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Branching Out: Dallas Symphony Orchestra Offers Audiences New Listening Experiences

Steven Brown·March 10, 2022

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has been fortunate. Except for recasting a few concert programs in January after a few cases of omicron cropped up among its musicians—who recovered—it has been able to operate “full go-ahead” this season as planned, executive director Kim Noltemy says.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

Finishing Strong: TITAS/Dance Unbound assembles star-studded lineup for its spring season

Lindsey Wilson·March 10, 2022

During the first part of its 2021-22 season, TITAS/Dance Unbound treated Dallas audiences to U.S. and Texas premieres, reimagined cultural icons, exuberant Latin dance, and even pieces choreographed to the music of R&B legend D’Angelo.

Dallas/Ft Worth Dance

Indigenous perspectives: ‘The Language of Beauty in African Art’ at the Kimbell Language of Beauty in African Art

Amy Bishop·March 10, 2022

More than a century ago, the western art world found a new subject of intrigue. As Europeans began heavier colonization of Africa, they began returning home with a variety of exotic art unlike anything the public had seen before.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Meaning in the Making: Kinji Akagawa at the Amon Carter Museum of Art

Nancy Zastudil·March 10, 2022

Art Making as Life Making: Kinji Akagawa at Tamarind, on view April 23 through Oct. 30 at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, showcases the meaning and impact of collaboration in this renowned artist’s life.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Ancient Wisdom: Spirit Lodge at Dallas Museum of Art

Amy Bishop·March 4, 2022

It’s no exaggeration to say that Spirit Lodge: Mississippian Art from Spiro, on view at the DMA March 13-Aug. 7, could be the last time a show of this magnitude comes around, at least in our lifetime.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Mapping Grief: Bruce Wood Dance Premieres New Work by Stephanie Martinez

Lindsay Alissa King·March 4, 2022

Despite the ongoing pandemic-related complications, Dallas-based company Bruce Wood Dance has continued to commission and premiere new works over the past months.

Dallas/Ft Worth Dance

Hovering Words: Ignasi Aballí at the Meadows

casey gregory·March 4, 2022

Palabras Vacias, which means “Empty Words'', is on view at SMU’s Meadows Museum through June 26, a minimal contemporary installation in an institution more often associated with the gilded frame than the white cube.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

A Closer Look: Avant Chamber Ballet stretches into new venues for its 9th season

Lindsey Wilson·February 16, 2022

Of all the changes to come out of the pandemic, having an audience be closer to its performers is not one many dance groups anticipated. But Katie Puder, Avant Chamber Ballet’s artistic director, is thrilled with this outcome for her company.

Dallas/Ft Worth Dance

In the Ring: How performer Christopher Llewyn Ramirez brought lucha libre to Dallas stages

Lindsey Wilson·February 7, 2022

It can be argued that wrestling is a form of theater, with its dramatic storylines, thrilling choreography, and powerful characters.

Dallas/Ft Worth Texas Studio Theater

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s New Vision

Amy Bishop·January 12, 2022

When the doors of Bass Performance Hall open for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s first concert of their 2022-23 season this September, it will also mark the beginning of a new era for the 110-year-old organization.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

Powerful and complex: Jill Magid reflects on Labor and Value at The Modern

James Russell·January 10, 2022

Works stemming from the massive public artwork, including sculptures and a film, are displayed in the exhibit FOCUS: Jill Magid at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, which runs through March 20.

Dallas/Ft Worth 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.

Austin Dallas/Ft Worth Dance Houston Lone Star Stories Theater

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

Dallas/Ft Worth

Branching Out: Dallas Symphony Orchestra Offers Audiences New Listening Experiences

Finishing Strong: TITAS/Dance Unbound assembles star-studded lineup for its spring season

Indigenous perspectives: ‘The Language of Beauty in African Art’ at the Kimbell Language of Beauty in African Art

Meaning in the Making: Kinji Akagawa at the Amon Carter Museum of Art

Ancient Wisdom: Spirit Lodge at Dallas Museum of Art

Mapping Grief: Bruce Wood Dance Premieres New Work by Stephanie Martinez

Hovering Words: Ignasi Aballí at the Meadows

A Closer Look: Avant Chamber Ballet stretches into new venues for its 9th season

In the Ring: How performer Christopher Llewyn Ramirez brought lucha libre to Dallas stages

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s New Vision

Powerful and complex: Jill Magid reflects on Labor and Value at The Modern

A Spark in the Dark: Chemistry on Stage