Bicentennials
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the births of both Frédéric Chopin and Robert Schumann, two composers who traveled in different social circles...
His Own Rhythm
Much like his fellow Canadian pianist and sometime composer Glenn Gould, Marc-André Hamelin has made a career out of playing classical music that interests...
Bienvenue de Belleville
The influence of Django Reinhardt continues to pop up in the most unusual places, like the 2007 video game BioShock, which contained several Reinhardt...
Mad Lib
Fort Worth is in for a rare treat this Thursday evening. We don't get too many genius-level TV show creators around these parts -...
Women Playing Men
In the early days of opera, certain male roles requiring a falsetto voice were performed by castrato singers. As the castrati disappeared in the...
Let the Games Begin
In Britain, the tradition is that on Boxing Day (Dec. 26), there's a full slate of sports for people to enjoy: soccer, rugby, cricket,...
On the D.L.
Has anybody noticed that not much improvisational comedy goes on at the Improv? The haven for traditional stand-up comics goes back to 1963, when...
Nutcrackers
Having curtailed its season for budgetary reasons, Metropolitan Classical Ballet makes its only public appearance in Tarrant County this weekend, performing The Nutcracker through...
Nutcracker Season
Texas Ballet Theater begins its popular Nutcracker series at Bass Performance Hall on Friday and will continue on weekends through December 24. The company...
Xmas-Rated Theater
We always welcome any theater troupe that can bring us fresh stuff for Christmas, and this week several of the local ensembles are coming...
