Is That Science?: The elements of smile

The initial results of the experiment Is That Science? – wherein members of the theatrical company St. Idiot Collective interacted with the element Improvium – were fast, furious, and funny

Wayne Alan Brenner, June 29, 2007

24 Summers at Barton Springs Pool

Photographs by Will van Overbeek

June 29, 2007

24 Summers at Barton Springs Pool

Photographs by Will van Overbeek

June 29, 2007

24 Summers at Barton Springs Pool

Photographs by Will van Overbeek

June 29, 2007

24 Summers at Barton Springs Pool

Photographs by Will van Overbeek

June 29, 2007

24 Summers at Barton Springs Pool

Photographs by Will van Overbeek

June 29, 2007

Brass Ring Lessons

How TexARTS' first two go-rounds in staging classic musicals are helping to make its new "Carousel' ride a winner

Robert Faires, June 22, 2007

21c Austin: Mints on your pillow and prints, to boot

The developers of the 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, Ky., are planning their second such combo of contemporary art and lodging for Downtown Austin

Robert Faires, June 22, 2007

McNichol & May: Harking back with style

Bob McNichol & Erika May are among the most literary improvisers in town, each of their spontaneous narratives carried along by the depth of the characters they create

Wayne Alan Brenner, June 22, 2007

The Pillowman

Hyde Park Theatre has mounted an excellent production of The Pillowman, Martin McDonagh's immensely challenging tale of gruesome crimes, accountability, and storytelling

Hannah Kenah, June 22, 2007

Zachary Scott Theatre Center: Enter stage left, a new managing director

After a national search, the Zachary Scott Theatre Center found its new managing director, Elisbeth Challener, right in its own back yard

Robert Faires, June 22, 2007

love conjure/blues

Sharon Bridgforth's love/conjure blues is a ritual steeped in the magic of the Southern black oral tradition and West African spirituality but encircling all of us

Abe Louise Young, June 22, 2007

'Cantanker/us'

'Cantanker/us,' a show of artwork by the staff of the visual-arts magazine Cantanker, is a rare opportunity to consider both sides of each artist/staffer's practice

Amanda Douberley, June 22, 2007

Intermission

Gobotrick Theatre Company's Intermission isn't a musical but kind of a live concert with real musicians pretending to be characters in front of a pretend audience in front of a real audience

Patti Hadad, June 15, 2007

Risk for Beauty

Sally Jacques sends dancers flying off a pair of federal buildings to give us a moment of transcendence

Robert Faires, June 15, 2007

Ruddigore, or The Witches Curse

With Ruddigore, the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin has provided a welcome opportunity to experience one of the less seen works of the G&S canon performed with aplomb

Iris Brooks, June 15, 2007

Austin Visual Arts Association: Thrilled to be hitting the big 3-0

The Austin Visual Arts Association is celebrating its 30th anniversary in high style, with a pair of exhibitions and a big reunion party for local artists

Barry Pineo, June 15, 2007

The Arts Alive Institute: Reaching all learners with art

VSA Arts' Arts Alive Institute brings together artists and educators from across the state to discuss best practices for using the arts to reach everyone in the classroom

Barry Pineo, June 15, 2007

Get Up: How funky and strong is their fight

Shannon McCormick and Shana Merlin – who make up the improv duo Get Up – are comfortable working together, like two parts of an interlocking dream machine

Wayne Alan Brenner, June 15, 2007

Mud

Salvage Vanguard Theater's staging of Maria Irene Fornes' Mud has plenty to compel our attention, most of it coming from the three gifted actors in the cast

Robert Faires, June 15, 2007

The Full Monty

Naughty Austin's production of the musical The Full Monty gets off to a clunky start, but once it hits its stride, it generously delivers a fun night for its audience

Hannah Kenah, June 8, 2007

Jeff Williams: Thickly Settled

For his exhibit 'Thickly Settled,' artist Jeff Williams has blanketed an array of everyday objects in an electrostatic flocking fiber that looks a lot like dust from an AC window unit

Amanda Douberley, June 8, 2007

Junk: When you're jonesing for the good stuff

The four improvisers who constitute the Austin troupe Junk prefer to work in long-form, and long-form certainly seems their forte

Wayne Alan Brenner, June 8, 2007

'Tom Molloy: Lone Star'

Tom Molloy's exhibition at Lora Reynolds Gallery may be critical of current U.S. leadership, but it also wisely opens queries instead of plugging in answers

Salvador Castillo, June 8, 2007

Salvage Vanguard Theater: The rebel sets down roots

After 13 years of staging shows in bars and other companies' theatres, Salvage Vanguard Theater is opening its own all-purpose arts space in a 9,600-square-foot warehouse on Manor Road

Robert Faires, June 8, 2007

Sharir + Bustamante Danceworks: Save the last dance for me

When the curtain falls on the final performance of its 24th season, Sharir + Bustamante Danceworks will dance away into history and an era of dance in Austin will end

Robert Faires, June 8, 2007

And the Award Goes to ...

The 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

Robert Faires, June 8, 2007

Austin Figurative Gallery/Pump Project: Something old, something new

Two gallery events, one focused on past Texas masters and one featuring artists creating new work in real time, show us where we've been and where we're going

Robert Faires, June 1, 2007

Wallace Shawn's 'A Thought in Three Parts': The author approves

After making a special visit to Austin to see Rubber Repertory's production of his play A Thought in Three Parts, Wallace Shawn called it 'an incredible moment in his life'

Robert Faires, June 1, 2007

Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesucristo Superestrella

Zachary Scott Theatre's Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesuchristo Superestrella transcends the usual ascension into the heavens of rock & roll to become an anthem of Mexican tradition

Patti Hadad, June 1, 2007

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