Black Nativity
Kasi Lemmons’ adaptation of this Langston Hughes work is a muddled church-time reverie.
"...Black Nativity, the musical film drama loosely based on Langston Hughes’ 1961 off-Broadway play, the members of the Cobbs..."
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Nov. 29, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Black Nativity
Pro Arts Collective's Black Nativity isn't quite theatre and isn't quite church, but a celebratory presentation of both that includes glorious gospel music and the eloquence of Langston Hughes.
"...birth of Christ in a "black" way is what Langston Hughes did, and ProArts Collective combines expressive praise in..."
Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole
Good News!
Pro Arts Collective Pro Arts Collective celebrates the season with a gospel sound in the Austin premiere of Langston Hughes' Black Nativity.
"...African-American culture, is presenting the Austin premiere of this Langston Hughes "Gospel Song-Play" at Hyde Park Theatre. "Somebody sent..."
Dec. 12, 2003 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo
The Critics Speak … and Speak … and Speak
Clybourne Park, Manchurian Candidate big winners
"...Chamber Performance I, Too: The Voices of Langston Hughes, Living Paper Song Project..."
June 6, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Critics Table Tops at 25
The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...Company’s More or Less I, Too: The Voices of Langston Hughes, Living Paper Song Project Sacred Shadows, Ensemble VIII..."
May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Holiday Productions
Five performing arts groups that revive holiday-themed shows every December share the traditions they've developed within these seasonal traditions
"...Pro Arts Collective has produced Langston Hughes' Black Nativity for four years running, but a..."
Dec. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo
Black Nativity
From the prologue through the rousing finale, ProArts Collective's new production of 'Black Nativity' saturates the Christmas story in rich emotion
"...savior of all humankind. As created by the poet Langston Hughes, Black Nativity binds this sense of Christ's story..."
Dec. 16, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires
The Primary Source
"...the paintings of Archibald Motley Jr., the writing of Langston Hughes, the music of Duke Ellington, to name but..."
Feb. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 31 - August 6
"...AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian author Langston Hughes (1902–1967) was a pioneering and prolific African American..."
July 31, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...on Texas history. She further noted that black poet Langston Hughes should not be featured as an American hero,..."
Nov. 15, 1996 News Feature
Luv Doc Recommends: Ain’t Misbehavin’ Reunion Show
Antone's, Saturday, March 4, 2006
"...sun?” It’s impossible to know for sure, but when Langston Hughes penned the preceding lines, he probably wasn’t talking..."
March 3, 2006 Column by The Luv Doc
Call and Answer
It's been a hard spring of politics in Texas; now it's time to relax with a book.
"...on the poetry of Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Langston Hughes. When in response poet Sam Hamill, editor and..."
June 6, 2003 News Feature by Michael King
Our Souls Have Grown Deep Like the Rivers: Black Poets Read Their Work (Rhino WordBeat)
National Records
"...while emphasizing the common threads linking past to present. Langston Hughes' 1926 poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" begins..."
Feb. 18, 2000 Music Review by Greg Beets
Chief Cleopatra Video “Belushi” Syncs as Protest Soundtrack
Premiere recontextualizes ATX singer’s “revolution”
"...Philip Collins, also includes quotes from Malcom X and Langston Hughes, as well as an In Memoriam for victims..."
Dec. 7, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
Renee Davis' 25 Years as Harriet Tubman in Sister Moses
The dancer talks about her quarter-century of walking in the footsteps of this legendary conductor on the Underground Railroad
"...included a jazz pianist playing a composition inspired by Langston Hughes' "A Dream Deferred," performances by capoeira dancers, a..."
Feb. 7, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
"Heidi Pitre: A Permanent Record" at Elisabet Ney Museum
The artist's finely drawn illustrations on used library cards link viewers to books and libraries in ways both nostalgic and intimate
"...a brooding James Dean as Jett Rink, a melancholic Langston Hughes, a surprised Bela Lugosi as Dracula. There's an..."
May 31, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires
Getting Your Head Around (and Hands on) the Art of Abraham Cruzvillegas
Conceptual artist brings "Hi, how are you, Gonzo?" to the Contemporary Austin
"...have most impacted his work. He names many, including Langston Hughes and William Carlos Williams. Being from New Jersey,..."
May 3, 2019 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell
SXSW Music Review: Leyla McCalla
Cultural folk chanteuse gives voice to the voiceless
"...then emerged for a jaw-dropping folk dirge inspired by Langston Hughes’ poetry, in which she sings: “If I had..."
March 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin
19 Exceptional Songwriters Showcase Their Craft at SXSW
"...with 2014's stunning debut LP Vari-Colored Songs, adapted from Langston Hughes' poetry. The songwriter's new, third album, The Capitalist..."
March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman
ACL Live Review: Vince Staples
Cali rapper gets the mainstream woke
"...hook that tributes both a blue-clad neighborhood association and Langston Hughes. Penultimate “Norf Norf” pleaded everybody to scream “I..."
Oct. 15, 2018 Music Post by Clara Wang
Recommended Live Music for the Weekend
Our picks from the usual onslaught of live music options
"...Like the Globetrotters, Langston Hughes, and their younger conceptual progeny A$AP Mob, artist..."
July 6, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff
Unplugged: Lowering the Volume of the Live Music Capital
Ley Line, Aaron Stephens, Team Goodtimes, Uncle Pie Hole, and more grounded sounds
"...and sweet, but layered with soul in a tradition Langston Hughes called "laughing to keep from crying." Though he..."
May 18, 2018 Music Feature by Isabella Castro-Cota
Levitation Review: Waxahatchee, Hurray for Riff Raff, Bedouine
Killing triple stack of woman power
"...spiked with the political. An unreleased song inspired by Langston Hughes’ “Kids Who Die” particularly pulsed with the New..."
April 30, 2018 Music Post by Libby Webster
ACL Review: Gregory Porter
Harlem’s new Nat King Cole puts on a one-man jazz fest
"...“On My Way to Harlem,” singing the praises of Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington before detouring into a riff..."
Oct. 3, 2016 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett
Austin African American Book Festival
Biographer Arnold Rampersad headlines the eighth edition, focusing on inspiration for change
"...The National Humanities medalist and biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, and Jackie Robinson discusses their lives..."
June 27, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Jackie Robinson's Austin
The All-American, Major League star and human rights hero spent a few youthful months on the east side of our city's 'Mason-Dixon Line'
"...reputation by 1944, when it hosted visits from both Langston Hughes and W.E.B. Du Bois. But its athletic department..."
Feb. 21, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Top 10 (+1) Dance Classical Music Treasures of 2013
In 2013, dance and classical music were distinguished by their breadth of expression and eloquence
"...architecture of Bach, he connected Mahler, Pärt Uusberg, and Langston Hughes. On his holiday tree this year, he strung..."
Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
'Beauty Is the Best Priest: Short Plays of the Harlem Renaissance'
ACC's Department of Drama polishes a few rare gems by black women playwrights
"...Second World Wars. But beyond the work of Johnson, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston, many of those treasures..."
Feb. 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Bob Dorough Still Has the Magic Number
On 'Schoolhouse Rock!,' bebop, and being forever beatnik
"...Los Angeles I sang and played the poetry of Langston Hughes – which I had adapted to song. Lawrence..."
June 15, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Nina Simone
"...civil rights movement – "Backlash Blues," co-written by friend Langston Hughes and closing out disc one's 1957-1968 run, playing..."
