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Longtime writer and critic one of 17 inducted in TIL

From monsters to mountains, wolves to wild horses, the year came alive with figures boldly created onstage

Throughout 2020, performances and books seemed to contain messages about the year – its trials, its traumas, and its echoes in history

History came alive and exceptional ensembles propelled the year's most memorable shows

It was a year in which the bold and the beautiful made strong impressions in dance and music

It was a year in which theatre making the political personal left the deepest impressions

In this year’s dance and classical offerings, extraordinary depictions of loss and suffering continue to haunt

Much outstanding new dance and music this year took its cue from the world around us and pressing social issues

Works that struck a nerve with the political state of our city and our nation stood out in this year's outstanding theatre productions

The richest work in dance and classical music this year ran the gamut from a dance in a backyard pool to an opera about Cold War brainwashing

Team Faires previews the literary event of the year

In this week's cover story, Robert Faires previews classical music station KMFA's stunning new $11 million facility in East Austin

Farewell to Arts Editor Robert Faires

The Dionysium's comics debate did not turn out as predicted

McCallum's Rent due to launch this weekend, despite AISD.

The theatre community sounds off on critics as artists.

The Year in Austin Culture

From racist comedy to new books, returning theatre, and new textile joy, the most read stories about the Austin arts scene in 2021

This one-man version succeeds in staging Shakespeare's enormous play with clarity

The player and the text take center stage in this one-man adaptation of Shakespeare's history

In this version of A Christmas Carol presented by Second Youth Family Theatre, actors use minimal pieces of set and costumes to conjure the many places and characters of Dickens' familiar tale and move through the text with intense focus, knowing exactly what story they need to tell and telling it well.

The Year in Austin Culture