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Depths of 'Desire'

BY ROBERT FAIRES

Curator Annette Carlozzi invites art lovers to dive down into images of longing

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Depths of 'Desire'
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Curator Annette Carlozzi invites art lovers to dive down into images of longing

Trouble Puppet Theater Company
BY ROBERT FAIRES
A visiting puppeteer flies in with a show about a really wild duck

Geppetto Dreams Puppet Company
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
For his company's final show, Ricki Vincent takes a look at the end of it all

'Barton Barriers'
BY ROBERT FAIRES
A local sculptor has a more creative use for those big orange-and-white traffic barriers

Arts Reviews

A Raisin in the Sun
Slow pacing aside, City Theatre's revival brings Hansberry's message home
American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music
To fully enjoy this exhibit, bring a kid and watch him become ignited by the music
So Percussion
If the future is now, then the future of percussion will likely make it So

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Wharton Dancer March 12, 2010

BY ROBERT FAIRES

The flourishing legacy of the late Lone Star dramatist Horton Foote

Ellen Fullman: Better Vibrations: The Long String Instrument Returns March 12, 2010

BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER

The former Austinite returns to turn Seaholm into a giant stringed instrument

Night Owl & Early Bird: When Supporting the Arts Is a Real Hoot March 12, 2010

BY ROBERT FAIRES

Big Medium's fundraiser has artists make art at night, sell it the next morning

‘Red Hot Patriot: The Kick Ass Wit of Molly Ivins’ March 12, 2010

BY ROBERT FAIRES

Twin sisters revive the feisty Austin journalist in a new solo play in Philly

Harmonic Convergence March 5, 2010

BY ROBERT FAIRES

Three stellar performers of Indian classical dance finally unite onstage

Long Center / Texas Performing Arts: Two for the Road(show) March 5, 2010

BY ROBERT FAIRES

Austin's biggest concert halls team up to present touring Broadway musicals

'Canción del Cuerpo': Translated Through the Body March 5, 2010

BY ROBERT FAIRES

Five dancers from UT cross cultures to partner with five dancers from Colombia

McCallum Fine Arts Academy: An Evita Who Sings, 'No llores por mí, Argentina' March 5, 2010

BY ROBERT FAIRES

The high school theatre crafts a bilingual take on the Webber-Rice musical

A Double Life February 26, 2010

BY ROBERT FAIRES

Splitting the difference between Peter Schickele and his alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach

Billy Stritch and Klea Blackhurst: Hoagy on My Mind February 26, 2010

BY ROBERT FAIRES

The songwriting genius of Hoagy Carmichael explained by the great Billy Stritch

'Site Dance': New Book Recognizes Jacques' High-Flying Work February 26, 2010

BY ROBERT FAIRES

A new book cites Blue Lapis Light's founder as a dancemaker of national importance

Butler School of Music: Support for Sheryl Stack February 26, 2010

BY ROBERT FAIRES

The UT chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota is collecting donations for Sheryl Stack

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RECENT REVIEWS

A Raisin in the Sun: Slow pacing aside, City Theatre's revival brings Hansberry's message home

American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music: To fully enjoy this exhibit, bring a kid and watch him become ignited by the music

So Percussion: If the future is now, then the future of percussion will likely make it So

The Atheist: Joey Hood's embodiment of the title character gets you loving the lying bastard

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THE AUSTIN POETRY SLAM Mike Henry and a rotating group of slam ninjas captain the crew that has all the best of stand-up, pomo theatre, rock & roll, and phone sex rolled into one cosmic-heat blast. You thought it rocked before, check out its new all-ages power in the Independent. Wednesdays, 8pm. The Independent at 501 Studios, 501 N. I-35, 485-3001. $5 (21 and older). www.austinslam.com (Open Mics)

THE FLAMING IDIOTS The three brainy acrobats (Pyro, Gyro, and Walter, by stage name) who conjure shows of pure entertainment are reunited and returned to Zach Theatre with their manic antics. Juggling, balancing, wacky shenanigans, and impressive skills: Recommended for the whole family! Held over through March 28. Wed.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 2pm. Zach Theatre, 1421 W. Riverside, 476-0594; 1510 Toomey; 1510 Toomey, 476-0541. $20-45.

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