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"De la Complicidad con la Agresión: Works by Miguel A. Aragón"
Aragón's images of drug cartel victims show the difficulty of addressing violence in today's society
Reviewed by H.C. Arnold, May. 19, 2016
Austin Shakespeare's Macbeth
This military-themed staging of the tragedy gets lost in a haze of design and technical issues
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, May. 12, 2016
"Labyrinth" at Not Gallery
Ryan Thayer Davis' large and highly saturated abstract fields of color are warm, alive, active, and pleasing to be among
Reviewed by L.K. James, May. 12, 2016
Wars of Heaven: Smackdown!
This Trouble Puppet Theater production takes the philosophic battle between good and evil into the pro-wrestling ring
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, May. 5, 2016
Out of Ink 2016: Carry On
As usual, ScriptWorks' annual showcase of 10-minute plays is a bit rough but shows the promise of creative minds
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, May. 5, 2016
"McKay Otto: Ever or Ever" at CAMIBAart
The visually rich and meditative surfaces of these mixed-media works take the viewer to a space veiled in silence
Reviewed by H.C. Arnold, May. 5, 2016
Zach Theatre’s Ann
Holland Taylor captures every nuance of Ann Richards in this magnificent production
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Apr. 28, 2016
Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre’s Lumen
The site-specific dance inspired by Dan Flavin’s art evoked pure wonder and worked as a study of threes
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, Apr. 28, 2016
“Come as You Are: Art of the 1990s”
The Blanton Museum of Art’s retrospective may tap nostalgia for a certain generation, but it can be deeply moving, too
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Apr. 28, 2016
The Explorers Club
Austin Playhouse's sublimely silly satire of Victorian pomposity ventures where other comedies fear to tread
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Apr. 21, 2016
Street Corner Arts' Bull
Street Corner Arts turns a corporate office into a ring where fighting for your job is a bloodsport
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Apr. 21, 2016
"Rebecca Marino: The Best Available Evidence" at grayDUCK Gallery
The exhibit drops viewers into the middle of the mystery of UFOs, but without providing any answers
Reviewed by H.C. Arnold, Apr. 21, 2016
Mary Moody Northen Theatre's She Loves Me
This production at St. Edward's University knows just how to bring forth this modest musical's many charms
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Apr. 14, 2016
The Rude Mechs' Field Guide
There's much to ponder in the second draft of the Rude Mechs' mash-up of Dostoyevsky, stand-up comedy, and spiritual belief
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Apr. 14, 2016
"Alejandra Almuelle: Locus" at Dimension Gallery
The dark physicality of these figurative sculptures brings an exquisite imposition of memories into the waking world
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Apr. 14, 2016
Theatre en Bloc's Bright Half Life
For Tanya Barfield's two-character drama, Theatre en Bloc couples an intimate story with a relentlessly personal performance space
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Apr. 7, 2016
Underbelly's Alice in Wonderland
This new adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic sends its audience down the rabbit hole – and all over the Zach Theatre campus
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Apr. 7, 2016
"Frank Selby: High Writer" at Lora Reynolds Gallery
This show's eight works offer a rewarding investigation into the relationship between objects and images of them
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Apr. 7, 2016
The Last Five Years at the Institution Theater
Sherrod Curry Productions' staging of the Jason Robert Brown musical is gracefully performed and wildly cathartic
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Mar. 31, 2016
"Elizabeth Chiles: Over Time"
The photographer focuses on the intersection of time and the environment, capturing the subtle changes in nature
Reviewed by H.C. Arnold, Mar. 31, 2016
Different Stages' 4000 Miles
The grandmother in the tiny Manhattan flat is the heart of the quiet, thoughtful 4000 Miles by Amy Herzog
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Mar. 24, 2016
City Theatre's Bus Stop
Director Tracy Arnold stages William Inge's drama with humor and charm, but seems to fight against the script's darkness
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Mar. 24, 2016
"Look Inside: New Photography Acquisitions"
An image of New Orleans taken by Doug Rickard is emblematic of the quality in this exhibition at UT's Ransom Center
Reviewed by Sam Anderson-Ramos, Mar. 24, 2016
The Realistic Joneses at Hyde Park Theatre
With Will Eno's comic drama, HPT brings a funny kind of fear to the 'burbs
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Mar. 17, 2016
"Johnston Foster, Irena Jurek, and Jared Theis: Body Talk"
This show's three artists display creative, complex alternatives to the meat sacks we all share
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Mar. 17, 2016
Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s
Kier-La Janisse and Paul Corupe's superb history Satanic Panic revives the Eighties in all its fearful hysteria Kier-La Janisse and Paul Corupe's superb history revives the Eighties in all its fearful hysteria
Reviewed by Marc Savlov, Mar. 10, 2016
Marie Antoinette
Capital T Theatre's production asks just how accountable the French queen was for all her actions
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Mar. 10, 2016
At the Statue of Venus/Three Decembers
The Butler Opera Center's pairing of these Jake Heggie chamber operas opened up small concerns to an enduring sense of love
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Mar. 10, 2016
"Jan Heaton: The Market"
The artist's visits to farmers' markets have yielded vivid watercolor images that capture the essence of plants
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Mar. 10, 2016
1,000 Forest Gorillas in Kansas
Heloise Gold and Natalie George's dance-theatre work posed the question: What if we took the time to count?
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, Mar. 3, 2016
"Carlos Donjuan & Marilyn Jolly: Akin"
In this two-person exhibition at grayDUCK Gallery, some of these things are not like any others
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Mar. 3, 2016
Austin Shakespeare's Medea
This production of the Greek tragedy asks the audience to consider the whole story before passing judgment
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Mar. 3, 2016
Pleasantville
Investigating the latest "persons of interest" in Texas' literary crime scene
Reviewed by Molly Odintz, Feb. 25, 2016
The Do-Right
Lisa Sandlin
Reviewed by Rosalind Faires, Feb. 25, 2016
Stillwater: A Jack McBride Mystery
Melissa Lenhardt
Reviewed by Jessi Cape, Feb. 25, 2016
Sunset City
Melissa Ginsburg
Reviewed by Molly Odintz, Feb. 25, 2016
Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing
The script for this baseball play is a bit wobbly, but Austin Playhouse fields a strong production for the win
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Feb. 25, 2016
"Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia" at the Contemporary Austin
The solo exhibition celebrates Devo but also the artist's sound-machine sculptures and high- and low-tech illustrations
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Feb. 25, 2016
The Government Inspector at Mary Moody Northen Theatre
The St. Edward's University Theatre Department delivers Gogol's Russian satire with gigagags at top speed
Reviewed by Shanon Weaver, Feb. 18, 2016
Ballet Austin's Director's Choice
In four ballets, three ways of collective being and one irrelevant romance
