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Social Issues, Puppets, Yellow Swings and Big Changes: The 2023 Wrap Up

Nancy Wozny·December 11, 2023

We are back for our epic annual public chit chat, a tiny snapshot of the thousand dishy emails that fly across the inter tubes discussing what we just saw, missed, didn’t understand or flat out loved.

Austin Dallas/Ft Worth Dance Houston Music Theater

Legendary Threads: Anni Albers at the Blanton

Donna Tennant·December 4, 2023

The German-born artist Anni Albers is not more widely known for several, unfortunately, common reasons.

Austin Visual Art

A Cosmos of Chaos and Order: Leonardo Drew at the Carter

Donna Tennant·December 4, 2023

Leonardo Drew combines hundreds of intricate handmade objects to transform the first-floor gallery at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth into a multi-dimensional environment.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Embracing the Theatrical in Non-Theatrical Spaces: Kitchen Dog Theater makes all of Dallas its stage

Lindsey Wilson·December 4, 2023

At the start of its 33rd season, Kitchen Dog Theater found itself without a home.

Dallas/Ft Worth Theater

Texas Studio: Michelle Cortez Gonzales in Full Bloom

Nancy Zastudil·December 4, 2023

“I consider myself a bit of a late bloomer,” artist Michelle Cortez Gonzales tells me from her home studio in Fort Worth.

Dallas/Ft Worth Texas Studio Visual Art

Excellence & Wisdom: Orpheus Chamber Singers offers a living museum of choral music

Amy Bishop·December 4, 2023

Here’s something that won’t be a surprise to some people: Choral music is a pretty big deal in North Texas.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

From Storms to Sunshine: Dallas Symphony Orchestra performs works by Saint-Saëns, Xi Wang and Sophia Jani

Steven Brown·December 1, 2023

Nobody can say whether Camille Saint-Saëns had an extramusical topic in mind when he cast his “Organ” Symphony as a journey from storms to blazing sunshine.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

No Barriers: Performing Arts Houston’s New Now Series Nurtures Houston Artists

Tarra Gaines·December 1, 2023

Can a series of world premiere, multidisciplinary performances also quickly become an annual New Year tradition?

Dance Houston Music

Musical Anchor: Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth charts a forward looking new year

Amy Bishop·November 28, 2023

“The rich history of CMSFW since its founding is part of the Fort Worth DNA,” Levinson says.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

Labor in Motion: Laura Gutierrez at DiverseWorks

Nancy Wozny·November 28, 2023

Choreographer Laura Gutierrez honors her father’s 48 years of labor in the premiere of In Tarps I Trust, commissioned and presented by DiverseWorks on Feb. 22-24, 2024 at the MATCH in Houston.

Dance Houston

From the Cistern to the Cross-Country Chamber Consortium: Musiqa charts an ambitious new path

Sherry Cheng·November 28, 2023

Musiqa took a turn underground. In November 2023 the Houston-based new music organization had the opportunity to present the world premiere of a site-specific work by Houston composer Pierre Jalbert in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern as part of its popular Underground Sounds series.

Houston Music

Art, Life, & Space Travel: ‘Six Scenes From Our Future’ at the CAMH

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·November 28, 2023

For 75 years, the Contemporary Art Museum Houston (CAMH) has sought to engage its community in a dialogue that stems from its inaugural exhibition: This Is Contemporary Art (1948).

Houston Visual Art

Visual Art

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

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

What the Eye Can’t Settle: Rubén Guerrero at the Meadows Museum

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

Dancing with Bob, Breaking the Waves, a Set of Angels, a Breakout Hamlet, a Mountain and More!: The 2025 Season Wrap up

Dreaming Frida: Brooklyn Rider premieres a new work by Gabriela Lena Frank at DACAMERA

Theater

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

Shaping the Future: When Texas Theater Kids Grow Up

Social Issues, Puppets, Yellow Swings and Big Changes: The 2023 Wrap Up

Legendary Threads: Anni Albers at the Blanton

A Cosmos of Chaos and Order: Leonardo Drew at the Carter

Embracing the Theatrical in Non-Theatrical Spaces: Kitchen Dog Theater makes all of Dallas its stage

Texas Studio: Michelle Cortez Gonzales in Full Bloom

Excellence & Wisdom: Orpheus Chamber Singers offers a living museum of choral music

From Storms to Sunshine: Dallas Symphony Orchestra performs works by Saint-Saëns, Xi Wang and Sophia Jani

No Barriers: Performing Arts Houston’s New Now Series Nurtures Houston Artists

Musical Anchor: Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth charts a forward looking new year

Labor in Motion: Laura Gutierrez at DiverseWorks

From the Cistern to the Cross-Country Chamber Consortium: Musiqa charts an ambitious new path

Art, Life, & Space Travel: ‘Six Scenes From Our Future’ at the CAMH