critical analysis of visual & performing arts
Review: Theatre Three – On the Eve
A year ago in the tiny Margo Jones Theatre in Fair Park, a brand new musical swept up Dallas audiences into a time-traveling story.
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Review: Into the Woods
It’s no small thing to tackle the intricate world of Stephen Sondheim; with endless layers and meanings, his razor-sharp writing and complex composition have proven daunting to performers everywhere, with bigger budgets, bigger spaces and bigger casts than Main Street Theater.
Review: Apollo Chamber Players
Lately, much energy is devoted to the notion of innovation in the concert hall. Unfortunately, many of these efforts are underwhelming, but concerts by the Apollo Chamber Players are always a delight.
Review: We Were Nothing
If you walk into the backyard of a poorly lit house and see Bastion Carboni, the director of Poison Apple Initiative, pacing around looking stressed and smoking, then you’re in the right place, Monstrosity Studios.
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess is a musical not to be missed. Currently in its first leg of a national tour, it visits the Winspear Opera House in Dallas ...
Houston Cinema Arts Festival
I can't say whether it was the best Houston Cinema Arts Festival yet, but it was my best festival. Why? I did some homework—
Robyn O’Neil: WE SPOKE MIRAGE
WE SPOKE MIRAGE, Robyn O’Neil’s third exhibition with Talley Dunn Gallery, presents 20 drawings made with graphite, oil pastel and collage.
Marianne Vitale
It’s no accident that The Contemporary Austin decided to commission two works from Marianne Vitale, a New York artist known for provocative sculptures constructed from wood and steel reclaimed from old barns, factories, and railroads.
Return to Earth at Nasher Sculpture Center
Return to Earth: Ceramic Sculpture of Fontana, pharm Melotti, prescription Miró, view Noguchi, and Picasso, 1943-1963 An...
Eight, Eighteen
Marking the 10th anniversary of the Linda Pace Foundation, Eight, Eighteen presents something old and something new.
Melissa Thorne: A Wall Around a Window
Artist Melissa Thorne must see the world in pattern.
The Nearest Air: A Survey of Works by Waltercio Caldas
Entering Waltercio Caldas’s exhibition The Nearest Air immediately produces a sense of lightness in the viewer.