In the Ring: How performer Christopher Llewyn Ramirez brought lucha libre to Dallas stages
It can be argued that wrestling is a form of theater, with its dramatic storylines, thrilling choreography, and powerful characters.
An all-night vigil, fairytales and a DACAMERA performance: Houston Chamber Choir’s Big Spring Season
As he planned out the Houston Chamber Choir’s season, artistic director Robert Simpson figured on two must-haves: a return visit by guest conductor María Guinand, the Venezuelan he calls “a joy generator”; and a performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, the soulful a cappella work the choir was rehearsing when the covid-19 shutdown silenced it in March 2020.
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s New Vision
When the doors of Bass Performance Hall open for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s first concert of their 2022-23 season this September, it will also mark the beginning of a new era for the 110-year-old organization.
Imagining the Invisible: Oscar Muñoz’s retrospective at the Blanton
Curated by Vanessa Davidson, the exhibition will open in February at the Blanton Museum in Austin, following its debut in Phoenix. It is the first U.S. retrospective from Colombian artist Oscan Muñoz (b. 1951).
Powerful and complex: Jill Magid reflects on Labor and Value at The Modern
Works stemming from the massive public artwork, including sculptures and a film, are displayed in the exhibit FOCUS: Jill Magid at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, which runs through March 20.
A Spark in the Dark: Chemistry on Stage
Flash forward deep into the pandemic and the height of streaming theater while lying on a couch, I thought a lot about live, in-person stage chemistry.
Their Stories: Spring 2022 Season at Ballet Austin
Ballet Austin’s spring season at the Long Center for the Performing Arts is composed of a mix of comedic, contemporary and canonical ballets that range from Artistic Director Stephen Mills’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (February 11-13), to Her Stories (April 1-3) with unique works by three female choreographers, to the traditional Swan Lake (May 6-8).
Historical Echoes: Mel Chin at UTA
Two of the central artworks in Mel Chin’s latest exhibition, Inescapable Histories, on view at the University of Texas at Arlington through March 30, are diptych paintings of a circular shape, resembling a solar body.
Moody Center for the Arts Celebrates Five Years of Ideas, Dialogue and Innovation
If conversation can truly rise to an art form, Rice University’s Moody Center for the Arts has proven a most creative ground for such an idea-exchanging medium.
Casting Light on Houston Ballet’s 2022 Lineup
The second part of Houston Ballet’s 2021-2022 season features productions that reflect the wide-ranging talents and skills of the company’s dancers.
Double Vision: Dallas Opera Returns to Grandeur and Grows its Digital Audience
Opera’s grandeur will at last come back to the Winspear Opera House on Feb. 18, when TDO revives its production of Giacomo Puccini’s Madame Butterfly (through Feb. 26).
Texas Legend Octavio Medellín Honored at the DMA
More than twenty years after his death, his legacy will be honored in the retrospective, Octavio Medellín: Spirit and Form, on view at the Dallas Museum of Art, Feb. 2, 2022- Jan. 15, 2023.