Oklahoma City Repertory Theater (OKCRep) continues its spring reboot season with Piano Tales. Following the success of their first new work of the season, An Evening with an Immigrant, Artistic Director Kelly Kerwin and company present another original work for Oklahoma City audiences. Piano Tales is a devised piece of theatre, meaning there is no […]
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Native homecoming
Distant Thunder, the latest in Lyric Theatre’s New Works Initiative, is a world-premiere musical that has already had a life and story before it ever made it to opening night. Broadway alum Shaun Taylor-Corbett first experienced the Blackfeet Nation, a Native community in Montana, when he was fifteen years old. On a trip with his […]
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ahha
It’s true that immersive art experiments are all the rage in the wake of Meow Wolf, ahha, in the heart of downtown, is Tulsa’s turn at it. While installations like Oklahoma City’s Factory Obscura rely heavily upon tactile experience, ahha’s current set of upstairs exhibitions, known as THE EXPERIENCE: IMAGINE bends towards an atmospheric and […]
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Ever forward
“That’s a change that I made,” OKC Rep’s Artistic Director Kelly Kerwin said. “OKC Rep is the future.” Kerwin’s referring to the subtle, yet bold, name change for Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre. Going forward, the professional theatre will be known as the Oklahoma City Repertory Theater. The –er versus –re suffix for theatre lovers is […]
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Pixel Perfect
One of the most-derided opinions film critic Roger Ebert ever had was one that, to him, probably seemed like the most anodyne: video games were not art. “Let me just say that no video gamer now living will survive long enough to experience the medium as an art form,” Ebert proclaimed in a post to […]
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Main Street Art Walk
If you’re tired of staying indoors (and who isn’t), heads up, because one of the most fun events in the area is back. Norman’s 2nd Friday Art Walk provides a fantastic opportunity to share some in-person camaraderie with others and experience the best of the metro area’s artists. As its name indicates, the 2nd Friday […]
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Virtual Visual Visitation
There are few childhood traditions more anticipated or memorable than the field trip. That feeling of getting to school on the day with your permission slip in hand, knowing that you’re going to get to do or see something so far out of the ordinary for your usual school day that they couldn’t even fit […]
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Let the streets sing
The story of contemporary street art probably starts with illegal graffiti in the 1960s, but the Oklahoma chapter is still writing itself across blank walls and empty canvases. We all remember the “Killroy Was Here” WWII-era drawings from the history books, have seen the early graffiti styles in footage of subways in the 60s and […]
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Abstract Remix
The top floor of Oklahoma Contemporary is currently home to a quad of fresh murals inspired by abstract expressionist art created just for the exhibit. Abstract Remix continues through Jan. 24, 2022. “By placing these typically public works indoors, the exhibition invites the public to a visual conversation on how Oklahoma Contemporary is integrated within […]
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Theatre Obscura
“It’s an immersive art collective, almost like an adult playground,” Ronn Burton said, describing the art installation that is Factory Obscura. The permanent space, 25 NW 9th St., is home to Mix- Tape, the third installment for the experimental art experience and walk-through exhibit. Factory Obscura was formed in 2017, with immersive art and collaborative […]