A Rousing Christmas Carol
Today it’s just known as A Christmas Carol, but the book’s full original title is A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. It was published on…
Turner Paintings in Ft. Worth
What is ‘Modern Art’? The provocative title of an exhibit at Ft. Worth’s Kimbell Museum, Turner’s Modern World, forces us to confront that question head on. John Turner’s paintings are…
OPERA RETURNS TO AUSTIN
Austin Opera is back! After a long Covid-related holiday, the chance to experience grand opera is once again available to sophisticated Austinites. Currently playing at the Long Center is The…
Conference Tracks at SXSW 2022
This is the first in a series of articles giving a preview of what SXSW 2022 will look like here in Austin. 2022 Conference Tracks 2050 (Interactive) The new 2050…
Gil Bruvel on Equilibrium
Texas-based artist Gil Bruvel made a special appearance last week at Austin’s finest art gallery, West Chelsea Contemporary. In an interview with owner Lisa Russell, he expounded on the philosophical…
Stand-Up Comedy in Ancient Rome
To quote playwright Alan Bennett: “If not quite a platform, a play is certainly a plinth, a small eminence from which to address the world, hold forth about one’s concerns…
Music and The Planets
When Gustav Holst composed The Planets in 1916, the Great War was raging, which surely induced him to open his symphonic suite with Mars, The Bringer of War. The Red…
Wonder of the World
Cass, the star of the play, declares early on that she is “a tall glass of bubbly cider.” This pretty well sums up the frothy nature of this madcap comedy.…
Into the Woods
“We have been in the woods for 20 months, now we are finally getting out of it,” said Kevin Wilson of the Zach Theatre, referring to the virus-induced shutdown of…
Wild West Texas Comedy
In 4 words, musical comedy is back! After a less than amusing pandemic that has shut down most theatrical productions for more than a year, the arts scene in Austin…