Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...George Washington died in 1799. The first dinosaur bone was discovered..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

SXSW and Amazon Announce Virtual Festival Lineup

Feature and shorts from 2020 fest going online for 10 days

"...as an investigator for a public defender’s office in Washington state, helping people who are seriously in trouble —..."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List

What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise

"...Austin Dance Festival 4/04-07 – canceled Ballet Austin – The Austin Music Project 3/27-29, canceled Blue..."

March 24, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...Sunday in the Park with George, which received 10. Ballet Austin's world premiere of Grimm Tales was close behind..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

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

"...at the service where Shepard's ashes were interred at Washington National Cathedral. The key to Conspirare's success is twofold:..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

It's the most wonderful time of the year

"...The thrill of the ballet between a raging bull and the matador returns to..."

Dec. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Go see the actual ballet instead

"...beloved and family-friendly ways to spend the holidays. The ballet accounts for almost half of major dance companies’ annual..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Critics Table Tops at 25

The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Amber Quick, One Man, Two Guv’nors/Charlotte’s Web/The Herd Cecil Washington, Jr., The Great Society..."

May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Ballet Austin’s Alice (In Wonderland)

In which the young heroine grabs those wild wonderland reins

"...why the second part of the title of this ballet, choreographed in 2012 by Septime Webre and a new..."

May 19, 2017 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2016

These inductees – Ballet Austin's Cookie Ruiz and Stephen Mills, and the Austin Symphony Orchestra's Peter Bay – are cultural heroes who lead by example

"...ASO – or an orchestra for a performance by Ballet Austin or Austin Opera, an ensemble from the Austin..."

May 6, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...eclectic mix of styles typical of our town: classical ballet, modern, aerial dance, tap, folklorico, flamenco...."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 Friday Listings

FFF Friday by the blurb

"...Seventies soul, as well as nonmusical connections such as ballet and Wes Anderson films, the quietly charismatic singer/songwriter has..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Music: First List

Conference releases initial list of 171 showcasers

"...Ballet School (Berlin, Germany)..."

Oct. 22, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'

"...that I turned down a job at the big Washington, D.C., law firm in order to stay in Austin,..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Gay Place

Old friends bring new art to new gallery, and it's Q as all get-out

"...25¢ SALE You could conceivably bring one lone George Washington and bring home a buttload. But don't forget your..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Top 10 (+1) Dance/Classical Music Treasures of 2012

In 2012, dance memorably explored profound topics, and classical embraced Charlie Brown and George Washington

"...2) 'LIGHT/THE HOLOCAUST & HUMANITY PROJECT' (Ballet Austin)/'THE MATERIALITY OF IMPERMANENCE' (Sharon Marroquin) Performed at the..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fast Approaching Swiftly Gone

American Repertory Ensemble's latest conveyed the mood and form of good poetry

"...Justin restaged his 1991 duet "Unto Love" on Ballet Austin dancers Oren Porterfield and Jordan Moser, but due..."

June 1, 2012 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Culture Flash!

The Long Center's new leader arrives, Ballet Austin's old leaders stay, and the Paramount and State's literacy program scores

"...the If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It Department: Ballet Austin, enjoying its highest-grossing season ever on top of..."

July 22, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

First Generation

The 2011 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...Austin Studio Tour. No art museums. No symphony. No ballet. No opera. None of the scores of small independent..."

June 3, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Austin Music Poll winners are just going to have to wait until the Austin Music Awards, plus a closer look at SXSW's international acts

"...triple concerto Feb. 15 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., backed by the Low End String Quartet, while..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Balanchine, by the Muse

Working with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Ballet Austin gets in step with history

"...propelled by the forces of the sound. "Is this ballet?" some in their plush seats undoubtedly wonder. Of course...."

Oct. 24, 2008 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

An Evening of New Dance

The work here, while not so new, showed that area black dance is living and diverse

"...close-to-home talent by soliciting work from brand-new Austin-based troupe Ballet Afrique and the 30-year-old Dallas Black Dance Theatre, as..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Arts Review by Jonelle Wilkinson Seitz

Man With the Light Touch

Peter Bay leads the Austin Symphony with the finesse of Astaire

"...otherwise ordinary suburban kid growing up in Maryland outside Washington, D.C., when he caught one of the Young People's..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Black Arts Movement: BAM! The sound of creativity

Who's bringing the dance, theatre, spoken word, and jazz to ProArts' second BAM! performing-arts festival

"...that includes dynamic spoken-word ensemble the Universes and Urban Ballet Theater from New York, Phoenix-based jazz saxophonist Marion Meadows..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...better late than never. THE NEXT STAGE: Now open Ballet Austin Butler Dance Education Center and Community School..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

10 Minutes Max: For 600 seconds, anything goes

The weekend forecast calls for an umbrella – Dance Umbrella, that is, and its annual showcase of short performance works

"...scholarship, and danced for two years with the Joffrey Ballet. This Year's Piece: A Perfect Distraction, an excerpt of..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Last Shall Be First

New Year's Eve becomes a cultural extravaganza with First Night Austin

"...down Congress to Austin City Hall, featuring: a Segway ballet, a RoboTheremin marching band, an art car covered with..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

BA2BA

Ballet Austin to Big Apple

"...The last several seasons have seen Stephen Mills and Ballet Austin really getting around: performances at the Kennedy Center..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...at the Church of the Friendly Ghost, Ceremony Hall, Ballet Austin (or any of the few alternative venues left..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Column

Coming Soon To a Concert Hall Near You

What's ahead for the Austin Symphony Orchestra & Ballet Austin in 2004-2005

"...refreshing 2004-2005 seasons of the Austin Symphony Orchestra and Ballet Austin. The ballet is offering five full productions, plus..."

May 28, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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