INTERVIEW EXPRESS BYRD BONNER, Lawyer, Actor and President of the Alamo Theater Arts Council* By JASMINA WELLIGHOFF, Editor. How does it feel to be celebrating the 32nd ATAC GLOBE AWARDS?I am thrilled that we are now celebrating 32 years. In the wake of the pandemic, and now, in post-pandemic time, we have fewer theater companies in San Antonio; the …
You have all heard about the spectacular acrobatic show called Cirque du Soleil, right? Here’s the good news: it’s come back to San Antonio. This version is called Cirque du Soleil BAZZAR, and it will be here until Dec. 3. According to the press kit, “the troupe bands together to invent a whimsical one-of-a-kind universe.” Music, dancers, acrobats, jugglers, trapeze …
This is the season of music. There are concerts for every taste and preference. Musical Bridges Around the World (MBAW) is bringing to town a lively and highly praised group that promotes itself as a “Klezmer rock band.” It will present ”Mostly Kosher,” at the San Fernando Cathedral on Sunday. Based in Los Angeles, the band reconstructs Judaic and American …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor After teaching art, design, photography and watercolor painting at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi After for more than 30 years, Babra Riley decided to retire, relocate and follow her own muse. Working from a studio in the Hill Country, Riley focuses on digital media, alternative processes and mixed media. Her photographs and paintings have been included in …
Performing artists/groups include The Magik Theatre, URBAN-15, Ballet Folklorico Sol de San Antonio, and musicians such as Los Texmaniacs featuring Flaco Jimenez, Mariachi Las Coronelas, Buttercup, and Patricia Vonne & The Infidels. Where to park? There is a parking garage at Hemisfair, but it may fill quickly. (Oct. 21, 6 p.m. to midnight; free access) Now let’s look at everything …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Back in 1901 a lady named Anna Hertzberg, who was a graduate of the New York Conservatory of Music, found herself in San Antonio, then a frontier town with hardly any arts and cultural institutions. So, in the best American tradition, she decided to do something about it. She found a few kindred souls – all …
It looks like everyone is super excited about the annular solar eclipse coming our way Saturday. And we will tell you about a few places where to watch it. But first – arts news! Professional dance is not very strong in San Antonio but, thanks to sheer coincidence, there are several strong shows to choose from this weekend. Ballet San …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor A good number of classical fairy tales have inspired ballet choreographers to create stage versions of the beloved, old stories, including the tales of Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty. Following that tradition, American Choreographer Bruce Wells created a number of ballets inspired by fairy tales, including a ballet inspired by the story of “Beauty and …
Let’s start with the opera! There are so few opera productions in San Antonio, that the few that we have are precious. Opera San Antonio (OSA) has produced a new version of the old opera “Hansel and Gretel” composed in 1892 by German composer Engelbert Humperdinck. As the title implies, it was based on the even older and familiar fairy …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor The old fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel will come alive on stage as never before, in a production of Opera San Antonio that will also include all the other Tobin Center’s resident companies. OSA artistic director, E. Loren Meeker, is the stage director of the massive show. “We are constantly looking for new ways to …
