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Stephen Mills makes a dance for ABT, and Elizabeth Crist wins an honor from ASCAP

"...Theatre came calling with a commission to create a new work for ABT's Studio Company, the 8-year-old adjunct company..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Commission Mission

UT's Performing Arts Center Spawns New Art

"...quietly become a major force in the creation of new work, commissioning pieces from some of the world's premier..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Downtown Show: The New York Art Scene, 1974-1984

The overall effect of "The Downtown Show: The New York Art Scene, 1974-1984" is almost patriotic, showing an appreciation of the radical thought and freedom of action that made the U.S. the young revolutionary in that time

"..."The Downtown Show: The New York Art Scene, 1974-1984"..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Arts Review by Nikki Moore

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...fix. I left the restaurant sulking without ever reading "News of the Weird." So please, tell me that this..."

April 8, 2005 Column

Small Screen, Big Ideas

The Territory Begins A New Season

"...glut of sitcoms, taut courtroom dramas, celebrity profiles, and news magazines, it's tough to find quality programming on the..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Lydia Loveless, Helado Negro, and More Crucial Concerts

Essential Austin gigs in the coming week

"...educator since the Eighties. After splitting his time between New York City and Houston, the São Paulo native racked..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Music Feature by Elizabeth Braaten

DJ Shadow on Afrika Bambaataa

Sampling the godfather turntablist

"...mainstream mixology, DJ Shadow, was given access by Cornell University to 40,000 records belonging to the man who introduced..."

Sept. 11, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Techno-Artistic

Katie Rose Pipkin and the new art

"...on the patio of Wild Wood Bakehouse by the university area. She's sporting the anachronistic look of today's youth..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Arts Feature by Matthew Irwin

Moscow Now, Here

The New Russian Drama Festival opens a hotline to the culture of Russia today

"...in Austin as the featured playwright at the second New Russian Drama Festival...."

March 9, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Team Risk

UT students create a safe place for their classmates to make daring new stage work

"...that the reason she's in Austin is the Cohen New Works Festival. Two years ago, when the New York..."

March 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Feb. 10-17

"...FREE SPEECH DIALOGUES Experts from New York University and The New York Times on the..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Column

'Bacchae' to the Future

How in (a Greek) god's name can the Rude Mechs re-create Dionysus in 69 in '09?

"...Thebes: a much-lauded figure out of the East seeking new participants in his revels. The key difference here is..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Here Yet Ever There

From Austin, New Orleans artists strive to save what remains of their city and work to recover it

"...to me as "the one who escaped." Anyone from New Orleans knows the significance of that label. People don't..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Arts Feature

Defending Virtual Schools

"...connecting virtual schools with "vouchers" is misleading [“Lege Notes,” News, April 1; “A Voucher Is a Voucher, Even if..."

April 5, 2005 Postmarks

As Theatre for Children Matures

In 40 years of nurturing young people's love for the stage, Coleman Jennings has helped a profession develop, too

"...the department is recognizing Jennings this month with a new production of his play The Honorable Urashima Taro, directed..."

April 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

High Tech, Low Priority?

Not Everyone Is Sold on Computers in Schools

"...the Austin Independent School District (AISD) to receive four new desktop computers and a laptop for her use. Verburg,..."

July 25, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

35 Recommended SXSW Music Acts

From rock to new age to Irish traditional, these are the incoming artists to see

"...The influence of New York creative Barbara Ess' experimental melodies and shadowy photographs..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Students Tackled, 20 Arrested at Peaceful Pro-Palestine Protest at UT-Austin

State troopers, APD, and UT police violently disperse crowd

"...Specifically, they gathered to call for the University of Texas to divest in weapons manufacturers selling to..."

April 24, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...March 11-20) has unveiled a whole extra slate of new speakers, panels, sessions, and podcast recordings...."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Saving Emily Dickinson From History in Wild Nights With Emily

Molly Shannon and Madeleine Olnek revise the poet's life and loves

"...Emily Dickinson and Susan Ziegler as Emily’s sister-in-law and newly suspected long-time lover Susan. It offers a daring yet..."

April 19, 2019 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

At the Crossroads: Joe Nick Patoski’s Austin to ATX

Book, launching Feb. 13, tracks Austin’s evolving character

"...for the city is covered in depth in his new book, Austin to ATX, launching Feb. 13 at the..."

Feb. 11, 2019 Arts Post by Lauren Jones

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"..."[Dorham] knew what had gone down – even if people in..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

At the Intersection of Fashion and Justice

Creators of Saturday's workshop on how fashion fights inequality

"...“Fashion matters,” says Jonathan Square, a professor at Harvard University. “It’s very political. You know, we wake up every..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Mikaila Rushing

Going Underground at the Vortex

Lisa B. Thompson's new drama digs deep into politics past and present, and asks us all: What are you gonna do?

"...South Central L.A. There's even history in the upstate New York townhouse where they sit: It once served as..."

March 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Queer Curator

Getting to know the Blanton's talented curator, Evan Garza

"...his extensive career – including guest lecturer at Harvard University, MIT, and The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston...."

April 11, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Dan Gray

The Winners

"...John Roberts is a graduate of the University of Texas who lives in Virginia. He was a..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Books Feature

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Handicapping SXSW 09 Wednesday night showcasers

"...grooves and updates them with harmonies and hooks. A new split 7-inch with fellow locals Cavedweller is the perfect..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Riding the 'Wave'

Bud Shrake compacts his far-flung, storied career in his new collection

"..."There are people who go to New York as professional Texans," Edwin "Bud" Shrake says. "But..."

April 25, 2008 Books Feature by Spencer Parsons

Wanted Man

State Rep. Patrick Rose walks a fine line in a swing district

"...when he caught word of an airline catastrophe in New York. Early reports were sketchy and speculative, and the..."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Those Were the Days

Earlier this spring, University of Texas Press began publishing a series of books about politics in Texas. Because the editors of the series, which is spearheaded by Don Carleton, the director of UT's Center for American History, understand that it's more interesting to read about underdogs than the ruling class, all three books in the series are about Texas liberals. Here's a brief overview of the series.

"...Earlier this spring, University of Texas Press began publishing a series of books..."

April 26, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

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