A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...kinds, art songs, operas, cantatas, scores for dance and theatre works, soundtracks for films – several hundred over the..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Production: Riding the Rails With Jason Neulander’s Upcoming Feature, Fugitive Dreams

“It’s a road movie about two homeless people trying to survive in middle America”

"...behind The Intergalactic Nemesis, a tale of Thirties pulp action that became a stage show, radio play, comic series,..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

The 2013 Cohen New Works Festival

If you can count on one thing in this biennial binge of student-generated works, it's that you'll be surprised

"...of what the students in the UT Department of Theatre & Dance come up with in their biennial binge..."

March 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Oct. 8-15

"...THE LARAMIE PROJECT: 10 YEARS LATER EPI­LOGUE This follow-up to the poignant..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature

E.C. Segar's Popeye Vol. 1: 'I Yam What I Yam'
and The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy: Volume 1

It's a good time for fans of the old funny pages

"...sailor was actually introduced as an extra in Thimble Theatre, a comic that had already been running for almost..."

March 16, 2007 Books Review by Ryan Rutherford

2005 Kids Summer Camps

An annotated list of several places where kids could be going this summer to enjoy physically and mentally invigorating activities

"...11-13, June 13-17, 9am–12:30pm. 605 Robert E. Lee, 445-5582. www.umlaufsculpture.org.Theatre/Dance CampsDOUGHERTY ARTS SCHOOL is offering an awe-inspiring number of..."

April 29, 2005 Features Feature

The Old Majestic

The Old Majestic is an operatic valentine to vaudeville from composer Robert Xavier Rodriguez delivered with a disarming sweetness by UT Opera Theatre

"...The Old MajesticMcCullough Theatre, through May 2..."

April 30, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Cozying Up to The Faculty

"...Rodriguez is onstage in front of a packed Paramount Theatre introducing the first public showing of The Faculty, produced..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Stage Frights

"...arts for some refuge from this supernatural onslaught. Museums, theatre companies, and orchestras were concerned with more refined pursuits..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Arts Feature

Postmarks

Mixed Up Signals

"...city uses bond funds specifically set aside for bicycle projects to attract Federal grants which provide approximately 80% of..."

April 24, 1998 Column

Postmarks

We Get What We Want

"...who are still very active in the dance and theatre community (perhaps not as a full-time job) but left..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Column

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...Duys has worked at a feverish pace on a project called "The Chemical Wedding." The multi-disciplinary, "new age punk..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...ounts of murder and kidnapping, though many regarded her actions as an avenging angel with a kind of Robin..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...and it's bringing a whole pack of shorts, VR projects, extra titles, and the eagerly awaited Midnighters...."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Mayor's Omnibus Resolution: A Year Later

Twelve months after Mayor Steve Adler rolled out his plan to save live music and the arts, what's happened?

"...directing the city manager to develop a plan of action within 90 days. All the shiny scene needed was..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Who … Is … Couri Vine?

Comic-book creators Leah Lovise & Vanessa Shealy know – and are telling

"...We’ve got the gladiatorial exercise coming up, which is action-packed...."

July 27, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

We Don't Think They're Not in Kansas Anymore

Austin's Rubber Repertory rents a former church in Kansas and fills it with a diversity of artists

"...Matt Hislope, founders and directors of the Rubber Repertory theatre company, had gone on indefinite hiatus following their original,..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Who the Hell is this Seth White?

And what, if anything, do RPGs and LARPing have to do with art?

"...tools, too, yes; but the torch is the main attraction...."

July 30, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Making History, Part One

Playwright Robert Schenkkan on bringing LBJ to the stage in 'All the Way'

"...a play which takes some event or thought or action related to American history. It's really very broadly drawn...."

Aug. 17, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Small Audiences, Large Souls

At the Fusebox Festival, size matters, but that doesn't always mean 'big'

"...South by Southwest-sized masses lining up for its envelope-pushing theatre, dance, music, and cross-disciplinary mash-ups every April, if only..."

April 22, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All-Access

VSA Arts of Texas raises funds to outfit AMC Barton Creek 14 with new technology for its deaf and blind patrons.

"...Though AMC had intended to install a theatre that would fill the needs of deaf and blind..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Screens Feature by Erin Steele

Articulations

Big career moves for a couple of Austin playwrights and big parties thrown by a couple of Austin arts organizations.

"...Zachary Scott wasn't always just a name on a theatre. At one point, he was a Hollywood star, sharing..."

March 9, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Thing Unspoken

"...loss, of desire, of the divides between thought and action, performer and audience, with Cameron leading the way with..."

May 14, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Junior High Spy

"...Redboy 13 is opening this Friday at the Dobie Theatre after triumphant screenings at the SXSW '97 Film Festival..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...Godfather, and John Waters' Pink Flamingos. Also coming to theatres is a restoration of Vittorio De Sica's Oscar-winning Italian..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

"Fire"-man Arthur Brown The God of Hellfire

"...fame, so my interest was always on the next project. But time to time, people will remind me of..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Music Feature

Squirrels, Girls, and Other Pearls in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Acro-Cats, Earth Day, and all manner of arts and culture happenings

"...Through April 26, Ground Floor Theatre..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Overnight Sensation

Sword of Dracula' creator Jason Henderson is taking over the (fantasy) world

"...of time at Tim and Karrie League's Alamo Drafthouse Theatre Downtown, then you're probably already familiar with the back..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Earth Moves

For choreographer Ellen Bartel, dance does make the world go 'round

"...the activity on the planet, the various industries and interactions of the dominant species, the human race, that's another,..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Postmarks

Words on the Jesus video, the Instrumental article, the Dance Festival, and other local points of contention.

"...But it seems the people behind the Jesus Video Project are more interested in getting people into church pews..."

May 4, 2001 Column

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