Dallas/Ft Worth
Discovering the Dallas Arts District
It’s the start of my whirlwind tour of the Dallas Arts District. Improbably, in all the years I have lived in Houston (23) and all the time I have been an arts writer in Texas (5), I had never been to Dallas. I am here now as a first time arts tourist, eager to absorb the wonders of a new place, open to every experience that might come my way.
Toward the Infinity of Possibility: Leslie Martinez at Blaffer Art Museum
In the work of Leslie Martinez, on view at the Blaffer Art Museum from through March 12, 2023, viewers tumble across landscapes as they explore the peaks and valleys of each piece unhindered by borders.
Dance of Death: South Africa’s Vuyani Dance Theatre explores grief during three-stop Texas debut
In 1995, South African novelist and playwright Zakes Mda wrote a book called Ways of Dying that features a character named Toloki, a professional mourner at township funerals in post-Apartheid South Africa.
A Feast for the Eyes: Dallas Museum of Art overflows with 300 years of Flemish masterworks
“Stepping into this exhibition truly feels like you’re embarking on a journey through time,” says Dr. Nicole R. Myers, Dallas Museum of Art’s interim chief curator and The Barbara Thomas Lemmon senior curator of European Art.
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.
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.