24 Summers at Barton Springs Pool
Photographs by Will van Overbeek
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June 29, 2007
Photoasis
Will van Overbeek's camera captures the eternal allure of Austin's favorite swimming hole
Wayne Alan Brenner, June 29, 2007
Carousel
TexARTS' staging of Carousel found the humanity in this unusually dark musical, bringing us close to even the cruelest characters and taking them to a place of comfort and light
Robert Faires, June 29, 2007
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
