We are grateful and excited that our Monday poetry features have been welcomed and embraced by readers. Today’s poem is by San Antonio poet Diane Gonzales Bertrand and we paired it with Andres Ferrandis’ “Sunrise,” an imaginative compositional collage currently on view at the Ruiz-Healy Arts gallery. Hope Is an Essential WorkerBy Diane Gonzales Bertrand Hope zooms in rectanglesthrough family …
A couple of weeks ago, San Antonio’s premier performing arts venue, the Tobin Center, came back to life with a thoughtfully and attractively presented concert by the Agarita Chamber Players and their artistic guests. It was a delightful concert performed in front of the first in-hall audience since the venue was forced to close March 13. And now it looks …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Like so many arts organizations, the Magik Theater followed the directive to close in mid-March to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. That must have disappointed a lot of youngsters who wanted to see the popular musical retelling of “Dragons Love Tacos” that had just opened on March 6. But good things come to those …
Today we are featuring an exquisite poem by San Antonio poet Mobi Warren and an equally exquisite mixed-media assemblage with earthenware, “Santuario” by Lyn Belisle Kurtin. Shell-ter in Placea poem written during pandemic Her body a tidy brushbristled black and ginger,the bicolor mason beepats a loaf of bee breadsafe within a shell’s spiral,provision for her progeny. Shell-ter in Place she …
Ballet San Antonio was lucky to close its season in February before anyone yet suspected that, barely a month later, all arts organizations would be closing and cancelling shows. And it used lockdown time productively to hire a new artistic leader, build a new rehearsal studio, get ready to open its own dance school, and plan a 2020-21 season. Not …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — How did you develop your interest and love of theater?It may sound like a fairy tale but I think a lot of playwrights started this way! When I was a little girl we regularly went to libraries and we read a lot of books. So, I suggested to my sister and my cousin, who was …
We are delighted to have the opportunity to bring to you a poem by Carol Coffee Reposa, the 2018 Texas Poet Laureate and one of our favorite poets. And we are pairing it with the painting, “Mountain Monastery in Montenegro” by our editor Jasmina Wellinghoff. We also want to thank the journal Tejascovido where Carol’s poem was first published. A …
San Antonio theaters have been struggling through this period of shutdown but at least a couple of them have strived to provide virtual classes and interesting virtual programming to stay connected with their audiences. Here’s one event you may not want to miss this weekend: The Public Theater of San Antonio is presenting a reading and discussion of “Underground,” a …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Just as Artpace was ready to show the work of its first 2020 resident artists, the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to close its doors to help prevent the spread of the infection. So, the three artists – Carlos Castro Arias, Milagros de la Torre and Daniel Ramos – left San Antonio, leaving behind their creations …
The poem we feature today is by Austin poet Martha Koock Ward, and the whimsical artwork that also appears on this page is the brainchild of Ethel Shipton, one of San Antonio’s best known contemporary artists. We thank them both. Spring Annulled 5.30.20 Martha Koock Ward Sometimes I feel like road killat one of the multiple intersectsof my thinking. I …
