When Dallas' Dark Circles Contemporary Dancers took Jacob's Pillow's storied Inside/Out stage on a breezy Wednesday evening, it was hard not to be filled with Texas dance pride.
This fall, Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art is presenting a two-part installation of newly acquired works by Moffett as part of an initiative to increase its holdings by artists from Texas.
Mark Nuccio, who joined the New York Philharmonic in 1999 as associate principal and solo e-flat clarinet, knows that some may think he’s off his rocker for trading in tenure in the Big Apple for heat and humidity.
In Texas, as in most other regions, funds for contemporary dance are spread thinly, even across companies considered to be the toast of the state’s dance scene.