By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Your company will be presenting two flamenco shows this week, “Mercuria” on Thursday and “Yo Quiero Ser Humana” on Friday. Tell us about “Mercuria.”The title, “Mercuria” is kind of a play on words. It’s a name of a woman, or of all the women performing in this piece. It’s not a character’s name per se, it’s …
There are so many Day-of-the-Dead events that we probably overlooked a few. Here’s one: The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center is celebrating the holiday of remembrance with a free dance production, La Vida de Los Muertos, at Plaza Guadalupe, and a month-long altar exhibition, starting on Nov. 2 The dance show brings to life various characters who explain the significance of …
The Day of the Dead and All Souls Day are not the same thing but both are devoted to the remembrance of the departed, though in different ways. In San Antonio, the various commemorations and celebrations, stretch over several days, blending into one festive period. We like fiestas here! Several events are planned downtown. This weekend, a major fest will …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Back in high school in Portsmouth, Ohio, Jonathan Burton was a guitar player who at one point was asked to join a production of the school’s musical as a singer. He performed well enough and so, he was asked again the following year. Soon after, he started taking voice lessons, and, once in college, he abandoned …
BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor “Galactic Mayan Gods” is San Antonio Artist Andy Villarreal’s Current Exhibit at Bihl Haus Arts.One line review: Colorful, imaginative, engaging, and fun. Tell us about the inspiration behind these fabulous paintings?I’ve been working on this series for about 20 years though pieces in this exhibition are recent, from this past year. My work deals with the …
v Good news from the music world! Two of San Antonio performing organizations that used to partner for multiple occasions in the past, are going to do it again. The two are the San Antonio Mastersingers and the San Antonio Philharmonic, a new entity created by the musicians of the former San Antonio Symphony. They are old friends, and we …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor More than five centuries ago, a girl was born on the Yucatan peninsula in the Aztec Empire and she was named Malinalli. Today, so many years and centuries later, she is still an object of fascination and interpretation, both in Mexico and in Mexican-American communities in the U.S. So much so, in fact, that at least …
By BERIT MASON, Contributor “AI” stands for artificial intelligence. As our world is digitized and computerized, AI software is being applied to medicine, education, shipping and art. Yes, art. The leading AI software on the market are Midjourney, DALL-E and DALL-E 2. With them, artists can photograph their work, scan it into the computer and then it gets to …
Ballet San Antonio is launching its 2022-23 season this weekend with a brand-new version of the ballet “Cinderella” which is, of course, based on the familiar old story. The first balletic version was staged in Russia back in the 1940s, danced to the original score by the prolific composer Sergei Prokofiev. BSA will use the same score but its new …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Just about the whole world knows the story of Cinderella, the sweet girl who is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, but who goes on to win the heart of the realm’s royal prince, and lives happily for ever after. Russian composer, Sergei Prokofiev, created the score for the “Cinderella” ballet back in 1944, and the …
