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Review: Kuumba House Dance Theater

Dec 19th, 2010 | By | Category: Art Beat, Dance, Uncategorized

By Jasmina Wellinghoff Kwanzaa may be an African American holiday, but the ideals celebrated during the Kwanzaa festivities are derived from Africa. These are expressed through the seven principles defined by black studies professor Maulana Karenga in …



Gallery Stroll: ‘Fluid Nature’

Nov 14th, 2010 | By | Category: Art Beat, Uncategorized

“FLUID NATURE” UTSA SATELLITE SPACE 115 BLUE STAR THROUGH NOV. 21 A sensual tension defines the sculptures of Denver artist Michael Brohman. Two bronzed male heads with protruding horns face each other on pedestals in “Untitled Whispe…



Gallery Stroll: ‘Sometimes I Wish I Was Invisible’

Nov 14th, 2010 | By | Category: Art Beat, Uncategorized

“SOMETIMES I WISH I WAS INVISIBLE” STELLA HAUS ART SPACE 106A BLUE STAR THROUGH NOV. 20 The works of Jennifer Ling Datchuk are delicate and beautiful, but a quiet pain lingers in them. The show was spawned by a gesture from Datchuk’s …



Gallery Stroll: ‘No Country For Old Yippi’

Nov 14th, 2010 | By | Category: Art Beat, Uncategorized

“NO COUNTRY FOR OLD TIPPI” THREE WALLS 106D BLUE STAR THROUGH NOV. 26 Tippi looks nervous. She never smiles in any of her photos. She wears a pale green dress suit and coat with a gold necklace. She had blond hair pulled back, except for a …



UIW Chorale Carnegie Hall-bound

Nov 12th, 2010 | By | Category: Art Beat, Classical music, Uncategorized

The University of the Incarnate Word’s Cardinal Chorale will sing at Carnegie Hall Nov. 28.



Two chances to catch ‘La Malinche’

Oct 21st, 2010 | By | Category: Art Beat, Uncategorized

Dora Peña is staging two performances of “La Malinche – Conquistada,” her translation of her father Pedro Ledezma’s play. The piece is being staged as part of the celebrations marking the bicentennial of Mexico’s War of…



MEETING: NALIP – SA

Jul 23rd, 2010 | By | Category: San Antonio Film Announcements, Uncategorized

Elections are approaching.



Know anybody who needs a medal?

Jan 14th, 2010 | By | Category: Uncategorized

The Texas Cultural Trust is calling for nominations for its 2011 Medal of Arts. Who, exactly, are they looking for? “Our honorees have made their mark globally, but their backgrounds are rooted locally, having either been raised in Texas, developed…



Jesse Treviño: Artist’s work revolves around the West Side

Oct 7th, 2009 | By | Category: Uncategorized, Visual Arts

San Antonio artist Jesse Treviño is behind many local iconic murals. His works have been featured from the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., to local spots such as the Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital and the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. One of his favorite areas of focus is one he’s very familiar with — San Antonio’s West Side.



Art comes of age in Twenty-First Century

Oct 7th, 2009 | By | Category: Uncategorized, Visual Arts

The biennial PBS series Art:21 — Art in the Twenty-First Century, the only prime-time show exclusively about contemporary art, is back for its fifth season, spotlighting its most international mix of artists yet.