Austin at FringeNYC: Big Apple Bouquets

Austin's three entries in this year's New York International Fringe Festival earned some real attention, ranging from the respectable to the rave

"...York International Fringe Festival included more than 200 shows, Austin's three entries not only weren't lost in the crowd,..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Air Guitar Championships

Emo's, Saturday, May 21, 2005

"...the disco or the grace and elegance of the ballet, dance is everywhere. This weekend, it’s at a particularly..."

May 20, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin Aqua Festival '97

"...the boon-doggle everyone makes it out to be. As Austin grows by leaps and bounds, tons of families, pre-teens,..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Music Feature

How Austin's Performing Artists Are Reopening Their Spaces

After months behind screens, the folks who run the city's theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs are welcoming audiences back inside

"...and widespread vaccination among the populace – more of Austin's performing artists began to welcome audiences back indoors to..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...a patron in Robert Plant on the Zeppelin crier's Austin-kissed 2010 album Band of Joy...."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Revamping the Austin Music Poll

Here's how Playback's voting

"...Chronicle staffers are poring over 20 years of online Austin Music Poll results for evidence of Russian interference. Meanwhile,..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

First Night Austin

First Night Austin gets ready to ring out the old year in a big way, with a cultural extravaganza on a scale the city has never before seen

"...This year, Austin, get ready to ring out the old year in..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Aqua Festival '97

"...generation. Take no prisoners, give no quarter. They're playing Austin's Aqua Festival, now in its 36th year. Man, whoever..."

July 25, 1997 Music Feature

Austin Arts Get Going in 1995 Forward Motion

"...it hasn't been all bad -- certainly not in Austin. Believe it or not, our city actually led the..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Arts Feature

Balanchine, by the Muse

Working with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Ballet Austin gets in step with history

"...propelled by the forces of the sound. "Is this ballet?" some in their plush seats undoubtedly wonder. Of course...."

Oct. 24, 2008 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Dance of the Prodigal Son

Soft-spoken and self-effacing choreographer Stephen Mills seems an unlikely candidate for rebellious Prodigal Son. But he was, breaking away from Ballet Austin in 1996, only to return two years later. Now the newly named artistic director of Ballet Austin, Mills talks about his departure, his return, and the future of the company.

"...on Guadalupe Street, the building housing the studios of Ballet Austin, and over the next nine years, did a..."

April 28, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Next Steps

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

"...Ballet Austin has an idea, and this week the company..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Playing of the Shrew

Ballerina Allysin Paino reveals more about taming Kate for Ballet Austin's 'Shrew'

"...When Ballet Austin Artistic Director Stephen Mills first turned The Taming..."

April 6, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dancing the Christmas Spirit

An eight-year-old fan of The Nutcracker has her dream come true when she gets to talk to a choreographer and ballerina -- Ballet Austin's Stephen Mills and Gina Patterson -- about the ballet that helps Christmas feel like Christmas.

"...a Christmas tradition, my family goes to see the ballet of The Nutcracker. It helps Christmas feel like Christmas...."

Dec. 8, 2000 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Three for the Barre

With a serious amount of movement taking place on the Austin dance scene, the Chronicle asked three of its dance critics to review recent programs by Ballet Austin, Tapestry Dance Company, and the Latino dance festival Collectivos.

"...Three ballets, each with its own particular style and angle on..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Sweet New Nut

Ballet Austin Gives an Old Favorite a New Look

"...Do the math. Ballet company + the month of December equals... Yup, The..."

Dec. 13, 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

Revenge, Deferred in Stephen Mills' Hamlet

Post-pandemic, Stephen Mills brings his career-defining Hamlet back to Ballet Austin

"...Ballet is often about the intersection of classic stories and..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Coppélia'

Stephen Mills programs this comic work to help develop Austin's ballet palate

"..."He's one of the original mad scientists," says Ballet Austin Artistic Director Stephen Mills of Dr. Coppélius, the..."

May 7, 2010 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

The Final Three

If fast, physical action in a national face-off is what you want, try Ballet Austin

"...And this one is taking place right here in Austin, in a venue where you sit so close to..."

March 26, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Choosing Peace

On the second anniversary of being named Ballet Austin's permanent artistic director, Stephen Mills reflects on his first two years and the company's current program, Director's Choice.

"...The title of Ballet Austin's program this month is Director's Choice, which is..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Coming Soon To a Concert Hall Near You

What's ahead for the Austin Symphony Orchestra & Ballet Austin in 2004-2005

"...make out the cool, refreshing 2004-2005 seasons of the Austin Symphony Orchestra and Ballet Austin. The ballet is offering..."

May 28, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Review: Stephen Mills’ POE / A Tale of Madness Is Pitch Perfect

Ballet Austin brings the master of the macabre to life (before killing him again)

"...and his adoptive mother, and his wife Sissy. For Ballet Austin, these truths are woven into his storyline, replete..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

The Sleeping Beauty

This classic's technical challenges were cause for concern, but Ballet Austin's staging boasted wonders as well

"...program The Sleeping Beauty, arguably the most technically difficult ballet in the classical repertoire, on a company whose dancers..."

May 16, 2014 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Find Your Center

Ballet Austin's grand-opening celebration

"...Ballet Austin wants everybody to see its new digs, so..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New American Talent / Dance

Not everyone agreed with the clear winner in Ballet Austin's competition this year, and enough with the tweets

"...Choreography competitions like Ballet Austin's biennial New American Talent/Dance are two-headed beasts. There's..."

April 4, 2014 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

BA2BA

Ballet Austin to Big Apple

"...The last several seasons have seen Stephen Mills and Ballet Austin really getting around: performances at the Kennedy Center..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Glass Project

The music of Philip Glass in the three works of Ballet Austin's program provided more thread than theme

"...not a theme. Each of the three dances on Ballet Austin's Philip Glass program, all choreographed by Artistic Director..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

The Nutcracker: Home for the Holidays

Ballet Austin's virtual version of the seasonal staple dances you closer to the magic than ever before

"...When it came to Ballet Austin's The Nutcracker: Home for the Holidays, my family..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bend It, Stretch It

Unseen Worlds re-discovers Carl Stone's 1983 classic

"...Last week, Austin’s avant-garde reissue label, Unseen Worlds, unearthed Carl Stone’s 1983..."

March 3, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

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