Making a Scene
Back in 1996, friends and fellow theater rats Steve McGaw, Les Hofheinz, and Elizabeth Morrison didn't know what to expect when they performed their...
Moving Pictures
Philip Haas has based most of his films on odd works of fiction -- the Oscar-nominated Angels and Insects came from A.S. Byatt's novella...
A Russian Fairy Doll
Nutcrackers come and go every year, but Metropolitan Classical Ballet's Russian version is something to which local dance lovers really look forward. This year's...
Shall We Dance?
In his almost 10 years with Metropolitan Classical Ballet, co-artistic director Alexander Vetrov has staged a lot of productions, everything from Spartacus to a...
Symbols, Meanings
Like a lot of establishmentistas in Texas - you know who they are - mixed-media artist Benito Huerta is above criticism. Not a discouraging...
Horizons
Nature is hot. In September, the New Museum in New York City opened After Nature, a group show that gathered post-apocalyptic works in various...
Haaa-lelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Last Sunday at Bass Performance Hall, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra opened the last of a series of performances of Christmas classics with the...
Losing, Lost Gems
As mannered Britons dump garbage all over gallery floors under the auspices of creating "art," and brash young Americans simply Xerox their favorite photos...
Culture
Solo Female Dancer
Critic’s choice: Carolyn Judson
A principal dancer with Texas Ballet Theater, Judson took advantage of two huge opportunities to shine last season: as...
Herded But Not Heard?
Per the old adage, the revolution will not be televised — and it won't be heard, either. If anyone thought that radio was owned...
