On Fascination, Form, and Future: David-Jeremiah at HMAAC
Reference to these machines is a common thread across the majority of David-Jeremiah: Early Career Survey, on view at HMAAC through Sept. 10, 2022.
Ambiguous places of beauty and sadness: Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin’s Wayfinding at the Blaffer
Ten years ago, multidisciplinary artists and life partners Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin set out to trace a little-known bit of queer U.S history, an 1843 pleasure excursion by100 men from St Louis to the Wind River Range of Wyoming, likely the first example of North American gay eco/party tourism.
Fort Worth Arts Moves Forward
Among the many changes to the inside of the midcentury visual and performing arts center at 1300 Gendy Street in Fort Worth is that management finally tore out the carpet, a final blow to the carpet lobby’s dominance in the Cultural District.
Quintessential DACAMERA: Programming Magic in the 2022-23 Season
In Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg’s mind, a quintessential DACAMERA season must have a balance of beloved masterpieces performed by great musicians from the classical world, and fantastic jazz of varying styles that reflect the ever-widening genre.
Colette Copeland: My Jesse James Adventure at the Old Jail Art Center and Jody Klotz Fine Art
Driving alone through the middle of the country, spanning nine states and more than 4,000 miles, Dallas-based artist, cultural critic, and social activist Colette Copeland spent three summers visiting the numerous sites where Jesse James lived and outlawed, filming on location throughout her performative journey.
Beauty Transcends Death: Dido and Aeneas at Ars Lyrica Houston
English Baroque composer Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, his only true opera, is an indisputable masterpiece and one of the most beloved operas in the repertoire.
Born a Yarn Spinner: Stanton Welch on Storytelling in Ballet
Houston Ballet’s Artistic Director Stanton Welch grew up around ballet.
Dallas Opera Celebrates 65 Years
To help make the 65th-anniversary season special, the company is staging four operas that it hasn’t produced in more than a decade, Derrer says, and it will showcase each in a production that’s new to Dallas audiences.
Show Up: Kelli Vance at Cris Worley
The best parts of horror movies are always the early scenes, when a director can revel in the shadows and tease us with glimpses of the monster, allowing our brains to fill in the blanks.
Acts of Resistance: Black Every Day at The Carter
The scene is the summer of 2020. The country is in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Protestors are outraged by the murder of George Floyd and other Black men at the hands of the police.
Cultural Meeting Points: Amoako Boafo at the CAMH
Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks was first exhibited at San Francisco’s moAD and has now traveled to the Contemporary Art Museum Houston, on view May 27 through Oct. 2.
Go Big, Go Joyful: The Journey Back to the Theater
During the height of the streamed performing arts portion of the pandemic, I thought a lot about the difference between being a viewer and an audience member.