Moving Backward to Go Forward

The opening of its fourth season finds the Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company moving backward in order to go forward.

"...That is how choreographer Kathy Dunn Hamrick tackled one of her newest pieces, "City..."

April 26, 2002 Arts Feature by Dawn Davis Loring

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2018

Actor/director Norman Blumensaadt, dance artists Kathy Dunn Hamrick and Anuradha Naimpally, and philanthropists Jeanne and Michael Klein join the ranks of cultural heroes

"...providing the support for the visual arts, classical music, dance, and theatre, over many years, who have made the..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Double Step'

Kathy Dunn Hamrick and Kate Warren bring their dance companies together, but they've been in step for decades

"...things, it seems, are meant to be. In 1981, Kathy Dunn Hamrick needed to replace a dancer for her..."

June 7, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Breathe, Fall, Suspend

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

"...rebirth and rejuvenation, so it's appropriate that each spring Kathy Dunn Hamrick and the dancers in her company premiere..."

April 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Spaced Out

Salvage Vanguard, Tapestry Dance lose their home spaces

"...you can now add Salvage Vanguard Theater and Tapestry Dance Company...."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

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

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Pun de Deux

Kathy Dunn Hamrick gives the lowest form of humor a lift in The BarreTenders

"...art form, it isn't serious 100% of the time. Dance isn't that lucky; it tends to be divided more..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Table have agreed on the most outstanding work in dance, classical music, visual art, and theatre in the past..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...30, 2018, and settled on what was outstanding in dance, classical music, visual art, and theatre in that span..."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Critics Table Tops at 25

The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Critics Table have settled on what was outstanding in dance, classical music, visual art, and theatre in that span..."

May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Table have agreed on the most outstanding work in dance, classical music, visual art, and theatre in the past..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Table have agreed on the most outstanding work in dance, classical music, visual art, and theatre in the past..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...30, 2019, and settled on what was outstanding in dance, classical music, visual art, and theatre in that span..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

2018 Arts Hall of Famers Announced

Kleins, Hamrick, Naimpally, and Blumensaadt to be inducted

"...the Austin Arts Hall of Fame, honoring leaders in dance, theatre, and arts philanthropy...."

April 16, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Retracing Their Steps

Two choreographers explain why it's tough to get old dances back on their feet

"...you're creating, the studio just throbs with energy," says dance company director and choreographer Kathy Dunn Hamrick. "But when..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Consummate Artistry

The 2013-14 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play and Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company's The Undoing of Nonet were..."

June 6, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Royal Pair: Games We Play

Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company's latest offering, Royal Pair: Games We Play, offered abstracted versions of popular children's games with subtle humor and playfulness, yet the production's lighting and electronica-style accompaniment conflicted with the choreography in what seemed a friendly battle, for center stage.

"...Royal Pair: Rooting for the Dance..."

May 11, 2001 Arts Review by Dawn Davis Loring

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Theatre's Mr. Burns, a post-electric play and Vortex Repertory Company's Terminus, both of which also received a trio of..."

May 27, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Year of the Booster

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...But the relatively small attendance did little to diminish the effusiveness of the winners..."

May 25, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Flash Dance: 30 Dances in 60 Minutes

Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company's Flash Dance: 30 Dances in 60 Minutes won't give you Jennifer Beals, just clean, clear movement in expressive, compact little nuggets

"...Flash Dance: 30 Dances in 60 Minutes..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

Twelfth Night: Gently Into That Good Night

"...actors and a few minimalist bold strokes, Faires and company have crafted a bit of Shakespeare to fit neatly..."

May 7, 1999 Arts Review

Top 10 Kicky Linkups in 2014

This year, dance was all about the partnering – some of it unusual, all of it captivating

"...Bowie Project: A Rock and Roll Soundpainting, Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre)..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

"It Was a Difficult Choice, But..."

The Austin Critics Table named its tops in the arts for 2014

"...the big love from the Table this year were Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company's The Undoing of Nonet and..."

June 3, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Double Step

In this program of work by Kathy Dunn Hamrick and Kate Warren, the seriousness of the dancers was never in doubt

"...You rarely doubt the dancers in Kathy Dunn Hamrick's shows. I arrived at this..."

June 14, 2013 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

More Than One Complication

KDHDC and line upon line percussion provide a moving-people people-watching performance

"...jeans and a pair of oxfords with well-worn toes, Kathy Dunn Hamrick assured the audience that there was nothing..."

June 19, 2015 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

The Undoing of Nonet

This unsettling dance by Kathy Dunn Hamrick seemed a companion piece to her shattering work, The Big Small

"..."It's not the lightest work I've ever made," said Kathy Dunn Hamrick during her preshow introduction of The Undoing..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

FlashDance, but Flashier: 30 More Dances in 60 Minutes

These microdances had beginnings, middles, and ends, and also heart

"...FlashDance, but Flashier: 30 More Dances in 60 MinutesSalvage Vanguard..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Briefs: An Episodic Adventure

In seven dances, Kathy Dunn Hamrick and a strong ensemble show how the now is rooted in what came before

"...In a pre-show introduction, choreographer Kathy Dunn Hamrick explained the structure of Briefs: Each of..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Top 10 Dances With Complexity of 2012

Dances that were ferocious, vibrant, and poignant made the year remarkable

"...3) 'THE MATERIALITY OF IMPERMANENCE' (Sharon Marroquín) A dance about breast cancer, but also a remarkably thorough work..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

2016 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Charles O. Anderson embraces Kathy Dunn Hamrick, both winners in the Choreographer category along..."

May 26, 2016 Photo Gallery

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