News Roundup- If you have been following Arts Alive San Antonio, you already know that DreamWeek San Antonio – which actually lasts two weeks – is in full swing right now. More than 200 events are scheduled, so there is truly something for everyone, from panel discussions and symposiums to performances, fashion shows, screenings, ceremonies, etc. (See feature story on …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor – Opera San Antonio (OSA) has a bunch of good news to share with San Antonio. For the first time in its five-year history, the young company will have an additional “winter performance” this coming Valentine’s Day, to keep opera lovers happy during the longish period between the two major fall and spring productions. The chosen …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor – Artpace is inaugurating the new year with a remarkable exhibit of women artists chosen from the long list of individuals who participated in the organization’s residency program over the span of 25 years. Curated by Erin Murphy, the Artpace residency and exhibition manager – and spread throughout the building- Visibilities: Intrepid Woman of Artpace features …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor – Several years ago, Shokare Nakpodia and his Mighty Group marketing agency, were contracted to “beautify” the route taken by marchers participating in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. March. To his astonishment, Nakpodia learned that San Antonio had one of the largest, best attended MLK marches in the country, and that got him thinking: How …
-News Roundup- We have finally reached calmer days following the New Year’s hoopla, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t anything interesting or exciting going on this weekend. In fact, Camerata San Antonio, is starting 2020 – and the new decade – with Unabashed, a selection of unabashedly Romantic music featuring compositions by Robert Schumann and August Klughardt. Schumann, who …
We still have some holidaying to do this week before returning to normal life, and that includes New Year’s Eve, the traditional party night, and, of course, New Year’s Day which is an official holiday. Though I have always celebrated the coming of a new year, I have never wondered when and how the tradition started. There’s no obvious single …
Things slow down a bit this week to allow families to focus on celebrating Christmas in their own traditional ways, but there are still some performing arts events out there that can enhance your festive mood or otherwise deserve your attention. One show that’s most deserving of attention is the musical The Color Purple, which will have two performances this …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor – Nearly 60 years after he made a big splash with his 1965 TV Christmas Special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, the beloved Peanuts character is still part of our holiday celebrations but now he and his gang can also be seen in live stage performances all over the U.S. In San Antonio, there’s no better place …
– News Roundup – If you missed Ballet San Antonio’s Nutcracker, don’t fret. Here comes another one: American Midwest Ballet’s version presented by ARTS SA. It promises to be bigger and better than last year, with 130 professional and student dancers, “lavish sets, and more than 250 beautiful costumes.” It will have four performances at the Lila Cockrell Theater Dec. …
