Performing Arts

Have you ever wished you could spend one night doing something that didn’t involve the invasive use of technology without having to become Amish?

The panel show is a staple of British television. The BBC and other private networks are full of shows in which comedians compete in a parlor game for nothing but points, laughs and the opportunity to hold a meaningless win over their opponents’ heads. Could there be anything more American…

Ready to grab your movie hoodie and get back in the theater? You’re in luck. It’s time for the 52nd Annual USA Film Festival at Angelika Film Center (5321 E. Mockingbird Lane) from Wednesday through Sunday. Opening night on Wednesday features a double feature of short Texas documentaries The Portal and the Park and Texas Wines, as well as features The Pact (based on a true story) and The Phantom of the Open (starring Mark Rylance and Sally Hawkins).

Since the time he blossomed in the Phoenix and San Francisco punk scenes of the 1980s, Gregg Turkington has worn many hats

This week, it rained cats and queens in Texas. On Monday night, as tornadoes and hail forced many North Texans to take shelter, one Dallas drag queen stole Mother Nature’s thunder by putting on a show in the rain.

Hecklers really don’t get the joke sometimes. Dallas comedians tell us what it’s like when audiences try to fight them.

What an insanely lasting pop culture reference, right? Since its premiere in 1965, we’ve been calling mismatched BFFs and roomies, odd couples. If something has that kind of impact, to essentially transcend slang, it’s gotta be a sign of a classic.

Female representation may be gaining momentum but its track record looks appalling even among some of the most enlightened and groundbreaking films.

Women’s representation in art still has a long way to go. The Kettle Art Gallery (2650-B Main St.) is holding a special exhibit to make sure some of the most promising female artistic in Dallas get their shot on its walls.

When it came time to start a comedy tour in America, Canadian comedian Sugar Sammy decided to start with the red states.

Learning can actually be fun. Yes, even during Spring Break. And yes, we realize how old we sound right now. But seriously, hear us out. We remember Spring Break could be a huge bore because we didn’t have anything to do.

It was about time someone gave Linda Stogner her own comedy special. She’s spent so much time, money and effort building a comedy community for Dallas that she deserves an hour of her own in the spotlight.

Love songs and romance aren’t just for Valentine’s Day. The Ten Tenors bring their latest show, Love Is in the Air, to the Eisemann Center (2351 Performance Drive, Richardson) for a 7:30 p.m. performance Wednesday, Feb. 23.

The dictionary definition of justice is deceptively simple: “The quality of being just, impartial or fair.” To watch The How to Be Project: Ten Plays for Racial Justice unfold across the Bishop Arts Theatre Center’s stage is to be reminded – bracingly, amusingly and most often, painfully – how often that quality is not afforded to those whose skin color is anything other than white.

It’s been more than a decade since the release of Jackass 3D, the third movie in the hit franchise. The stunt comedy used technical achievements in three-dimensional screenings and slow footage Phantom cameras to capture images such as flying dildos, jet-ski crashes and a guy farting into a New Year’s…

Henry Ross Perot’s family name is all over the state of Texas. The Perot Museum of Nature and Science was named for Perot and his wife Margot when the family gave a $50 million gift to the institution.

Did you know there is a Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center (5657 Mariner Drive) located at the Dallas Executive Airport? It offers an enormous collection of World War II nose art and educational exhibitions and collections of artifacts that explore and honor contributions of many.

The time has finally come when hating Valentine’s Day no longer makes you “edgy.” It takes more energy to pretend-dislike this holiday than it does to lay down your sword, so get over yourself and find someone to celebrate with. If you’re unsure who that person should be, call up…

The last of sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke’s three laws states, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” That doesn’t mean magic can’t exist in our digital realm of interactive technology and readily accessible information, local magician Zak Mirz says. “I don’t think technology ruins magic with any stretch…

Spurred on by the Covid-19 shutdown in 2020, the Fort Worth Opera and the Dallas Opera each went to work on plans to engage with their communities in new ways while providing their performers and longtime fans with ways to experience opera.

You’ve probably heard of Peng Dang, the Chinese comic based in Dallas. You may think you know the reason I’m going to give, but we’ll leave a certain incident languishing away on the internet where Dang prefers it. What Dang has really excelled at of late is working racism and personal perspective into his sets – the Atlanta shooting, for one topic.

Comedy Central’s Chappelle’s Show and HBO’s The Wire are two shows that often get mentioned in lists and analyses about programs that changed the course of television. Comedian Donnell Rawlings is an important part of both of them.