Museum of Illusions in Austin
A little shy of a year ago, the Museum of Illusions (Austin branch) opened at The Domain. I had spoken with the Texas franchise owners before they had chosen a…
Aldo Lopez-Gavilan – Latin Rhythms
I traveled to Georgetown to hear the Cuban virtuoso pianist Aldo López-Gavilán, a remarkable talent who played at Carnegie Hall in 2012 as part of the Voces de Latino America…
Alvin Ailey Returns to Austin after 15 Years
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the first all-Black modern dance troupe in America, has made an indelible impression in the dance world for over six decades. Mr. Ailey, the consummate…
UnDark: A Radioactive Puppet Play
The Vortex is one of Austin’s not-so-best-kept secrets. For theater lovers who want the strange, irrational, weird, and controversial off-off-off-Broadway underground type of theater, this is for you. A snug,…
Live Orchestral Magic and Harry Potter
At the turn of the 20th century, when silent films were all the rage in America and Europe, it was not uncommon for a pianist and another instrumentalist to perform…
Premiere Play PHOTOGRAPH 51
Did you know that Austin has a relatively new theater company? Five-year-old independent Filigree Theatre was conceived and nurtured by NYC-born and raised Producing Artistic Director Elizabeth V. Newman. Newman…
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
For its 23/24 Season, Texas Performing Arts outdid itself again for one glorious evening of camp ballet with the troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Founded in NYC 50…
Unveiling a Musical Extravaganza: Nagavalli’s Fusion Showcase
In an inspiring announcement, Nagavalli, an Indian-American artist based in Austin, unveils the stellar lineup for her upcoming show, “First and Foremost: Where East Meets West,” set to take place…
Austin Film Society (AFS) – Our Own Private Idaho
I reference the anarchic and collage-like Van Sant film of the early 90s in the title of this article. That’s because AFS is the only arthouse movie theater (and so…
An Overnight Trip to Mineral Wells, TX
Lou Reed sang in his song “A Small Town” that he wanted nothing to do with the one he grew up in and had to ‘get outta there’ as fast…