Genre Bender: Mat Johnson on Fatherhood, Identity, Belonging
Mat Johnson crosses fearlessly between distinctions, clarifying them with every zig and making them more meaningless with every zag.
Pushing Music Forward: No Idea Expands to Houston
No Idea Festival, founded by Chris Cogburn in 2003, has been around for a while, and it’s really the regional festival for free music around.
Reclaiming History: Where the Ranch Actually Was at Devin Borden Gallery
Those living on the sidelines of traditional (read: white/heteronormative/etc) in the United States must constantly struggle to maintain their histories.
Albee on Edge: A Visceral Virginia Woolf at Stark Naked
The morning after seeing Stark Naked Theatre’s new production of Edward Albee’s classic marriage horror story Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (through March 26), I woke up exhausted, with a mild headache, dry mouth and a stomach churning with anxiety (a.k.a a hangover).
They Can Sing Too: Expect Triple Threats at Houston Ballet with West Side Story Suite
I always expect to be dazzled when I walk into a Houston Ballet rehearsal, but watching this talented company sing as well as dance raised the thrill factor.
Virginia Grise’s Poetic Manifesto at Meca Performing Arts
Your Healing Is Killing Me, written and performed by award-winning New York and San Antonio playwright Virginia Grise and making its world premiere as part of the MECA Performing Arts 2016 season on March 4-5, seems less like the performance manifesto of its subtitle and more like a poetry manifesto, maybe even an epic poetry manifesto.
This is Not Photography
From February 20 through April 2 Dallas’ Erin Cluley Gallery is mounting Not Photography, a group show that brings together six photographers who have responded in unique ways to the changes technology has wrought on their medium in recent years.
Compose It: How Graham Reynolds became Austin’s go-to composer for theater, dance and film
Even if you’re unfamiliar with Graham Reynolds’ name, you’ve probably heard his work — he is, after all, the quintessential modern-day composer, working across a diverse array of mediums that include dance, theater, television and film.
Houston Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty a Visual Feast
The Sleeping Beauty is one of the classical ballet’s most technically difficult yet visually dynamic works — a ballet by which ballet companies are judged.
Everything is ephemeral: The Precarious at the Menil
The Precarious is a small and quiet exhibition running at The Menil Collection through May 1, 2016.