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Austin Chamber Music Festival: St. Lawrence String Quartet
This concert was a lesson in active listening from an active, assured, exceptional ensemble
Reviewed by Robi Polgar, Jul. 20, 2017
"Far Out"
This show's works inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope tell stories, with the device's hexagonal golden mirrors a recurring visual motif
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jul. 20, 2017
Richard III
Last Act Theatre's all-female production takes this drama from the doldrums to dynamite for Women Who Act
Reviewed by T. Lynn Mikeska, Jul. 20, 2017
Hyde Park Theatre's The Moors
This production of Jen Silverman’s play is an engaging cocktail of Gothic mystery, modern absurdity, and stunning surprises
Reviewed by T. Lynn Mikeska, Jul. 13, 2017
2017 Revel Solstice Festival
Two recent concerts in the summerlong fest played up the informality and intimacy of Revel's approach to classical music
Reviewed by Robi Polgar, Jul. 13, 2017
“The People’s Gallery 2017” at Austin City Hall
This year's showing of work in Austin City Hall by a small army of local artists offers satisfaction on multiple levels
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jul. 13, 2017
Different Stages' The Dresser
Different Stages’ The Dresser shows where to find the juiciest drama in the theatre: backstage
Reviewed by T. Lynn Mikeska, Jul. 6, 2017
"En Bola" at de stijl, and Podium for Art
The pairings of artists in this Los Outsiders exhibition yield works that are at once chaotic and harmonious, loud and quiet
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jul. 6, 2017
Performa / Dance's Midsummer Offerings
The three dances in this mixed program all turned on the difficulty of making connections
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, Jun. 29, 2017
“Island Oasis Mirage” at Big Medium
The exhibit by Michael Krueger, Kathleen McShane, and Barbara Weissberger seems a planned mess, but one that echoes a greater scheme
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jun. 29, 2017
Zach Theatre's Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
A fierce portrait of Billie Holiday painted in blood and pain
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Jun. 22, 2017
Penfold Theatre’s Around the World in 80 Days
This original, gender-bending theatrical take on Jules Verne’s adventure tale is a grand story told with delightful imagination
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Jun. 22, 2017
Anya Gallaccio: to see if time was there at Laguna Gloria
The artist's giant tree stump carved from limestone is a sign that we love ancient things and are part of nature, too
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jun. 22, 2017
Zach Theatre's In the Heights
This production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical brings us the life and pride of an immigrant neighborhood at an important time
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Jun. 15, 2017
Shrewd Productions’ The Revolutionists
This staging of Lauren Gunderson’s satire proves the pen is mightier than the guillotine
Reviewed by T. Lynn Mikeska, Jun. 15, 2017
“Sean Caulfield: Landscapes: Transformed/Transfigured”
The blackness and voids in the artwork here feels like a future world laid waste, but it also feels like us
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jun. 15, 2017
Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company’s Glacier
As an elegy to the ice, this dance aestheticized doom but left us plenty of edge
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, Jun. 8, 2017
“Beth Consetta Rubel: Higher Learning: Educational Toys”
Rubel’s solo show is cutting when it comes to Bill Cosby and Rachel Dolezal, but it also explores the complexities of race
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jun. 8, 2017
Mastrogeorge Theatre's Good People
This production of David Lindsay-Abaire's play gives us a close look at the folks inside Southie – and why some never leave
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Jun. 1, 2017
Nina Katchadourian's Indecision on the Moon
The Apollo 11-inspired work, housed in a pitch-black room at the Blanton, may tell us how adventurous or conservative we really are
Reviewed by Dave Randall, Jun. 1, 2017
"Abby Bagby: Kingdom" at Women & Their Work
The exhibition’s high-fashion outfits made from human hair and draped on mannequins are quite beautiful but also unsettling
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Jun. 1, 2017
Trinity Street Players’ Dani Girl
This musical may be about a child with cancer, but seeing it is a funny, moving, and healing experience
Reviewed by T. Lynn Mikeska, May. 25, 2017
Butcher Holler Here We Come
This stylized look at West Virginia miners trapped underground is more of a powerful sensory experience than a narrative drama
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, May. 25, 2017
“Robert Collier Beam: Scry” at Pump Project
The artist uses photographs and other media to catch the invisible and intangible but in a remarkably peaceful way
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, May. 25, 2017
Ballet Austin’s Alice (In Wonderland)
In which the young heroine grabs those wild wonderland reins
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, May. 18, 2017
“The Geometry of Space and Time” at Mexic-Arte Museum
Sebastián’s sculpture evokes string theory via concrete forms
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, May. 18, 2017
Austin Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors
Austin Shakespeare's new take on Shakespeare's farce takes some time figuring out its own identity
Reviewed by Robert Faires, May. 11, 2017
“Nina Katchadourian: Curiouser” at the Blanton
Driven by untamable curiosity and over-the-top commitment, the artist makes work that revels in improvisation and play
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, May. 11, 2017
Out of Ink 2017: Object Lessons
This year’s crop of new 10-minute plays captures the apprehension in the air but with creativity and craft
Reviewed by Robert Faires, May. 4, 2017
Austin Opera's Madame Butterfly
The company delivers a lovely staging of this Puccini opera that builds to a heartbreaking finale
Reviewed by Michelle Haché, May. 4, 2017
"Jason Eatherly and Dave Lowell: Depth & Decay"
A fluid, graphic quality keeps the dissimilar work of these artists cohesive and makes visual candy that is pretty delicious
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, May. 4, 2017
Renaissance Austin’s My Big Fat Bahookie
Lorella Loftus’ really funny new play preaches that everybody’s got back, and that’s just great
Reviewed by T. Lynn Mikeska, Apr. 27, 2017
The Phantom of the Opera at Bass Concert Hall
This new touring production makes a grandly restaged, compelling tale of thin source material, with a chandelier drop that still thrills
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Apr. 27, 2017
"Maria Chávez: String Room"
With this interactive sound installation, it’s hard to tell whether it’s more about music or not-music
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Apr. 27, 2017
American Berserk Theatre's For Time & Eternity
This original historical drama looks at a crisis of faith in early Mormonism honestly
Reviewed by T. Lynn Mikeska, Apr. 20, 2017
American War by Omar El Akkad
This dystopian novel of a late 21st century America split by civil war shows how vengeance survives down the generations
Reviewed by Jay Trachtenberg, Apr. 20, 2017
“Jos Howard Demme: Bad Boys, Good Dogs, Everyone Else in Between”
This solo show at ATM Gallery / Studio is both romp and nightmare – Dante's Inferno dressed up like a clown
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Apr. 20, 2017
Jarrott Productions’ The Herd
In this staging of Rory Kinnear’s domestic drama, a birthday celebration reveals the stress fractures of caring for a disabled child
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Apr. 13, 2017
One Ounce Opera’s Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera II
Austin’s One Ounce Opera juices the night away
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Apr. 13, 2017
“Anne Siems: Weaving” at Wally Workman Gallery
The disembodied heads that populate this solo exhibition suggest departed women but are still beautiful and empowered
