By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Most established ballet companies also operate affiliated ballet schools, and now Ballet San Antonio will have one as well. The company just announced the formation of a training program to be led by Sofiane Sylve, a French-born ballerina who has been a principal dancer of San Francisco Ballet since 2008. “Sofiane Sylve is a world-class …
NEWS ROUNDUP Yes, the Battle of the Alamo hero is back among us thanks to a wonderful play, The Confessions of Davy Crockett, currently playing at the Josephine Theater. Only three performance are left, two today and one tomorrow, so get your tickets promptly if you want to see it. Written by Austin playwright Steve Warren, with original songs by …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — It’s shaping up to be a very busy weekend at the Blue Star Contemporary where the first ever art book fair in the region will be paired with a book-related spring exhibition, both called Novel Ideas. The events are timed to coincide with the start of Contemporary Art Month and the huge AWP conference of …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — David Crockett arrived at the Alamo on Feb. 8, 1836. On March 6, he died, along with all the Texian defenders of the make-shift fort, where they had holed-up to resist the onslaught by a Mexican army of at least 1,500 soldiers. Although he was already known as “The King of the Wild Frontier,” after …
NEWS ROUNDUP Let’s start with what’s happening tonight! Munoz Public Relations and the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center have teamed up to bring us Ballet Nepantla, a young New York-based dance company founded by Andrea Guajardo, a S. Texas native and a dance innovator. The enigmatically named company will present its evening-long show, Valentina, a choreographic hybrid of ballet and Mexican …
By Jasmina Wellinghoff, editor — Writing about Joshua Harmon’s plays, commentator Alexandra Kennedy said: “Incisive, witty, satiric with plenty of heart, (his) plays deftly entwine the problematic and the comic.” She wrote that for a short essay in connection with the staging of Harmon’s piece Admissions at the Studio Theater in D.C. Few who have seen the play would argue …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — With a name like Nepantla, a company can expect a lot of questions about its name. And they are indeed frequent, acknowledged founder and artistic director Andrea Guajardo. So, she was ready to answer that query when we brought it up. The word is an Aztec term that translates to “the space in-between,” she explained. …
NEWS ROUNDUP Many of you will probably remember the Latino Laugh Festival of 25 years ago. It was entertaining and fun but it didn’t last. Now, some of the same folks, who were instrumental in making the old fest happen, are back with HA Comedy Festival, which will take place this weekend over three days, with more than 20 shows …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Women artists seem to be on the mind of curators and museums lately. Artpace is devoting 2020 to female artists, and the San Antonio Museum of Art is currently making a big statement with Texas Women: A New History of Abstract Art, the first substantial exhibit of Texas female artists who have embraced the non-representational …
By RUDY ARISPE, Contributor In Sarah Shore’s small, ceramic sculpture, “On the Shelf,” a delicate figure of an aging senorita, is making a statement. No longer pursued by suitors, she is still putting her best foot forward, still hoping that she will be noticed Her dark hair, a bun on each side, is more gray than black; her posture is …
