Sound, Fury and Bears: ‘The Winter’s Tale’ at the Alley
Even in a canon filled with political advising witches, fairy marriage wars and revenge seeking ghosts, Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale still stands–statuesque–as an odd chimera of a play.
Heart and Mind Synchronicity: ‘The Hard Problem’ at MST
In one of his most recent works, The Hard Problem, getting its regional premiere at Main Street Theater (through Oct. 6), Stoppard goes in heavy on the head, rather literally as the play follows scientists looking into questions of how the brain creates the mind, how we are conscious of our own consciousness.
Acting in Texas: Shannon McGrann
What do Carrie Fisher, the Wicked Witch of the West, and a rabbit have in common? It’s not a trick question, but a sampling of the roles Shannon McGrann has played over her years onstage and in front of the camera.
Musiqa’s Open Field Season
Anthony Brandt urges his composition students at Rice University to keep an open mind about the musical styles that influence them. “I often say, ‘Don’t put a fence around yourself. Feel the joy of having an open field around you, and discover what you might love that you didn’t know you would,’” he explains.
Listening to the Individual: Soundings New Music at the Nasher
When Seth Knopp plans out the Soundings new-music series for Dallas’ Nasher Sculpture Center, he likes to leave audiences free to spot resonances and parallels among each season’s concerts.
Dreams Made Manifest: Ruby City Opens in San Antonio
The dream of Ruby City is coming true.
The World Dances: TITAS Brings International Troupes to Dallas
TITAS stands for Texas International Theatrical Arts Society, but not since the 1999-2000 season has the presenter put so many international acts on stage.
Show Up: Margarita Cabrera
To artist Margarita Cabrera, loose threads are “a reference to the labor and the importance in the act of making by hand.”
Visible Changes: The Amon Carter Museum of American Art’s Renovation
After almost a year of construction, The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is starting a new chapter.
Becoming a Sensational One: TUTS Revisits ‘A Chorus Line’
The problem with bringing a groundbreaking work of art into the world is that sometimes it alters the landscape so much that when we revisit it we might forget that such a wonder didn’t always exist.
A Theater of Objects, Ideas and Ideals: Glass Half Full Theatre in Austin
Human-induced climate change, denied by certain politicians and often ignored by many, is a threat to every species on the planet.
Meg Booth Breaks Down SPA’s Dance Series and Hopefully Some Barriers, Too
Meg Booth worked with organizations like North Carolina Dance Theatre, White Oak Dance Project, Twyla Tharp Dance and Dance/USA before spending 11 years directing dance programming at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.