Reckoning with History While Interpreting the Future: Emancipation explored at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Today, a bronze cast of The Freedman can be found at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth.
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Come to the Cabaret: How an underdog musical triumphantly returned to Dallas
In summer 2022, a little-musical-that-could defied the odds in Dallas. Produced as an independent entity, Cabaret at Arts Mission Oak Cliff had no established theater company backing it, no built-in subscriber base, and no big names attached.
An alternative reality of fantasy and myth: Dallas Opera Presents a timeless ‘Das Rheingold’
For all the glories of Carmen, La Boheme, Aida and the like, opera companies sometimes want to tackle a work that’s out-of-the-ordinary: Call it a statement opera. The urge came upon The Dallas Opera before the pandemic.
Roaring Back: The 2022 Wrap up
It’s been way too long since I sat around the virtual table with our fabulous theater writers Lindsey Wilson and Tarra Gaines to chat about all things performing arts in Houston, Dallas and beyond.
Texas Studio: Jose Villalobos
In my first brief conversation with San Antonio-based artist Jose Villalobos regarding his 2018 Luminaria artwork, La Carga de Tradición, the artist was incorporating dance-based performance with wearable sculpture.
Serious Screentime: ‘I’ll be Your Mirror’ at The Modern
More than 25,000 square feet of gallery space at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth are devoted to I’ll Be Your Mirror: Art and the Digital Screen (Feb. 12- April 30, 2023).
Taking Shape: B. MOORE DANCE Lets Imagination Reign in Season Four
Last season, B. MOORE DANCE debuted four world premieres under the direction and choreography of founder and artistic director Bridget L. Moore.
Home is where the art is: Uptown Players debuts a new Dallas space for 2023 season
Don’t worry, Uptown Players is still in Uptown—at least part of the time.
Lone Star Art Stars: The Texas Medal of Arts Return
to celebrate that Texas art pride, every two years the Texas Cultural Trust puts on the ultimate star-gazing party, a.k.a. the Texas Medal of Arts Awards.
Deep Time: Michelle Mackey at Holly Johnson Gallery
The solo exhibition Michelle Mackey: Beyond Measure (Nov. 19, 2022-Feb. 11, 2023), at Holly Johnson Gallery in Dallas, is in many ways a homecoming for the artist.
Dallas Chamber Symphony Celebrates 10 years of Innovative Programming
McKay’s goal for each concert is to create a program that has an arc and trajectory to it, making an experience that feels organic in the way it unfolds.
Accelerating Their Artistic Voice: Dallas Black Dance Theatre builds on recent triumphs with inspiring season
By all measurements, Dallas Black Dance Theatre had a stellar 2021 and first part of 2022.