by JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Steven Kellman joined the faculty of the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1976. He is currently a professor of comparative literature there, specializing in fiction and criticism. In 2023, he was named Jack & Laura Richmond Endowed Faculty Fellow in American literature. He was also a Fullbright Senior Lecturer at Tbilisi State University in …

Professor of piano at Trinity University, Soloist and member of the SOLI Chamber Music Ensemble By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Tell us about your early history with the piano.I began my studies with my mom, Marilyn, when I was around 5. She and my dad, Wesley, were in one of the first classes of doctoral piano performance majors at the University …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF Editor Let’s start with work related issues. A few months ago, the Public Theater sent an SOS email to its patrons and to the community, asking for immediate help because it was in danger of having to close for good. How did you recover from that crisis?We just jumped in head first. We knew we had to …

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 …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor How does it feel to be the winner of SAALM’s 2023 Juried Exhibition?It was wonderful. I was really surprised. I remember telling my husband that it was nice to be included in the show. Usually, the museum will send you an invitation to the opening if you are one of the winners but I had not …

Clarinetist, Former SAS MEMBER and Musician with the MOSAS PERFORMANCE FUND By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor How long have you been with the now defunct San Antonio Symphony?Twenty-two years, since 2000. The Symphony has had a number of serious crises before and after 2000, why was the crisis of 2022 the one that led to the permanent closing of SAS?I don’t …

BRIAN PETKOVICH, Musician, Member of the San Antonio Symphony and Founder of MOSAS Performance Fund By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Tell us how you chose the bassoon as your instrument?I started in the band program at my school. I was kind of recruited to play the bassoon because I was tall in 7th grade. Then one thing led to another, and …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Congratulations on the new show. Does it have a title?No, we sort of debated about the title, but I decided I didn’t want to focus on anything that would be thematic. That’s because when I do that (choose a theme) it often leads people to places I don’t want them to go. So, I think the …

JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Here in San Antonio, we know you as an excellent photographer of the performing arts, and I know you are also photographing other subjects. How did you get interested in photography as a profession?I was born and raised in Iceland, and my father was the camera man for the Icelandic TV. Growing up, cameras were always around. …

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 …