A dancer of purpose and mystery, who dazzles veteran choreo-graphers and instructs women over 40 in the joys of movement.
Deborah Hay
1703 Alta Vista
512/707-2512
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What makes Kerry mad, dammit? Well, start with anatomically incorrect Ken dolls and run with it. As for Shannon (see Best Actress), she cries a river of laughing tears regularly at Esther's.
Shannon Sedwick
Esther's Follies
525 E. Sixth
www.esthersfollies.com
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More than a tap company ("Jazzestry" doesn't have the same ring), they move with style to any beat: hip-hop, salsa, blues.
Tapestry Dance Company
2015 E. Riverside Ste. 7-BD
512/474-9846
www.tapestry.org
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Think globally, dance locally in Bass Hall, or enjoy a homegrown whirled piece at Synergy.
Bass Concert Hall
2350 Robert Dedman
512/471-2787
texasperformingarts.org
Synergy Dance Studio
3425 Bee Caves Rd.
512/327-4130
www.synergydancestudio.com/
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Gee, talk about rocking that vote - it was awfully close with the Christian Science Reading Room. But seriously, the public library isn't just for books. It's also magazines, videos, recordings, and much more.
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Pogue never misses a photo op - you should have seen him shooting those flowery Annie Sprinkle closeups. Chronicle readers know him best for his relentless coverage of city hall.
Alan Pogue
Texas Center for Documentary Photography
2104 E. MLK
www.documentaryphotographs.com
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It's intimate / It's very nice / The place to be / If words be your vice
The Chicago House
607 Trinity
512/473-2542
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At the helm of the Austin Lyric Opera, McClain has ignited a passion for musical spectacle that has ALO selling out performances and central Texans calling for encores.
Joseph McClain
Austin Lyric Opera
901 Barton Springs Rd.
www.austinlyricopera.org
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Shear appropriateness. His gift to us is his presence. Kudos for his tireless support and development of black theatre artists.
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The mother of Esther's (and new baby Susannah) tackles roles from Ann Richards to Patsy Cline to Alice in Wonderland.
Esther's Follies
525 E. Sixth
512/320-0198
www.esthersfollies.com
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Every week for nearly 20 years, this cast of dozens has managed to transform into a cast of thousands of comic characters both real and fictional - one finger on the pulse of Austin while another strokes the funny bone.
Esther's Follies
525 E. Sixth
512/320-0198
www.esthersfollies.com
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One space is small enough to be a tribal circle while the other is big enough to host a Buddy Holly concert; both are well-equipped to take you on a magical journey.
Topfer Theatre at Zach
202 S. Lamar
512/476-0541
zachtheatre.org
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Only an ass doesn't know about this last legitimate excuse to expand your consciousness and get in touch with your tie-dye clad inner bongo player. Pease Park, in the spring, man.
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It's not the Metropolitan but it is a chance to enjoy art made by humans on the inside and naturally sculpted beauty outside.
The Contemporary Austin at Laguna Gloria
3809 W. 35th
512/458-8191
www.thecontemporaryaustin.org
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Devaki Knowles
Readers couldn't choose between Colburn's life-size metal-sculpted Native American pieces (as shown at Spirit Echoes) and Gruener's much larger-than-life portraits of single flowers (seen at the Westbank Gallery and Chez Fred). We'll take 'em both.
