Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...ballets – The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Giselle, et al. – delight and have grown in technique and style during the..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Big Range Austin

The festival that packs a year of contemporary dance into two weekends

"...Leah Smiley Tubbs (Ballet Afrique), Ann Berman (Forklift Danceworks), Lisa Del Rosario (Sheep Army), and Mary Chase (Dance Repertory..."

June 25, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Performa / Dance's Midsummer Offerings

The three dances in this mixed program all turned on the difficulty of making connections

"...features. The four dancers could have been Jarkowiec's family: Lisa Del Rosario as the grandmother in Poland, and Jarkowiec,..."

June 30, 2017 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Heart

At its best, this program of five choreographers riffing on 'Heart' pulled me in and provoked me to deeper exploration

"...of seashells center stage, the exquisitely musical Angie Obermeyer, Lisa Del Rosario, Marroquín, and Nicole Lazo appeared one after..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Las Cuatro Estaciones: A Story of Human Trees

In Sharon Marroquín's new dance, we are all gnarled and heliotropic

"...right of center and sets it on one end. Lisa del Rosario approaches the stump and slowly ascends it,..."

March 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Jonelle Seitz's Top 10 Brave Dance Artists of 2016

The year revealed how much courage and inspiration can be found in Austin's masters of movement

"...6) LISA DEL ROSARIO So much complexity in one dancer –..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

The Theorists’ Hiraeth

A sprawling evening of art and community organized by Amy Morrow and the Theorists showed the challenge of editing in our age

"...lifting their T-shirts to cover their faces, the dancers delegated expression to their abs. Lip-synching, clips of songs by..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre’s Lumen

The site-specific dance inspired by Dan Flavin’s art evoked pure wonder and worked as a study of threes

"...members of line upon line – Matt Teodori, Adam Bedell, and Cullen Faulk – performed around and among the..."

April 29, 2016 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Austin Dance Festival

The debut of this new dance fest offered a range of interesting work, the best being fluent in musicality

"...hair-whipping duet by Austinite Alyson Dolan for herself and Lisa del Rosario, who were accompanied onstage by a vocalist,..."

April 24, 2015 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Triumph of Love

Austin Playhouse's take on this chamber musical features a wealth of talent, but the staging is static

"...that the production is completely bereft of physicality. Choreographer Lisa Del Rosario colors the lighthearted numbers with simple, fun..."

July 5, 2013 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Galaxy Dance Studios

Can Lorn MacDougal save South Lamar's movement space?

"...Austin, a program of short works by Magdalena Jarkowiec, Lisa Del Rosario, Rosalyn Nasky, Roerick, and MacDougal, and films..."

June 14, 2013 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Califa Arts Collaborative

After season's close, ballet dancers join forces in a unique new venture

"...choreographed by Jennifer Hart, Michelle Thompson, Reginald Harris, and Lisa del Rosario to live music by Catherine Davis, Wino..."

June 10, 2011 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Leave It to Beverly

This send-up of sitcoms can't solve its problems as smoothly as the old shows it spoofs did

"...gruff, gray-flannel-suited hubby. The zippy dance breaks choreographed by Lisa del Rosario always give the show a lift. Jude..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

We Are Normal, Cha Cha Chaaa

The dance 'We Are Normal, Cha Cha Chaaa' is such a whirl of motion, bursting with youthful exhilaration, that it suggests nothing so much as five girls hard at play on a long summer's day

"...of the dance, with four of the women – Lisa Del Rosario, Vidya Ramirez-Wheeler, Holly Wissmann, and the show's..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Top 9 All-In Dance Concerts (Plus 3 Short Works) of 2013

This year, dancers took on weighty matters – gender, the body, grief – exploring them with remarkable depth

"...sets and costumes, the old workhorse was a visual delight...."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Outstanding!

Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Roen Salinas, El Gran Circo: The Aztlan CircusDancerLisa del Rosario "Dance With Glass of Water," Hot September..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fusebox Festival: Rosalyn Nasky’s Potential

What the hell are these dancers doing with Mansfield Dam?

"...concocted – choreography to be embodied by Ellen Bartel, Lisa del Rosario, Alyson Dolan, Noel Gaulin, Brandon Gonzalez, Lisa..."

April 12, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Choreographer Charles O. Anderson/Kathy Dunn Hamrick/Lisa Nicks/Kate Warren, More Than One Complication Andrea Ariel, “Echoes..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Joni L. Jones/Omi Osun Olomo, delta dandi..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...El Rumor del Incendio, Lagartijas Tiradas Al Sol/Fusebox Festival..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Anything Goes

That free-for-all spirit is part of the kick of FronteraFest

"...presents works by 12 playwrights written for Odile Nicole Del Giudice...."

Jan. 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Jennifer Sherburn’s Eleven Eleven: 02

Bold new dance series continues its planned 11-month reign of beauty

"...Eleven: 02, begins tonight and continues through Saturday. And Lisa Del Rosario is a part of it, and Scotland’s..."

Dec. 7, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: line upon line presents soft

line upon line percussion dials it down for season opener

"...the audience forward, leaning in attentively to catch every delicate ping or tone. Indeed, the intimacy created during this..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

They Dance Like Homicide Birthday Cake

Four in legion, going solo with motion captured

"...Because it's Lisa Del Rosario, Errin Delperdang, Rosalyn Nasky, and Lindsey Taylor...."

July 8, 2011 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Up, Down, Under and Through

This strong program of independent dance deserved to be seen by more people

"...In her charismatic, vibrant "solo solo," Errin Delperdang, in red running shorts and a T-shirt, performed an..."

June 3, 2011 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...just been abandoned. The festival had already announced the delayed first screening of Justine Bateman's directorial debut, Violet, but..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...Bodies Bodies Director: Halina Reijn, Screenwriters: Kristen Roupenian, Sarah Delappe, Chloe Okuno, Joshua Sharp, Aaron Jackson, Producers: David Hinojosa,..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Contest, the Judges

"...Lisa Wong..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Food Feature

Qmmunity: The RuPaul Express

Join the Ru-volution in Austin at one of our local Drag Race watch parties

"...are astrological at this zodiac-themed show hosted by Jenn Rosario with stand-up, puppets, burlesque, and more. Capricorn lineup includes..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Column by James Scott

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...play a bickering odd couple as they try to delay the apocalypse...."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker