Some years ago, I devoted one of my ArtBeat articles In San Antonio Woman magazine to Eva Ybarra, one of the very few women accordionists in conjunto music, a recipient of multiple awards and the inductee into several conjunto halls of fame, here in San Antonio and...
TU DANCE AT THE CARVER
From the land of ice and snow comes one of the hottest contemporary dance companies in the world – TU Dance, which is based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Since its beginning in 2004, the troupe has won the heart of audiences, praise from critics – including yours truly –...
“CONSTELLATIONS” TO LIGHT UP CELLAR THEATER
Most of us can only dimly understand the theories of astrophysics and quantum mechanics but some of these theories postulate the existence of parallel universes and alternative realities that would have been considered science fiction not that long ago. English...
OLMOS ENSEMBLE PRESENTS SCANDINAVIAN COMPOSERS
Besides Grieg and Sibelius, how many Scandinavian composers do you know? If you are like the rest of us, you are probably scratching your head right now. It’s hard to come up with a name, right? But help in on the way in the form of “Scandinavian Landscapes,” a...
FOCUS ON VISUAL ARTS
Dear readers, You haven’t heard from me in a while! I spent a few weeks in Europe last month and had to hit the ground running upon my return, working on a bunch of stories. Our magazine, San Antonio Woman, is celebrating its 15 anniversary this fall, so I was...
VERDI’S MACBETH TO OPEN OPERA SEASON
When Verdi and Shakespeare combine their respective talents in a dramatic work, the result has to be a masterpiece, right? Though the two great men lived in different centuries, the 19th century Italian opera composer was inspired by the Bard’s play Macbeth to write...
LORCA AT THE CLASSIC,NEW SEASON ANNOUNCED
Federico Garcia Lorca had a short life but left behind a body of work that assured a place for him in Spanish, as well as world literature and theater. His best-known plays, such as Blood Wedding and The House of Bernarda Alba are still produced today all over Europe...
The Woodlawn Opens How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Finch is a window washer who finds a book called “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” which he uses to get a job at World Wide Wickets and move up in the company. Frump, a co-worker he left behind on the way up, tries to sabotage Finch as he gets higher...
The Overtime Goes Burlesque with SINDERELLA AND THE GLASS ZIPPER
The Overtime Presents Burlesque Adaptation Of Cinderella SINDERELLA AND THE GLASS ZIPPER The Overtime Theater and Aria Productions proudly present the world premiere production of "SINDERELLA AND THE GLASS ZIPPER," a burlesque adaptation of the classic fairy tale...
Upcoming Hunchback at The Playhouse
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Sept 15 - Oct 15 Russell Hill Rogers Theater/San Pedro Playhouse Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Book by Peter Parnell From the first moment that the bells of the cathedral start to ring, this sweeping score and classic tale...
