The Taming of the Shrew

A real wedded couple illuminated the roles of Kate and Petruchio in Stephen Mills' well-loved ballet

"...Wedded couple Jaime Lynn Witts and Frank Shott, as Kate and Petruchio, respectively, led the Saturday..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

La Sylphide

Ballet Austin's first brush with Bournonville showed his style suiting the dancers

"...Friday/Sunday cast, with Aara Krumpe as the sylph and Frank Shott as James. (Ashley Lynn Gilfix and Paul Michael..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Hamlet

The revival of Stephen Mills' Shakespearean ballet is rich in visuals and moving passion

"...In the first pairing of Hamlet and Ophelia, Frank Shott and Ashley Lynn gracefully evoke the great joy..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

Ballet Austin's Director's Choice

In four ballets, three ways of collective being and one irrelevant romance

"...nuanced dancing on Saturday by Ashley Lynn Sherman and Frank Shott, it was impossible to keep out of mind..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Studio Theater Project

The mixed program offers a rich variety of dance that defies easy summation

"...Lynn Gilfix bends into a grand plié, and when Frank Shott jerks her up him, she spins in the..."

April 1, 2011 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Astonishing comedic dancing by the enchanted lovers stole the show in this revival of Stephen Mills' Shakespearean ballet

"...Jaime Lynn Witts, Christopher Swaim, Ashley Lynn Gilfix, and Frank Shott, respectively – was often astonishing: a dance saturated..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

City Moves

This year, three New York choreographers vie for top prize in Ballet Austin's dance-off

"...Beth Terwilleger, and Chelsea Marie Renner – along with Frank Shott and Burfield. Despite the versatility of these dancers,..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

The Magic Flute

This new balletic adaptation boasted fantastic visuals but stodgy choreography

"...sense, with the lyrical Ashley Lynn Gilfix as Pamina, Frank Shott as Tamino, and Beth Terwilleger and Christopher Swain..."

May 13, 2011 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

'silence within silence'

How four love poems shaped a suite of dances and affect the dancers themselves

"...other pairs in the ballet, Ashley Lynn Gilfix and Frank Shott, and Beth Terwilleger and Paul Michael Bloodgood, also..."

March 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

'Coppélia'

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

"...Coppélius, the leads are double-cast: Ashley Lynn Gilfix with Frank Shott, and, with Paul Michael Bloodgood, Jaime Lynn Witts..."

May 7, 2010 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Truth & Beauty: The Bach Project

This triple bill wasn't all truth or beauty, but it was a good night at the ballet

"...avoid contact with the music. Jaime Lynn Witts and Frank Shott were exceptions, and they seemed to actually enjoy..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Season Opener: Swan Lake (Act II) and The Firebird

Ballet Austin's fowl-centric program bagged a comforting swan and powerful Firebird

"...swoon. Unfortunately, something was amiss in the partnering between Frank Shott, as Prince Siegfried, and Gilfix: They looked tired..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

The Studio Theater Project

Both dances in the show have great music, but only one delivers great choreography

"...struggles more micro in a duet for Paino and Frank Shott, until the couple sat inches apart, facing each..."

April 3, 2009 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Don Quixote

In Ballet Austin's take on Cervantes' old knight, youthful vigor and good humor pretty much carried the day

"...the ground. She was more than a match for Frank Shott's Basilio, whose open smile softened the character's rascally..."

May 16, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Swan Lake

As Ballet Austin danced through a mist of blue, 'Swan Lake' cast its spell once more

"...unobtrusively came to the forefront. In Act 2, when Frank Shott's Siegfried lifted Patterson's exquisite Odette in black tutu,..."

May 20, 2005 Arts Review by Ann Ciccolella

Applause! Applause!

The full list of winners for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Frank Shott, Director's Choice: 3x3..."

June 11, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hamlet

Through the vision and skill of choreographer Stephen Mills, Ballet Austin told the story of 'Hamlet' with an urgency and imagination made the prince's pain palpable

"...frenziedly splashing her way through a long, shallow pool; Frank Shott's Laertes' anguished leaps toward his sister's lifeless body,..."

March 19, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Taming of the Shrew

Choreographer Stephen Mills packed Ballet Austin's adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew with a rollicking physicality that spun ballet into slapstick and twirled slapstick into ballet and revealed an impressive grasp of Shakespeare's characters.

"...could see why those three guys -- Eric Midgley, Frank Shott, and Tony Casati, all amusingly moonstruck -- wanted..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Ballet Austin's original adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream delivered two ballets, really -- a highly accessible story-driven first act, followed by a more traditionally balletic second -- which offered an easy way into his clever and fanciful yet intricate work.

"...Lysander and Demetrius, sharp, clownish, and oh-so-desperate, danced by Frank Shott and Allen Abrams. Mills had a lot of..."

May 23, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Cream of the Crop

Nominations for the 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Frank Benge, Holes Before Bedtime..."

May 19, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Awards 2013

Arts writers raise their glasses to outstanding art in list of nominees

"...Frank Shott & Jamie Lynn Witts, The Taming of the..."

May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All Over Creation: Senses and Sensibilities

By engaging our sense of taste during a performance, Voice Dance Company blew our mind

"...had in decades. And when Hannon and Ballet Austin's Frank Shott danced the duel in which Mercutio is slain,..."

July 20, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Cuando los Disfraces se Cuelgan / Carmina Burana and Kai

Completeness from Delfos Danza Contemporánea, mixed results from Ballet Austin

"...enriching experience. In the lead female role, dancing with Frank Shott, Jaime Lynn Witts was lovely, strong, and fresh...."

Oct. 1, 2010 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Frank Shott, Truth & Beauty: The Bach Project..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New American Talent / Dance

Energy and choreographic craft keep this competition springtime fresh

"...Porterfield (although she is not performing, due to injury), Frank Shott, Paul Michael Bloodgood, and Joseph Hernandez. This group..."

April 2, 2010 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Frank Shott, Hamlet..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Honor Roll

The 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Night's Dream, Paul Michael Bloodgood, Ashley Lynn, Allisyn Paino, Frank Shott CLASSICAL MUSIC Symphonic Performance..."

June 6, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Ashley Lynn, Allisyn Paino, Frank Shott ART Museum Exhibition..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2003-2004

The full list of nominations for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Frank Shott, Director's Choice: 3x3..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires