UT Joins Pioneering New Plays Initiative

The UT Department of Theatre & Dance will gain even more access to new drama through a new program from the Playwrights' Center

"...When it comes to new plays, the UT Department of Theatre & Dance means business. Not..."

July 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Control Shift

Thoughts on adjusting to hard times from former opera director Kevin Patterson

"...Austin's arts scene has never seen a season as turbulent as..."

May 13, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tributes

"...RETURN OF THE GRIEVOUS ANGEL..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Feature

TV Eye

TV Eye enters week three of no TV (okay, with an itty-bitty cheat)

"...only because I wanted to see Michelle Obama on The View. Accounts of Obama's appearance got it mostly right...."

June 27, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Articulations

Long Center supporters do a funding turnaround by asking the city for $25 million in bond money, another bunch of Lone Stars are being honored by the Texas Cultural Trust Council with Texas Medal of the Arts Awards, and John Walch wins an award from the American Theatre Critics Association.

"...Long Center Wants City Cash..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

South Bank Update

"...The South Bank continues to inch its way toward reality...."

Aug. 20, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Sabores Auténticos de México

This black-tie affair celebrates the anniversary of Mexican independence

"...This year marks both the bicentennial of the start of Mexico's fight for independence..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

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 instantly recognizable classical music...."

Sept. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

All Over Creation: One Movement Ends, and One Begins

As one chamber music ensemble takes its final bow, another makes its start

"...What with all the visiting bands playing concerts and showcases beside the usual..."

March 16, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Try To Remember

How two kids from UT changed the course of the American musical

"...title that portends a career of earthshaking import in the fine arts. But what can you do, Posterity? That..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?

The Artists' Recent and Upcoming Projects

"...Karen Maness This summer, with support from the Performing Arts Center and the UT College of Fine..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Feature

Nothing Succeeds Like Access

"...illustration by Robert Faires..."

June 11, 1999 Arts Feature by Dawn Davis

Who They Are and What They Deserve

The new play 'Voices of Valor' records the memories of a generation that won the war abroad and at home

"...in World War II pass away in ever-growing numbers, they're taking their stories with them – those personal histories..."

March 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Joan Jonas

The layers, the layers, the layers of things

"...The artist Joan Jonas doesn't fit neatly into any particular..."

May 4, 2012 Arts Feature by Andrew Long

Burn, Aspen, Burn

Chasing Celebrity With a Basic Cable Nobody at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival

"...of working with Howard Kremer, Laura House, and our other co-stars on MTV's Austin Stories (Wednesdays and Sundays, 9:30pm)...."

March 27, 1998 Arts Feature by Brad "Chip" Pope

Humor, Introspection, Ecstasy

UT Composer Dan Welcher is one step away from greatness.

"...This spring, Peter Bay, music director and conductor of the Austin Symphony, had the bright idea of getting UT..."

April 13, 2001 Music Feature by Robert Faires

MACC Mommy

Managing the busy new Mexican American Cultural Center is inspiring work for Amparo Garcia-Crow

"...Although it isn't officially open, there has been no shortage of activity at the Mexican..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Rocketing Through Hard Times

Yellow Tape and other small theatre groups blast past the black hole of the recession

"...Jonathon Morgan and Amanda Butterfield are the two of the peppiest theatre artists in Austin. You..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Naked City

Off The Desk:

"...Gus Garcia is resigning from the mayor pro tem post as of Oct. 1, he..."

Sept. 25, 1998 News Feature

Postmarks

VanScorned

"...I think you're reading a lot more into the response you got from city council staff to your..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Column

Screen Dreams

Drive-In Theatres... on the Web!

"...illustration by Tom King..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...When the discipline under discussion is dance, it's the nature of..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...Quote of the Week..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature

Culture Flash

Calling all Eastside artists, here come the Russians, visual artists talk residency programs, and Steven Dietz comes to UT

"...PeopleFund is hosting a film screening and artist gathering to get more East Austin artists involved in its..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

See a show and aid local theatres, catch some more Crush, show some dramaturgs how to two-step, and read up on Austin artists in national mags

"...it as it heads into its final week: Half the proceeds from the Thursday, Feb. 17, performance will be..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Drums Across Texas

What does Reagan High's drum line have in common with civil rights? Larry Jackson.

"...Close your eyes and you can hear it – the unmistakable din of a high school band room. That..."

June 17, 2011 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

Articulations

Austin artists and arts companies continue to hit the road at a breathless pace.

"...On the Road Again..."

May 4, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Mister Rogers and Me

"...and maybe a sweater on a needy child. In the beginning, he didn't seem my type. For a time,..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Election Coverage 1998

"...Dates Early voting for the Nov. 3 General Election and City of Austin..."

Oct. 9, 1998 News Feature

Top 10 (plus one) Theatrical Treasures and Pleasures of 2007

'Chronicle' Arts Editor Robert Faires recalls 2007, in the theatre

"...1) Present Laughter (Zachary Scott Theatre Center) "I've been to a marvelous party," sang Noël..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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