Arts and Culture Texas magazine

Imagining the Invisible: Oscar Muñoz’s retrospective at the Blanton

caitlin greenwood·January 11, 2022

Curated by Vanessa Davidson, the exhibition will open in February at the Blanton Museum in Austin, following its debut in Phoenix. It is the first U.S. retrospective from Colombian artist Oscan Muñoz (b. 1951).

Austin Visual Art

A Spark in the Dark: Chemistry on Stage

Tarra Gaines·January 9, 2022

Flash forward deep into the pandemic and the height of streaming theater while lying on a couch, I thought a lot about live, in-person stage chemistry.

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Their Stories: Spring 2022 Season at Ballet Austin

Claire Christine Spera·January 9, 2022

Ballet Austin’s spring season at the Long Center for the Performing Arts is composed of a mix of comedic, contemporary and canonical ballets that range from Artistic Director Stephen Mills’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (February 11-13), to Her Stories (April 1-3) with unique works by three female choreographers, to the traditional Swan Lake (May 6-8).

Austin Dance

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.

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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

An Archive of Black Joy: Tito’s Prize winners Michael J. Love and Ariel René Jackson at Big Medium

casey gregory·October 13, 2021

This is Descendance, a work by artists and sometimes-collaborators Michael Love and Ariel René Jackson, who in April were named winners of the 2021 Tito’s Prize.

Austin Visual Art

Make It So: Texas Biennial Centers and Connects Visionary Artists

Nancy Zastudil·October 6, 2021

From slabs on the scene to teeter-totters at the border, and all manner of complexity in between, what happens in Texas does anything but stay put.

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Power Surge: Christopher Blay’s Solo Exhibition at Austin’s Big Medium

Nancy Zastudil·September 17, 2021

Language is everywhere,” says Christopher Blay, artist, art critic, and newly appointed chief curator at Houston Museum of African American Culture.

Austin Visual Art

Dancing on a Lake and Other Pandemic Miracles

Tarra Gaines·September 15, 2021

If 2020 into 2021 was the ultimate annus horribilis, the year really became the worst of times for that most ephemeral and impermanent of arts, live performance.

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Sage Studio: Artists in Tandem

Steven Brown·August 11, 2021

In the three years that Sage Studio has showcased artists with disabilities—helping its roster develop and sell their works, much as ordinary galleries do—Austin’s art scene has embraced it, co-founder Lucy Gross says.

Austin Visual Art

A Cartography of Broadway Shows Across Texas

Tarra Gaines·August 3, 2021

We’re still holding our breath, knocking on a forest full of wood and sacrificing chicken-shaped tofu to Dionysius, but it looks like in-person, inside-an-actual-theater, theater will finally take the stage this fall.

Austin Dallas/Ft Worth Houston Music San Antonio Theater

ISHIDA Brings Literature to Dance for Texas Audiences

Lindsay Alissa King·July 2, 2021

Brett Ishida, a California transplant to Austin, is bringing her new Austin-based contemporary dance company ISHIDA to the stage for the company’s first evening-length production since the pandemic began.

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Visual Art

Awe and Wonder: Space City at Asia Society Texas

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

A Culture Examined: Kimbell Art Museum offers a window into Dutch art in the Global Age

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

Texas Studio: Jordan Fuchs Starts with Choreography

Engaging Audiences: Frame Dance’s 2024 Frame x Frame Festival Focuses on Screendance’s Unique Space in the Dance Ecology

Cheers to 15 Years: Bruce Wood Dance Dallas isn’t afraid to mix things up for 2025

Music

Kinetic at 10: Virtuosic Ensemble Grows Deep Roots in Houston

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Art Thrives on the South Plains: A Survey of Lubbock’s Cultural Scene

Theater

A Succession Story: Houston’s 4th Wall Theatre Company Secures its Future

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Through An Inclusive Lens: Diversity and divas populate Uptown Players’ 2024-25 season

Austin

Imagining the Invisible: Oscar Muñoz’s retrospective at the Blanton

A Spark in the Dark: Chemistry on Stage

Their Stories: Spring 2022 Season at Ballet Austin

The Underworld on Stage: ‘Hadestown’ Tours Texas

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

An Archive of Black Joy: Tito’s Prize winners Michael J. Love and Ariel René Jackson at Big Medium

Make It So: Texas Biennial Centers and Connects Visionary Artists

Power Surge: Christopher Blay’s Solo Exhibition at Austin’s Big Medium

Dancing on a Lake and Other Pandemic Miracles

Sage Studio: Artists in Tandem

A Cartography of Broadway Shows Across Texas

ISHIDA Brings Literature to Dance for Texas Audiences