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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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Ghost Quartet
Penfold Theatre brings a bounty of ghostly elegance to your Halloweening season, as Liz Fisher directs Dave Malloy's happily haunted musical about love, death, and whisky. Listen in as four friends drink and spin yarns about two fairy-tale sisters, a tree house astronomer and a lazy evil bear, a subway tragedy, and the ghost of Thelonious Monk, the disparate narrative threads interweaving into a centuries-long tale of encounters with the otherworldly. (Note: The final two performances will be at the Driskill Hotel, with pre-show entertainment beginning at 7:30pm. Oct. 31: Ghost stories told by paranormal expert Nathan Jerkins. Nov. 1: Round Rock Ballet Folklórico share traditional Día de los Muertos dances and discuss the importance of the holiday.) Also? Our reviewer? Was rather blown away.Through Nov. 1. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $16-31 ($45, for Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 shows). -
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Hang
This new play by debbie tucker green is the inaugural production for Horizon Line Theatre. Directed by Chuck Ney, it's a provocative and darkly humorous show that focuses on the aftermath of one woman’s violent attack and how it has destroyed her life and her family, and it stars Nadine Mozon, Barbara Chisholm, and (yes, Chronicle Arts Editor) Robert Faires.Through Oct. 19. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. Extra show: Wed., Oct. 16, 8pm. $20-25. -
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Markus Zusak: Bridge of Clay
That internationally bestselling author of The Book Thief is here to present his newest novel, a sockdollager about "five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules."Thu., Oct. 17, 7pm -
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SVT: Three Headed Festival
Salvage Vanguard Theatre roars back to the foreground of Austin's stagework scene with this second annual showcase of works and workshops curated by Kate Taylor. Examine the power of curses, the stranglehold of categorization, and the courage to overcome in two weekends of solo performances featuring dancer and choreographer Kelsey Oliver, actor and visual artist Kriston Woodreaux, and actor and activist Crystal Bird Caviel. Also: a pre-show interactive exhibit by Alyssa Dillard, a movement class led by Oliver, and that grotesquely gorgeous (and vice versa) Rogue at Rogge Monsters’ Ball. Ah, there's so much to see and do, we reckon that a full-festival pass is the best way to go. See website for details!Through Oct. 27. Thu.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 10:30am, 2, 5, 8, & 10pm; Sun., 5 & 8pm. $5-25.
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Art Hop 2019
Feel like heading a little north, citizen? This statewide juried arts competition, organized by Georgetown Art Works, features exhibitions at the Georgetown Public Library and the Georgetown Art Center.Through Oct. 26 -
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Atelier 1205: Carry the Remainder
This showcase features the mixed-media work of Laura Caffrey – who finds beauty in the intentionally discarded and the inadvertently abandoned, the crumpled and cracked, and the back sides of things – and the digital collage work of Dave McClinton – who combines his love of photography, art, and graphic design to create works that speak powerfully to the viewer. Oh, and here's our review of a recent McClinton show.Through Nov. 8 -
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Austin Book Arts: The Good Life: Letterpress!
Like yoga, printing is beneficial to your mind, body, and even spirit. In a world mediated by technology we don’t understand, isn't it empowering to work with machines we can apprehend visually and mechanically? The answer, as guest speaker Kyle Schlesinger will tell you, is YES. Schlesinger, a printer with 20 years’ experience, is the proprietor of Austin's own Cuneiform Press, and glad to share secrets of the craft at this night's gathering.Thu., Oct. 17, 7pm. Free. -
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Austin Dance Festival: Call to Artists
This is a modern dance festival – happening in April of 2020 – that will present professional showcases, artist interviews, master classes, a youth concert, pop-up dances, and a dance-on-film screening. Artists working in modern dance, postmodern dance, and contemporary dance are invited to apply for the professional showcases. Pre-professional youth companies are invited to apply for the Youth Edition Concert. Also accepting submissions to “Dance on Film.” Dance on over to the website for details.$35 and up. -
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Beezlebubba’s Nu Age Art Show
What is this? It's a group show with original Texas bizarro artists Andy Don Emmons, Chicken George Zupp, David Patrick Dennis, and James Lawrence Thornton, that's what it is.Through Oct. 31Tin Whistle Art Gallery, 5305 Bolm Rd -
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Charles White and the Legacy of the Figure
This is one of two exhibitions on master American artist Charles White that will be mounted at UT this fall, celebrating a major donation of White’s artworks by Susan G. and Edmund W. Gordon, just as they participate in the centennial commemoration of the artist’s birth.Through Nov. 30Christian-Green Gallery, 201 E. 21st -
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Co-Lab Projects: A Land with No Name
Sara Madandar's new series of paintings takes its inspiration from Persian history, exploring how complex notions of gender and national identity have changed in Iran between the 19th and 20th centuries.Through Oct. 26 -
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Cowboys in Space and Fantastic Worlds
Yippee ki yay, space cadet, it's time to head 'em off at the Pass Nebula as the State History Museum presents an exhibition that spans more than 150 years of Western and science fiction history and features 100-plus artifacts (including props from Star Trek, Star Wars, Firefly, and other skiffy media fare). And our arch-geek himself, the estimable Richard Whittaker, also a part-time Sith Lord, reviews the show for you here.Through Dec. 1 -
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Dionysus in America
Imagine a dystopia in which women suffer endless harassment, and right-wing politics wrenches away women's control over their own bodies; in response, American women heed the call of Dionysus, and flee to new, strange, euphoric rites in Iraq, the cradle of civilization, and … you won't believe what happens next in this radical re-writing of The Bacchae from acclaimed poet and combat veteran Jenny Pacanowksi. Produced as part of this year's Austin Veterans Arts Festival, this is a collaboration between military veterans and their families, an Iraqi composer, a diverse cast, and an all-Austin community chorus. Directed by Karen Alvarado and J.M. Meyer for Thinkery & Verse and Canopy Theatre. And, look, here's our review of the show.Through Oct. 20. Thu.-Sun., 8pm. $15-35. -
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Dracula
This new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic vampire tale is a sensual fantasy with a surprising twist: a bold heroine who dares to defy the ruler of the night. "Seductive, romantic, and empowering, this foray to the dark side is a juicy date-night," we're advised – and that seems, yup, just about right. Written and directed by Steven Dietz for Zach Theatre, with a kickass cast featuring Sarah Kimberly Becker as Mina Harker and Keith Contreras-McDonald as the titular bloodsucker.Through Nov. 3. Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30 & 7:30pm. $30 and up. -
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Generative Art Project: When Stars Collide
20 million years ago, two supernovae collided – causing ripples in the very fabric of space-time. 20 million years later, generative artist James Pricer created cataclysmic portraits of this event using the actual gravitational wave data. The exhibition features a box set of eight gravitational wave prints, a collision video, two unique explosion prints, and several generative objects.Through Oct. 27 -
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grayDUCK Gallery: Secure the Perimeter
Some artists try to capture their city, their geographical region, and they succeed at it. Only the best will ever succeed as well as Austin's John Mulvany does in capturing his Eastside neighborhood. Listen: "Everything in life is present in the neighborhood," says the artist. "If you are inclined to walk around with your eyes and senses open, you notice things you might otherwise miss. A dead grackle in the road, the unkempt beauty of East Austin backyards, the violent magenta-pink veil of cherry blossom enveloping a vacant house, a cockroach carried away by ants. This exhibition is an invitation to look closer. The neighborhood, like the natural world, is in a constant state of creation, transformation and decay." And this is precisely what you'll see, in Mulvany's array of realist, atmosphere-haunted paintings on the familiar grayDUCK walls. (See Barbara Purcell's review of the show right here.)Through Oct. 20 -
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JGallery: Celebration of Judaica
Here's an exhibition of original artwork based on Jewish themes and symbols, including mosaics, hamsa, and Zentangles, by Marvin Beleck, Marion Stoutner, Ginette Jordan, Martha Kull, and Susan Ribnick – also featuring reproductions of 18 mosaics honoring the victims of the shooting of the Pittsburgh Tree of Life or L'Simcha Congregation.Through Oct. 28 -
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Little Shop of Horrors
Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's classic musical about an insatiable man-eating plant is staged for TexARTS' professional series, with a fine cast cavorting with the pithy and puppeted carnivore, the whole spectacle under the direction of Val Williams.Through Oct. 20. Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $48-60. -
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Lora Reynolds Gallery: Roy McMakin and Rosy Keyser
McMakin brings us recontextualized furniture and untold (actually, very carefully quantified) numbers of coats of paint, with his "Two Bowls, a Cabinet Door, Two Tables, and a Window (with a Blue Wall)," and Keyser's got a new showcase of her vivid "Works on Paper."Through Nov. 9 -
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Comedy
Mark Normand
This New York-based funnyman was birthed in New Orleans. So, up there, he's like an invasive species, right? Like, uh, like a zebra mussel? No, thats wrong – Normand's just a solid standup guy, with gigs all over your tv and at SXSW and Montreal and the Great American Comedy Festival, and so on.Oct. 17-19. Thu., 8pm; Fri.-Sat., 7:30 & 10pm. $12-23. -
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Modern Rocks: But I Remember When We Were Young
Manchester-born Kevin Cummins has an international reputation as one of the world’s leading photographers and is famed for his portraits of musicians, including Joy Division, New Order, David Bowie, Nick Cave, Mick Jagger, Patti Smith, and Oasis. This weekend, Modern Rocks Gallery (now in its fifth year) launches the photographer’s first retrospective show in the United States, featuring his most iconic images.Through Nov. 2 -
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Music at the Blanton: Ephraim Owens
Austin's renowned jazz trumpeter has recorded with the likes of Mumford & Sons, Sheryl Crow, and Erykah Badu and is currently on tour with the Tedeschi Trucks Band – but he'll be playing at the Blanton's free Third Thursday showcase this night.Thu., Oct. 17, 6pm. Free. -
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The Contemporary Austin: The Sorcerer's Burden
The complex relationship between contemporary art and anthropology shapes the subject of "The Sorcerer’s Burden: Contemporary Art and the Anthropological Turn," an 11-artist exhibition representing a wide range of media – including painting, sculpture, photography, video, and performance. And here's our own Robert Faires with a full review of the show. -
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The People's Gallery: Exhibition 2019
Here's the 15th annual exhibition at Austin City Hall, presenting a wide array of painting, sculpture, drawing, and other media by 113 local artists. This year, the exhibition includes a special selection of photographs: The Bold Beauty Project of Texas, featuring images of Texas women with disabilities taken by photographers from across the state. -
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The Umlauf: Michael Ray Charles
Yeah, no, this is a monumental showing of work – including a series of paintings commissioned for the exhibition – by one of the best, most provocative artists working on this planet. The former Austinite (he taught at UT for 20 years) Michael Ray Charles "is known for art that investigates the legacy of historic racial stereotypes of African Americans. Since the 1990s, he's created complex, layered paintings that challenge stereotypes, power dynamics, and social and cultural hierarchies." Ah, words can't even – but our Arts Editor Robert Faires offers a fine preview right here.Through Jan. 3 -
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Visual Arts Center: Fall 2019
The fall array of exhibitions at UT's Visual Arts Center features Nikita Gale's "EASY LISTENING," Kenneth Tam's "Details," Maria Antelman's "Mechanisms of Affection," Saakred's "Sin Nombre, Sin Cuerpo," and more. -
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Wally Workman Gallery: Box of Light
Will Klemm, a realist master of tone and texture in oils, was one of the first artists represented by Wally Workman back in the day. By this time he's revealed more than 50 solo exhibitions across the country. "My intention is to communicate something abstract and interior, while still referencing our everyday lives," says the artist. And now the Workman walls are filled, in image after image, with his sublime success in achieving that intention.Through Oct. 27 -
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Women & Their Work: Wild, Wild Country
Preetika Rajgariah’s new exhibition is where culture, capitalism, and classism collide on the yoga mat, with the artist exploring – through sculpture, video, and performance – how this spiritual practice with deep roots in Hinduism has proliferated into nearly every part of American society.Through Nov. 14
