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Think Video: Olafur Eliasson

Categorized Under: Arts Education, General, KERA Programming, Local Events, Visual Arts No Comments

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The television version of Think is on hiatus this week, but they are re-airing one of my favorite episodes of last year tonight. In November, Olafur Eliasson stopped by the studios to discuss his just-opened show, Take Your Time, with host Krys Boyd.
I stopped [...]

Art&Seek Q&A: Filmmaker Jon Collins and Singer/Songwriter Doug Burr

Categorized Under: Arts Education, Film and Television, General, Music 1 Comment

Doug Burr, left, and Jon Collins
If you ever have the opportunity to hang out with Doug Burr and Jon Collins at the Belmont Hotel in Oak Cliff, I highly recommend it. Jon, who lives in East Dallas, is a self-taught filmmaker with a penchant for the music video and a God-given gift for [...]

Working Hard for the Holidays

Categorized Under: Arts Education, Dance, Local Events, Theater 1 Comment

The Dallas Theater Center’s A Christmas Carol from 2007 – with Chamblee Ferguson as Bob Cratchit (center)

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For musicians, actors and dancers, the holidays are filled with work, with extra shows. That’s true for many people. But for performing artists, the real work [...]

Q&A: Arts Educator Lisa Kays

If you’ve ever walked into an art museum to escape the bustle of the noisy outside world, there’s a good chance you’ve encountered a lot more than visual art. North Texas museums host lectures by famous artists and scholars, screenings of art house films and Hollywood classics, and concerts in every musical genre imaginable. As [...]

Local Dailies Collaborate to Make Up for Arts Staff Cutbacks

In the Dallas and Fort Worth daily newspapers, there will no longer be separate reviews of many cultural organizations and events. The two city papers are former rivals, yet the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram have begun running the same review by the same writer. It’s the latest development in what has [...]

Flickr Photo of the Week

Categorized Under: Arts Education, General, Visual Arts 2 Comments

Congratulations to Sam Brown, the winner of our Flickr Photo of the Week contest! Sam becomes the first two-time winner of the contest and follows last week’s winner, Robert W. Howington.
“I am both honored and surprised to have another photo selected by Art&Seek,” Sam writes in an e-mail. More from Sam in a bit.
First, If [...]

Share a Texas Treasure

1650 French Map …………………………………………………… Dragoon saber & scabbard

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The Dallas Historical Society has been in the news recently because of the discovery of a famous Civil War letter. The letter — known as the Bixby letter and possibly written by Abraham Lincoln — [...]

Art&Seek Q&A: Mary Haverfield

Categorized Under: Arts Education, Books, Local Events, Visual Arts No Comments

Writing and illustrating children’s books is one of the most competitive fields in all the arts. Everyone thinks it looks easy and many think they can do it. Mary Haverfield of Dallas has been illustrating for more than 20 years. She is the author of a picture book, Harriett the Homeless Raccoon, written when her [...]

Review: A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant

The Circle Theatre’s cast of A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant (l to r, front to back): Cayman Mitchell, Logan Kirkendoll, George Paddock, McKenna Booth, Riley Morrison, Taylor Fox, Madeline Paddock, Tayia Anderson

The KERA radio review:

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The expanded online review:

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Think Video: Ann Williams

Categorized Under: Arts Education, Dance, Film and Television, KERA Programming No Comments

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In this episode of Think, Ann Williams, founder and artistic director of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre, joins host Krys Boyd in the Scene segment.
Think airs on Friday at 7:30 p.m. on KERA (Channel 13). It [...]

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