Review: John Cage at Hiram Butler Gallery
It goes without saying that John Cage’s reputation as one of the 20th century’s most influential and innovative...
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Review: God of Carnage
I’ll admit: my first reaction to the news that Stark Naked Theatre Company had inserted French playwright Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage into its current season between Body Awareness and Macbeth was, “Oh no, not that thing again!” It was only a year ago that I caught [...]
Cinema Circuit: 9th Annual Houston Jewish Film Festival
Defining “Jewish” is not terribly complicated; however, articulating Jewish identity (or any identity) can leave you running in...
Response: Picasso Black and White
Along with its exploration of Pablo Picasso’s lifelong engagement with monochrome and grisaille, Picasso Black and White at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, represents perhaps the most unsparing yet nuanced critical examination to date of the relationship between the Spanish master’s alleged misogyny and his seemingly [...]
Review: Marzia Faggin at d.m. allison art
Houston artist Marzia Faggin made a splash in 2011 with her Nau-haus Art solo show of life-size painted cast-plaster still lifes of potentially addictive pills like Lithium, Xanax and Adderall, which she juxtaposed with equally convincing replicas of equally addictive chocolates, cookies and other sugary snacks. Dissatisfaction, her follow-up [...]
Review: Erin Reck
Knowing When To Come Up for Air Recked Productions, Drive by Theater at the Photobooth on Montrose It’s not that often that the choreographer hugs you during the show, but that’s what happened to me when Erin Reck snaked through the audience at Drive by Theater [...]
Review: Ballet Austin
It has taken me 25 years to get to Ballet Austin. Although I’ve toured their stunning building, located in the heart of Austin’s bustling warehouse district, this was my first time seeing the company. Just about everything about the experience felt fresh, from the slick-yet-welcoming video [...]
Review: The Abstract Impulse at the MFAH
Amidst the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s high-profile goings-on – the Prado exhibition (through March 31), the Picasso show (through May 27), WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY’s U.S. tour and the MFAH’s participation in South Korea’s first historical American art survey [...]
Review: Gunilla Klingberg at Rice Gallery
It’s no secret that corporate logos abound in the modern consumerist landscape of America. It’s not every day...
Elementally Earthen
Hands reach into the air, imitating the motions of field laborers in daily fruit gathering work. The movement...
Review: The Language Archive
“I don’t understand what you’re trying to tell me,” Mary says to George in Julia Cho’s The Language Archive (at Stages Repertory Theatre through March 3). “I’ve never understood what you’re trying to tell me.” And right there brings us to the crux of the problem in this endearing drama [...]
Review: Catch Me If You Can
What’s not to love about a FBI song and dance man? Catch Me If You Can rolled into...