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Retracing Their Steps
Two choreographers explain why it's tough to get old dances back on their feet
"...partially from the lack of an effective method of recording them. Our experience of, say, an old painting is..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

American Repertory Ensemble
ARE's new program aims for fewer people so it can put more of them inside the magic
"...was just looking for an alternative to its home space, the University of Texas' McCullough Theatre, which was unavailable..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Delicious Collisions
What a difference a year makes with Ann Ciccolella at Austin Shakespeare's helm
"...gets done right, but being able to make the rehearsal part of your life," she says. Asked if she..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Who Is Stella Burden, and Why Are They Saying Those Terrible Things About Her?
When the Rude Mechs do a show about acting, they find madness in the Method
"...Adler, the acting teacher whose approach to the craft – and specifically to that revolutionary technique known as the..."

March 28, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Timeline
"...Auditorium, designed by the Austin firm Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse & Greeven. Credit for the dome's color scheme goes to..."

March 21, 2008 Arts Feature

Man With the Light Touch
Peter Bay leads the Austin Symphony with the finesse of Astaire
"..."symphony conductor" calls to mind is that cartoon stereotype – bushy white mop of hair rising from hunched shoulders,..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

State Theatre: The show will go on, just not very soon
The Austin Theatre Alliance is committed to restoring the flood-damaged State Theatre but expects it to take another 18 months, at least
"...rise from the splashes to present live performance again – just not very soon. A four-person task force formed..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Energy Abounding
Few words better encompass what the Kathy Dunn Hamrick Company is all about
"...And I know those people, and I know that space, and there are no surprises." "And they're so nice...."

July 7, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Double Bliss
A day in the life of 'Austin City Limits' at 30
"...day that being first in line might turn a "space available" ticket into the real thing. If he does,..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Get Real!
With the Arts on Real, Blake Yelavich has managed to do what many other theatre groups in the city have been attempting to do, some for years upon years: create from scratch the premier alternative theatre facility in Austin.
"...reputation doing musical parodies of the local theatre scene ô la Forbidden Broadway and, more recently, has expanded into..."

June 13, 2003 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Long Incubation of the Incubus
Playwright David Hancock and director Vicky Boone reveal how they developed the play The Incubus Archives over six years, through 11 sometimes radically different versions.
"...to be a lot of table work in a rehearsal room, so in your head you go, "Well, then..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Kings of Monterrey
Hanging out in Monterrey with a passel of up-and-coming Mexican rockers
"...beer. We're at a 7-Eleven not far from their rehearsal space, and the drummer, Andres Saenz, is rifling through..."

June 16, 2000 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

Dancing About Architecture
Bands seek out SXSW, SXSW searches for places to put them; the late (Liberty) Lunch gets later; plus all the news that gives us fits...
"...band who brought in a jambox and played a recording -- of bass and drum tracks only -- and..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Reissues
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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June 25, 1999 Music Feature

Naked City
"...got the best minds in the ad business, Austin's GSD&M. The firm worked on the project for months, and..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature

Postmarks
Latino Leadership
"...all of it, while physically present in the very space and at the very moment it actually happens. A..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Column

Family Circle
Charlie and Will Sexton
"...photograph by Todd V. Wolfson The two young women..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Points of Departure
The Viewpoints Invade Austin
"...llustration by Robert Faires..."

May 8, 1998 Arts Feature by Danielle McClelland

20 Years of Austin Studios
More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios
"...shows, hundreds of commercials, and dozens of feature films – some quite surprising – have been produced there. The..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Cheer Up Charlies Booker Trish Connelly’s Thoughtful Curation
Community outpours support for booker’s multiple sclerosis treatment, city opens first for-profit venue assistance program, and Las Cruxes’ storefront shutters
"...After almost a decade, Eastside boutique and event space Las Cruxes ended its brick-and-mortar presence last Saturday. For..."

March 29, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Home for Heroes (and Others)
Transforming the storefront at 617 Congress into The Hideout, a multilevel arts venue, has been a learning process for proprietors Shana Merlin and Sean Hill. But after $250,000 of investment, the developer's dance of securing permits, and many hours of hard labor, they have created one of Austin's most user-friendly theatre spaces.
"...as one of Austin's newest and most user-friendly theatre spaces...."

Aug. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Phil West

Six Degrees of Ron Berry
With another acting job in a new play, his own new theatre about to open, his own stage company that champions theatre as something fun as well as substantive, and a lot of friends to help him make "good stuff" onstage, is Ron Berry the Happiest Man in Austin?
"...make it fun for the audience. It might sound clichéd, but it's the main thing. We try not to..."

June 16, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

ACC’s Music Trade School Gets a World-Class Facility
The Music Business Performance Technology department spreads its wings at ACC Highland
"...with great music-making facilities, one of the most state-of-the-art recording studios is at – of all places – the..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound – Beerland & Beyond: The Year in Music News
Squeezing out the decade's end in local music headlines
"...in music around more profitable availability as an event space. Though still closed, a recent Free Week poster listed..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Wheels of a Dream
With the long-awaited Topfer Theatre, Zach races full-throttle into the future
"...isn't like Zach hasn't put a car onstage before – remember Aralyn Hughes' pink, pig-encrusted sedan rolling onto the..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Saint Teresa: Richard Linklater and John Pierson on the Icon of Slacker
The director of Slacker and the film's sales agent discuss the creative importance of actor and musician Teresa Taylor
"...there that morning taking pictures and snapped one in rehearsal. She got in there and got some good stills..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature

Former Heartless Bastard Jesse Ebaugh Finds His Own Texas Touch
The Tender Things face hard truths on new LP
"...In a small rehearsal room at Space ATX off Menchaca Road, Jesse Ebaugh..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Ethan Hawke Pens a Valentine to Theatre in A Bright Ray of Darkness
His new novel is also a prayer for the stage and a reminder of the healing power of performance
"...star whose marriage has gone from failing to collapsing – his fault: infidelities – just as he's starting a..."

April 23, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

From the Archives: Linklater on Linklater
Our 1991 self-interview by the Slacker filmmaker
"...the global box office later, he's still hanging around – an older, wiser version of the indie innovator whose..."

July 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Linklater

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene
$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?
"...play, tour, release music, pay for studio time and rehearsal spaces, fund and produce their own music videos, etc...."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

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