January's art gallery shows give us the rare opportunity to indulge (nearly) all the senses. From conceptual works that can be perceived as mirthful or menacing to a multifaceted exploration of France's most famous female writer, there's a lot to examine. You can look, listen, and even smell. But remember not to touch! "The Mythology of Love," Celia Eberle at Cris Worley Fine Arts Reception: January 9, 6-8 pm Exhibition dates: January 9-February 13 Dallas-based...
It's time to look back on the wonderful and weird experiences the theaters of Dallas and Fort Worth gifted us with in 2015. This list is by no means exhaustive, but it's a sampling of some of the productions and players who created magic onstage (and sometimes off). With a year this strong, we can't wait to see what's coming in 2016. The Flick, Undermain Theatre A lot of audiences were perturbed by and perplexed...
The South Dallas Cultural Center has received $10,000 from the National Endowment of the Arts for a program supporting black women's film. Called the Challenge America award, it gives out grants to small and mid-sized organizations that are extending the reach of the arts to underserved populations. Those populations could be limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. The $10,000 will support the Center's annual Black Women's Film Festival, which this year consists of a...
After nine years on Dragon Street in Dallas' Design District, Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery is moving to a new space. The address: 154 Glass St., a few blocks from the original location, but in an area with a growing art presence. Owner Missy Finger says they're enthusiastic about the opportunity for change. "We had been thinking about moving when this space came up, and it offers a lot of possibilities," she says. Designed by...
There are times in The Night Alive when hints of otherwordly happenings infiltrate the everyday lives of a few Irish outcasts. Then there are the other times when bouts of melodramatic ridiculousness hit you over the head like a claw hammer. Thoroughly detailed down to the last dripping faucet and crumpled newspaper, Undermain Theatre's production is most effective when it dabbles in subtlety. Playwright Conor McPherson's dialogue often discusses the mundane and banal, but with...
You know the story. Magical boy whisks three Darling children to an equally magical island for adventures. Yet, like all good fairy tales, J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan holds a dark underbelly beneath the wonder. At its core, Peter Pan is something of a malevolent tale. The precocious boy who refuses to grow up might seem charming, but he has much in common with another timeless character who was literarily born only five years before Pan,...
