We still have some holidaying to do this week before returning to normal life, and that includes New Year’s Eve, the traditional party night, and, of course, New Year’s Day which is an official holiday. Though I have always celebrated the coming of a new year, I have never wondered when and how the tradition started. There’s no obvious single …
Things slow down a bit this week to allow families to focus on celebrating Christmas in their own traditional ways, but there are still some performing arts events out there that can enhance your festive mood or otherwise deserve your attention. One show that’s most deserving of attention is the musical The Color Purple, which will have two performances this …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor – Nearly 60 years after he made a big splash with his 1965 TV Christmas Special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, the beloved Peanuts character is still part of our holiday celebrations but now he and his gang can also be seen in live stage performances all over the U.S. In San Antonio, there’s no better place …
– News Roundup – If you missed Ballet San Antonio’s Nutcracker, don’t fret. Here comes another one: American Midwest Ballet’s version presented by ARTS SA. It promises to be bigger and better than last year, with 130 professional and student dancers, “lavish sets, and more than 250 beautiful costumes.” It will have four performances at the Lila Cockrell Theater Dec. …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor – Conductor Scott Terrell has seen The Wizard of Oz more than 100 times! “I can quote every word and I can be any of the characters,” said Terrel, the immediate past music director of the Lexington Philharmonic, and this weekend’s guest conductor for the San Antonio Symphony (SAS). He likes the movie alright but the …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — He first captured the hearts of American children in 1964 when he appeared in a TV special on NBC, and he continues to charm children – and adults – to this day, especially at Christmas time. You can watch him on TV, if you want, or online, but why bother with that when you can …
News Roundup Yes, the holiday season is definitely in full swing and San Antonio arts organization are doing their best to make it memorable. Ballet San Antonio will be presenting five more performances of its ambitious, updated version of the beloved Nutcracker, Friday-Sunday at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, featuring more vigorous, more audacious choreography performed by the …
By D.F. SALVADOR, Contributor There was a moment during Mariachi Lab at the Pearl in mid-September when a five-year old boy was invited to sing on the stage crowded with high school performers. It was one of those moments where the level of anticipation could be easily measured by the number of smart phones lighting up to record the performance. …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Once again, Ballet San Antonio is following up Thanksgiving celebrations with a celebratory production of “The Nutcracker,” always a little different, always grand and always fun for the entire family. It opens Nov. 29 and runs for two weekends at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. Though choreographed by the same guest choreographers as …
