Hamilton Township

Salvage Vanguard turns Jason Grote's new play into a rare slice of performance: funny, frightening, visceral, violent, and totally unforgettable

"...Rhode Island and got the idea of starting a theatre company with a rock & roll sensibility. Bucci came..."

June 13, 2008 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Miller in Austin

"...Charlotte Can­ning and Lucien Douglas from UT's Department of Theatre & Dance will present Up Against the American Dream,..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Arts Feature

Sicko

Professional gadfly Michael Moore alights on the topic of the shortcomings of the American health-care system, and crafts his most widely accessible film to date.

"...health system as a newcomer to Washington to her present position as the second biggest recipient of insurance company..."

June 29, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Zupan on Impact

'Murderball' and the making of a celebrity

"...the only time I've ever been in a movie theatre," says commercial and music-video producer Brian Carmody of his..."

July 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Lone Star Arts Convergence

Artists converge on Austin for TCA's Texas Arts Exchange Conference

"...In addition, on Friday at 8pm, the conference will present a free showcase of Texas talent that's open to..."

July 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Arts Bullets

It's Edinburgh for 'Bolero,' the Big Apple for 'Flawed' and 'St. Enid,' and AMOA for PR guy David Wyatt

"...Holly Williams has been invited to present her video/dance work "Bolero" in the 26th International Choreographers'..."

June 18, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Who's Texas?

The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers

"..."signature film" to be shown in the museum's IMAX theatre. The first proposal (dated July 2000 and tentatively titled..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Our Bodies, Our Selves

An unusual convergence of dramas dealing with women and disabilities prompts a conversation among four actors about what playwrights are trying to say through characters who are disabled, and how actors approach playing a disability.

"...contemplate your own physical being. It's a very theatrical representation of our feelings about our bodies. We have such..."

March 22, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

String Theory

Do-It-Yourself Symphony

"...Reynolds and Stopschinski string compositions at the Hyde Park Theatre in June. Although the Quartet only had a week..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Articulations

A major change in the staff for the Salvage Vanguard Theater; a new endowed chair for the UT Department of Art and Art History.

"...not even out of the first month, and another theatre company is announcing a big shift in organizational makeup...."

Jan. 21, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Our Murals, Ourselves

"...swirling display of melding orbs and concentric circles that represents a marriage of the earth, the ocean, and the..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Lost in Space

Performance Artist Sally Jacques Lives Life on the Edges

"...she stages performance works outside traditional venues such as theatres or dance studios. Stated more elaborately - and in..."

June 5, 1998 Arts Feature

Articulations

60 Candles,Hundreds of Dancers

"...the fact that this weekend the UT Department of Theatre & Dance celebrates the 60th anniversary of its dance..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Not Just Dance

Moving Into New Forms at the Performing Arts Center

"...Sydney Dance Company Cross-disciplinary is the focus this fall in dance presentations..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Arts Feature by Stephanie Beauchamp

Art of the State

Art:

"...AMON CARTER ART MUSEUM presents Plain Pictures: Images of the American Prairie, paintings, prints,..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Arts Feature

The Role of Mentor

Austin Actors Teach by Example at St. Edward's

"...a line into beats, in which young performers dutifully present scenes from The Duchess of Malfi or Who's Afraid..."

June 28, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Scanlines

"...who earns their living from running a local porn theatre (currently showing the charmingly titled My Burning Bush). Her..."

July 28, 1995 Arts Feature

'War Horse'

An inanimate steed of aluminum and cane Handsprings to life in this award-winning drama

"...Jones and Adrian Kohler, founders of the Handspring Puppet Company, are "deeply proud of" with regard to their work..."

May 2, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wit

This Pulitzer Prize-winner is a terminal-disease drama that still has the power to move us

"...WitCity Theatre, 3823-D Airport, 524-2870 www.citytheatreaustin.org Through April 8 Running time:..."

March 23, 2012 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

Bobcats go Broadway, Palindrome goes Scottish, and billboards go for Austin art

"...• Texas State University musical theatre students have a video hit on their hands. Some..."

June 17, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Horton Foote Prize

The plays Ruined and Middletown take the new national playwriting award

"...strong list of candidates, Marchbanks personally invited 54 resident theatres with solid histories of producing new work to each..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Swift Solos'

olive Dance Theatre's tribute to pioneering breaker Ken Swift

"...but that wouldn't be the fault of olive Dance Theatre. This Philadelphia-based company set its course eight years ago:..."

July 16, 2010 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Magic Time

Oh, the sights you'll see at First Night Austin

"...a dance with a bus, a colossal jackalope, and theatre under a bridge, plus more wonders from 60-plus artists..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'El Automóvil Gris': Making an old silent film speak today

Mexican theatre company Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes brings a silent film from Mexican cinema into the 21st century, using a 19th century Japanese performance technique

"...film students. When Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes (Certain Inhabitants' Theatre) brings their acclaimed production of El Automóvil Gris (The..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Mr. Demme's Holiday

Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme takes a trip to the city of lights and of love, of Tati and Truffaut, in his latest, The Truth About Charlie.

"...traveling crew came to Austin earlier this month to present The Truth About Charlie at the Paramount Theatre, it..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Downtown Developments

"...GSD&M building on Sixth Street, then you'll love the company's expansion to accommodate their growing media and creative departments...."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature

BS3 Picks & Sleepers

"...BRAVE NEW WORKSHOP: Minneapolis company founded by Dudley Riggs in 1958 that claims to..."

April 17, 1998 Arts Feature

Dance:

"...BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE DANCE COMPANY presents Still/Here, a program examining how terminally ill people..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Arts Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...from the ridiculously talented founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Peter Hall, this "psychological murder mystery" starts out awful..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...from the ridiculously talented founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Peter Hall, this "psychological murder mystery" starts out awful..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

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