Director’s Notes documents, from planning to performance, the challenges of local artist Katie Toohil as she mounts an original, independent theatrical dance production. Well, it’s time for rehearsal! We hold rehearsal in three separate spaces: SPACE – Mixed Arts Collaborative, Tranquilo and Move Studio. First, please allow me a moment…
“It’s our tenth year of fear,” Darren Robert said. “I thought of that slogan,” he added, looking fondly at a bloody severed head next to him. He gave it a little pat. “It’s 16,000 square feet,” he said, looking around SlaughterHouse, the haunted house he’s run for the last ten…
Theater Caps are bite-sized punch-packing capsule reviews by resident theater critic Elaine Liner. Use them as a reminder — or a teaser, if you procrastinate — of her full-length reviews in The Mixmaster’s weekly sister. We expect nudity in Hair. That’s what made the “tribal love-rock musical” shocking in 1968…
Outside Tranquilo Yoga Studio in Bishop Arts the community is encouraged to add their own answer in chalk. So far there are some good answers and some great ones. I asked a friend that’s an art teacher what his would be and he said, “Convince a kid that has had…
Around 8:45 a.m. this morning, around the time this author rabbit-punched “snooze” on the alarm clock, the world’s largest zeppelin lifted off into sky. The Farmers Airship, which at 246 feet is 15 feet longer than a Boeing 747 and is sponsored by something, is at Fort Worth Alliance Airport…
Deborah Oropallo’s massive pieces command your attention the minute you enter the Stay ZaZa Art House & Social Gallery, a partnership with Santa Fe’s Turner Carroll Gallery. It’s a relatively small, simple event space with a chandelier interestingly tucked in the back right corner, black floors, and bright track lighting…
Despite only gracing the screen for eight short years thus far, actress Anna Kendrick has starred alongside some of Hollywood’s leading men and made herself into quite the leading lady, not to mention earning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her role in 2009’s Up in the Air while…
One single scene captures the tricky tonal balance of Jonathan Levine’s cancer comedy 50/50. Adam, the straightedge radio producer played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, has just finished his first round of chemotherapy. It was tough, but the kindly gents IV’d next to him (Philip Baker Hall and Matt Frewer) made it…
Outdoor theater offers scant opportunity for subtlety, but Dallas Shakespeare’s current Hamlet, performed to audiences perched on parched grass at Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre, is overacted with such scorched-earth intensity, you worry it might spark a wildfire. From his first big speech as Hamlet — “O that this too too solid flesh…
Maybe it’s a stretch to argue that Jack Reacher is a modern-day James Bond, but the literary heroes do have a few things in common. Like Bond, Reacher is a skilled fighter. Like Bond, he’s also suave, and, most important, Reacher’s got a way with the ladies. From Susan Duffy,…
Sure it’s a cliche, but there truly is something to be said for the concept of walking in someone else’s shoes. And to that end, the Dallas County Sexual Assault Coalition is asking the many men of this great city to strap on a pair of high-heeled pumps and literally…
If you hadn’t noticed, boot camps have been among the hottest fitness trends for years, which is why Camp Gladiator — one of the state’s most popular boot camps — holds its annual Gladiator Games in cities throughout Texas. As opposed to a week-long boot camp where intense training is…
A backwoods villain wields a tool designed for farm chores and goes on a mindless murder spree, chopping up teenagers and anyone else unfortunate enough to find themselves in the secluded American outback. That’s the movie pitch, but, alas, it’s been done to death. Those flicks used to be fun…
Believe one thing: We love us some outsiders. You don’t become a free alternative weekly rag glomming on to the mainstream or the popular lunch table. No, some could say we were the art kids, the goths, the nerds, or the stoners in high school. So when we heard of…
Are the memories of your high school prom a little hazy at this point? Have a do-over! Reading & Radio Resource is hosting Prom Night 2011 at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Starlight Room, 603 Munger Ave., and the theme is “A John Hughes Experience,” which means you can wear…
Amid the season of the State Fair and Oktoberfest celebrations, the practice of indulging in the festival spirit is devoutly enjoyed by almost every local resident. That usually means, however, that while people are out enjoying fried feasts and looping around in a Ferris wheel, the family dog sits at…
The 19th Annual Goodguys Lone Star Nationals is a three-day extravaganza filled with tons of awesome cars and car-related activities and not a single Toyota Tercel in sight. So, what exactly constitutes awesome cars and car-related activities? How about more than 1,500 custom cars, classic cars, hot rods and souped-up…
Living with celiac disease or severe food allergies is no easy task. A casual dinner out becomes an almost insurmountable chore. The impending holidays are almost a nightmare to imagine. The best weapon in this battle is knowledge, and the Dallas Gluten and Allergen Expo is here to equip you…
The best part about watching kid flicks as an adult is catching the references that sailed right over your head 20 or so years ago. Take the The Wizard of Oz. To kids, it’s a semi-scary movie with flying monkeys and a wicked witch; but lurking underneath the yellow brick…
Some moviegoers might consider themselves especially dedicated if they know the release date of a flick a few months in advance, but to be a real snob they’ll have to go further. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is giving a sneak peek of this year’s upcoming greats with…
The idea sounds simple: fish wrapped in seaweed and rice. Easy, right? Well, there’s a little more to the art of sushi. It’s not just about the ingredients, it’s about the presentation, too. Central Market invites you to a night with Matthew Roso, executive chef and head sushi chef of…
Atmosphere, an exhibition at Mary Tomas Studio Gallery, features surrealist works from five artists who are attuned to weather and other elements in their surroundings. Works from Charles Coldeway, David Hinske, Karen Lastre, Adrienne T. Rosenberg and Mary Tomas are all on display in the collection. Tomas’ working studio serves…
