Arts

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Dallas Symphony takes shows on the road with mobile concert truck Dallas Symphony takes shows on the road with mobile concert truck By Stephanie Allmon Merry

11.10.20  |  2:42 pm

If audiences can't go to Dallas Symphony Orchestra concerts this holiday season, the orchestra will haul the concerts to ...

Theater Critic Picks

These are the 8 can't-miss shows in DFW theater for November These are the 8 can't-miss shows in DFW theater for November By Lindsey Wilson

11.5.20  |  4:03 pm

Dallas-Fort Worth theaters are adjusting to and even embracing the new challenges brought on by COVID-19. Audio plays, live-streamed concerts ...

Season Announcement

Acclaimed Dallas youth theater troupe devises rest of 2020-21 season Acclaimed Dallas youth theater troupe devises rest of 2020-21 season By Lindsey Wilson

11.4.20  |  3:40 pm

Cry Havoc Theater Company, the award-winning youth troupe based in Dallas, has started its new season off with a bang ...

Building a Legacy

Theater fund and memorial concert set to honor late Dallas composer Theater fund and memorial concert set to honor late Dallas composer By Lindsey Wilson

11.2.20  |  11:56 am

The Dallas arts community lost Donald Fowler in an unexpected accident in May, but now several plans are in place ...

Museum news

Blockbuster Van Gogh exhibition leads 2021 Dallas Museum of Art lineup Blockbuster Van Gogh exhibition leads 2021 Dallas Museum of Art lineup By Stephanie Allmon Merry

10.28.20  |  12:41 pm

After being closed for much of 2020 due to the pandemic, the Dallas Museum of Art is back up and ...

Season Announcement

Dallas Theater Center explores new works + ways to perform in 2020-21 Dallas Theater Center explores new works + ways to perform in 2020-21 By Lindsey Wilson

10.27.20  |  2:35 pm

Though Dallas Theater Center tentatively announced a 2020-21 season in April, a lot has happened in the coronasphere since then ...

Breaking Boundaries

2 Dallas arts groups join forces for concert to promote racial unity 2 Dallas arts groups join forces for concert to promote racial unity By Stephanie Allmon Merry

10.26.20  |  4:38 pm

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Dallas Black Dance Theatre are teaming up for a special performance to honor those who ...

Season Announcement

Dallas' Cara Mía promises to reimagine theater in 25th season Dallas' Cara Mía promises to reimagine theater in 25th season By Lindsey Wilson

10.23.20  |  3:34 pm

For its 25th anniversary season, Cara Mía Theatre Co. is bypassing traditional plays for a series of intersectional arts ...

COVID-19 and the Arts

Dallas theater production abruptly shuts down due to COVID-19 spread Dallas theater production abruptly shuts down due to COVID-19 spread By Lindsey Wilson

10.22.20  |  2:24 pm

UPDATE: Actors' Equity Association emailed a statement from executive director Mary McColl on October 23 that reads:  "Our hearts go ...

Season Announcement

Dallas' Kitchen Dog Theater spotlights playwrights of color for 2021 Dallas' Kitchen Dog Theater spotlights playwrights of color for 2021 By Lindsey Wilson

10.15.20  |  5:20 pm

This season for Kitchen Dog Theater, its milestone 30th, looks a little different than last year's. The coronavirus pandemic ...

A Perfect Partnership

Texas' premier opera companies come together to help art form survive Texas' premier opera companies come together to help art form survive By Lindsey Wilson

10.1.20  |  2:25 pm

Five Texas opera companies have joined forces to help survive the coronavirus pandemic. The Dallas Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Austin ...

Theater Critic Picks

These are the 10 can't-miss shows in DFW theater for October These are the 10 can't-miss shows in DFW theater for October By Lindsey Wilson

10.1.20  |  1:28 pm

Anxious to get out of the house and experience something live? Then hop in your car and partake of drive-in ...

City News

New Dallas website SpaceFinder connects artists with spaces for rent New Dallas website SpaceFinder connects artists with spaces for rent By Teresa Gubbins

9.25.20  |  9:34 am

The city of Dallas has launched a new online rental database that helps match up artists with affordable spaces. Called ...

The Show Must Go On

Dallas' Festival of Independent Theatres signs on for virtual encore Dallas' Festival of Independent Theatres signs on for virtual encore By Lindsey Wilson

9.16.20  |  1:02 pm

Usually the Festival of Independent Theatres, or FIT as the area's longest-running theater festival is commonly known, is a ...

Theater Critic Picks

Dallas-Fort Worth theater critics applaud 2019-20's shining stars Dallas-Fort Worth theater critics applaud 2019-20's shining stars By Lindsey Wilson

9.10.20  |  9:00 am

Critics are famous for not agreeing with each other, but there's one thing the Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Forum unanimously ...

Season Announcement

Dallas chorale group examines, reflects, and drinks for 2020-21 season Dallas chorale group examines, reflects, and drinks for 2020-21 season By Lindsey Wilson

9.4.20  |  2:37 pm

For its 2020-21 season, Verdigris Ensemble has chosen an incredibly apt title: "How To Go On." The chorale group is ...

Hot spot for the arts

Deep Ellum earns prestigious new designation as cultural district Deep Ellum earns prestigious new designation as cultural district By Stephanie Allmon Merry

9.3.20  |  1:37 pm

Dallas has a new cultural district. The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) approved the designation of Deep Ellum as ...

Theater Critic Picks

These are the 7 can't-miss shows in DFW theater for September These are the 7 can't-miss shows in DFW theater for September By Lindsey Wilson

9.1.20  |  1:00 pm

Now that we're several months into the pandemic, DFW companies are finding their groove with new ways to present ...

Season Announcement

ATTPAC's Elevator Project soars up and outside for 2021 season ATTPAC's Elevator Project soars up and outside for 2021 season By Lindsey Wilson

8.31.20  |  11:47 am

Though the AT&T Performing Arts Center has announced the lineup for its sixth year of the Elevator Project, all ...