The Honesty of Rocks: Crit Group at GrayDUCK Gallery
Amber Shields, DAY TRIP, 2008, pigment print, 20 x 24 in. Image courtesy of the artist © 2016...
Austin
Dance/USA Conference Convenes in Austin
The Dance/USA conference was held in Austin this past June, a first for the capital and the organization’s second visit to Texas (Houston, 2009). For me, it was a chance to hobnob with my peers from all over the US, expand my arts toolbox with the broad spectrum of talks and workshops and to spend some much-needed quality time with the Austin Dance community.
Cooking Up Something Big: Co-Lab’s Art of the Brew
The Austin non-profit, Co-Lab Projects, is an incubator for more than 100 artists who often rely on collaboration to make their work. For example, the painting duo Drew Liverman and Michael Ricioppo, who function as a unit called YOUNGSONS, had a show in May at Co-Lab’s pop-up location and created a large-scale outdoor mural. So it makes sense that when Co-Lab founders Chris Whiteburch and Austin Nelson decided four years ago to launch Art of the Brew, a beer + art collaboration, it was instantly one of their most popular endeavors. This year’s event takes place on Sept. 3.
Sixty Years Later…With Ballet Austin
As Ballet Austin celebrates its sixth decade of performance, the company is a beehive of rehearsals and rumpus.
Book From the Sky: Xu Bing’s Breakthrough Work Comes to Texas
In Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass (1872), the heroine Alice holds a mirror to the inverted words of “Jabberwocky” and realizes she has entered a mirror world. The quote also serves as an entry point to the Blanton Museum’s upcoming exhibition of Book from the Sky by artist Xu Bing, on view through Jan. 22.
Archaeology of the Stage: Hidden Room Theatre and the Ransom Center
Austin’s Hidden Room Theatre is steadily building an international reputation for their almost archaeological approach to performance.
Performa/Dance: A Collaborative Endeavor
“Connection.” This one word rang out as director Jennifer Hart eyed her dancers, four bodies eating up space.
Kinetic Storyteller: A Conversation with Charles O. Anderson
Charles O. Anderson is an associate professor of African Diaspora Dance Studies and the Head of the Dance Program at The University of Texas at Austin.
Window into a Texas Icon: Holland Taylor brings Ann to Life at the ZACH
Holland Taylor grew up to be a successful actress, not a successful politician, and she has the movie, TV and stage credits to prove it.
Compose It: How Graham Reynolds became Austin’s go-to composer for theater, dance and film
Even if you’re unfamiliar with Graham Reynolds’ name, you’ve probably heard his work — he is, after all, the quintessential modern-day composer, working across a diverse array of mediums that include dance, theater, television and film.
The Next Step for Austin Dance: Austin Dance Festival Celebrates Texas Artists
Before the Live Music Capital of the World got its very own dance festival, Kate Warren’s northwest Austin studio, Café Dance, provided an informal home to showcase Austin dance makers.