Leading Voices
The Austin-based chorus known as Conspirare is quite simply one of the best vocal ensembles of its kind in the country.
Every Which Way
Resistance can and does take many forms. For artist Raychael Stine, it often takes the shape of a dachshund—an unconventional surrogate of sorts that helps her defend the value of sentimentality in the context of contemporary art
Dancing Illusions
Thrills! Danger! Dancing ropes! No, it's not this year’s holiday blockbuster movie; it’s Pilobolus.
Public Spaces, Private Dollars
What’s the most memorable encounter you’ve had with an artwork in an airport? For the purposes of this discussion, if you know the artist who made it well enough to be happy that she got the commission, it doesn’t count.
Review: Marie and Bruce
it wasn’t until the cold night air hit me as I left the theater that I realized director Jason Nodler had just given me the theatrical equivalent of a flu shot.
Stage to Page: Wendy Perron Reads at Houston Ballet’s Center for Dance
Wendy Perron has led a distinguished life as a writer, editor, choreographer and dancer, which included dancing with the seminal post-modern choreographer Trisha Brown.
Race at Kitchen Dog Theater
David Mamet writes great debates. His characters navigate the twists and turns of a well-formed argument, deflating weaker points, inflating new ideas, poking holes in meaning, until finally the play ends, at which point the audience is left defeated.
Acting in Texas: Martin Burke on This Wonderful Life at the ZACH
Austin’s ZACH Theatre presents This Wonderful Life - a lively adaptation of the classic Christmas film It’s a Wonderful Life, through Dec. 29.
Houston Cinema Arts Focuses on Local Artists with Spotlight on Houston
This year, the Houston Cinema Arts Festival (HCAF) added two extra days to their festival called “Spotlight on Houston”, which highlighted local filmmakers.
A+C’s Guide to Holiday Performances
The holidays are no excuse to slow down your art-going, especially since this season seems to have a bounty of new productions, along with the old standards.
Renzo Piano: Better in Texas
I’ve had mixed feelings about the upcoming Nov. 27 opening of the Kimbell Art Museum’s Renzo Piano Pavilion.
Peter Brötzmann and Keiji Haino
A few weeks ago I was talking to a friend of mine who is a gifted performer of so-called free improvisation.