Deconstructing Suburbia: New and Recent Works by Hillerbrand + Magsamen
Deconstruction is a common theme in the arts. Whether a concept or an object, many artists incorporate the idea of dismantling into their practice.
Global Stage: Dance Salad Festival’s New and Returning Artists
The Dance Salad Festival rolls into Houston, March 25-27 at Wortham Center with a stellar lineup of national and international dance artists.
Show up: Adriana Corral
Adriana Corral grew up in El Paso reading newspaper reports about the murders of young, beautiful, vulnerable women who often worked in maquiladoras, or factories, across the border in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Dancing the Drama: NobleMotion choreographers Contribute to ABC’s American Crime
It's not every day that Texas choreographers get a shout out from Felicity Huffman on Twitter. But that's exactly what happened to NobleMotion Dance co-directors Andy Noble and Dionne Sparkman Noble after the fifth episode of the ABC drama American Crime aired on Feb. 3, which featured four uninterrupted minutes of their outstanding choreography.
New Music in Dallas: Voices of Change Lives Up to its Name
Playing in the Dallas Symphony, Dallas Opera Orchestra and other ensembles offers plenty of fulfillment. Yet on top of their duties with those groups, nine musicians make time for Voices of Change, Dallas’ 42-year-old new music ensemble.
The Next Step for Austin Dance: Austin Dance Festival Celebrates Texas Artists
Before the Live Music Capital of the World got its very own dance festival, Kate Warren’s northwest Austin studio, Café Dance, provided an informal home to showcase Austin dance makers.
Obsessed with Intrigue: Dangerous Obsession at Theatre Britain
Dangerous Obsession is a difficult play to review without revealing too much of its twists and turns. Penned by British playwright N J Crisp, the taut three-character thriller is ably produced at Theatre Britain in Plano through the end of the month.
A Universal Story
Kitchen Dog Theater's "I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard"
Privilege & Unnamed Anxiety at Work in Straight White Men at Stages
Four straight, white men walk into a rumpus room somewhere in suburban America. This isn’t the beginning of a dumb joke but the setting and most of the plot of Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men, through March 6, making its regional debut at Stages Repertory Theatre.
Free & Fabulous: Fusebox Festival Promotes Idea Exchange Across Disciplines and Borders
If you can dream it, you can do it: This seems to be the unofficial mantra behind Austin’s Fusebox Festival, which this year will boast more than 60 performances, workshops and talks put on by some 30 local, national and international artists, all for free for the general public.
Taking the Lid off Tidy Packages: Next Iteration Theater Company’s First Production Promises Risk and Reward
In a place that can feel very top-down, they are trying to build something from the ground up. Their first production, the world premiere of Lisa Omlie’s The Baby, runs March 10-19 at the MATCH.