As the concern over the spread of COVID-19 grows, health organizations such as the CDC and the World Health Organization, as well as government officials at all levels, are urging Americans to practice “social distancing” and stay home as much as possible. As a consequence, arts and cultural institutions have been cancelling events and temporarily closing their doors. It is …
Yesterday we wrote a News Roundup about a few events that were going to proceed as planned. But then, email after email flooded our inbox with announcements of closing and postponing shows, exhibits and concerts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and follow the directives issued by the authorities. The Tobin Center is rescheduling all its shows, the folk-dance …
By NICOLAS SABALA, Contributor Friends of Sound is normally a low-key store with an impeccable selection of 45s but last Saturday it was transformed into a live music venue that was bustling with musicians, record label staff and event volunteers. As the event began there was a surge of sights, sounds and motion. Guitars, drums and amplifiers were stacked hastily …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Most established ballet companies also operate affiliated ballet schools, and now Ballet San Antonio will have one as well. The company just announced the formation of a training program to be led by Sofiane Sylve, a French-born ballerina who has been a principal dancer of San Francisco Ballet since 2008. “Sofiane Sylve is a world-class …
NEWS ROUNDUP Yes, the Battle of the Alamo hero is back among us thanks to a wonderful play, The Confessions of Davy Crockett, currently playing at the Josephine Theater. Only three performance are left, two today and one tomorrow, so get your tickets promptly if you want to see it. Written by Austin playwright Steve Warren, with original songs by …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — It’s shaping up to be a very busy weekend at the Blue Star Contemporary where the first ever art book fair in the region will be paired with a book-related spring exhibition, both called Novel Ideas. The events are timed to coincide with the start of Contemporary Art Month and the huge AWP conference of …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — David Crockett arrived at the Alamo on Feb. 8, 1836. On March 6, he died, along with all the Texian defenders of the make-shift fort, where they had holed-up to resist the onslaught by a Mexican army of at least 1,500 soldiers. Although he was already known as “The King of the Wild Frontier,” after …
NEWS ROUNDUP Let’s start with what’s happening tonight! Munoz Public Relations and the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center have teamed up to bring us Ballet Nepantla, a young New York-based dance company founded by Andrea Guajardo, a S. Texas native and a dance innovator. The enigmatically named company will present its evening-long show, Valentina, a choreographic hybrid of ballet and Mexican …
By Jasmina Wellinghoff, editor — Writing about Joshua Harmon’s plays, commentator Alexandra Kennedy said: “Incisive, witty, satiric with plenty of heart, (his) plays deftly entwine the problematic and the comic.” She wrote that for a short essay in connection with the staging of Harmon’s piece Admissions at the Studio Theater in D.C. Few who have seen the play would argue …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — With a name like Nepantla, a company can expect a lot of questions about its name. And they are indeed frequent, acknowledged founder and artistic director Andrea Guajardo. So, she was ready to answer that query when we brought it up. The word is an Aztec term that translates to “the space in-between,” she explained. …
