v Good news from the music world! Two of San Antonio performing organizations that used to partner for multiple occasions in the past, are going to do it again. The two are the San Antonio Mastersingers and the San Antonio Philharmonic, a new entity created by the musicians of the former San Antonio Symphony. They are old friends, and we …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor More than five centuries ago, a girl was born on the Yucatan peninsula in the Aztec Empire and she was named Malinalli. Today, so many years and centuries later, she is still an object of fascination and interpretation, both in Mexico and in Mexican-American communities in the U.S. So much so, in fact, that at least …
By BERIT MASON, Contributor “AI” stands for artificial intelligence. As our world is digitized and computerized, AI software is being applied to medicine, education, shipping and art. Yes, art. The leading AI software on the market are Midjourney, DALL-E and DALL-E 2. With them, artists can photograph their work, scan it into the computer and then it gets to …
Ballet San Antonio is launching its 2022-23 season this weekend with a brand-new version of the ballet “Cinderella” which is, of course, based on the familiar old story. The first balletic version was staged in Russia back in the 1940s, danced to the original score by the prolific composer Sergei Prokofiev. BSA will use the same score but its new …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Just about the whole world knows the story of Cinderella, the sweet girl who is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, but who goes on to win the heart of the realm’s royal prince, and lives happily for ever after. Russian composer, Sergei Prokofiev, created the score for the “Cinderella” ballet back in 1944, and the …
By DON MATHIS The party starts Friday, Oct. 14 with a lighting ceremony at 6:00 p.m. at the San Pedro Creek Culture Park in downtown San Antonio, which runs along the creek from 600 Santa Rosa Street to 200 CĂ©sar E Chávez Blvd. URBAN-15 kicks off this free event with the interactive light, sound, and kinetic artwork, “Stream,” by Brooklyn …
Let’s start with literary news, for a change! The Book Reading Marathon is an interesting experiment organized by Jim LaVilla-Havelin, a prominent leader and teacher in the literary community in San Antonio, who enlisted to help of the Peace Center at the Northwest Vista College to make his idea a reality. Together they are enlisting readers for the chain reading …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Nearly every culture in the world has a folkloric dance tradition, meaning dances that emerged historically from the people of a region or country. And Mexico has an especially rich dance tradition that a number of dance companies in the U.S. nurture and excel in. Such is the case with the Guadalupe Dance Company, a resident …
Plenty of news on all fronts! The Briscoe Western Art Museum is about to open a new exhibit that focuses on the photography of Thomas D. Mangelsen, one of the most important wildlife photographers of our time. According to the press release, the show “includes a stunning scale of images,” including his best-known works, such as “Catch of the Day,” …
By BERIT MASON The artist glances at the model, to draw the line of her leg just right. Classical music plays softly in the background while busts of stern philosophers and great artists from the past aloft on shelves, look down. It looks like a scene from the Arts Students League in New York. But this relaxed, quiet atmosphere welcomes …
