the Podium: The Dallas Opera Institute for Women Conductors

What Light Leaves behind, Caleb Charland: Shadows of the First Law at Capsule Gallery