Wonders of the Wetlands: University of Texas at El Paso Project Unleashes the Creativity of Students and Residents
The park in El Paso covers 372 acres running right up to the Rio Grande, and it gives many visitors a big surprise.
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Wild Time: Fusebox 2023 Brings the Fun Factor
Now as spring blooms, we find Austin’s Fusebox, the state’s largest multidisciplinary arts festival, carrying the trend into 2023 with five days (April 12-16) filled with its usual innovative and experimental work, but also a particularly playful and fun lineup.
Fresh Beauty: Matthew Bourne spins a darkly beautiful world
A longed-for royal baby, a series of blessings and curses from a good-to-evil spectrum of fairies, a bit of a prick, a bead of blood then a century of sleep until a spell-breaking kiss brings the great awakening, happily ever after.
A Complete Vision: ISHIDA Dance Looks to the Future
In one of the biggest Texas dance stories of the year, ISHIDA Dance Company, a contemporary dance company co-located in Austin and Houston, has just made Dance Magazine’s 2023 “25 to Watch” list, one of the most coveted accolades in the dance industry.
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.
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.
Moving Bodies, Moving Cameras: Frame x Frame Expands to Three Locations
With a tagline of “international, powered by women & curiously lo-fi,” Frame Dance’s line-up this year for Frame x Frame Film Fest 2022 offers a range of impactful films.
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.
Tapping Texas Talent: Women Choreographers Make their Mark on Musical Theater
Back in pre-pandemic 2020, B. Moore Dance company founder Bridget Moore signed on as choreographer for the Second Thought Theatre’s production of Lynn Nottage’s play Mlima's Tale.
The Way of Water: Forklift Danceworks to premiere new production
While there was little rainfall over the summer in central Texas, money flowed from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to 51 national awardees, including Austin’s venerable Forklift Danceworks, in the form of Our Town grants.
Stir Your Heart Toward Change: Bruce Wood Dance Expands Its Reach
The 2022-23 season is a bit of a homecoming for Bruce Wood Dance.
Still Rising: Deborah D.E.E.P Mouton brings Lauren Anderson’s story to the Stage
When one of Houston’s most acclaimed poets, Deborah D.E.E.P Mouton, set out to interview the city’s most legendary dancer, Lauren Anderson, she didn’t have a fully-formed creative objective.