Art of the State '98

Art & Theatre to See Around Texas This Summer

"...help the El Paso Museum of Art build its new facility. And I dug into the Alley Theatre's latest..."

May 29, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

It's a Family Affair

The Draw of Austin for a Visiting Theatre Artist

"...Shakespeare, or bronze sculpture. For those with an art, theatre, or music jones, Austin is Mecca...."

July 5, 1996 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival

In Austin's newest festival, stand-up finally gets top billing

"...acts confirmed by the big rollout at the Paramount Theatre last week. Saturday Night Live head writer/Weekend Update anchor..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Free Dance!

Complimentary classes at Ballet Austin and Tapestry, plus a free monthly tap show

"..."Come Dance!" lets visitors sample the plethora of dance, movement, and fitness classes offered every week at its Butler..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Alone Again, Unnaturally

The isolation of the lighthouse-bound old couple in Ionesco's The Chairs is supposed to be shattering, but while there are some startling images in the State Theater Company's polished and professional production, the terror of being alone takes a back seat to an effort to play the script's comedy.

"...since come to be acknowledged as a modern theatrical movement, The Theatre of the Absurd. Esslin recognized that a..."

July 27, 2001 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Fallout Theater Says Fuck This Week

The improv alchemists of this weekly show turn the crap in your life into comedy gold

"...midst of soul-crushing BS. Once part of the burgeoning New Movement comedy franchise based in ATX and NOLA, the..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Arts Feature by M. Brianna Stallings

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Comics

The stand-up people behind the city's comedy scene

"...local label Sure Thing. He's currently focused on writing new material with a more personal angle, which he hopes..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Still the Fading Stains of Some Bad Improv Blood

Because: You have Five Families, you're gonna have some dysfunction.

"...ColdTowne schism that led to the formation of The New Movement, or maybe the near-legendary ruins left over from..."

Aug. 28, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The 43 Hour Improv Marathon

Comedy worth losing sleep over

"...to be funny while you do it. A Hideout Theatre marathon, on the other hand ......"

June 1, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: In the Moment

New novel finds John Sayles at the peak of his powers

"...About: The French New Wave, the United States at the turn of the..."

July 22, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Head of the Class

With Senioritis, the conclusion to his quartet of plays set at a Catholic high school in Houston, solo performer Rob Nash is all set to graduate -- to Off-Broadway, says Robi Polgar.

"...some stand-up and got involved in the gay rights movement (as much as there was one at UT in..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Jason Phelps & Co.'s Landfallen – the lost and found

This new work of dance-theatre takes us on journeys through wild wastes and personal histories, but leaves us in a place of hope

"...step of Landfallen – the lost and found, a new work of dance-theatre by Jason Phelps & Co., we..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Wail

Gale Theatre Company's new devised work manages to feel as cathartic and personal as it does vague and mysterious

"...The Vortex, 2307 Manor Rd., 512/478-5282 www.galetheatre.org Through Nov. 15 Running time: 1 hr...."

Nov. 14, 2014 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

DVD Extra: 'Throne of Blood'

Criterion drops Kurosawa's Japanized 'Macbeth' on Blu-ray

"...Superstitious theatre types refer to it as “the Scottish play” and..."

Jan. 8, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Pocho' Patchwork

AFS's Texas Doc Tour brings the formidable Héctor Galán and his 'Visiones' to One World Theatre.

"...Come on out to the One World Theatre for a sneak peek at Héctor Galán's next epic..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Robert Faires' Top 10 Dance and Classical Treasures of 2017

Much outstanding new dance and music this year took its cue from the world around us and pressing social issues

"...3) SOUTHWEST VOICES (Chorus Austin) A treasury of captivating new choral works by Texas composers sung with evident joy,..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

What the Hell Is Going On, Austin Arts Scene?

Here: Some nuggets of news from the frontlines of local culture.

"...social transgressors – has also been replaced by the newest issue of Transgressor, recently added to the project's vastening..."

Nov. 21, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Detour

Ariel Dance Theatre's new work Detour' blends dance and drama, humor and gravity, to tell of brushes with death that bring people back to life

"...but that isn't always the case, as this ensemble-created new work from Ariel Dance Theatre shows. In it, we..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Hadestown 

Headfirst, straight to a Hell of a good time

"...stage at the show’s future home, the Walter Kerr Theatre...."

Sept. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Austin Cinemas Go Virtual

New initiative changes the game for VOD to benefit indie theatres and distributors

"...the smaller indie distributors who depend on small arthouse theatres to give their films a little more exposure. With..."

April 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

From the Vaults: Angry Old Man

Before he was in 'Quartet,' Tom Courtenay was part of a much bigger club

"...In this week’s new release Quartet, Tom Courtenay plays a retired opera singer..."

Jan. 26, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Distance Danced

Between its old and new versions of 'Swingin' Then & Now,' Tapestry Dance Company has swung a long way, baby

"...a decade in central Austin and move to a new studio south; and a complete turnover in the membership..."

April 21, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Countdown to Ecstasy

A New Drug for a New Millennium

"...the alley across from what's now the Alamo [Drafthouse] Theatre and sat down. And I vividly remember -- like..."

June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

In the Wee Hours: Mister Sandman ...

Salvage Vanguard Theater has dared to revive the radio adventure serial in its action-packed original The Intergalactic Nemesis and, hard as it may be to believe in this age of Austin Powers spoofery, the company plays it relatively straight and gets impressive results.

"...John Henry Faulk Living Theatre,..."

June 2, 2000 Arts Review by Dawn Davis

Joan Baez Gots to Ramble

Famed folk activist says fare thee well to touring

"...For starters, her soprano sewed together the Civil Rights movement. Any look back on Joan Baez’s 60 years of..."

April 17, 2019 Music Post by Elise Barbin

Mavis Staples: “Still Here”

Selma’s “living witness” marks anniversary at the Paramount

"...first Selma march that helped galvanize the Civil Rights movement, Mavis Staples emerged on the Paramount Theatre stage Saturday..."

March 9, 2015 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Hey – Are You White?

And what, if anything, do you intend to do about it?

"...involved with the uglier parts of the White Power movement. His name is Wesley Connor and he's the main..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Things to Enjoy During Black History Month

Art, theatre, music, ballet, and more

"...a diversity of vigor and aesthetic vibrance to the theatres and galleries and performance halls of our rapidly expanding..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faster Than Sound: Vivien Goldman’s Lasting Echoes of Feminist Punk

Vanguard journalist brings new book to Austin, the Larriva family remembers their friend Elliott Smith, and local musicians pop up all over the place

"...The intro to vanguard music scribe Vivien Goldman's new book, due out May 7, mentions feminist writer Tillie..."

April 26, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Going Underground at the Vortex

Lisa B. Thompson's new drama digs deep into politics past and present, and asks us all: What are you gonna do?

"...South Central L.A. There's even history in the upstate New York townhouse where they sit: It once served as..."

March 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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