Arts

Five sculptures currently on display outside City Hall represent the start of a citywide installation of public art. “Artscape,” a project organized by the Oklahoma City Arts Commission, held its first call for sculptures in 2007 and selected a quintet of pieces to be installed outside of City Hall, 200 N. Walker, through September. The […]

n display through Saturday at Untitled [ArtSpace], 1 N.E. Third. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. For more information, call 815-9995. “?Rene

The University of Oklahoma’s resident ballet and modern dance companies hope the rock ‘n’ roll-themed “SummerDance Rocks!” will attract a diverse crowd eager to see a nontraditional dance performance and fantasy stage stories draped in eye-catching wardrobes. “For some of our audience members who aren’t familiar with ballet, it helps them feel a sense of […]

50 align=right vspace=10 border=0>It sounds like a bad joke: What do you get if you cross a porn flick with “42nd Street?” The answer is a musical entertainment titled “Debbie Does Dallas,” now at Carpenter Square Theatre. “Debbie Does Dallas” employs that hoary plot device of the small-town girl who strives to leave home and […]

MG height=118 alt=CLIVE-LonghornLeft.jpg hspace=10 src=”/Images/Imported/Fine%20Art/CLIVE-LonghornLeft.jpg” width=150 align=right vspace=10 border=0>Capturing the colors and essence of the West in a new collection of paintings, artist Clive R. Tyler showcases his “Landscapes of the West” at Adelante! Gallery, 3003 Paseo in The Paseo Arts District. A national award-winning artist, Tyler returns to Adelante! for his third exhibit with […]

Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park made an excellent choice when it hired Steve Knight to direct its opening production of the 2008 season. Knight is an intelligent and imaginative interpreter of Shakespeare, and his “Much Ado About Nothing,” now at the congenial Water Stage in downtown Oklahoma City, is the freshest OSP production in years. […]

From the first view of the giant marble “Portrait of Lucilla” to the final statue of Polymnia, “Roman Art from the Louvre” revels in the beauty and power of a once colossal empire. Oklahoma City is the final North American stop for the exhibit, opening Thursday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. With works […]

The last decade’s redevelopment of the Plaza District transformed blighted buildings into a vibrant performing arts area. This weekend at “Live on the Plaza,” visitors will transform unwanted clothing into recycled art. “Live on the Plaza” starts with the “Re:Fashion Show” on Friday and the “Swap-O-Rama-Rama” swap meet on Saturday, both focusing on repurposing discarded […]

Dallas native playwright Doug Wright subscribes to the less-is-more principle of organization and penned “I Am My Own Wife” for one actor, who plays more than 30 characters. And thank Thespis that the actor in the Oklahoma City Theatre Company production is the terrific David Mays, who gives a performance that is a theatrical tour […]

The two Oklahoma-based artists currently exhibiting their work at Istvan Gallery in Oklahoma City choose an urban aesthetic over rural imagery. Both Romy Owens and Michael Joy Wilson incorporate telephone wires, bricks and streetscape details into their art. “We both have a very distinctly urban aspect to our work,” Owens said. “We’re not trying to […]