A Drag Tribute, Eclipse Events Galore, and More Local Happenings

Get your glasses and find your totality

"...will add “eclipse” to composing credits that include theatre, ballet, film, and television. The viewing party anchors three days..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...will add “eclipse” to composing credits that include theatre, ballet, film, and television. The viewing party anchors three days..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Madeleine Leigh, HONK TX, and Eclipse Mania Leads Our Crucial Concerts

Find some sounds to match the celestial sights this week

"...will add “eclipse” to composing credits that include theatre, ballet, film, and television. The viewing party anchors three days..."

April 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Review: Stephen Mills’ POE / A Tale of Madness Is Pitch Perfect

Ballet Austin brings the master of the macabre to life (before killing him again)

"...and his adoptive mother, and his wife Sissy. For Ballet Austin, these truths are woven into his storyline, replete..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Spider Sculptures, Gore Feasts, and More Arts Events

Feed your art habit with these recommended events for the week

"...macabre, per se, but we’re dying to see what Ballet Austin’s Artistic Director Stephen Mills has conjured by way..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Rave Review

"...one patron said, “I never experienced this at a ballet.” Another said, “I want them to do it again.”..."

March 15, 2024 Postmarks

Opera Fights, Puppet Plays, and More Arty Events

Get an arts fix this week

"...dancers of stunning technique and passion, performing Ailey’s iconic ballet Revelations and newer works by Ronald K. Brown, Alonzo..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Resolve

No one is satisfied with just being better

"...That's not how life works. You can't watch a ballet TikTok on Sunday and be a prima ballerina on..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year

"...language into the musical to create a marvelously choreographed ballet of vocal and visual expression that heightened the emotional..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Maestro

Truly moving biopic of musical leviathan Leonard Bernstein

"...bullet points, anyway, when you can have a dream ballet instead?..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Free Week Announces January 2024 Lineup, and More Music News

Power Trip reunited at Mohawk; Sonic Guild divvied grants at ACL Live

"...the Ozarks, the nonprofit applies the community-supported ethos of ballet, symphony, and opera to independent live music...."

Dec. 7, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Six Decades of The Nutcracker at Ballet Austin

Stephen Mills sprinkles seasonal magic on a beloved Christmas institution

"...and then there are traditions within traditions. Since 1962, Ballet Austin has enchanted audiences with its annual performances of..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 24-30

"...he was once asked to give his opinion about ballet. "During the intermissions, the ballerinas stink like horses," he..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Austin R&B Cool Girl Grace Sorensen Prioritizes Good Energy

BLK ODYSSY and Magna Carda collabs hype the singer/dancer’s Zilker debut

"...Round Rock, she trained in everything from hip-hop to ballet as a full-time student at her mom’s dance studio...."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Revenge, Deferred in Stephen Mills' Hamlet

Post-pandemic, Stephen Mills brings his career-defining Hamlet back to Ballet Austin

"...Ballet is often about the intersection of classic stories and..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Drag Ban Has Been Blocked for Now. Its Foes Are Not Backing Down.

Judge finds SB 12 unconstitutional

"...“sexually explicit” performance where minors are present, including theatre, ballet, comedy, and even cheerleading...."

Aug. 31, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Five Live and Legendary Austin Performances This Month

Local stages shake with terror, delight, and motion this September

"...these power-packed shows will provide what you're seeking. Ventana Ballet: Night Birds..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ballet Austin Returns With Revival of Hamlet

Company’s most successful production launches 2023-24 season

"...Ballet Austin’s affinity for the works of William Shakespeare are..."

Aug. 12, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

ACLU of Texas Sues to Block State's Impending Drag Ban

Hands off our expression

"...of constitutionally protected activity,” the suit states, “including theater, ballet, comedy, and even cheerleading. By enacting this law, the..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Review: Shrewd Productions’ Small Steps

Intriguing maiden voyage for local playwright’s campy sci-fi romp

"...rather surreal sock puppet show and a delightful zero-gravity ballet achieved through slow-motion modern dance, human-assisted lifts, and the..."

July 25, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

The Night Has (Nearly) a Thousand Eyes With Sideshow Revivalists 999 Eyes

Austin original celebration of exceptional oddity returns

"...the woman who was rejected from a career in ballet because there's a height restriction, suddenly finds an outlet..."

April 14, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Larry & Joe Bring Songs of Deliverance to Carrie Rodriguez’s Laboratorio

North Carolina duo play Paramount Stateside on April 30

"...Arts here or the old Soviet system that developed ballet in a world long passed...."

April 14, 2023 Music Post by John Job

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...singer-songwriter has trained in dance styles from hip-hop to ballet since childhood. The Austinite’s oceanic voice ripples – almost..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Rodeo Austin: Everything You Need to Know

Aaron Watson, Flo Rida, Carly Pearce, and more to boot (scoot)

"...Outdoor Stage, 11:30am: Round Rock Ballet Folklorico Outdoor Stage, 2pm: Los Funky Monkeys Rodeo Austin..."

March 8, 2023 Events Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Black Fund Awards, a Moon Mullican tribute, S.G. Goodman, and more recommended live shows

"...Houston television reporter Roland Martin and kicked off by Ballet Afrique, its music-charged coming-out unites the crème de la..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Review: Zach Theatre & Deaf Austin Theatre’s Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella

An innovative approach to a marvelous play

"...been turned into a medieval illuminated manuscript, opera and ballet, Brothers Grimm fairy tale, animated mid-20th century Disney film,..."

Feb. 5, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

The Writer, The Editor, and the Filmmaker: The Story of Turn Every Page

Lizzie Gottlieb on her father and LBJ biographer Robert Caro

"...traveling, sitting on the board of the Miami City Ballet. Lizzie said, “I think maybe part of being a..."

Jan. 28, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Die Spitz Cut Their Hard Rock Teeth

Childhood friends-turned-bandmates talk new EP and "the best year ever"

"..."[Schrobilgen] and I met in ballet class when we were 3, and we've both known..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Texas Lege Preview: These Bills Deserve to Die

Four of the worst measures filed (so far) for the 88th

"...a misgendered appearance, this would define many Shakespeare and ballet performances, as well as TED Talks and library programs..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by the News Staff

Corsage

Vicky Krieps shines in this sullen biopic of Austrian Empress Elisabeth

"...at age 16 and subsequent reign have inspired music, ballet, and depictions on screens large and small: A trio..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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