American Repertory Ensemble

Figuring dance and music to be great tastes that taste great together, American Repertory Ensemble aims to bring those art forms together in an organizational peanut butter cup

"...go their separate ways. Symphony and chamber groups here, ballet and dance troupes there, and never the twain shall..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

American Repertory Ensemble's Dialogues

With American Repertory Ensemble, a company of artists from both music and dance, choreographer David Justin and composer Rob Deemer hope to start a new dialogue between their two disciplines

"...one-sided. Justin, who teaches in the UT Department of Theatre & Dance and is artistic director of its Dance..."

July 21, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Theatre Critics Table 1999-2000 Winners

The Austin Theatre Critics Table presented its eighth annual awards for achievement in the Austin arts in a lively ceremony at the Continental Club

"...On Monday, May 29, the Austin Theatre Critics Table presented its eighth annual awards for achievement..."

June 2, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ballet Austin: Youth moves

Choreographers ages 7-17 won their own chance to shine during this week's search for New American Talent

"...the only ones getting to strut their stuff for Ballet Austin during its biennial New American Talent/Dance this week...."

Feb. 15, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Theatre Critics Table 2000-2001 Nominations

The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts.

"...The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

American Repertory Ensemble

Coming soon to a computer or TV screen near you: dance and classical music from ARE?

"...Regal Metropolitan 14.) And just last month, England's National Theatre launched a similar series with screenings of its current..."

July 24, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Vincent Mantsoe and Dance Theatre X

Defining African-derived contemporary dance with professor Charles O. Anderson

"...a modern dance lexicon, where they were blended with ballet and anti-ballet to form new passages of expression. But..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

American Repertory Ensemble

ARE's new program aims for fewer people so it can put more of them inside the magic

"...bringing in more people. In something of a shift, American Repertory Ensemble is bringing in fewer people to its..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hidden Room Theatre Resurrects King Lear

The once-popular but now obscure revision of Shakespeare's play by Nahum Tate is revived, complete with happy ending

"...oblivion. Burns and her team in the Hidden Room Theatre have been focused on a mystery: the unexplored practices..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Stephanie Carll

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year

"...After theatres shuttered in 2020 due to the pandemic and attempts..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Zach Theatre & Deaf Austin Theatre’s Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella

An innovative approach to a marvelous play

"...been turned into a medieval illuminated manuscript, opera and ballet, Brothers Grimm fairy tale, animated mid-20th century Disney film,..."

Feb. 5, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

The Next Steps

Ballet Austin seeks out tomorrow's Balanchines with a new and unique choreographic showcase

"...work under the radar in storefront studios and warehouse theatres and low-rent lofts, where their explorations in movement may..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

First Position

This lovely documentary follows six international ballet hopefuls, ages 10 to 17, as they compete for the Youth America Grand Prix.

"...Fittingly, this ballet documentary opens foot first. The camera trains on the..."

May 25, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Game-Changers

The 2009 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...When theatre artists working outside the mainstream had no place to..."

May 29, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Dance

Some Austin dance artists will be getting out of town this summer – way out of town: Innsbruck, Jacob's Pillow, and Hong Kong – thanks to special invitations

"...thanks to special invitations. The students in Dance Repertory Theatre, UT's performing ensemble for dance majors, are currently in..."

June 23, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

Stephen Mills makes a dance for ABT, and Elizabeth Crist wins an honor from ASCAP

"...More national exposure for Ballet Austin Artistic Director Stephen Mills. This time American Ballet..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Compagnie Julie Dossavi/Trey McIntyre Project

World-class choreographers from Paris and Houston dance into Austin the same week

"...with that of current club culture. Making a rare American appearance, Dossavi will perform her critically acclaimed 2004 work..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Andrew Long

The Nutcracker

Ballet Austin's 43rd production is what you might call a big-ticket ballet, a sensational show that's all about dreams coming true

"...ought to play as the audience takes its seats. Ballet Austin's 43rd production is what you might call a..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Articulations

Deborah Hay wins raves, The Match in New York, and Ballet Austin brings a New York dancer to town to play Hamlet

"...Ballet Austin just treated us to one-half of the team..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

Dispatches from New York: Playwright Aaron Mack Schloff on the reading of his work In Galicia and artist Michael A. Arthur on creating drawings for American Ballet Theatre.

"...West Side. The reading was held for the off-Broadway theatre company Clubbed Thumb, which commissioned the script with funds..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Getting the Look

Following the Path of Theatrical Designers

"...In the theatre, there are masters of the Look, artists whose purpose..."

July 12, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

City Moves

This year, three New York choreographers vie for top prize in Ballet Austin's dance-off

"...striking in a rehearsal of Bradley Shelver's work for Ballet Austin's New American Talent/Dance competition is the pairing of..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Line Dancing

Austin's Michael Arthur has made an improbable career out of drawing theatre and dance companies in rehearsal

"...feeling. Like many grads from the UT Department of Theatre & Dance, he took his degree and headed for..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Michael Kaiser Has Ideas About What's Next for the Arts

The arts management expert spoke to Austin arts groups about the future, and the key word is “community”

"...so named for his role in rescuing Kansas City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, and..."

June 5, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Past, Present, and FuturX of Latinx Performance in Austin

The current surge of Latinx theatre and dance in Austin speaks to both tradition and pioneering new directions

"...This past Friday, I was talking with a fellow theatregoer at the Mexican American Cultural Center about how that..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Feature by Roxanne Schroeder-Arce

Culture Connectors

The 2013 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...their pioneering efforts in nurturing the visual arts, dance, theatre, and classical music, and for helping them to flourish...."

May 31, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...outstanding work in dance, classical music, visual art, and theatre in the past year and announced the nominees for..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...was outstanding in dance, classical music, visual art, and theatre in that span and announced the nominees for the..."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...outstanding work in dance, classical music, visual art, and theatre in the past year and announced the nominees for..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

Culture Flash! March 2016

Honors for Dietz, compassion for ASO, and China for the ballet

"...the symphony, and a very special trip for the ballet's Big Six-Oh...."

March 23, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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