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In This Petri Dish: Day for Night Festival Immerses Houston In Art, Music, Activism

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·November 14, 2017

Day for Night, the music and art festival now entering its third year, has caused waves in the festival scene for its ability to mesh together art and music into an immersive experience.

Houston Music Visual Art

The ACTX Top Ten: November 2017

Nancy Wozny·November 2, 2017

Our top ten picks for arts + culture events happening across Texas in November 2017.

Top Ten

The Latino List: Photographs by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders at the San Antonio Museum of Art

Donna Tennant·October 31, 2017

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders began shooting large-format portraits in the late 1970s, using an 8x10-inch camera to capture a certain expression or pose that would reflect something memorable in his subject.

San Antonio Visual Art

The Space in Between: Mona Hatoum at the Menil Collection

Sabine Casparie·October 31, 2017

Terra firma is Latin for “solid land” but Mona Hatoum is not interested in stability.

Doomed Love: La Traviata at Dallas Opera

Monica Smart·October 31, 2017

The Dallas Opera’s superb production of the world’s most frequently performed opera, Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, boasted sensitive conducting, a dynamic heroine and innovative directing.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music Reviews

Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-Time Star at Moody Center for the Arts

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·October 31, 2017

There’s a living room constructed in the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University.

Houston Visual Art

The Show Must Go on…Somewhere Else: The Post-Harvey Scramble for Space

Nancy Wozny·October 30, 2017

Harvey took the floor away from us, and for a large part of the arts sector, the floor was mighty shaky before the storm hit.

Dance Editor's Picks Features Houston Music Visual Art

Rednecks and Circuit Queens, Together: Tito’s Prize Winner Zack Ingram Dares to Dream

Devon Britt-Darby·October 25, 2017

Zack Ingram wasn’t entirely optimistic in spring, when he applied for the inaugural Tito’s Prize, a collaboration between Big Medium and Tito’s Handmade Vodka to help develop an Austin-based artist’s career.

Austin Visual Art

Origins, Rations, Extractions: Paula Luttringer and Gissette Padilla at Blue Star Contemporary

Donna Tennant·October 23, 2017

Both Paula Luttringer and Gissette Padilla lived and emigrated from South American countries during eras of social and political upheaval.

San Antonio Visual Art

Dornith Doherty: Archiving Eden at Amon Carter

Arie Bouman·October 23, 2017

A black circle fills the frame; a dark void within which small white flecks float.

Dallas/Ft Worth Editor's Picks Visual Art

Neverland No More: Sender at the Rec Room

Tarra Gaines·October 23, 2017

As a critic, I try to stay open to every theatrical form, genre and story to lay aside my personal preferences and tastes so that they don’t prejudice my views of any specific play and production.

Features Theater

Onward: HGOco Finds Its Groove with Carleen Graham

Sherry Cheng·October 23, 2017

Carleen Graham has a big job. One year after taking the helm as director of HGOco, Houston Grand Opera's community collaboration and education arm, Graham has found her groove.

Houston Music

Visual Art

Millennial Moms are the Newest Movers and Shakers in Dallas Art

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Vessels of Heritage: Centro De Artes explores the transformation of everyday objects, places and ideas in a new exhibition in San Antonio’s Historic Market Square

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

Building a Crossborder Identity: Seme Jatib Breaks Boundaries in Dance

A tribute to the legacy: KDH Dance Company performs honestly original new work

Room to Dream Big: Melissa M. Young Leads Bruce Wood Dance Dallas into the Future

Music

A FRESH TAKE: DACAMERA’S SEASON EXPLORES NEW WAYS OF LOOKING AT OLD THINGS

Time for Tranquility: Apollo Chambers Players Offer a Contemplative New Season

The Finale and Future: Austin Symphony Orchestra’s Peter Bay Passes the Baton

Theater

Building a Theatrical Village: Austin’s Rude Mechs at 30

Fearless & Fabulous at 25: Uptown Players Celebrates Community While Honoring Its Legacy

The Drama Map: Trends, Patterns and Premieres on Texas Stages

In This Petri Dish: Day for Night Festival Immerses Houston In Art, Music, Activism

The ACTX Top Ten: November 2017

The Latino List: Photographs by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders at the San Antonio Museum of Art

The Space in Between: Mona Hatoum at the Menil Collection

Doomed Love: La Traviata at Dallas Opera

Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-Time Star at Moody Center for the Arts

The Show Must Go on…Somewhere Else: The Post-Harvey Scramble for Space

Rednecks and Circuit Queens, Together: Tito’s Prize Winner Zack Ingram Dares to Dream

Origins, Rations, Extractions: Paula Luttringer and Gissette Padilla at Blue Star Contemporary

Dornith Doherty: Archiving Eden at Amon Carter

Neverland No More: Sender at the Rec Room

Onward: HGOco Finds Its Groove with Carleen Graham