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If You Do One Thing This Week, See Cirque Du Soleil’s Mesmerizing Big Top Show Echo

Alyssa Fields — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:50:15 -0500

Echo" />Cirque Du Soleil's first big-top show in Dallas in years shouldn't be missed. And we've got the scoop on discount tickets.

Cirque du Soleil Brings the Big Top Back to Dallas for the First Time in Years

Alyssa Fields — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:33:11 -0500

We'd like to see the X-rays of some of these performers, because we're absolutely convinced they have fewer bones than we do.

Setting the Stage for the Season: Spring’s Best Dance & Theater Productions

Alyssa Fields — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:37:09 -0600

Dallas has way more to offer in the way of dance and theatre than you'd expect.

Clowning Around: How a Denton Troupe is Laughing Through the Pain

Alyssa Fields — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:28:56 -0600

A group of clowns in Denton isn't just honking around — they're creating community in a dicey political climate.

Keller Knuckleballer is Running Away to Join the Circus of The Indianapolis Clowns

Alec Spicer — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:30:00 -0600

Fisher Polydoroff is rewriting baseball’s playbook with a knuckleball, a saxophone and a time-traveling alter ego as he joins the Savannah Bananas' baseball league.

Bishop Street Ballet’s The Nightmare Before Nutcracker is a Literal Fever Dream Come to Life

Alec Spicer — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:48:44 -0600

The Nightmare Before Nutcracker is a Literal Fever Dream Come to Life" />The DIY dance company's melding of two holiday favorites will make for a world-building immersion of arts at the Texas Theatre this weekend.

McKinney’s Emily Nicole Carruth Gives a Hilarious Voice to Your Annoying Household Objects

Alec Spicer — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:06:29 -0600

The woman you’ve seen on your timelines performing skits as inanimate objects is one of social media’s fastest rising stars.

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Will Be a Drag (in the Best Way) This Weekend

Alec Spicer — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:13:10 -0600

Grammy-winning singer Karen Slack is bringing the story of a famed drag king to the Meyerson Symphony Center.

The Trade is the Funniest Thing You’ll See in Dallas All Year

Alec Spicer — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:21:58 -0500

The Trade is the Funniest Thing You’ll See in Dallas All Year" />As expected, Theatre Three’s audacious parody of the Luka Doncic trade is the closest thing we’ll get to closure.

Ballet North Texas Puts a New Spin on Sleepy Hollow for Halloween

Alec Spicer — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:12:41 -0500

Sleepy Hollow for Halloween" />A spooky favorite is getting a ballet boost this year with no tutus in sight.