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Pegasus Contemporary Ballet Takes Flight over DFW

Amy Bishop·January 4, 2022

North Texas has a new ballet company, but don’t expect a production of Swan Lake or The Nutcracker. “I love those ballets; I’ve performed them as a professional,” says Diana Crowder, Artistic Director and Founder of Pegasus Contemporary Ballet.

Dallas/Ft Worth Dance

Crossing the Scratch on the Earth: Wendy Red Star at San Antonio Museum of Art

Sherry Cheng·January 3, 2022

This force, rooted in Red Star’s deep connection to Crow culture and identity, is foundational to all of Red Star’s works. When the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) presents Wendy Red Star: A Scratch on the Earth (Feb.11-May 8), it will be the first solo exhibition of a Native American artist for the museum.

San Antonio Visual Art

The Underworld on Stage: ‘Hadestown’ Tours Texas

Tarra Gaines·December 21, 2021

Even once the show goes on, the director’s work is still not done. This has become especially true for the Tony winning director of Hadestown, Rachel Chavkin.

Austin Dallas/Ft Worth Dance Houston Music Theater

The State of the World: Frances Stark at The Modern

James Russell·December 7, 2021

Frances Stark hasn’t been this angry and disillusioned with the state of the world in a while—if ever. That’s evident in FOCUS: Frances Stark of the artist’s paintings on display at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth through January 9.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

The South’s Got Something to Say: Dirty South at CAMH

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·December 2, 2021

First opened at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and on view at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston (CAMH) through Feb. 6, 2022, The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse is a survey of Southern art that shies away from nothing.

Houston Visual Art

Keep an Eye on It: Neva Mikulicz’s Sci-Fi World at Anya Tish Gallery

Nancy Zastudil·December 2, 2021

Artist Neva Mikulicz sees a growing “anti-science” attitude in our culture, and it creeps her out.

Houston Visual Art

The Alley Theatre at 75

Tarra Gaines·November 28, 2021

Houston’s Alley Theatre, one of the oldest and largest companies in Texas, celebrates its 75th anniversary with a beautiful monster of a season.

Houston Theater

Pop Art, Designed for 2021: A look into the Blanton’s Pop Crítico

caitlin greenwood·November 28, 2021

there was some speculation as to the potential impact of the Blanton exhibit Pop Crítico/Political Pop: Expressive Figuration in the Americas, 1960s-1980s (through Jan. 16), as well as a certain wariness when it comes to trying to parallel contemporary problems with art from the past.

Austin Visual Art

A Different Light: ‘Georgia O’Keeffe, Photographer’ at the MFAH

Tarra Gaines·November 4, 2021

Now the world will also view O’Keeffe in a different light and see a trove of her recently discovered photographic art in the MFAH exhibition Georgia O’Keeffe, Photographer, running through Jan. 22.

Houston Visual Art

Ars Lyrica

Steven Brown·November 3, 2021

When the pandemic forced Ars Lyrica to cancel plans last season for its second opera staging, the group didn’t take it lying down.

Houston Music

Taking Flight: Dallas Black Dance Theatre forges new connections in its 45th anniversary season

Lindsey Wilson·October 21, 2021

“It’s surreal to think that the start of our 45th anniversary began with our Jacob’s Pillow debut,” says DBDT artistic director Melissa M. Young.

Dallas/Ft Worth Dance

It all Happens in Houston: Houston Cinema Arts Festival Returns

Tarra Gaines·October 21, 2021

“It’s Houston. Literally every single thing is happening, including filmmaking. Everything is happening in Houston.”

Dance Film Houston Music Theater Visual Art

Visual Art

The Stories that Hair Can Tell: Rosemary Meza-DesPlas at the Martin Museum of Art

Collecting as a Cultural Practice: Picasso–Klee–Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen at the MFAH

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

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

Aimed Dance Fest Ignites Contemporary Dance in Southeast Texas

A Wonderland Awaits: Houston Ballet’s new season offers something for every ballet lover

Awesome Analog: Performing Arts Houston brings its biggest season yet for 60th Anniversary

Music

A Summer Spoof: The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston Serves up ‘The Gondoliers’

Awesome Analog: Performing Arts Houston brings its biggest season yet for 60th Anniversary

ROCO’s Virtual Cycle of Access to Music

Theater

History and Community Come Together at Houston’s Stages Theater

New and Now: Jaime Castañeda’s inaugural Dallas Theater Center season is packed with premieres

Broadway Across Texas

Pegasus Contemporary Ballet Takes Flight over DFW

Crossing the Scratch on the Earth: Wendy Red Star at San Antonio Museum of Art

The Underworld on Stage: ‘Hadestown’ Tours Texas

The State of the World: Frances Stark at The Modern

The South’s Got Something to Say: Dirty South at CAMH

Keep an Eye on It: Neva Mikulicz’s Sci-Fi World at Anya Tish Gallery

The Alley Theatre at 75

Pop Art, Designed for 2021: A look into the Blanton’s Pop Crítico

A Different Light: ‘Georgia O’Keeffe, Photographer’ at the MFAH

Ars Lyrica

Taking Flight: Dallas Black Dance Theatre forges new connections in its 45th anniversary season

It all Happens in Houston: Houston Cinema Arts Festival Returns