By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — To keep children productively occupied during the summer months, SA Charter Moms has come up with a series of virtual distance-learning programs for families to engage in together and help kids learn new things. Among them is a cluster of arts-related videos focusing on jazz music, classical music, ballet, visual arts, film studies, theater and …
By now, we are all used to virtual events, so it’s no surprise that the 2020 Cactus Pear Music Festival is also going to take place online. Starting July 9, the fest, “Around the World in 8 Days,” will present four programs of archival festival performances and four original master classes over a span of eight days. The “around the …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — The past few months have been tough on arts organizations. Theaters and concert halls sat dark and silent while managers and artistic directors struggled to find novel ways to engage their audiences and stay afloat despite dwindling funding and no ticket sales. The Classic Theater of San Antonio was no exception. “For the past three …
A couple of weeks ago, San Antonio’s premier performing arts venue, the Tobin Center, came back to life with a thoughtfully and attractively presented concert by the Agarita Chamber Players and their artistic guests. It was a delightful concert performed in front of the first in-hall audience since the venue was forced to close March 13. And now it looks …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Like so many arts organizations, the Magik Theater followed the directive to close in mid-March to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. That must have disappointed a lot of youngsters who wanted to see the popular musical retelling of “Dragons Love Tacos” that had just opened on March 6. But good things come to those …
Ballet San Antonio was lucky to close its season in February before anyone yet suspected that, barely a month later, all arts organizations would be closing and cancelling shows. And it used lockdown time productively to hire a new artistic leader, build a new rehearsal studio, get ready to open its own dance school, and plan a 2020-21 season. Not …
San Antonio theaters have been struggling through this period of shutdown but at least a couple of them have strived to provide virtual classes and interesting virtual programming to stay connected with their audiences. Here’s one event you may not want to miss this weekend: The Public Theater of San Antonio is presenting a reading and discussion of “Underground,” a …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Just as Artpace was ready to show the work of its first 2020 resident artists, the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to close its doors to help prevent the spread of the infection. So, the three artists – Carlos Castro Arias, Milagros de la Torre and Daniel Ramos – left San Antonio, leaving behind their creations …
Big news: the Agarita Chamber Players has been chosen to perform in front of a live audience June 13 at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. Yes, you read it correctly: the Tobin will welcome its first live audience since it closed its doors a couple months ago due the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the press release, the talented …
by JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — After being closed for a couple of months, the San Antonio Museum of Art reopened its doors this past weekend to welcome visitors to its halls and galleries. By all accounts, it was a happy day for both staff and museumgoers. “The mood was very positive. People were calm, they came prepared with masks and …
