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Make Austin Weirder: John Bock’s “Uncanny Musical” Does Its Part

Devon Britt-Darby·August 11, 2017

“Keep Austin weird,” the bumper-sticker admonition goes, but German filmmaker John Bock—the latest of many European artists to take a cinematic crack at Texas, has envisioned a weirder Austin in Dead + Juicy, an exhibition combining an “uncanny musical” with an installation of transformed versions of the film’s props and sets.

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Forklift Danceworks Dives into Austin’s Public Pools

Claire Christine Spera·June 25, 2017

It only takes one summer in Texas to feel the heat, and the City of Austin Aquatics Division is feeling it these days in more than one way.

Austin Dance

Shaping the Public Realm: A Look At Austin’s State of Public Art

Jeanne Claire Van Ryzin·June 22, 2017

Ai Weiwei’s Forever Bicycles lit up Austin social media feeds days before the dizzying sculpture had its official June 3rd opening.

Austin Visual Art

A Crisis of Space: Austin Struggles with the Loss of Performance Venues

Jeanne Claire Van Ryzin·May 31, 2017

“We always felt that this was a clubhouse for a group of friends who felt like we were a little bit off,” he said. “We still feel a little off and we still want to be that clubhouse, that space for people like us who feel a little off. We have to find another way to do that now.”

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Live Data: Clay Odom Represents Austin in UNESCO Media Arts Exhibition

Nancy Zastudil·May 25, 2017

City as the “common denominator” is the main consideration of DATA CITY, an international UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) exhibition of new media installations by artists from members of the organization’s Creative Cities Network (UCCN). Austin artist and designer Clay Odom has been invited to represent the Texas state capital.

Austin Visual Art

On Key and Offbeat: Austin’s Lone-Star Station KMFA Turns 50

Claire Christine Spera·May 11, 2017

When it comes to Austin’s 50-year-old radio station, KMFA Classical 89.5, it’s almost better defined by what it isn’t than what it is.

Austin Music

Wonder Girl: Texas Ballet Theater’s Carolyn Judson on Alice in Wonderland

Nancy Wozny·April 26, 2017

Texas is having an Alice boom with Ballet Austin performing Septime Weber’s Alice on May 12-14 at The Long Center and Texas Ballet Theater performing Stevenson’s Alice, May 19-21 at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, and June 2-4 at Winspear Opera House in Dallas.

Austin Dallas/Ft Worth Dance

Texas Early Music Project Bridges Past and Present

Sherry Cheng·April 26, 2017

Iberian monophony, Notre Dame polyphony, Medieval mystery plays, Renaissance madrigals, Baroque operas, French virelai, Spanish villancico, Italian frottola, Scottish ballades, Sephardic love songs, and much more—early music encompasses a dazzling wealth of forms and styles.

Austin Music

Beauty in Slaughtered Bodies: Lionel Maunz at Austin Contemporary

Jeremy Hallock·April 14, 2017

Exploring the aesthetics of self-destruction, Lionel Maunz uses cast iron, concrete, and steel to create dystopian figurative sculptures—surprisingly organic forms that appear distorted by dismemberment and decay.

Austin Visual Art

Design in Texas: Michelle Ney

Julie Herman·March 24, 2017

In a Texas State University production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the only thing visible to the audience until the play began was a ghost light on the stage.

Austin Design in Texas Features San Marcos

The Blanton’s Vertical Leap: What a Difference a Rehang Makes

Devon Britt-Darby·March 19, 2017

I’ve had a soft spot for the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin since it was the Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery.

Austin Visual Art

Borders, Ritual and Awesomeness: Five Days of Fusebox

Tarra Gaines·March 19, 2017

Fusebox, Austin’s contemporary, cross-disciplinary visual and performing arts festival, and all round benevolent force in the struggle to keep Austin weird, consolidated its offerings in 2016, going from a 10 or 12 day schedule to a five-day festival lineup.

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Visual Art

A Sprawling History: Tavares Strachan at the Blanton

Storytime: Meow Wolf Leans into the Narrative in their immersive adventures

Beauty and Repulsion, Decay and Renewal: Jessica Kreutter at Galveston Arts Center

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

The Hills are Alive with a Pair of Mickle Mahers, Noises Off, Die Hard, Tharp, Cinderella’s Rats and so much more: The 2024 Season Wrap up

Revealing Repertoire: Houston Ballet’s Triple Bill Tells a Company’s Story

Texas Studio: Jordan Fuchs Starts with Choreography

Music

The Hills are Alive with a Pair of Mickle Mahers, Noises Off, Die Hard, Tharp, Cinderella’s Rats and so much more: The 2024 Season Wrap up

TX Studio: Héctor Guzmán Conducts a Life

Spreading the Classical Music Word: San Antonio’s Agarita Thinks Beyond the Concert Hall

Theater

The Hills are Alive with a Pair of Mickle Mahers, Noises Off, Die Hard, Tharp, Cinderella’s Rats and so much more: The 2024 Season Wrap up

Building a Community: D. Wambui Richardson Invites Audiences to Become Part of Jubilee Theatre’s Family

Born to Lead: Circle Theatre’s New Artistic Director Ashley H. White Isn’t Afraid to Shake Things Up

Austin

Make Austin Weirder: John Bock’s “Uncanny Musical” Does Its Part

Forklift Danceworks Dives into Austin’s Public Pools

Shaping the Public Realm: A Look At Austin’s State of Public Art

A Crisis of Space: Austin Struggles with the Loss of Performance Venues

Live Data: Clay Odom Represents Austin in UNESCO Media Arts Exhibition

On Key and Offbeat: Austin’s Lone-Star Station KMFA Turns 50

Wonder Girl: Texas Ballet Theater’s Carolyn Judson on Alice in Wonderland

Texas Early Music Project Bridges Past and Present

Beauty in Slaughtered Bodies: Lionel Maunz at Austin Contemporary

Design in Texas: Michelle Ney

The Blanton’s Vertical Leap: What a Difference a Rehang Makes

Borders, Ritual and Awesomeness: Five Days of Fusebox