Ballet Austin
The Visionary
“I’d like to see a time when more of our artists are full-time working artists and not sort of cobbling things together in various...
The Artist’s Life
Michael Raiford is a rarity. Deeply passionate about his work in the arts, devoted in the most endearing way to the love of his...
Living History
On the morning of August 1, 1966, Forrest Preece was riding high. A young undergrad at UT, he played sax in the Longhorn Band...
Friends
Individually and as a couple, Carol and Chris Adams have become important players in the Austin nonprofit scene through the years. Carol spent decades...
Artistic Fusion
Picture it: Middle-aged white man – thin and pasty with a certain nerdy-accountant visage – on stage singing Lionel Richie hits – the “Back...
Re-inventing a Masterpiece
Dana Friis-Hansen isn’t a big fan of comparisons. Sure he’s heard the criticism before, how Austin’s arts scene falls short of those in Dallas...
Poetry in Motion
A week in the
life of a Ballet
Austin company
dancer: Wake
early for morn
ing workout at
gym. Arrive at
studio for daily
hour-and-a-
half ballet
class....
Taking the Lead
A lot has changed since the inception of Ballet Austin more than 50 years ago when dancers with the then Austin Ballet Society first...
