TX Studio: Héctor Guzmán Conducts a Life
There are certain moments in life that we look back upon and realize how pivotal they were. For Héctor Guzmán, it happened one evening in his early 20s after giving a performance of an organ concerto.
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Texas Studio: Jordan Fuchs Starts with Choreography
Right from the beginning of his career, Jordan Fuchs knew he wanted to choreograph dances.
TX Studio: Faith Scott Jessup and the Real Magic of Close Looking
“The devil is in the details,” or so the saying goes. But for Faith Scott Jessup, details are one way to hold onto hope.
Texas Studio: Virginia L. Montgomery Gets Surreal
MOON MOTH BED (2023), is not your typical nature documentary. Austin-based artist Virginia L. Montgomery created this video for EYE MOON COCOON, her fall 2023 exhibition at Austin’s Women & Their Work, who invited her to create a large immersive installation that referenced Texas and the Texas ecosystem.
Texas Studio: Robert Jessup Envelops the Viewer
“You find yourself alone in an empty room,” the artist begins.
Texas Studio: Audrya Flores Needs Some Space
From Francis Bacon’s chaotically smeary Dublin hovel to Georgia O’Keefe’s airy New Mexico retreat, the way that artists use, arrange, divide, and negotiate their studios is as individual as the work that emerges from these spaces.
Texas Studio: Molly Searcy Looks for the Ease in Acting
Molly Searcy, voice actor and member of the Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company, had the performance bug early.
TX Studio: Megan Harrison Looks for the Defining Moments
San Antonio-based artist Megan Harrison knows about change. “I spend a lot of time outdoors, in nature. I’m drawn to the natural world because it’s more complicated than I can really understand,” she tells me during our recent conversation about her work. “It’s always unfolding and changing.”
Texas Studio: Evita Tezeno on collaging Black joy
“I came out of the womb and knew I wanted to be an artist. It’s all I know.” Growing up in Port Arthur, Texas, Evita Tezeno was surrounded by female relatives who were quilters and seamstresses.
TX Studio: Adam Castañeda, processing life through dance
Dancer, choreographer and artistic director of Pilot Dance Project, Adam Castañeda didn’t begin dance training until his early twenties, yet he believes leaping over those childhood and adolescent studio years might have given him some advantages.
Texas Studio: Bombshell Dance Project Goes Immersive
Long-time friends and former dancers for Dark Circles Contemporary Dance Emily Bernet and Taylor Rodman founded Bombshell Dance Project in Dallas in 2016.
TX Studio: Dallas Composer Quinn Mason’s Clear Vision
Remember the age-old maxim, Know Thyself? Dallas’ Quinn Mason is crystal clear on his identity as a composer.