Bold Choices: Dallas Black Dance Makes Arts Available to New Audiences
Together Young and Drew laid out three-month, six-month, and one-year plans, even before they knew how long the pandemic might keep the curtains down.
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The Language of Allegory: Shirin Neshat at The Modern
Nearly a year into the global pandemic, it’s likely we can all relate to the idea of the imagination as a passport.
Bridging the Museum: The Carter Community Artists initiative at Amon Carter
The Carter Community Artists initiative was established in 2018 by the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.
One STEP at a Time: Second Thought Theatre lifts the curtain
The new artistic director of Dallas’s Second Thought Theatre is addressing the virtual audience of STEP: Second Thought Emerging Playwrights.
The Music Plays On: Texas Orchestras Pivot in 2021
The Fort Worth Symphony will spotlight Antonín Dvořák’s melodious but unfamiliar Serenade in E major on Jan. 8-10. The same weekend, Dallas Symphony performances of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony in A-flat--a supersized version of the composer’s Quartet No. 10--will show how intense a string ensemble can be. The Houston Symphony will partner with onetime prodigy, now mature artist Midori in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto on Jan. 15-17.
Nefertari’s Egypt on View at Kimbell Art Museum
For those Texans seeking art refuge this weary winter, the Kimbell Art Museum has a queen’s knees of an exhibition to transport us back 3000 years into the world of Queen Nefertari’s Egypt (now through March 14).
Marina Adams at The Modern
Adams, who splits her time between New York and Parma, Italy, has spent her career instilling passion in viewers with her colorful, abstract paintings, prints and gouaches, linking contemporary life and universal patterns.
How to be Flexible: TITAS explores new ideas while (safely) welcoming America’s top dance companies
Since its founding in 1982, TITAS has been all about bringing the best of the arts to North Texas. The 2020-21 season had been planned to expand upon this mission by featuring, for the first time ever, an all-American lineup of visiting dance companies—until the coronavirus happened.
Back From the Grave: Teatro Dallas partners with Deep Vellum Publishing for outdoor literary theatrical event
Many things were on the cusp of happening when the COVID-19 shutdown occurred, including Teatro Dallas’ landmark production of Cement City.
Two Outstanding Berruguete Exhibitions at the Meadows Museum
Even if you’ve never been to Spain, you’re likely to be familiar with some of the country’s most stunning signature artistic marvels, such as the elaborate retablos, or altarpieces, found in churches and cathedrals throughout the region.
Afton Battle Takes the Lead at Fort Worth Opera
Battle’s move to the company completes a journey--a more circuitous one than she imagined--that began that night at La Traviata.
A Love Letter to the Audience: Tarra Gaines on her Digital Diet and Missing Live Performance
Tarra Gaines on her Digital Diet and Missing Live Performance