Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...music, and visual art. The nominations for the 2004-2005 Austin Critics Table Awards, covering the period from May 1,..."

May 27, 2005 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

Applause! Applause!

The full list of winners for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art, as presented during its annual ceremony at the Capitol City Comedy Club.

"...On Monday, June 2, the Austin Critics Table handed out its annual awards for outstanding..."

June 6, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Critics Table's Crème de la Crème

The winners of the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...was large enough to fill the showroom as the Austin Critics Table gathered for the 26th time to honor..."

June 5, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Culture Connectors

The 2013 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...On any given date, Austin's cultural calendar offers so many options that it's almost..."

May 31, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...classical music, and theatre. The nominations for the 2008 Austin Critics Table Awards, covering the period from May 1,..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...of it. That essentially describes the reaction of the Austin Critics Table to the last year in the arts...."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Director Don Toner announces a new theatre company for himself, David Stevens announces his departure from Chorus Austin, and UT's Department of Art & Art History announces a rare meeting of critical minds.

"...friends at their home to announce the formation of Austin Playhouse, a new company for which Toner will serve..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Southwest Voices

Chorus Austin's showcase of new choral work by Texas composers proved there is plenty of homegrown talent to celebrate

"...shop local ... listen local? Southwest Voices, presented by Chorus Austin's Austin Vocal Arts Ensemble, encouraged us to do..."

May 23, 2014 Arts Review by Natalie Zeldin

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...effort: get spiffy for the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus in Gay Chorus Deep South, and glam up for..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...visual arts, and theatre. The nominations for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards, covering the period from May 1,..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

They Got the Beat

Living the pop life in Austin

"...That goes double for Austin in 2001. This, though, is one instance where "pop"..."

May 4, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Panoramic Voices’ Bach: Mass in B Minor

Director Brent Baldwin and his chorus made this work of pure uplift – rousing to sing, delightful to hear – a joy to experience

"...every movement a triumph. As sung by the hundred-plus chorus and soloists of Panoramic Voices, accompanied by an outstanding..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Songs of Love and Loss

This ambitious Austin Vocal Arts Ensemble program was like a tale of two choirs

"...Originally founded as the Austin Handel-Haydn Society, the Austin Vocal Arts Ensemble merged in..."

April 30, 2010 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

Articulations

Sad songs for local choral companies -- Austin ProChorus ends its song and Chorus Austin lets go its executive director -- but a sweet tune for Arts Center Stage: a million-dollar donation from Southwestern Bell.

"...The week has been an especially tough one for Austin's vocal ensembles. An ambitious experiment on the city's choral..."

April 19, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Album Review: Female Gallery, Best Friends Together Forever

First EP from Austin post-punk fourpiece is a promising start

"...Hard-driving post-punk soundscapes try on many different wigs on Austin fourpiece Female Gallery’s Best Friends Together Forever. The band..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

The Flying Dutchman

Austin Lyric Opera's first production of The Flying Dutchman was a solid and compelling staging of the opera that marked a turning point in Wagner's career and in German opera

"...Austin Lyric Opera's first production of The Flying Dutchman was..."

April 2, 2004 Arts Review by Jerry Young

Robert Faires' Top 10 Dance and Classical Treasures of 2017

Much outstanding new dance and music this year took its cue from the world around us and pressing social issues

"...REDUX: A TALE OF BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Ballet Austin) In a world of midnight intensity and unease, choreographer..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Classical Music Treasures of 2011

Ancient voices, singing strings, and lots of Bach made 2011 a fine year for ears

"...2) 'FLIGHT' (Austin Lyric Opera) The travelers in Jonathan Dove's airport-set opera..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

First Night 2009 Schedule

"...Austin Shakespeare – World's Fastest Hamlet!: HBMG Theatre, 3:30-4pm..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Arts Feature

Culture Flash!

New theatre that aims to light a political fire under you, a new warehouse theatre for South Austin, and Central Texans sing out at Carnegie Hall

"...Beegle (Don't Drown, Bear), and Quin Arbeitman (Comedy Sportz Austin), plus adult-oriented puppet shows from Turtleback Puppet Theater and..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Arts Stalwarts

Twelve of Austin's cultural heroes will be inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame at the 2003 Austin Critics Table Awards ceremony, and here is an introduction to them and some of their significant contributions to the local arts scene.

"...They are Austin's cultural heroes. They are individuals who have founded local..."

May 30, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Conception of Fate

The Austin Symphony's performance of the program Conception of Fate, with its works by Mozart, Brahms, and Beethoven, melded craft and style into a profound, spirited, joyful night of art.

"...Music Director Peter Bay has led the Austin Symphony into a new era of exquisite and exacting..."

March 1, 2002 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Tone Royal’s Up Late

Local rapper gets animated in new video

"...Peeling back his layers, Austin rapper Tone Royal (Ray Villarreal) has dropped an animated..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

All Over Creation: Regifting

There may be new life in old Scrooge yet, thanks to creative Austin artists

"...That said, you know how good Austinites are at repurposing worn-out goods, right? How people here..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Stonewall

"...historical information imparted here, it's no wonder that the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival recently honored Stonewall..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Lunar Vacation, Nané Day, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Grab the earplugs and hit the clubs

"...Deep Cross is Austin’s gale-force entry into the increasingly crowded contemporary industrial conversation...."

April 11, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Superlatives

The 2008-2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...On Monday, June 1, the Austin Critics Table handed out its annual awards for outstanding..."

June 5, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

The literal and figurative institutionalization of Austin music and art legend Daniel Johnston is analyzed from many angles in this perceptive film profile.

"...The Devil and Daniel Johnston, the once and forever Austin musical phenomenon is compared – and in some cases..."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Emma & Elvis

"...film their testimonies provide a kind of contrapuntal Greek chorus to the fiction's events, Alice is having a great..."

May 14, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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