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 …
By DON MATHIS The party starts Friday, Oct. 14 with a lighting ceremony at 6:00 p.m. at the San Pedro Creek Culture Park in downtown San Antonio, which runs along the creek from 600 Santa Rosa Street to 200 CĂ©sar E Chávez Blvd. URBAN-15 kicks off this free event with the interactive light, sound, and kinetic artwork, “Stream,” by Brooklyn …
Let’s start with literary news, for a change! The Book Reading Marathon is an interesting experiment organized by Jim LaVilla-Havelin, a prominent leader and teacher in the literary community in San Antonio, who enlisted to help of the Peace Center at the Northwest Vista College to make his idea a reality. Together they are enlisting readers for the chain reading …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Nearly every culture in the world has a folkloric dance tradition, meaning dances that emerged historically from the people of a region or country. And Mexico has an especially rich dance tradition that a number of dance companies in the U.S. nurture and excel in. Such is the case with the Guadalupe Dance Company, a resident …
Plenty of news on all fronts! The Briscoe Western Art Museum is about to open a new exhibit that focuses on the photography of Thomas D. Mangelsen, one of the most important wildlife photographers of our time. According to the press release, the show “includes a stunning scale of images,” including his best-known works, such as “Catch of the Day,” …
By BERIT MASON The artist glances at the model, to draw the line of her leg just right. Classical music plays softly in the background while busts of stern philosophers and great artists from the past aloft on shelves, look down. It looks like a scene from the Arts Students League in New York. But this relaxed, quiet atmosphere welcomes …
WHENBy James R. Adair When will we decide we love our childrenmore than we love our guns? When will we decide to feed the hungryinstead of watching them die? When will we decide to house the homeless instead of arresting them? When will we decide to treat the sickinstead of forcing them into bankruptcy? When will we decide to educate …
Arts organizations are starting their 2022-23 seasons, so a lot is going on all fronts! San Antonio’s premier presenter of international artists, Musical Bridges Around the World, is launching its concert series this Sunday with “It Ain’t Necessarily So” featuring Duo Baldo, consisting of pianist/actor Aldo Gentileschi and violinist Brad Repp. The two combine their virtuosic performances with theatrical humor …
BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editot There was a time when artist Sylvia Benitez expressed her creativity by constructing all sorts of experimental, site-specific – and often ephemeral – installations that won praise, awards and grants. That was when she lived on the East Coast, trying to follow the contemporary art trends. Today, Benitez lives near Seguin in a peaceful, pastoral enclave …
