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Denuded of ideological trimmings and vicious rhetoric, much of the agenda that motivates talk radio hosts is common to most of us.

"...strong relief to dealing with the world as a ballet of good guys and bad guys, especially when you..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Run by Families, Run for Families

It's a Friday evening at the Santa Cruz Center for Culture, and as the Aztlan Dance Company rehearses its production of Reflexiones '02, the company shows how after 30 years it's still not only an exhilarating dance company, but very much a family affair.

"...explore every realm of dance. A little bit of ballet, jazz, modern, flamenco, and folklorico but, of course, with..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Manhattan Transfer with the Austin Symphony

The four accomplished vocalists who comprise the Manhattan Transfer turned an evening with the Austin Symphony at the Austin Convention Center into a night when "there was magic abroad in the air."

"...The Manhattan Transfer with the Austin Symphony: Fit to PleaseAustin Convention Center,..."

June 14, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Why Ask Why?

Local art collective How+Why? stages its latest event, titled "Now More Than Ever," where art will co-opt advertising instead of vice versa.

"...also includes local talent, with media manipulation videos by Austin-based artists Cathy Shive and Tyler Jacobsen as well as..."

May 24, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Moving Backward to Go Forward

The opening of its fourth season finds the Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company moving backward in order to go forward.

"...which includes seeking greater exposure for the company outside Austin. Shorter works tour more easily and adhere to time..."

April 26, 2002 Arts Feature by Dawn Davis Loring

Coach's Corner

When even the duffers at the muni golf course are talking about the Olympics, you know the ratings are through the roof.

"...an ex-IBM manager, both breeds in abundant supply on Austin golf courses. They're ramrod straight, wiry thin guys with..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

The Moontower's Glow

Art Davis' new play The Moontower's Glow is a spiritual cousin to both The Rocky Horror Show and You Can't Take It With You, focusing on a houseful of eccentrics who have rejected the normalcy of society to live their dreams, no matter how ludicrous they may appear to the rest of the world.

"...The Moontower's Glow: Keep Austin WeirdThe Blue Theater,..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Postscripts

Recent news in Austin's literary scene

"...looked at other arts organizations and saw that a ballet company, for example, had members of its board who..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Coach's Corner

Longhorn Fan is a breed apart -- for this we can be thankful.

"...dogs and potato chips. A few Americans prefer the ballet to Monday Night Football. Hummus to a burger. A..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

The Golf Cart Story

The oral history of the Great Chronicle Lakeway Golf Cart Raid

"...is hard to describe the punk rock era in Austin, but people divided into these ideological camps that would..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Articulations

Central Texas writer Tom Grimes has a play date in L.A., Deborah Hay duets with Baryshnikov in Brooklyn, and Jouét flies off to Louisville, plus legislative applause for Austin musicals Jouét and Oliver!

"...came of age in the Age of Aquarius. The ballet superstar's White Oak Dance Project has been touring the..."

June 1, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Kids in Black

That innocuous-seeming crew of people listed beneath the actors in every program, who scurry around in black backstage and hover over the proceedings in the sound and light booth, may not be well-known to most theatregoers, but this silent, hidden army is all-powerful. Techies get almost no share in the glory, but they run the world, and here's how.

"..."There is a separate ballet that's going on behind the scenes for every show..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Public Notice

Our weekly calendar of activist and volunteer events and fundraisers.

"...platter on the grill (lunch is provided). 326-1222.Breast of Austin Here's yet another reminder that October is Breast Cancer..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Dancing About Architecture

Is the Return of Wayne Douglas on the way? Bob Schneider gets a solo record deal.

"...those locals who still fondly remembers 107.7 K-NACK, the Austin area's first "alternative rock" radio station? Well, I reported..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Articulations

A busy summer for Austin artists.

"...Summer has become a busy time for Austin artists, not just in terms of the local scene..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Writing Rebel

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Stewart Stern remembers writing Rebel Without a Cause:"I was caught up in the same kind of fervency and speed that the characters were."

"...recognized Ray's brilliant contributions -- "the color palette, the ballet of that knife fight, and the whole Götterdämmerung aspect..."

June 16, 2000 Screens Feature by Chale Nafus

Dancefest: Seeing Movement For What It Is

In this week's section of Austin Chronicle arts reviews, Ben Willcott reports on a night at the second annual Dancefest.

"...supporters for the second night of the second annual Austin Dancefest. In fact, the weather didn't stop anyone from..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Arts Review by Ben Willcott

Day Trips

All sixty-eight years and 170 members of the "the world's longest-running Western Swing band" are covered at the LIght Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame and Museum in Mesquite, Texas.

"...are in theatres such as the Paramount Theatre in Austin and The Pocket Sandwich Theatre in Dallas (214/821-1860). The..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Say Hello to Kitty

Join Austin writer Anna Hanks in her desperate search for the "Hello Kitty" hotline.

"...(such as Toy Joy and Terra Toys here in Austin), mass retailer Target now carries their own Hello Kitty..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Features Feature by Anna Hanks

The Education of a Lifetime

A look at UT's Performing Arts Center and the process by which they bring the biggest names in jazz to Austin.

"...with events the PAC brings to UT and to Austin in general are surely the most important. When you..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

The Body Is the Music

The Beginnings

"...Ballet has its origins in folk dance. American popular dance..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Arts Feature by Barbejoy A. Ponzio

A Night at The Opera: Artists Sing Out at Arts Commision

"...June 7, I am ready to croon to the Austin Arts Commission that, despite the dedicated work of the..."

June 18, 1999 Arts Feature

Play It Again, Sam

All About Eve (1950)

"...Mommie Dearest at the ol' Longhorn Drive-In here in Austin back in 1981. I was nine years old, and..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

Day Trips

"...music stars Eddie Gonzalez and Emilio along with mariachis, Ballet Folklorico, and food, May 29 & 30. 498-4677...."

May 28, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Exhibitionism

Blood Wedding: Folk Tale Under a Glitter Moon

"...James Barker's sets, clearly incomplete, perform a labored, leviathan ballet during innumerable set changes, at some points revealing the..."

April 30, 1999 Arts Review

Writes of Winter

"...talent and arresting presence had people flocking to the ballet with the numbers and enthusiasm usually reserved for rock..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Books Review

Wilde Life

"...the festival all but fell into their laps. The Austin Lyric Opera folk, who already had Salome slotted for..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Exhibitionism

"...objects. After a brief inquisitive pause, a pair of ballet slippers is proudly donned as bunny ears, a tampon..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Arts Review

Stage Frights

"...Act Two intermezzo. Jennifer Hamburg has choreographed a lovely ballet piece in "The Masque of the Red Death," made..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Arts Feature

Public Notice

Hallo, Ween!

"...Hinojosa and Lourdes Pérez, a performance by Roy Lozano's Ballet Folkórico, and a Day of the Dead Altar exhibit..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

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