BALLET: Seventh Night Sky
An astronomical ballet, what a treat! The Seventh Night Sky, currently being performed by Ballet Austin, is inspired by a Vietnamese tradition. In the world of ballet, however, it is…
OFRENDA: A Tear of Death
Premiering at the new home of Austin Opera, south of the river (Lady Bird Lake), is Ofrenda. Claudia Chapa hosted an intimate gathering before a recent performance of the opera.…
A Grandfather’s Gift: Erin Jackson’s Fragments of Love
After his death, Jackson believes he gave him something else: the ability to paint. Four years ago, grieving the man he describes as a second father, Jackson picked up a…
French Premiere
The Cultural Savior to the French Expat Community in America I discovered French Premiere at AFS Cinema while laughing my way through a French comedy. Having lived in Vence in…
KD Wants a Bigger Kanvas for Austin’s Creatives
At the pop-up show Fragments, the founder of Kanvas X Vogue, KD talks about the art and clothing line that started it all, the people he wants to platform, and…
Mrs. Doubtfire Finally Lands in Austin and Earns a Standing Ovation
Funny, engaging, endearing and, unexpectedly touching, Mrs. Doubtfire has finally made its way to Austin. Nearly seven years after the stage production first premiered in Seattle in 2019, the musical…
Primary Trust: a slow burn
The play Primary Trust was developed in 2021. Eboni Booth won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for it, and the play quickly became one of the most-produced plays in…
Treasure Island Reimagined: When Theatre Becomes a Live Graphic Novel
There is something wonderfully old-fashioned about Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate’s Gold—even as its visual language looks like it has leapt straight out of a Roy Lichtenstein…
The Complete Jane Austen
This boxed set of 8 volumes, was produced by Cambridge University Press to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen in 1775. Each book cover is…
A Cult Classic: Scientology
I came across a compelling lecture on the subconscious on Eventbrite that intrigued me. I’m a member of the Jungian Society and have studied metaphysics and a bit of new-age…