Finding Hope ... in Bed!
Tim Miller's latest trip to Austin finds the noted performance artist optimistic about being gay
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Robert Faires, Dec. 1, 2006
Curatorial Reportage
The Blanton Museum's ever-shifting WorkSpace offers up-to-the-minute views of what's happening in contemporary art
Amanda Douberley, Nov. 24, 2006
365 Days/365 Plays: Over the river, but in the River of Spirit
The local launch of the 365 Days/365 Plays project saw
hundreds of people, including playwright Suzan-Lori Parks,
crowd onto the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge for a dramatic
spectacular
Robert Faires, Nov. 24, 2006
E-flux Video Rental Austin: Keep circulating the tapes
E-Flux Video Rental has come to Austin, bringing more than 600 short and feature-length art videos that you can watch at Arthouse or take home to view at no charge
Robert Faires, Nov. 24, 2006
Frozen
The premiere production of the City Theatre Company is excellent – a simple and powerful staging of Bryony Lavery's Frozen, a difficult drama about a serial killer and forgiveness
Hannah Kenah, Nov. 24, 2006
The Darkling Band: Lay on, Macduff ... again
With his latest novel, The Darkling Band, comics writer
Jason Henderson returns to the story of Macduff and
creates a sort of Western with dark elves
Joey Seiler, Nov. 24, 2006
Plaid Tidings
Zachary Scott Theatre Center's charming production of Plaid Tidings, the sequel to the hit musical revue Forever Plaid, proves you can never have too much of a good thing
Barry Pineo, Nov. 24, 2006
'Celebrated Skin'
The tattoo art on display in "Celebrated Skin" show
technical virtuosity and are visually arresting, but the
element that shines the most in the exhibition is the
respect for tattooing
Salvador Castillo, Nov. 24, 2006
Culture Flash!
A big gift for Austin Lyric Opera, national honors for two of Austin's young classical musicians, and TexARTS sails up a Big River in January
Robert Faires, Nov. 17, 2006
Jimmie Roulette: Hitting the jackpot, playing the Palace
Austin comic Jimmie Roulette will hit Vegas this week as part of an exclusive stand-up showcase in HBO's the Comedy Festival
Robert Faires, Nov. 17, 2006
EAST, at Ease
The 2006 East Austin Studio Tour reveals 86 studios and one stacked pod art city with a shared alphabet
Rachel Koper, Nov. 17, 2006
Demetri Martin: Under mild surveillance
Demetri Martin, of the "Trendspotting" segment on The Daily Show, explains his quick rise in comedy, how it feels to be semifamous, and why he chose Austin for filming his next Comedy Central special
Daniel Oppenheimer, Nov. 17, 2006
2006 EAST Studio Tour
The full list of studios and artists
Nov. 17, 2006
Kneeling Down at Noon
The Mary Moody Northen Theatre's Kneeling Down at Noon is a thoughtful and deeply humane drama that considers the way Islam informs the lives and actions of various characters
Robert Faires, Nov. 17, 2006
Double Exposure
In Double Exposure, writer/performers Wayne Alan Brenner and David Jewell offer old and new material they've created, and their knack for capturing nuance in the mundane entertains
Heather Barfield Cole, Nov. 17, 2006
'Buster Graybill: The Oklahoma Snorkel'
Artist Buster Graybill presents the finer points of a good day out at the lake in his solo exhibition "The Oklahoma Snorkel" at the Donkey Show
Salvador Castillo, Nov. 17, 2006
Understanding Islam
Steve Moore's latest play makes a pilgrimage to the truth of a misunderstood faith
Robert Faires, Nov. 10, 2006
365 Days/365 Plays
Robert Faires, Nov. 10, 2006
Have You Ever Been Assassinated?
Rebecca Beegle's 'Have You Ever Been Assassinated?' plays
out like a fever-dream version of 'Yankee Doodle Dandy,'
deliriously mashing up vaudeville acts with American
history
Robert Faires, Nov. 10, 2006
Art From the Streets: Taste the rainbow of flavors
What makes the annual "Art From the Streets" exhibition
and sale interesting is the way it shows not how different
homeless people are from us, but how much we all have in
common
Rachel Koper, Nov. 10, 2006
'Heyd Fontenot and Louie Cordero: East Meats West'
Art Palace's 'East Meats West' shows how Heyd Fontenot and
Louie Cordero may have different styles, but they share an
enjoyment in contemplating the body that's palpable
Rachel Koper, Nov. 10, 2006
'Con Mis Manos': Everyone's familia
Misael Martinez's 'Con Mis Manos' takes place in el Valle,
and few Latino plays conjure the same sense of place while
sensitively portraying a family coping with cancer
Patti Hadad, Nov. 10, 2006
Culture Flash!
Hunting PLC wants to give a Texas artist $50K, puppet people want you, a Beegle play is Louisville-bound, 'Cantanker' publishes again, and KDHDC and Yellow Tape partying for your cash
Robert Faires, Nov. 10, 2006
The Night Hank Williams Died
Austin Playhouse's revival of 'The Night Hank Williams Died'
boasts a strong script and acting but so carefully skirts
anything ugly or messy that it's all surface: bloodless,
polished, and clean
Hannah Kenah, Nov. 10, 2006
Yoga Drama
For the next year, Austin will be practicing daily public acts of creative expression as part of 365 Days/365 Plays
C. Denby Swanson, Nov. 10, 2006
The Assumption
'The Assumption' is Refraction Arts Project's very modern and entertaining take on 'Hamlet' – a Shakespearean satire of all things hillbilly and all things Eastern, set to a rock & roll beat
Barry Pineo, Nov. 3, 2006
'William Kentridge: Weighing ... and Wanting'
William Kentridge's film 'Weighing ... and Wanting' re-examines the biblical tale of Belshazzar in post-apartheid South Africa
Nikki Moore, Nov. 3, 2006
Ring, Rip, Rent
Ring Rip Rent, a new play by Martha Lynn Coon, shows us a future where women who have violated society's sexual mores are confined, classified, and treated
Robert Faires, Nov. 3, 2006
Where the Money Goes
Robert Faires, Nov. 3, 2006
'High School Musical': From the Disney Channel straight to Austin High
Disney's made-for-cable phenomenon High School Musical is jumping from the small screen to the stage, and Austin High is one of seven schools chosen to premiere the official stage adaptation
