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Romeo y Juliet
A bilingual adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most cherished works, Romeo y Juliet recounts the tale of two star-crossed lovers, daughters from the feuding houses of Capulet and Montague, reimagined in Alta, California in the 1840’s prior to the annexation of California to the United States.Apr. 10-21UT Theatre and Dance -
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Gabriele Galimberti - The Ameriguns & Toy Stories: Artist Talk & Reception
Internationally acclaimed Gabriele Galimberti’s first US exhibition of “Ameriguns” & “Toy Stories” comes to Austin! The people in these images are from all walks of life, with no particular political party, race, culture, or gender in favor. Ameriguns and Toy Stories deliver striking images exploring the timely issues of gun culture and the impact of modern inequalities on children.Fri. Apr. 12, 6pm-9pmLydia Street Gallery
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Wally Workman Gallery: Juan Luis Jardi
Mark our words: You want to see what this talented man can do with oils on big swaths of canvas. Realism? Yes, but magical realism. Understated, quotidian, almost melancholy – except maybe there's been a quiet little rupture between this universe and another slightly different one, hasn't there?Through Jan. 27 -
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Evan Narcisse: Rise of the Black Panther
Here's the author of the new Black Panther miniseries that gives much backstory to the hero of the forthcoming Marvel movie. Here's the man who, with Ta-Nehisi Coates, has built a thrilling narrative across six issues of Wakandan history. Get you a copy of issue #1, and Narcisse will sign it for you today.Sat., Jan. 6, 4pm -
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ICOSA: Tiger Strikes Austin
Here's a nation-spanning collaboration between artist-run spaces in Austin and Los Angeles, featuring a panoply of treasures created by L.A.-based artists from Tiger Strikes Asteroid and Monte Vista Projects. Creation and solidarity, beauty in making and strength in numbers: You'll find them here.Through Jan. 6702 Shady #190 -
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Shen Yun
Ancient legends, technological innovations, historically authentic costumes, and breathtaking animated backdrops: Shen Yun! Some people fly from other countries or drive hundreds of miles to see it. Others see the same show five or six times. Why? If you'll be experiencing it here for the first time – recommendation: DO IT – you won't understand until you're walking out after the finale, dazed by the kinetic and visual glory of it all.Jan, 5-7. Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 7pm; Sun., 1 &6 pm. $84 and up. -
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Speak No More
Hideout Studios inaugurates its new performance space with this immersive, wordless, improvised tale inspired by Shakespearean tragedies. Audiences will bear witness to the ghosts of a family of unfortunate souls and their doomed acquaintances as they play out their misfortunes over and over again. And was our reviewer impressed? Well, this is what he had to say about the show.Through Jan. 27. Fri.-Sat., 8pm. $13.Hideout Studios, 2505 E. Sixth Ste. 3-C -
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Talk About the Internet with Rachel Stuckey
Helluva fine idea, as Stuckey's exhibition "Good Days & Bad Days on the Internet" is still up at Women & Their Work, and she's including artists Melanie Clemmons, Rachel Weil, Bug Davidson, and Sean Ripple, and you in the conversation.Sat., Jan. 6, 11:30am
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A'lante Flamenco: Juana: First (I) Dream
As six voices fill the air, a lone female dancer beats staccato rhythms with her feet. Brilliant, determined, defiant: Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, 17th-century Mexican nun, scholar, writer, and advocate for women’s education. Bonus: the Texas Early Music Project performs Baroque choral works from the era.Through Jan 14. Fri.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $21.75. -
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Austin Art Space: 12 Buy 12
The shape may be square, but the content isn't, we reckon, as the Austin Visual Arts Association gets its annual holiday show underway with a plethora of talented locals contributing to the bright array of works for sale.Through Jan. 13 -
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Billy Reid Austin: Porcelain Lounge
Here's a selection of new work from Keith Kreeger Studios, including unique porcelain pieces that were hand-thrown exclusively for this pop-up shop.Through Jan. 311122 W. Sixth -
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Butridge Gallery: Buddhist High Holy Days in Tibet and Qinghai
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Carver Museum: State of Ascension
Mixed-media vessel works by Rejina Thomas, featuring art she created during the past two decades, with themes positioning the womb as a metaphorical looking glass from which viewers experience and understand the world.Through Feb. 28 -
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Cornell Chorus with Austin Girls' Choir
In which Cornell's renowned treble choir explores themes of solitude and community via Renaissance motets, folksongs, gospel, world music, and contemporary compositions.Sat., Jan. 6, 7:30pm. $20 ($15, student). -
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Darwin vs. Rednecks
Stewart Huff! Cody Melcher! Two comedians who've been – separately, mind you – touring the country and knocking 'em in the aisles at clubs and festivals and so on. (Huff was a finalist at the 2006 Boston Comedy Festival; Melcher finaled up during the National Queer Comedy Search; the remaining bona fides throughout the years are too numerous to print.) Now their powers are joined for this latest tour and they're set to conquer one stage in Austin: The Door that is North.Sat., Jan. 6, 8pm. $10. -
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Davis Gallery: Botanical Eclipse
Matthew Fuller's technical expertise and dazzling sense of design combine in collusion with his photographically captured flora, resulting in magnified images that allow the viewer to contemplate the most delicate details of earthly life. Suggestion: Plant yourself in front of these beauties for a refreshing art break in the middle of your harried urban existence, citizen.Through Jan. 13 -
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grayDUCK Gallery: Practical Acts of Perception
The works presented here by Cande Aguilar, Mauricio Sáenz, and Jorge Purón utilize proportion as a device to augment or degrade a viewer's perspective. "Launching from the design of the IFRAO Standard Scale used to document archaeological remains, each artist departs and interprets the idea of scale in their own terms."Through Jan. 14 -
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Ian Bagg
He's clearly Canadian, yes, but that's water under the bridge: Bagg belongs to the world of comedy now, unpacking the laughs at festivals and on TV (NBC's Last Comic Standing, remember?) and across the formerly neutral internets. And now here he is in, ah, WTF is this place called again? Oh, right: Austin.Jan. 3-6. Wed.-Thu., 8pm; Fri.-Sat., 7:30 &10pm. $12-23. -
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It's … subterranean!
It's that underground space Downtown, swarming with improvisers and stand-up comics and sketch artists and sexual misconduct allegations. Monday nights feature Fuck This Week, wherein your moans, groans, gripes, and complaints are turned into comedy gold. They let Rob Gagnon do his Sandbox thing on Tuesdays at 9pm, Wednesdays get some work done in the Garage, Thursday brings that twisted look at dating apps – Fuck. Marry. Kill. – and Friday returns you to the Stoned vs. Drunk vs. Sober shenanigans. Saturday, there's the Megaphone Show, and – ah, see website for details. -
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La Follia: Bach’s Herd of Harpsichords
Director Keith Womer is wrangling this annual corral of baroque brilliance, of course, featuring Lenora McCroskey, Jeffrey Jones-Ragona, and William Cory, with the La Follia string ensemble. Pro tip: Make reservations early, yo!Jan. 5-6. Fri., 8pm; Sat., 3pm. $10-30. -
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Latinx Poets Showcase
Celebrate the power of verse with this night of readings, featuring Marisol Baca, Rodney Gomez, Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, Yaccaira Salvatierra, Vanessa Angelica Villareal, and Gris Muñoz.Sat., Jan. 6, 7pm -
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Learn to Dance for Carnaval
Carnaval is an annual tradition of dance, music, and mayhem, celebrated in big style in Brazil and throughout the world. Prepare for the fun with Rebekah Fowler's two-week workshop at Ballet Austin. See website for details!Jan. 27-Feb. 3. Saturdays, 1:15-2:45pm. $58. -
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Lora Reynolds Gallery: The Last Tree on the Planet
Jason Middlebrook’s new sculptures are black, powder-coated steel, isolating the bold designs he's painted on slabs of wood for the last ten years and making them into three-dimensional line drawings. Also, here's a big bonus: "Haaston Paradise," the latest ceramic and fiber works from those irrepressible Haas Brothers.Through Feb. 3 -
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Mexic-Arte Museum: Latina Legends and Nacimientos
This new "Latina Legends" show features the works of more than 200 artists, while "Naciamentos" displays an array of traditional Mexican Nativity scenes.Through Jan. 7 -
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Northern-Southern: Overneath
This new show is a collection of layered mysteries, curated by Rachel Freeman: underwater installations, fossilized T-shirts, alien eggs, boxes of squished color, self-deconstructing portraits, and paintings of phantasmagoria. Featuring work by Clarke Curtis, Gabriel Dawe, Jessica McClendon, Angel Oloshove, Chris Bakay, Anne Austin Pearce, and Forlane 6. -
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Saturday Morning Drawing Salons
Draw inspiration from Elisabet Ney’s sculptural art, using her amazing work as models! Each session is hosted by one of the museum educators, and all of the required materials are provided.Through Jan. 27. Saturdays, 10am-noon. Free. -
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Stand-Up Comedy Workshop
This is the workshop Hannah Kenah led for Rude Mechs while they were creating their Field Guide. Together, you'll write, you’ll share – and there'll be a mic and a stool. Sign up now for this one-day class that's low-pressure, high-fun, and makes the last Sunday in September worth waking up for.Workshop date: Sun., Sept. 30, 3pm. $20. -
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Stephen Clark Gallery: Notes on the Universe
This is a showcase of recent work by the internationally acclaimed photographer Keith Carter, whose images have been shown in more than 100 solo exhibitions in 13 countries.Through Jan. 13 -
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The Contemporary Austin: John Bock + Wangechi Mutu
Bock's Dead + Juicy exhibition centers around a newly commissioned film that was shot in and around Austin, blending classic Westerns and dark comedy with spooky thriller and horror aesthetics. Mutu offers a new, site-specific edition of Throw, 2017, a painting created by the artist throwing black paper pulp against the wall, resulting in an abstract composition that dries, hardens, and then degrades over time.Through Jan. 14 -
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The Immigrant
Mark Harelik's heartwarming drama is based on the true story of a young Russian-Jewish couple who entered America through the port of Galveston, seeking refuge in the tiny town of Hamilton, Texas, in 1909. Starring Huck Huckaby, Cyndi Williams, Joseph Garlock, and Estrella Gonzales. Directed by Don Toner for Austin Playhouse. And here's what our reviewer thought of the show.Through Jan. 28. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $16-36. -
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The Mutt-Cracker (Sweet!)
Darren Peterson's irrepressible Circus Chickendog presents a fun holiday show for all ages, featuring talented rescue dogs performing circus feats, a talking parrot, world-class juggling, unicycling, live music, and many more magical acts. Pro tip: Make reservations early; this thing sells out fast.Through Jan. 7. Daily, 4:30 & 6:30pm. $15-35. -
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The Open Road: Photography & The American Road Trip
The Blanton Museum presents the stories of photographers for whom the American road was muse, with more than 100 images spanning the 1950s to today, from the legendary cameras of Robert Frank, Inge Morath, Ed Ruscha, Justine Kurland, Garry Winogrand, William Eggleston, Joel Meyerowitz, Shinya Fujiwara, and more. Note: Arts Editor Robert Faires reviews it here.Through Jan. 7 -
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Top Comedy Spot on Airport
Yes, there's Sugar Water Purple on Wednesday nights. And this Thursday features Friends For Now, a daring supergroup of improv, and then the sketch shenanigans of Pendulum. Friday brings Movie Riot and the laugh-inducing ladies of Loverboy and that Live at ColdTowne stand-up showcase hosted by Carina Magyar. Then there's Saturday, with the Dave Buckman-directed Roast of St. Nick and the love-stinks larking of Missed Connections ATX, followed by a gathering of that mysterio-hilarious Midnight Society. And Sunday's got a Stool Pigeon spieling up the laughs for you, and – see website for more. -
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Umlauf Museum: Flight and Fall
The popular venue offers a rich journey through classic archetypes as interpreted through Charles Umlauf’s sculptures and drawings.Through March 12 -
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Women & Their Work: Good Days & Bad Days on the Internet
In which Rachel Stuckey, inspired by the creepy content generated on dark corners of the web, dissects the emotional pull of technology – with performative video, projection mapping, signal manipulation, and custom software. And this is our reviewer's reaction to the show.Through Jan. 11
