Arts and Culture Texas magazine

Van Cliburn Winner Yekwon Sunwoo Returns to Texas

Steven Brown·September 13, 2017

The first time Yekwon Sunwoo vied in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, the judges eliminated him after the opening round. Looking back, the South Korea native made no excuses. “I just wasn’t ready,” he recalled.

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Glimpsed Through Liquid: Graham Caldwell at Circuit12 Contemporary

Arie Bouman·September 8, 2017

Brooklyn-based artist Graham Caldwell’s exhibition Glimpsed Through Liquid, his first at Circuit12 Contemporary in Dallas’ design district, fills the space with serial glass sculptures, spanning nearly two decades.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

A New Era: Jeffrey Schmidt at Theatre Three

Manuel Mendoza·August 23, 2017

When Jeffrey Schmidt began planning his first season as artistic director of Theatre Three, he considered opening with Andorra, Max Frisch’s highly charged political play about collective bigotry.

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Texas Studio: Diana Antohe

Patrick Patterson-Carroll·August 23, 2017

It would be facile to attach the “immigrant artist” label to Romanian-born, Texas-raised artist Diana Antohe.

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Sounds Modern Celebrates 10 Years of Connecting Art and Music

Jennifer Smart·August 23, 2017

It would be beating a long-dead horse to proffer any remark on the dearth of new music being performed in classical circles, a fact of which Elizabeth McNutt is well aware.

Dallas/Ft Worth Musings Visual Art

Kimbell Hopes Casanova Arouses Art Lovers’ Ardor

Devon Britt-Darby·August 17, 2017

Audiences rarely flock to exhibitions about 18th century European art with the enthusiasm shown for Impressionism and ancient Egypt, but the Kimbell Art Museum is hoping Casanova: The Seduction of Europe, on view Aug. 27 through Dec. 31, will change that.

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Visions of America: Three Centuries of Prints at the Dallas Museum of Art

john zotos·July 5, 2017

A captivating exhibition of over 150 prints drawn from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. has quietly opened at the Dallas Museum of Art as if it flew in under the radar.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

The Polaroid Project: At the Intersection of Art and Technology

john zotos·June 26, 2017

An exhibition surrounding Polaroid photography has landed at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, and for many of us the subject is something from the not-so-distant past that comes with a heady dose of nostalgia.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Roni Horn: Nasher Sculpture Center

john zotos·June 15, 2017

For the first time at Dallas’ iconic Nasher Sculpture Center, curators have allowed for a physical alteration of the building: removing two rows of the site-specific oculi in the ceiling of the Renzo Piano structure.

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In the Garden: Zimbabwean Sculpture at the Dallas Arboretum

Alaena Hostetter·May 25, 2017

Placed strategically throughout the lushly-landscaped grounds of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is a selection of sculptures of African women, birds, safari wildlife and abstracted forms.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Dallas Children’s Theater Mufaro Returns Home after National Tour

Lindsey Wilson·May 23, 2017

At first, the schoolchildren who are filing into Dallas City Performance Hall with wide eyes and the occasional giggly outburst might seem excited simply to be out of the classroom and on a field trip.

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What is left of me: Ambreen Butt at Dallas Contemporary

Jeremy Hallock·May 22, 2017

Ambreen Butt’s decorative installations are beautiful on the surface however, upon closer inspection, the works reveal themes of violence and political oppression. Her exhibition, What is left of me, is on view thru Aug. 20 at Dallas Contemporary.

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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

Dallas/Ft Worth

Van Cliburn Winner Yekwon Sunwoo Returns to Texas

Glimpsed Through Liquid: Graham Caldwell at Circuit12 Contemporary

A New Era: Jeffrey Schmidt at Theatre Three

Texas Studio: Diana Antohe

Sounds Modern Celebrates 10 Years of Connecting Art and Music

Kimbell Hopes Casanova Arouses Art Lovers’ Ardor

Visions of America: Three Centuries of Prints at the Dallas Museum of Art

The Polaroid Project: At the Intersection of Art and Technology

Roni Horn: Nasher Sculpture Center

In the Garden: Zimbabwean Sculpture at the Dallas Arboretum

Dallas Children’s Theater Mufaro Returns Home after National Tour

What is left of me: Ambreen Butt at Dallas Contemporary