Arts & Culture

Visit Seven Cultural Institutions With One Pass On 'Broadway Reach'

Eileen Pace — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:43:44 +0000

Seven institutions along the Broadway corridor have created a collaborative to showcase the art, culture and history available in a tightly-knit area north of downtown.

The multi-level effort was first brainstormed during SA 2020 meetings almost three years ago.

"Well, we’ve been working together for a number of years, meeting and talking about how we could work together more effectively," said Dr. William Chiego, director of the McNay Art Museum.

World Music Celebrations: Cheese Rolling

Deirdre Saravia — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:32:50 +0000

Each week on World Music (Saturday nights from 8-10 on KSTX 89.1 FM), I take a look at celebrations happening around the world. This week, a cheesy festival in England.

COOPER'S HILL CHEESE ROLLING

100 Years Of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring"

James Baker and Ron Moore — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:03:46 +0000

2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the first performance of Igor Stravinsky's landmark ballet "Le Sacre du Printemps," commonly known as "The Rite of Spring."

James Baker and Ron Moore, for many years co-hosts of KPAC's Alternate Routes, recently took time out to reflect on the meaning of 100 years of The Rite of Spring.

There are essentially two versions of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.

Former Witte Curator Cecilia Steinfeldt, The "First Lady Of Texas Art," Dies

Eileen Pace — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:44:35 +0000

Curator Emeritus Cecilia Steinfeldt, who served as an iconic and creative influence during her 60-year career, passed away Friday, May 17, in San Antonio.

Steinfeldt, who was born in Wisconsin in 1915, moved to San Antonio in 1923. Her parents enrolled her in art classes at the Witte Memorial Museum in 1925.

She became a young woman during the Great Depression, and after high school took advantage of the Mexican government’s offer of free art supplies and tuition to study art in Mexico City under Carlos Merida.

200 Years Of Richard Wagner And The Will Of Music

Ron Moore — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:45:07 +0000

Wagner's incredible and improbable success is one of the fairytale's of high art. The late Jacques Barzun referred to his position in later life as: "That of a Lord of all the arts."

Randy Anderson has rightly commented on his association with the highest circles of the intellect and art: De Gobineau, Nietzsche, Semper, Meyerbeer, Berlioz and later Liszt, as Wagner would wed Cosima, the pianist's daughter.

So how did all this happen?

See The Concept Designs For The New San Pedro Creek Waterway

Eileen Pace — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:28:40 +0000

Bexar County Commissioners Tuesday unveiled the design for the restoration of San Pedro Creek through downtown.

The project will create an urban linear park while containing the 100-year floodplain within the banks of the creek.

Sort of like a little sister to the San Antonio River, San Pedro Creek will offer walking paths, recreational areas, and chances to pause at historic sites along the four-mile waterway.

The cost estimate on the project is $175 million.

Opera Gala Premieres World Class Singers At The Majestic

John Clare — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:56:17 +0000

Art Installation Connecting Southside Neighborhoods

Eileen Pace — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:06:17 +0000

Underneath heavily-traveled Interstate 35 at Theo and Malone, in an unexpected place for art, six spherical chandeliers bathe the ground, concrete columns and underside of the bridge with rich, vibrant color and transform an otherwise industrial thoroughfare into an enjoyable space for pedestrians and drivers.

Ballroom Luminoso is the first public art project to be completed under the new bond program approved by voters in 2012.

Chichester And Fern Hill On Horizon For Choral Society

John Clare — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:08:28 +0000

"Beyond the Horizon" is the season finale for the San Antonio Choral Society. The concert this Sunday afternoon at 3pm will be led by Jennifer Seighman.

Seighman will lead Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein, as well as music by living composers like John Corigliano. "I've based the program on poetry," Jennifer states. "What lies behind us, what lies before us, what lies beyond us - are tiny matters compared to what is within us. It comes from a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote."

Jump-Start Theater's Lease Expiring, Blue Star Looking Forward

Joey Palacios — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:09 +0000

For about the last 20 years the Jump-Start Performance Company could been seen on stage at the Blue Star Arts Complex, but now they are looking for a new home.

Jump-Start started producing it’s cutting-edge performances at the Blue Star’s theater space before there were First Fridays, before there was a Southtown scene.

That scene is now about to be without its most theatrical presence.