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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

Fort Worth Opera Comes Into its Own

Holly Beretto·March 18, 2016

There’s a lot for the Fort Worth Opera Festival to celebrate this year: the company marks its 70th anniversary, its festival structure turns 10, and its latest commission, JFK, is set to create a Texas-sized buzz in the Lone Star State and beyond when it premieres April 23-May 7, 2016.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

Transformation & Surprise: CounterCurrent Stretches Houston’s Art Expectations

Nancy Zastudil·March 17, 2016

From April 12-17, eleven cutting-edge artists present new works, projects, and performances at unexpected sites throughout the city, creating what director Karen Farber calls “endless opportunities for transformation and surprise.”

Dance Houston Theater Visual Art

Maximizing Minimalism

caitlin greenwood·March 16, 2016

A Conversation with Adam Crosson

Austin Visual Art

Honoring Jerome Robbins’ Iconic Rhapsody For Ballet, West Side Story Suite

Jessica MacFarlane·March 16, 2016

Jerome Robbins famously told American songwriter Irving Berlin, “Give me something to dance about and I’ll dance it.”

Dance

Window into a Texas Icon: Holland Taylor brings Ann to Life at the ZACH

JOHN DeMERS·March 15, 2016

Holland Taylor grew up to be a successful actress, not a successful politician, and she has the movie, TV and stage credits to prove it.

Austin Theater

Rites and Passages: A Visit with Dark Circles’ Joshua L. Peugh

Nancy Wozny·March 15, 2016

Dance fans have another chance to see Dark Circles Contemporary Dance artistic director Joshua L. Peugh’s The Rite of Spring on April 29-May 1 at Erma Lowe Hall Studio Theatre in Fort Worth.

Dance

Literary Settlers: Dalkey Archive Press Moves to Victoria, Texas

Benjamin Rybeck·March 14, 2016

It surprises me that there’s a box of Slavic literature, translated or un-translated, in the small town of Victoria to begin with, but this is what Dalkey Archive Press, one of America’s most venerable independent publishers, has brought with them on their move to Texas.

Books

Eric Whitacre at Dallas Winds

Amy Bishop·March 14, 2016

Eric Whitacre is proof that there are advantages to breaking some rules – his path to becoming one of the most venerable choral composers has been anything but routine.

Music

Visual Art

The Stories that Hair Can Tell: Rosemary Meza-DesPlas at the Martin Museum of Art

Collecting as a Cultural Practice: Picasso–Klee–Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen at the MFAH

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

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

Aimed Dance Fest Ignites Contemporary Dance in Southeast Texas

A Wonderland Awaits: Houston Ballet’s new season offers something for every ballet lover

Awesome Analog: Performing Arts Houston brings its biggest season yet for 60th Anniversary

Music

Milestones & Superstar Soloists: Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Bold New Season

A Summer Spoof: The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston Serves up ‘The Gondoliers’

Awesome Analog: Performing Arts Houston brings its biggest season yet for 60th Anniversary

Theater

History and Community Come Together at Houston’s Stages Theater

New and Now: Jaime Castañeda’s inaugural Dallas Theater Center season is packed with premieres

Broadway Across Texas

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

Fort Worth Opera Comes Into its Own

Transformation & Surprise: CounterCurrent Stretches Houston’s Art Expectations

Maximizing Minimalism

Honoring Jerome Robbins’ Iconic Rhapsody For Ballet, West Side Story Suite

Window into a Texas Icon: Holland Taylor brings Ann to Life at the ZACH

Rites and Passages: A Visit with Dark Circles’ Joshua L. Peugh

Literary Settlers: Dalkey Archive Press Moves to Victoria, Texas

Eric Whitacre at Dallas Winds