Performa / Dance's Artist and Muse

Performa / Dance's program of four pensive and sensitive works explored physical and emotional distress and pain in great depth

"...Mark your calendars for next June: Performa/Dance, led by choreographer Jennifer Hart, presents just one concert..."

June 8, 2018 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Top 10 Dance/Classical Music Treasures of 2014

It was a year in which the personal shone through in dance and classical works small and large

"...epic undertaking executed with style and verve – an Austin miracle...."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Treasures of 2010

Music and movement in 2010 made the mundane sacred and the serious silly

"...2) 'L'ÉTOILE (THE STAR)' (AUSTIN LYRIC OPERA) How often does opera look and play..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Arts Groups

A dozen culture providers have been very nice, according to the NEA

"...first-ever show of support from the NEA and to Austin Lyric Opera and the Austin Chamber Music Center for..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Garth Fagan Dance

The man who choreographed The Lion King comes to Austin with dances full of surprises

"...Garth Fagan, 68, describes the principles driving his decades-old dance company: "My first impetus was to have people dancing,..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Austin Arts Get Going in 1995 Forward Motion

"...it hasn't been all bad -- certainly not in Austin. Believe it or not, our city actually led the..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Arts Feature

Luv Doc Recommends: Who Is Your Daddy? Little Lounge Lizards' June Dance Party

Qua Bottle Lounge, Saturday, June 6, 2009

"...if only to make sure you didn't dream it. Austin has more than its share of them: Chiggerfest, Spamarama,..."

June 5, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Spring Salsa Dance Festival 2008

Texas Union Ballroom, Friday, February 22, 2008

"...get by – James McMurtry, “Painting by Numbers” Salsa dancers look at their feet a lot. For the dancers..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Air Guitar Championships

Emo's, Saturday, May 21, 2005

"...important stuff: emotions, instincts, urges, obsessions … thus, the dance. Literally, people were expressing themselves through movement long before..."

May 20, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Faster Than Sound: Versatile Electronic Producer Qrion Finds Calm in Austin

I Hope It Lasts Forever arrives Friday at the Concourse Project

"...Zelda went viral on Vine. Her first visit to Austin for South by Southwest 2016 introduced her inviting, cloud-cushioned..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...tracks do a Dirty Sixth Street shuffle. Slick Eighties dance-and-drink-more "Steppin' Out" and the naked drink-after-every-line funk thrust of..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Tapestry Dance Company's Austintatious (Too)

This revival of a 2002 production paid tribute to the spirit of the city but also showed how the troupe embodies its best qualities

"...the first number in this season opener for Tapestry Dance Company placed us "On the Banks of Auditorium Shores,"..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...Out of the City. The shift allowed the decadelong Austin scene veteran to fully embrace brooding indie rock, full..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Retro-Futurists Reshape Austin Music

Half-a-dozen rising stars of local electro

"...Delving into Austin's bubbling digital cauldron, one quickly realizes "electronic" is the..."

July 1, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Ballet Austin: Save the last dance for me

Four of the company's most gifted dancers are taking their leaves after this season's finale

"...A ballet dancer's career, like an athlete's, can be cruelly short. You..."

May 9, 2008 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

"...In the Nineties, Austin's cultural scene could afford to dream big. The city..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

First Night Austin

First Night Austin gets ready to ring out the old year in a big way, with a cultural extravaganza on a scale the city has never before seen

"...This year, Austin, get ready to ring out the old year in..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Arts Hall of Fame
Critics Table Honors Cultural Heroes

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Austin Critics Table Awards, member critics are inducting 12 individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the community through the arts into the newly established Austin Arts Hall of Fame.

"...To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Austin Critics Table Awards, member critics will induct the first..."

May 31, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rick Perry, Lord of the Dance?

Why would a former Texas governor go on reality TV? Why not?

"...at least she'll always know that she got to dance with Billy Dee Williams...."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Toe to Toe With a Life in Dance

A ballerina inspires two choreographers in AFS Doc Nights offering

"...affectionately called by those who knew her, the Paris-born dancer whose professional and personal trajectory soared early, before plummeting..."

June 6, 2014 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

You Can Dance If You Want To

Alamo Danceoke has all the moves

"...your seat to notice the traffic, the Alamo Drafthouse's Danceoke competition is definitely for you...."

May 6, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Show Us Some Luv: Free Women's Dance Tickets!

Win FREE tickets to Friday night's 2007 Pride Texas Women's Dance.

"...The first 50 folks who e-mail us at: gayplace@austinchronicle.com will be entered for a chance at either a..."

June 14, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Tapestry Dance Company: Movin' out

Tapestry Dance Company has to leave its home of 10 years, but it's headed for bigger and better digs in South Austin

"...If you ever chanced to visit Tapestry Dance Company's studio at 507 Pressler, just north of Fifth..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Ballet Austin’s Love’s Gentle Spring Inspires New Blooms

Two world-premiere works blend new choreography with established talent

"...Just last March, Ballet Austin found itself flourishing in the depths of the gothic..."

March 21, 2025 Arts Feature by Catalina Perez

A Goodbye Letter to Austin

A visiting reporter from Germany reflects as he heads home

"...I think today, it just has to rain in Austin sometimes. So that your people don’t forget to appreciate..."

Oct. 25, 2024 News Feature by Jonah Lemm

Austin Darkwave Pioneer Sky Hutchens, aka DJ Scorpio, Has Died

Hutchens hosted monthly Cheer Up Charlies Nite School parties

"...from his friends in the community, and speakers/reading tributes." Austin nonprofits HAAM and the SIMS Foundation will be tabling...."

Jan. 29, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Best New Year’s Eve Concerts Happening in Austin

Eleven live music options to ring in 2024, from Snail Mail to Gary Clark Jr.

"...a 1997 Chronicle feature, the "hoot night" is an Austin invention, conceived by Michael Hall in the Eighties and..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...and synths on the effervescent Jackie Venson-assisted "Dreams" for Austin Boogie Crew Records. "We knew she would add something..."

April 2, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Dallas Acid blows some bubbles, KUTX remembers the Armadillo, and more music for the moment

"...Austin's ambient synth trio of Linda Beecroft, Michael Gerner, and..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...lot of money in 1990. When the city of Austin required liability insurance to host a gay event in..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

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