Holiday stories have been done many different ways. There are comforting storybooks, quaint cartoons, heartwarming movies, frothy ballets and even sparse Christmas plays. In so many of these, the cheery holiday message takes center stage, while the medium takes a backseat. Not so with Lightwire Theater’s A Very Electric Christmas…
You know what you’re missing? The smooooooth sounds of jazz. For the last month, you’ve been surrounded by jarring renditions of “Santa Baby” and resurrected Wham! Songs. Now your poor nerves are inflamed and the opening notes of “All I Want For Christmas Is You” have started to feel like…
You’ve survived the crowded shopping. You’ve suffered through Jim Carrey’s desecration of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. You’ve sat through tassled titties celebrating the birth of Christ, and ironic Nutcrackers and — shudder — traditional Christmas chorale music. You’re near the finish line, so take this day to relax. Head…
By Inkoo Kang TV continued to unmoor from its origins and transform into something else this year. No longer tethered to a specific appliance, a particular kind of storytelling, or even commercial concerns, “television” now feels like an increasingly obsolete word. But that’s a discussion for another time, for we’ve…
Cognitive Dissonance Cognitive Dissonance is something most adults understand, and relate to. That two things you believe or value could be in direct conflict with one another is a frustrating, anxiety-filled way to live in this gray-shaded world. The new series of work by Dallas-based artist Gaeb Cardinale shares a…
What kind of circle is time again? A year after blowing the doors off our annual critics’ poll, golden boy Matthew McConaughey won just a single vote for his turn in the loudest movie of the year, Christopher Nolan’s tears-in-space effort Interstellar, which has tied with the unprescient Transcendence as…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. The touch of artist Margaret Meehan is delicate. Which is not to say that her work is sugarcoated, but respectful, intricate and sensitive. Gleaning subject matter from history and literature, much of Meehan’s work pulls…
If you have soured on The Nutcracker or are humbugged by too many Christmas Carols, pull into The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical, now onstage at WaterTower Theatre in Addison. It’s a hot mug of sassy-crass tea, two hours of low comedy with a high-caliber cast. Christmas season has…
With more than 20 years of annual viewing, lines from Home Alone and Christmas Vacation have become part of my family’s holidayspeak. Even the easily ignored lines like, “Buzz, your girlfriend, Woof!” or when Clark is wandering the supermarket with his brother-in-law Eddie says, “And Clark, make sure you get…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Thor Johnson has great stories. A lot of great stories. And a lot of shocking ones too. He’s been in and out of the art scene in Dallas since the 80’s, with his first exhibition…
Near the back of my closet, I have two bright pink costume dresses I’ve worn to theme parties; I have my sister’s garish red prom dress; five versions of the little black dress that hit too close to my kneecaps to be properly labeled little; and tucked somewhere near the…
The Dallas dance scene is alive and well, and if 2014 is any indication, 2015 is going to provide us with a lot of entertainment, opportunities to perform and chances to expand the community. In an effort not to sugarcoat anything, I will say that we are still facing issues…
This week, we continue our hunt for Dallas’ fugliest building. So far we’ve attacked the AT&T corporate office, the Dallas World Trade Center and the Turley Law Center. But the next building on the list is so…out there, it proved polarizing even before this article was written — the Irving…
By Amy McCarthy & Jaime Paul Falcon You poor people, you’re on your way home for the holidays, and the reality that you can’t steal away to the bar every night sinks in right around the time your mother insists that you actually talk to your grandparents instead of just…
This time of year, you’re either deeply enamored with all the holiday music and Christmas lights, or trying to figure out how to put your head in a vise so it will all just go away. If you fall into the latter camp, finding something to do during the holiday…
If you’ve ever wanted to meet a real Time Lord and one of their companions, well, someone should probably tell you that they don’t really exist. As far as modern science knows, it’s not possible for a police box or any public communication cubicle to traverse across different plains of…
The end of October was the deadline for applications to participate in the city’s Public Art Program, which is the initiative of the Office of Cultural Affairs to promote the commission of new public art. At the beginning of December, the OCA announced that they had narrowed down some 273…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Lauren Cross knew she wanted to start a gallery when she was living in London as an undergraduate student. She’d transferred from University of Texas at Arlington, just a car ride from her family, to…
This weekend your Dallas Stars take on the New Jersey Devils on their home rink. Which is good, because on the Devils’ ice, we sometimes don’t receive all our deserved points. Also, I’m beaming with pride that I know this much about sports. My dad would be so proud if…
Editor’s Note: Throughout the year, Art Director Tracie Louck is hard at work creating the face of the paper. Her covers greet you at nearly every coffee shop, bar, restaurant or art space in town. They’re all pretty damn good. But even she has favorites, so at the end of…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Giovanni Valderas runs one of the hottest galleries in town. He programs the work of both up-and-coming and established artists in his comfortable, well-lit space. But you won’t find his space in the Design District…
Christmas comes early thanks to the group over at the Margo Jones Theatre in Fair Park. Nouveau 47 is back with the second annual A Very Nouveau Holiday, and keeping with the group’s commitment to developing new works, the entire show is 100 percent new. All ten of the plays…
