Arts

Tamara Jones and Liz Page’s lingering obsession with dolls kick Barbie outside of her Dream House and into the world of zombies, greasers and The White Stripes. “I’d say 97 percent of our dolls have that counterculture vibe,” Page said. “It’s something a little closer to what we relate to, to what we’re in to.” […]

Based on Mark Twain’s timeless classic, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” the musical “Big River” drops audiences into the 1860s Old South, a dangerous, precarious time for both black slaves and young boys like Huck, whose only parent has deserted him. Roger Miller, a country music icon from Oklahoma, wrote the Tony Award-winning score for […]

Katherine Keltner’s newest series, “Exquisite Bind,” is a collection of photographs and videos of the artist wrapping and unwrapping parts of her body with sewing thread to examine the human form as a work of abstract beauty. The Oklahoma native is a successful artist living and working in New York, but she’s coming home to […]

A group of nine people in Oklahoma City decided that a major problem with AIDS/HIV prevention was a lack of education for young people and a shortage of funding for many local support organizations. Led by founder Clif Taylor, these individuals formed The Red Line Foundation. From 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, the nonprofit organization […]

This weekend, American Indian artists in Oklahoma will let their voices be heard through original artwork in the exhibit “Current Realities: A Dialogue with The People.” The opening reception is from 6-9 p.m. Friday at the Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery, 811 N. Broadway. More than 60 artists will combine their artwork to expose the […]

John Steinbeck’s classic novel “The Grapes of Wrath” epitomizes the desperate spirit of Oklahomans caught first by the Great Depression, followed by a crushing drought. Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park presents Frank Galati’s adaptation as an official centennial production. No small challenge technically, the piece requires multiple settings. Shane McClure’s set design is minimalist, with […]

With its adaptation of “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” Oklahoma City Theatre Company has returned to the source: Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novella. This OCTC staging follows a contemporary trend toward theatrical minimalism in reworking famous pieces. The show is technically bare-bones, with only a scrim and quick lighting cues, although […]

Yukon’s The Stage Door has created a monster “? specifically, “Frankenstein 1930,” a play adapted from Mary Shelley’s classic novel of a madman, his monster and the mayhem that ensues when the former creates the latter. Written by Fred Carmichael, the play amplifies the horror and suspense of the “Frankenstein” book while adding in an […]

New Mexico-based dance troupe Dulce Flamenco Internacional will bring some of flamenco’s best dancers and musicians to Oklahoma on Friday to give a taste of “The Soul of Spain” on its eighth U.S. tour. “Flamenco came from Gypsies, and they have traditionally been poor and didn’t have the money for percussion, so they used their […]

to five pieces that have already been created and there will be one commission piece from each artist who wants to do it,” Stokes said. “In the past, we had this really crammed feeling to it, with pieces are stacked up on top of each other. This will be a little more elegant.” BIDDINGAll of […]