The San Antonio Philharmonic is back in action and has just performed a special concert at the Scottish Rite Hall to celebrate the conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun with Gold Rays, upon former San Antonio mayor Henry Cisneros by the government of Japan. The evening featured performances highlighting the friendship between Japan and the United States, with …
Reviewed By Steven G. Kellman Dedicated “To all the women who survive,” The Brittle Age portrays survival as an ambiguous proposition. It traces the reverberations from horrific violence in Italy’s mountainous Abruzzo region that was committed against three young women thirty years ago. The novel is narrated by a physiotherapist named Lucia who was nineteen years old at the time …
Let’s start with theater.At the San Pedro Playhouse, you can see the new version of “Hairspray,” the vibrant and energetic musical set in the 1960s, that follows Tracy Turnblad, a plucky teenager with big dreams and even bigger hair. Despite her plus-sized figure, she wins a spot on a popular local TV program, becoming an overnight sensation. The musical deals …
“Grand Finales: The Creative Longevity of Women Artists” by Susan Gubar Reviewed by Steven G. Kellman Some artists – Jean-Michel Basquiat, Emily BrontĂ«, James Dean, Jimi Hendrix, Sylvia Plath, Arthur Rimbaud – flash across the firmament before abruptly flaming out. No less spectacular are those who manage to be productive into their eighties or nineties. Beyond tips about diet, exercise, …
Summer is time for festivals, and the The 29th Cactus Pear Music Festival is about to start, under the name 29 and Counting. “The name is a nod to our longevity and to the milestone just ahead – but also to the heartbeat of camber music itself… “Sustained by years of unforgettable performances, meaningful connections and a community that keeps …
Reviewed by Steven G. Kellman The symptoms of a panic attack are often indistinguishable from what an artist experiences in the throes of creation – heightened sensitivity, the feeling that everything is strange, and the dissolution of time and space. Fifteen-year-old Nicholas suffers from an anxiety disorder that causes him to hyperventilate, feel separated from his own body, and …
Let’s start with film! The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center has announced its 46th Cinefestival SAN ANTONIO full program line up. The fest will take place July 9-13, 2025, showing Chicanx, Latinx and international Latin American cinema, with a strong focus on regional and local filmmaking. It will showcase San Antonio premieres of new feature films: the Mesquite Award nominees for Best …
