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Theatre Synesthesia's The Fault
In Katie Bender's play, an American family tries to save itself from being shaken apart
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Oct. 18, 2018
"Ed Ruscha: Archaeology and Romance" at the Ransom Center
This evocative excavation into the artist's process of creating art and making books reveals the work of art is the completed book itself
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Oct. 18, 2018
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
This bittersweet novel charts a wrongful conviction's effect on a young couple
Reviewed by Rosalind Faires, Oct. 18, 2018
Prima Doñas' LatiNacional: tu casa es mi casa
The improv troupe behind Latinauts gives 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue a makeover like the country has never seen
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Oct. 11, 2018
“Ana Esteve Llorens: Correspondence” at Las Cruxes
The textiles in this solo show map a negotiation between the weaver and her surroundings, a lattice charting stretch and slack over time
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Oct. 11, 2018
Suicide Club: A Novel About Living by Rachel Heng
This debut novel about a future in which people can live forever is a bittersweet yet life-affirming story of eternity versus death
Reviewed by M. Brianna Stallings, Oct. 11, 2018
From Slavery to Buffalo Soldier in Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen
Sarah Bird's historical novel tells one woman's unique tale of freedom
Reviewed by Marisa Charpentier, Oct. 4, 2018
Zach Theatre's Once
This musical disarms the cynicism of our age with the sweet story of a guy and a girl who bond over music
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Oct. 4, 2018
En Route Productions' *some humans were harmed in the making of this show
CB Goodman's play is memorable for its exuberant satire, but an abrupt hairpin turn toward the serious makes the show even more memorable
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Oct. 4, 2018
"Shawn Camp: Equivocation" at Northern-Southern
In this three-part installation, the artist plays with light to creates work that is atmospheric and at times beautifully comtemplative
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Oct. 4, 2018
Hyde Park Theatre's Confessions of a Mexpatriate
Raul Garza's solo show tells us that finding your true self in another country isn't easy
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Sep. 27, 2018
Blue Lapis Light's Belonging, Part One
The work's dancers, whether on the ground or sailing through the air, were beacons of human hope and empathy
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, Sep. 27, 2018
"Matt Rebholz and Rachel Wolfson Smith: We Can See Through Time" at ICOSA
Drawings in red and blue ink, intended to be viewed through 3-D glasses, pull the viewer in to landscapes that make the familiar look alien
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Sep. 27, 2018
Austin Playhouse's Monroe
In Lisa B. Thompson's tender drama, young African-Americans work out where they belong in the world
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Sep. 20, 2018
Miró Quartet at Bates Recital Hall
The ensemble's opening concert for its 15th season as UT's Faculty-Quartet-in-Residence was uplifting in a number of ways
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Sep. 20, 2018
"Ann Wood: Quick and Quiet" at Big Medium
The artist's solo show is like a large-scale, experiential temporary memorial, with fake flowers rotting in a gloomy exuberance
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Sep. 20, 2018
Capital T Theatre's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
This production of Edward Albee's play shows that hubris and catastrophe are as much a part of America now as in ancient Greece
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Sep. 13, 2018
"Vincent Valdez: The City" at the Blanton
The artist's epic portrait of Klanspeople is all the more frightening for the mundane character of its subjects
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Sep. 13, 2018
Shrewd Productions' The Madres
In Stephanie Alison Walker’s new play, women’s fight for the “disappeared” in Argentina’s Dirty War proves timely
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Sep. 6, 2018
Jason Phelps & Co.'s Landfallen – the lost and found
This new work of dance-theatre takes us on journeys through wild wastes and personal histories, but leaves us in a place of hope
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Sep. 6, 2018
"ANGRY CLOUD + DESCND: Return of the Litvak"
The clouds are angry in this solo installation, but the spirit of the show at DORF is doggedly hopeful, fresh, and invigorating
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Sep. 6, 2018
Fallout Theater Says Fuck This Week
The improv alchemists of this weekly show turn the crap in your life into comedy gold
Reviewed by M. Brianna Stallings, Aug. 30, 2018
Aztlan Dance Company's The Enchilada Western: Texas Deep Fried
In the troupe's latest choreodramas, dancing desperados persisted and partied
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, Aug. 30, 2018
"The Indigo Show" at Recspec Gallery
This group show is appealing for the ways in which it showcases this most intense, moody, serene, and opulent of all the blues
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Aug. 30, 2018
Austin Scottish Rite Theater's Wit
In this production, people are there for one another and no one has to face the end alone
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Aug. 23, 2018
"Crit Group 2018" at grayDUCK Gallery
The body of work by artists in the Contemporary Austin's current critique group often engages the body in some way
Reviewed by Tatiana Ryckman, Aug. 23, 2018
Lenka Clayton: The Distance I Can Be From My Son at the Blanton
In a series of amusing videos, the artist sheds light on the judgment calls parents make while balancing their children's safety and autonomy
Reviewed by Marisa Charpentier, Aug. 23, 2018
Ground Floor Theatre's There and Back
This new play by Raul Garza lets us spend a lifetime with an immigrant and all the decisions she makes
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Aug. 16, 2018
ZM3 Live Productions' Echo of a Refugee ... Me?
Zell Miller III's latest was a state of the city address that called out Austin for gentrification and policies harmful to its black citizens
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Aug. 16, 2018
Summer Stock Austin's Rob1n
This new musical brings Sherwood Forest's noble outlaw to our time with a message of togetherness
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Aug. 9, 2018
Paper Chairs' The Audience
Elizabeth Doss' adaptation of García Lorca's unfinished play is less a drama than a dream, unbound by logic, reason, or convention
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Aug. 9, 2018
Austin Classical Guitar's dream
The quality of the music in this concert was exceptional, but what made it special was the quality of the listening
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Aug. 9, 2018
Zilker Theatre Productions' All Shook Up
Take Elvis at his silliest, mix in Twelfth Night, stir playfully, and you have the latest Zilker Summer Musical
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Aug. 2, 2018
National Geographic: Symphony for Our World
The breathtaking natural history footage combined with live symphonic performance sent a noble message: Save the Earth
Reviewed by Robi Polgar, Aug. 2, 2018
"Xavier Schipani: Chasing Desire" at Lora Reynolds Gallery
The artist probes the history and crisis of masculinity by placing beefy men in salacious tangles, exposed and unashamed
Reviewed by Melany Jean, Aug. 2, 2018
Recommended True Crime Podcasts
Fill your auditory canals with nefarious activities
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Jul. 26, 2018
Hyde Park Theatre's The Antipodes
A ton of tales enliven this play by Annie Baker, but what do they tell us about the state of storytelling?
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Jul. 26, 2018
Into the Black Nowhere by Meg Gardiner
In the sequel to UNSUB, Gardiner pits Caitlin Hendrix against a killer based on Ted Bundy and shows again what a great storyteller she is
Reviewed by Jessi Cape, Jul. 26, 2018
Forklift Danceworks' Dove Springs Swims
The company's latest community production showed why Dove Springs' pool matters to that neighborhood and to all of us as well
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Jul. 19, 2018
"Margaux Crump: The Lure" at Women & Their Work
Juxtaposing natural and synthetic materials through the metaphor of the hunt, the artist blurs lines between lust and danger, the repellent and the seductive
