The Language of Light

The Children's Photographic Collective at Andrews Elementary

"...teacher, Ms. Nuñez. Near her stands Christa Blackwood, director of the Children's Photographic Collective, the group of which this..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature

Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Events of 2005 That Engaged and Endure

'Chronicle' Arts Editor Robert Faires lists his favorite performances of dance and classical music from 2005

"...1) Circus Maximus (UT Wind Ensemble) The premiere of John Corigliano's work for concert band, tautly conducted by..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cream of the Crop

Nominations for the 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...April 30, 2006, were assembled by an informal affiliation of arts writers, consisting of the Austin American-Statesman's Michael Barnes..."

May 19, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Blue Lapis Light

Before the ugly concrete shell of the Intel building goes away for good, it will be the site for something beautiful: Sally Jacques' next large-scale dance, 'Requiem'

"...With the March 27 unveiling of the design for the new federal courthouse slated for..."

April 21, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Aiko, Jurassic 5’s Soup, Quiet Light, and More Reviews From Monday of SXSW

Music fest kicks off with a bang

"...More than a platitude, this exchanging of schedules usually results in at least one alteration, as..."

March 11, 2025 Music Post by Miranda Garza

Eric Shattuck's "The Shape of Human Hearts"

The First Place winner in the 2017 Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...The light is close, now. A week ago, Hamid saw it..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Feature by Eric Shattuck

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part One

Four documentaries examine four film legacies

"...made them, that cannot be contained within the narrative of one single production...."

Sept. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

There's a Light Beyond These Woods

An unrestrained celebration of Nanci Griffith

"...From Boston to Southshore in the back of the bus ......"

Feb. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Louis Black

Shine a Light

'In the Shadow' and more selections from the 15th annual Cine Las Americas

"...blood-red tides, ominously exotic seaside location, and multiple layers of feverish, sexual psychodrama, Nicole Elmer's debut feature, In the..."

April 20, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Amusing Ways of Life

Three Central Texas traditions continue to make fun a destination.

"...Thomas Carnivals It's a flawless spring twilight at the Founders Day carnival in Dripping Springs, but..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Anne Harris

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...normal, since she's in Nashville and in these days of skyrocketing fame and all the right moves, she's more..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Spirit of the City and the Letter of the Law Collide at Sekrit Theater

Beau Reichert struggles with the city over his backyard arts complex

"...A welcome sign at the end of Beau Reichert's driveway greets visitors to Sekrit Theater. Down..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Off the Beaten Track

Can Light Rail Build Livable Communities?

"...St. Louis' MetroLink light rail system photograph by Rita Debellis At the end..."

Nov. 21, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Let Me Show You Something You May Have Missed

Sean Perry's photographs offer to show you familiar settings in a whole new light

"...Does the world need another photograph of Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium? You might not think..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

They Might Be Angels

For Blue Lapis Light, dance artists Laura Cannon and Nicole Whiteside become heavenly creatures

"...to the air, and it puts you in mind of, well, angels. And why not? When you see such..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Review: Immaculate

Nun horror delivers decent scares, but gets in its own way

"...The imagery of Roman Catholicism is ripe with the melancholy and macabre...."

March 13, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Whispers of Heaven

With Whispers of Heaven, choreographer Sally Jacques invites us to steep in visions of loveliness in a hard place, to ease into beauty as we would a hot bath

"...Whispers of Heaven..."

June 24, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Last Shall Be First

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

"...The last night of 2005 will be the first night of First Night..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Thumping Raging Explosion of Light and Marvelous Texture

Yellow Tape's latest doesn't thump or rage but whispers something wonderful to you

"...A Thumping Raging Explosion of Light and Marvelous Texture..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Cultural Benefits

Blue Lapis Light and the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival and Miniature Golf Tournament host fundraisers for their respective creative enterprises

"...• It's no joke: The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival and Miniature Golf Tournament needs cash...."

May 12, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sxsw

"...person to do? Read the Chronicle's "Picks & Sleepers," of course, because herein are clues to nearly 300 bands..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

The Borrowers

"...spanning three decades, author Mary Norton wrote a series of children's books based on a family of tiny people..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Immaculate

Sydney Sweeney excels in just-OK nun horror

"...The imagery of Roman Catholicism is ripe with the melancholy and macabre...."

March 22, 2024 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Requiem

When site-specific dance maker Sally Jacques was told that she could use the concrete shell of the Intel building for her latest production, she leapt at the opportunity

"...If you've lived in Austin any length of time, you're familiar with the boondoggle that is the..."

June 9, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Vitalina Varela

Portuguese master of social observation visits migrant workers in old age

"...The great fear – well, one of so many during the coronavirus pandemic – is that..."

April 3, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...the discipline under discussion is dance, it's the nature of the artists to be on the move. And in..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

The Hightower Lowdown

Dick Armey gives money to the rich, agribusiness creates deadly "superbugs", and Consumer Reports reads the fine print.

"...leader from Texas. He repeats as our awardee because of his remarkable stance on this $100 billion economic stimulus..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Gay Place's Top 10 Queer Doin's 2007

All the doors that opened from the closet to the men's room

"...1) While peckers like the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Peter Pace, made..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Features Feature by Kate Getty

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...SXSW comes further into focus with a third batch of artists released just now by the Music Conference, March..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Kneeling Down at Noon

The Mary Moody Northen Theatre's Kneeling Down at Noon is a thoughtful and deeply humane drama that considers the way Islam informs the lives and actions of various characters

"...life's work, your good name – at any hour of the day this person or thing could be ripped..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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