The Dallas-Haiti Project, a ten year old organization which focuses on humanitarian aid, education, health care, and emergency funding for poor communities in Haiti, has teamed up with Urban Dog Coffee to present the two-artist show Ase Anpil. Featuring clay pottery by Leslie Showalter and black and white photography by…
She bends over towards the ground with her elegant neck stretched outwards. Her arms are tightly tucked towards her body and her beady glass eyes sparkle in the imaginary sunlight. Her head begins to jut in and out in a violent manner. Her lips are now a pointed beak, and…
At what point does video documentation change from just recorded events to something worthy of exhibition in a gallery setting? When does a filmed document become worthy not of critical cinematic analysis, but of critical art analysis? Why aren’t historical representations considered “art”? Those are the types of questions artists…
The saga of Dallas’ Trinity River Project could make a great play. The intrigue, deceit and power plays made by city leaders to sell Dallas voters on the notion that a reeking ditch will be transformed into an urban oasis complete with solar-powered water taxis–and that doing so isn’t only…
Generally we find ventriloquists to be the opposite of funny and actually, kind of creepy. OK, really creepy. However, puppets in general are a different story. From that endearing scene in The Sound of Music–where governess Maria stages the puppet show that presumably gets Captain von Trapp to notice her–all…
Everyone’s a photographer lately. Hit up any event or landmark locally, and you’ll see them: the hipsters with $1300 lenses; the grandmas trying to figure out the Hipstamatic app on their iPhone; the 12-year-olds tussling with tripods. It’s something of an epidemic, and it’s made possible by technology and the…
Garland Fielder: Modulations, a new exhibit at the Holly Johnson Gallery, 1411 Dragon St., showcases a minimalist artist with seemingly a lot to say. Using few colors and elements, Fielder toes the line between 2D and 3D, examining lines and optical illusions. He says it’s the act of interpretation that…
What do mummies and cat scans have in common? Need a hint? How about CSI Luxor? OK, fine. One is used to learn about the other. The Columbus Center for Science and History made a trip to Egypt in order to learn about the methods and technology used by the…
What are you up for? A play about a guy who shoots a dog? A play about yuppie parents who poison a lady with pesto? How about a comedy with typists who murder lumberjacks to score men’s better-made outerwear? Let’s start with the most entertaining one (by far), The Secretaries,…
For all those out there whose frustration level with the Cowboys season thus far has reached higher than Jerry Jones’ blood pressure (as mine has), fear not: Respite is on the way. Regardless of how much the last few seasons may or may not have been a disappointment, the Dallas…
The unwavering focus and driven, almost brutal, determination of the Dallas shopper is something all newcomers to the area should be warned of. Seriously, nobody should have to face down the legion of seasoned Dallas housewives who’ve been honing their retail hunting skills in the hallowed halls of NorthPark Center…
Photographer Keith Wilson’s images of Austin apartment buildings remind us of our college days spent partying in crappy complexes with high-falutin’ names like “Telluride” and “El Dorado”–the dank, crowded units never quite lived up to the promise of the signs. Wilson’s photographs appear alongside those of Lupita Murillo Tinnen–whose work…
Before Adam and Barbara Maitland died, they probably never did Halloween right. But hell, after death, in trying to scare the Deetz family out of their newly decorated home, the two ghosts come up with some ingenious costumes and scare tactics. When they finally come out from under Delia Deetz’s…
The Paul Taylor Dance Company is the same gaggle of jumpin’ jacks that brought Dream Girls to the Eisemann Center in 2002 and maintained a “gold standard of modern dance” after that. Their title upkeep will continue when the Paul Taylor Dance Company opens the 2010-11 Eisemann Center Presents’ Spotlight…
Running is a pain in the ass, but you know what is an even bigger pain in the ass? Colon cancer. No telling if that’s the thinking behind the third annual Undy 5000 5K, but we wouldn’t put it past the organizers. After all, they’re not above a pun: The…
The Beginning of November, Post Halloween, Candy Coma Recovery Days–people have a lot of different names for November 1 and 2. But none sound as cool as Dia de los Muertos, the traditional Mexican holiday celebrating the memory of loved ones who’ve passed away. At 7 p.m. Saturday, bust out…
What do Meat Loaf and Susan Sarandon have in common? Aside from their flowing locks, they both escaped the film-career killing that claimed their Rocky Horror Picture Show co-stars. After owning the role of sexed-up transvestite Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the brilliant Tim Curry was tossed asunder to forever serve as butler,…
It’s time to take back Halloween from the commercialism that’s held the holiday in its grip since before the birth of the millennial generation. Forget the ratty wigs that hang in seasonal costume shops, or the huge amount of candy you have to buy so you won’t look like a…
So you think you’re prepared for the pending zombie apocalypse? Hours of Left 4 Dead and lessons from screen geniuses like Simon Pegg and Woody Harrelson have given us a decent amount of training, but one never really knows how they’ll react in the moment of a zombie attack. Get…
I want you to ask yourself a deep, thought-provoking question. Were you scared when you saw The Grudge? How about The Ring? Now before you start dealing with these potential life-altering questions, take a deep breath and don’t worry, because I’m not gonna ask if you saw the god-awful sequels…
You can travel the world with Mary Ellen Mark. Through her lens, you’ll gain an intimate understanding of people you’d never dare approach on your own–acrobats in an Indian circus, teenage addicts and prostitutes in Seattle, Marlon Brando on the set of Apocalypse Now. In nearly half a century of…
Until now, New England held the title for creepiest-looking houses. The Richardson Theatre Centre is looking to tumble that juggernaut with its production of The Haunting of Hill House. The play follows a gaggle of guests led into the sinister mansion by a knowledgeable older gentleman. The last time this…
