Happy Feet!

'You listening to the ooold school – KUTX, nine-eight-nine!'

"...Jr. Staff Room (no joke) – the Old School Dance Party host points out how many people will be..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Fall for Dance

Dance Repertory Theatre's program was divided between live and canned music, with the live half clearly deeper

"...Is Dance Repertory Theatre in the midst of a transition, or..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Step Up Revolution

A tired story is enlivened by dance happenings – essentially flash mobs with killer physiques.

"...but this fourth entry in the improbably popular "underground" dance series is as derivative as they come. Screenwriter Jenny..."

July 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Footloose

Finally, a remake that’s not a just a mindless retread.

"...beliefs, and the joyous, regenerative powers of music and dance has remained resonant through the decades. And I’m certain..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ballets Russes

Majestic movie about once celebrated, now long defunct ballet company that changed the face of modern dance.

"...long-defunct ballet company that changed the face of modern dance. Three companies, actually – the original Ballet Russe, built..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

American Repertory Ensemble

Figuring dance and music to be great tastes that taste great together, American Repertory Ensemble aims to bring those art forms together in an organizational peanut butter cup

"...Classical musicians may often play for dancers, and dancers perform with classical musicians, but when it..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bootmen

"...to review. The one based on my world-famous Australian dance show, Tap Dogs.” / “Wow! So you're Dein Taylor...."

Dec. 15, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Out to Sea

"...Sea's plot has brothers-in-law Matthau and Lemmon posing as dance hosts aboard a cruise ship; however, the set-up yields..."

July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Polishing Elephants

On Finishing a Dance

"...is Jose Luis Bustamante, associate artistic director of Sharir Dance Company and the recipient of a 1995 Choreography Fellowship..."

April 28, 1995 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Catch up on news from around Texas and travel destinations for fall

"...time to get out and try some international food, dance at a music festival, attend your first rodeo, or..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Aviva

Dance your way through this genderfluid examination of relationships

"...two performers – one man, one woman, all more dancers than screen actors. That decision launches a simple romance-and-split..."

June 19, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

'Play Ball'

Allison Orr finds dance at the diamond, choreographing baseball moves in a tribute to Downs Field

"...bat, then you know how closely baseball's moves resemble dance. Well, friends, this weekend the pitch, the swing, the..."

May 9, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Power to the People

Cue the linemen! 'Trash Project' choreographer Allison Orr is making Austin Energy dance

"...department officials to work out logistics for the large dance performance she's developing with their employees and/or the creative..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Endhiran (Robot)

This extravagant Indian/Tamil production is an apocalyptic science fiction rom-com with elaborate dance set-pieces and music by A.R. Rahman.

"...Karunas and Santhanam). There are also sudden uprisings of dance, dance revolutions, dodgy English subtitles, and thousands of extras,..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Step Up 3D

Not as exciting as the two previous installments, this new dance film is overwhelmed by the 3-D.

"...switch-outs in character motivation and setting of the final dance battle – and not a single above-the-line non-Caucasian in..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Of Strip Clubs and Hash Stashes

On location: Dance With the One

"...on a Tuesday, but the cast and crew of Dance With the One seemed almost grateful last Tuesday morning..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

They Might Be Angels

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

"...past few years, they've gotten so good at aerial dance work that they can pass for angels. As leading..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Take the Lead

It’s hard to fault such a warm, bouncy, and, yes, occasionally funky genre stalwart such as this for being exactly what you’d expect.

"...spy dad Banderas, whose character here, the suave ballroom dance instructor Pierre Dulaine, is based on an actual person,..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Company You Keep

There's no knowing Andrea Ariel without knowing the artists she works with

"...unusual. Smiles come easily to this Austin choreographer and dancer – the kind of person for whom writers coined..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Breathe, Fall, Suspend

Kathy Dunn Hamrick explains what modern dance is and why she keeps making it

"...appropriate that each spring Kathy Dunn Hamrick and the dancers in her company premiere a new piece. If you're..."

April 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

You Got Served

Wild style street dancing trumps storyline.

"...the inherent drama in the form. Two crews of dancers battle for, usually, a cash prize or plain old..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Honey

Jennifer Alba's hoodrat find her inner Flashdance.

"...as in its two most apparent antecedents, Showgirls and Flashdance. While those concerned about the detrimental effects of female..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Pulsating Light From Brazil

Quasar, Brazil's most celebrated modern-dance troupe, brings its ferocious athleticism to Austin to launch the UT Performing Arts Center's new ArtesAméricas initiative spotlighting artists of Latin America.

"...be surprised when they encounter Quasar, Brazil's most celebrated modern-dance troupe. The 15-year-old company, which arrives in Austin next..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

An American in Paris

Even if you think you've watched this musical to death during home viewings, you have never really seen this most tragic of all the director's tragic musicals if you haven't viewed it on a big screen with its shimmering color photography.

"...us – that his frequent outbursts of song and dance become as natural as they are imperative for emotional..."

July 9, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Exhibitionism

(Re)Flex: Opposing Dance Camps

"...building, I was impressed by the arts space Ariel Dance Theatre created from a huge showroom with cookie-cutter offices...."

June 18, 1999 Arts Review

China Moon

"...Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe, Benicio Del Toro and Charles Dance. Why is this film being touted as “the Body..."

March 11, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

In New Production of Belle, Ballet Austin Finds Grace in Beauty and Beasts

Stephen Mills mulls better life through dance

"...father and capturing tense family dynamics through a sinuous dance...."

Sept. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Ten Austin Concert Options for New Year's Eve 2022

From Cumbia to Coconut Club's Last Dance, ring in 2023 musically

"...NYE 2023: The Last Dance..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

Qmmunity: Queer Moves, Queer Grooves

Erica Nix is making a movie – and she wants y'all to dance in it

"...reader – to be a part of its final dance sequence. Written and produced by local creative team This..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Faster Than Sound: Body Rock Turns 10

Riders Against the Storm and Chorizo Funk’s decade-built dance institution endures, Monday City music meetings, and more

"...regularly packs out local spaces. More than a monthly dance residency, the brand celebrates 10 years this Saturday at..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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