Down the Rabbit Hole With Performa/Dance’s FINDING ALICE (IN WONDERLAND)

Things get trippy on Ballet Austin's stage

"...piece of the puzzle toward the end.” With the choreography completed, composer Ritika Bhattacharjee brings a final crucial aspect..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by Neha Kondaveeti

Pool Parties, Pride Picnics, and Other Events Worth Braving the Heat

Get good and sweaty

"...and Ciceley Fullylove each created works designed to break choreography barriers. Accompanied by live music composed by members of..."

June 28, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Magda, Mélat, Madam Radar, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week in Austin

"...and Ciceley Fullylove each created works designed to break choreography barriers. Accompanied by live music composed by members of..."

June 28, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Texas Performing Arts Crosses Media for 2024-25 Season

Works by David Byrne, Conspirare, Twyla Tharp, and more

"...the lines between man and machine, dance and calligraphy, choreography and data sets. Spanish Harlem Orchestra: Salsa Navidad..."

May 14, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Art Openings, Ballet, and Books in Our Recommended Arts Events

Find some arts this week

"...his score with the lush costumes, scenery, and virtuoustic choreography guaranteed by a Ballet Austin production – it’s sure..."

May 10, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Theatre Review: The Baron’s Men Presents Romeo and Juliet

The Curtain Theatre’s BYOB outdoor production is a magical night out

"...to raucous brawls; Phil Canzano and Michael Osborn’s fight choreography adds more tension than you’d imagine a stage punch..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...on everyone (those gams!). With some of the best choreography and songs of all time, Hyperreal Film Club invites..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Madonna Remains a Prickly Pop Disruptor at Moody Center

First of two nights drives home Madge’s four-decade ubiquity

"...admitted, “I’m tired tonight,” and left the most intricate choreography to her dancers. Though some tracks were pitched down..."

April 15, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

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 of course, there’s the brilliant choreography. Collaboratively made with the dance corps in a shockingly..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Spider Sculptures, Gore Feasts, and More Arts Events

Feed your art habit with these recommended events for the week

"...darkling prince of American letters, Edgar Allan Poe. Mills’ choreography, gracefully (and eldritchly) embodied by the company’s finest at..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Olivia Rodrigo, at the Precipice of Rock and Pop Stardom

Singer teeters on poise and rowdiness for fourth GUTS tour stop

"...star acted as their semi-stoic leader, partaking in minimal choreography herself beyond sways and stomps. The quick side eyes..."

Feb. 29, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Sundance Review: The Sacred, the Profane, and the Silly in Realm of Satan

Playful portrait of the Church of Satan is a Rorschach test

"...is that, between all the elegant lighting, the excessive choreography, and the amount of baby powder required to slip..."

Feb. 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Broadway in Austin’s My Fair Lady

Sharp-tongued classic musical still needs to fix its modern ending

"...his nuptials. It's one of many showcases for the choreography by Christopher Gatelli, meshing as perfectly here in its..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Six Decades of The Nutcracker at Ballet Austin

Stephen Mills sprinkles seasonal magic on a beloved Christmas institution

"...works use or at least draw upon the original choreography of Imperial Ballet Master Marius Petipa (indeed, Ballet Austin..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Review: Zach Theatre’s A Christmas Carol

Boisterous but shallow jukebox musical of the Dickens classic misses opportunities

"...else siloed in their own worlds. Jen Young Mahlstedt's choreography is nice but uninspiring, and it consistently refuses opportunities..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Jasmine Lane

ACL Interview: Meet Snõõper, Nashville’s Thrashing “Wiggles of Hardcore”

The propmaking punks bring their “mosh-quito” puppet to ACL Fest

"...Snõõper's live experience to "sensory overload," anchored by synchronized choreography, neon tracksuits, and cutthroat chants. When the enormous props..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Foo Fighters, Alanis Morissette, BigXthaPlug, and More Highlights From Saturday at ACL Fest

From Rina Sawayama's avant-pop to Die Spitz's morning mosh

"...elongated fingernails (“Comme Des Garçons [Like the Boys]”). Despite choreography throughout, the songwriter’s sharp vocals remained unscathed, and her..."

Oct. 8, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Shania Twain Has A Little Fun, Joins Foo Fighters Onstage at ACL Fest

Boisterous crowd cheers the Queen of Me

"...few non-moving pairs of feet to action. Performing hip-shaking choreography against a backdrop of neon-tinted desertscapes, Twain leaned heavily..."

Oct. 8, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Kendrick Lamar’s Perfect Decade at ACL Fest Snags With Delayed, Cut-Off Performance

“I heard y’all have a curfew… I told them they’d have to shut off my mic”

"...Kunta,” “DNA.,” and “Humble.” all resonated. The unique group choreography that thrived on his recent Big Steppers Tour lent..."

Oct. 7, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin R&B Cool Girl Grace Sorensen Prioritizes Good Energy

BLK ODYSSY and Magna Carda collabs hype the singer/dancer’s Zilker debut

"...on the messiness of modern-day romances while flexing fluid choreography and an unremitting falsetto (plus an impeccable sense of..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Review: Broadway in Austin's Six

Flash over formidability defines this pop historical fiction

"...their handling of Carrie-Anne Ingrouille’s repetitive but fun girl-group choreography is nicely synchronized, and their excessively pandering engagement with..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Georgetown Palace Theatre's The Sound of Music

It may be paint-by-number, but this production captures the core of an old-fashioned musical

"...that can't fluctuate in tone or tempo, and charming choreography by Evelyn Joy Hoelscher that offers neither surprises nor..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Georgetown Palace’s The Sound of Music

Production captures the core of an old-fashioned musical

"...that can’t fluctuate in tone or tempo, and charming choreography by Evelyn Joy Hoelscher that offers neither surprises nor..."

Sept. 5, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Five Live and Legendary Austin Performances This Month

Local stages shake with terror, delight, and motion this September

"...directed by Bonnie Cullum, with contributions from the ensemble, choreography by Toni Bravo, and writing by Sarah Saltwick. These..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Quiet Light, One Be Low, a few July 4th traditions, and more recommended shows

"...group's lead singer in 1968. Expect all the cool-as-ice choreography and medleys of the most timeless and intoxicating songs..."

June 30, 2023 Music Column by Wayne Lim

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Hairspray

This may be the big hair state, but does this musical go too big?

"...Ivey Long), and lighting (Paul Miller) design and period-specific choreography (Robbie Roby)...."

June 14, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Austin Playhouse’s Big Fish

This charming fish tale is small in scale but huge in heart

"...Toner Haddock’s velvet-gloved direction, along with Erin Ryan’s eye-catching choreography, captures every moment of romanticism found in the script...."

June 13, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Qmmunity: More Pride, Less Prejudice

In a way, we're all gay Darcys looking for our gay Elizabeths in the thrush of Pride parties

"...of LGBTQ performers; Vertarias, She23, and Majesty giving "high-energy choreography and expressive lyricism" in a tribute to Nineties musical..."

June 9, 2023 Column by James Scott

Review: Austin Playhouse's Indecent

Passionate tribute to a landmark lesbian kiss is a warning from history

"...accordion, and in the execution of Adam Roberts’ exuberant choreography. Only Wolfe, who plays the stage manager, Lemml, in..."

April 24, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations

Like any jukebox musical, it all comes down to the songs

"...short form, and all with the group’s slick signature choreography (wonderfully reenvisioned by Sergio Trujullo). Some songs pop up..."

March 30, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

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