The end of October brings cooler weather and the first fall festivities, some of which have little to do with the arts and others that include an arts component. We will try to focus on the latter. URBAN-15’s Carnaval de los Muertos, is all about music and dance and spectacle, with lights embedded in dancers’ costumes, and drummers keeping everyone …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor How did you discover belly dancing?My oldest sister Barbara who lived in Hawaii for a while when our father was in the Air Force learned how to do the hula while she was there. As a child, I was taking dance classes – ballet, jazz and tap – at Dorothy Keck Dance Studio here in San …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor By now, it’s public knowledge that the San Antonio Symphony is going through another financial crisis that stopped the music-making, and placed the non-profit’s board and its musicians on opposite sides of a dispute over contracts and the future of the orchestra. Citing lack of funds, the Symphony Society, the nonprofit board that governs the symphony, …
Have you missed the ballet? We have. So, we are overjoyed that Ballet San Antonio will once again brighten the Tobin Center’s main stage this weekend, live and in-person, with its season opener, A Night at the Castle. That’s a clever title for a medley of dances from the greatest ballets of the classical repertoire such as Swan Lake and …
A couple of weeks ago we told you about the unique exhibit and sale called One People, Many Paths: The Sacred Art of Altars, organized by the equally unique Celebration Circle, an inclusive multi-faith community. Here’s how they define themselves: “We honor the sacred in ourselves, each other and All of Creation.” Once a year, the good folks of Celebration …
Music, music everywhere! Where to begin? Two outstanding chamber music ensembles are having concerts next week. SOLI Chamber Ensemble, which performs music by 20th and 21st-century composers, is presenting its second concert of the season, “Fractals,” described as “an exploration of infinite color, shape and voice, as composers weave new sounds and combinations into the ever-evolving kaleidoscope of music.” Scheduled …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Luminaria, the nighttime, outdoor, contemporary arts festival is returning to the Hemisfair Park this fall, live and with new energy, ready to razzle-dazzle San Antonians with lights, dance, music, visual installations, poetry, theater and more. Some 45 Texas artists and groups, representing about 150 individual artists have signed up to participate. “Through the pandemic, the arts …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor A few months ago, Gemini Ink decided to honor San Antonio poet and playwright Gregg Barrios at its annual Inkstravaganza event, a major fundraiser for the writing arts organization, which always honors local literary personalities. “We have a very vibrant literary community in San Antonio, so Inkstravaganza celebrates that, but it also celebrates one leading literary …
The fun community event known as Chalk It Up takes place this Saturday, Oct. 9 on the grounds and in parking lots of ten public libraries across the city. Organized by Artpace, the 18th annual event will once again have artists – and sometimes their teams -design murals at each library location reflecting the 2021 theme: The Spirit of San …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Rising-star opera singer, Craig Verm, says he enjoys portraying the bad guys. This week, Opera San Antonio will give him a great opportunity to do just that since he’s portraying the title role in OSA’s production of Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni at the Tobin Center for the Performing arts.  Better known as Don Juan, the title …
