2016 Arts Top 10s
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Jessi Cape’s Top Reads of 2016
Memoirs of activism and tales of suspense helped ground this reader during a roller-coaster year
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Rosalind Faires’ Top Reads of 2016
These three novels drew a discreet tear or two with their beautiful, brave, and bittersweet humanity
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Joe O’Connell’s Top Reads of 2016
Five works of fiction and nonfiction reveal new depths of humanitity in their Texas characters
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Jesse Sublett’s Top Reads of 2016
A list of memorable lit that includes a philosophical gumshoe, an irredeemable tycoon, and ill-fated whalers
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Jay Trachtenberg’s Top Reads of 2016
Three novels explore our planet in crisis in Israel, rust-belt Ukraine, and the Antarctic
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Robert Faires’ Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2016
Works that struck a nerve with the political state of our city and our nation stood out in this year’s outstanding theatre productions
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Robert Faires’ Top 10 Classical Music / Dance Treasures of 2016
The richest work in dance and classical music this year ran the gamut from a dance in a backyard pool to an opera about Cold War brainwashing
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Wayne Alan Brenner’s Top 10 Arts-Related Program Activities of 2016
Uncommon combinations – dance with horses, music with robots, drama with a Tesla coil – made the year unforgettable
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Jonelle Seitz’s Top 10 Brave Dance Artists of 2016
The year revealed how much courage and inspiration can be found in Austin’s masters of movement
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Sam Anderson-Ramos’ Top 10 Takeaways From Austin’s Gallery Scene in 2016
From making work to showing it, the visual art scene displayed commitments to risk, innovation, and community
