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

"...2) PANCHO VILLA FROM A SAFE DISTANCE (Ballroom Marfa/Golden Hornet..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

10 Not-To-Miss Oktoberfest Events in Central Texas

We know you’ve been waiting to bust out the dirndl and lederhosen!

"...kolaches, our beer gardens, those weekend trips to the dance halls for polka music and camaraderie?..."

Sept. 25, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Five.Foot.One 2 'Five.Two.Ten'

Tiny dynamo Andrea Ariel works up short dances

"...good things, all wrapped up in the bow of dance...."

Sept. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Historic Fayette County Dance Hall for Sale

Who wants to buy a century old landmark?

"...far different type of historical relic: the Swiss Alp Dance Hall. Located an hour and a half southeast of..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Arts Feature by Annalise Pasztor

Big Range Austin Dance Festival

Choreographer Ellen Bartel is stirring up the local dance scene again with a bigger, more sophisticated dance fest

"...Three years after pulling Austin's contemporary-dance scene out of the gutter with the Hot September..."

June 6, 2008 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

The Hideout Theatre's Dance Dreams

The improv artists in this production do an impressive job of detailing the falling and rising fortunes of a ballet company

"...The cast of Dance Dreams at the Hideout are some brave performers, indeed...."

Dec. 8, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Batsheva Dance Company

Going gaga for sensation-based movement

"...a choreographer and director of Tel Aviv, Israel's Batsheva Dance Company, a post he has held since 1990. Gaga..."

March 16, 2012 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Central Market Announces Curbside Service at Their Original Austin Store Location

And other not-to-be-missed local food news bites

"...Central Market announces the opening of Curbside service at their..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

La Barbecue’s Supper Club, Soup Peddler’s Pride, Hatch at Central Market, Seven Deadly Sins at Higher Ground, and Everybody’s Got Those Delta Variant Blues

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Austin Public Health officials haven’t yet declared a pandemic..."

Aug. 4, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dance, Girl, Dance

It was a good year for women filmmakers at a recharged Sundance Film Festival

"...The 2010 edition of the Sundance Film Festival, which took place..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Council: A Tapestry Dance for Fall

Cabs, parking, and marriage equality are all on the docket next week

"...meeting this week, the next one scheduled for Sept. 27. That will officially be "Tapestry Dance Company Day," the..."

Sept. 21, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

And May All Your Christmases Include Extravagant Song & Dance Numbers

"...can commiserate. He owns the ski lodge in Vermont (central to Michael Curtiz's 1954 White Christmas), where business is..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Handicapping the Holidays

We narrow the field for the gamer on your gift list

"...Dance Central 2Xbox 360 Harmonix $50 GunstringerXbox 360 Twisted Pixel..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Handicapping the Holidays

We narrow the field for the gamer on your gift list

Dec. 9, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

A Gift for Every Gamer

Put yourself in the shoes of your gaming giftee and answer the following questions on your path to the perfect purchase.

"...#game { background-image:url('/Images/step-connector.png'); background-repeat:repeat-y; background-position:top center; width:620px; text-align:center; } #game.all { background-image:none; } #game .game {..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Letters at 3AM

Anthony Powell is the least known of the greatest 20th century novelists

"...frightening or comforting that what Robert Burton wrote in 1621's The Anatomy of Melancholy applies perfectly to any moment..."

June 5, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...When the discipline under discussion is dance, it's the nature of the artists to be on..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Harmonic Convergence

Three stellar performers of Indian classical dance finally unite onstage

"...to introduce herself as a performer of Indian classical dance, the response she'd get would invariably be: "Oh, do..."

March 5, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...concerts, and art exhibitions mounted locally between May 1, 2017, and April 30, 2018, and settled on what was..."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...concerts, and art exhibitions mounted locally between May 1, 2018, and April 30, 2019, and settled on what was..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Distance Danced

Between its old and new versions of 'Swingin' Then & Now,' Tapestry Dance Company has swung a long way, baby

"...The last time Tapestry Dance Company presented the program Swingin' Then & Now, the..."

April 21, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Best-Case Scenario

After years of work, Envision Central Texas goes majorly public.

"...particularly high expectations for whatever comes out of Envision Central Texas' regional vision project. You can find them on..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Downtown Dominoes

The headlines are about Block 21 and Seaholm, but the long-term questions are about what the city of Austin should be

"...Warehouse District. But we can pick it up 6 1/2 years ago, when in a flush of the excitement..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Jennifer Sherburn's Riverside

With her new site-specific dance Riverside, choreographer Jennifer Sherburn says, "Come on in, the water's fine!"

"...kind fella with a pool to host my next dance performance. I'd love to talk more about it and..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Faster Than Sound: Peacemakers Cap a Decade at Evangeline Cafe

Evangeline Cafe keeps rolling out South Austin roots, the Coconut Club brings dance and DJs Downtown, and the newly improved Austin Music Poll drops

"...Mike Keller and Willie Pipkin formed the Peacemakers in 2009 to fill weekly Wednesdays at the South Austin Cajun..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...lineupreally ignites with the world premiere of Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, Richard Linklater's Austin-produced and -animated..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Follow the Lederhosen

Celebrating Oktoberfest all over Central Texas

"...and eventually became an annual event, dubbed "Oktoberfest" in 1872. It has since evolved into a 16-day Munich blowout..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

The ARA Faces the Music

For the Austin Revitalization Authority, Eastside renewal proves to be a long, slow dance

"...openings. One such occasion took her to 1104 E. 12th on a glorious spring afternoon in 1981, where a..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Page Two: Balancing Act

Several tiny steps in search of a dance to winter – and a dance toward launching into reverie

"...2) Some of these gift words, such as "patriot," are..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Column by Louis Black

The Place Where Worlds Join

Aztlan Dance Company explores the cultural interaction of old and new in Veracruz

"...you who don't speak Spanish, the title of Aztlan Dance Company's production Veracruz: Feria de Flores, Nostalgia de Amores..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

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