The South Dallas Cultural Center (SDCC) will wrap up its celebration of Black Women’s Month on Saturday with the debut of Evolution, a new dance/theater work by its own Michelle Gibson. Gibson has been a gifted addition to the Dallas dance community and is one of the “not to be missed” dancers in the area. [...]
With most wide-release films, you’ve been told by countless commercials and trailers how you’re supposed to feel about what you’ve yet to watch. It’s an invitation for you to sit back, relax and just let the film wash over you. Then there are films like St. Nick, which requires your attention and thoughts to help [...]
One of the perks of being a media sponsor of AFI Dallas is that we get a generous number of ticket vouchers. And regular readers of the Art&Seek blog know that we like to give stuff away around here. The first 10 people who e-mail me (sbecker@kera.org) will receive 10 vouchers each – enough for [...]
The State Opera of South Australia has joined the Dallas Opera in “a new co-commission and co-production partnership” to produce Jake Heggie’s new opera, Moby-Dick, in Adelaide. It’ll be the first time the opera is seen in the southern hemisphere — and although the schedule hasn’t been written in stone yet, the other co-producers, the [...]
Adrien Brody will receive the AFI Dallas Star Award tonight at a screening of his new film, The Brothers Bloom. But before that, the Oscar-winner will stop by KERA this afternoon as a guest of Think. His interview will take place in the second hour of the show, at 1 p.m. If you can’t catch [...]
Michael Hyatt, president and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, and the creator of the book fair, offers his analysis of the horribly low attendance. One basic fact should be remembered: The Christian book fair was planned two years ago before the current economic slide. Otherwise, Hyatt says the venue was too big (“The enormous scale [...]
The AFI Dallas International Film Festival kicks off today with the opening-night screening of The Brothers Bloom at NorthPark Center. From today through April 2, 173 feature films and shorts will screen during the festival’s third installment, and Art&Seek is here to help you make the most of the event. Be sure to check back [...]
Hope you’re ready for AFI this week, because we sure are at Art&Seek. To get you started, check out this report about AFI’s dedication to local filmmakers that aired today on KERA (90.1 FM) as well as this week’s Q&A with AFI Dallas senior programmer James Faust. What’s coming up? In just a little while, [...]
This year’s AFI Dallas International Film Festival features more than 170 features and shorts. That’s a lot of films to wade through, and for every one that is chosen, dozens of others are rejected. So who decides what stays and what goes? Meet James Faust, AFI Dallas senior programmer. This is the third year that [...]
LANDSCAPES IN FORT WORTH: Landscape paintings can take many forms, from the most literal re-creation of the scene to fantastical interpretations. That wide array of possibilities is currently on display at Artspace111 in Fort Worth. The gallery’s American Landscape: Urban/Rural collects more than 20 local artists who provide their ideas of what landscape really means. [...]
