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Art&Seek on Think TV: The Undermain's Next 25

We have seen the future and it looks like DEVO: The Undermain Theater opens its new season next week with Len Jenkin's surreal, sci-fi noir, Port Twilight. So we spoke to artistic director Katherine Owens about the future in Port Twilight and the Undermain's own Campaign for the Future.

VideoFest Goes Viral

Cheap video cameras and computer editing software have turned wannabe moviemakers into pop culture stars. KERA’s Stephen Becker reports on a program of YouTube videos at this year’s Dallas VideoFest, which begins today.

Art&Seek Q&A: Orgasm Inc. Director Liz Canner

The documentary Orgasm Inc. screens Thursday night at VideoFest. Director Liz Cannerdirector discusses her film, which follows the race in the pharmaceutical industry to patent the female Viagra, as part of this week's Art&Seek Q&A:

Paul Slavens on Philip Glass

Did you attend the live performance of Philip Glass' Dracula score on Saturday at the Winspear Opera House? KERA's (and soon to be KXT's) Paul Slavens did, and he sends along this review.

Think TV: Finding Humor in Found Footage

Nick Prueher talks to Krys Boyd about the truly funny-awful tapes of the Found Footage Festival: training films, dating videos and, of course, the guy-dropping-his-pants furniture ad. Through such tapes, you, too, can learn to defend yourself against some really vicious short ribs.

Art&Seek on Think TV: Author Oscar Casares

In Cormac McCarthy's novels, the Texas-Mexico border is a major, dramatic life-changing event for young Anglos headed south. In Oscar Casares' writing, the border is a fact of life — to be negotiated, ignored, overcome. The Brownsville native talks to us about family legends, the border and his new novel, Amigoland.

The Winspear's Debut Weekend: Otello and Dracula

It's a twofer. The Winspear had back-to-back openings this weekend — did you hear? — with the Dallas Opera and TITAS. Bill Zeeble reports on the response to Otello and Jerome Weeks reviews Philip Glass' Dracula.

Exclusive Video: Wyly Co-Designer Joshua Prince-Ramus

Architect Joshua Prince-Ramus met with the media and the public last week — and then answered our questions about why the Wyly Theatre's interior has only one bright color, how "low-tech" the Wyly actually is and what happened to his relationship with his mentor, Rem Koolhaas.

The Shows! The Lines! Videos of Sunday's Open House!

You didn't manage to get to the Arts District Sunday? Still stuck on the Green Line? Feeling left out of the whole sunshine-y, people-happy, arts-splendid, crowded-parking experience? Well, we've got a video for you. Two of 'em, in fact.

Art&Seek Q&A: Bob Dauber and Gordon K. Smith

The Dallas Producers Association presents the fifth installment of It Came From Dallas on Thursday night. To get you ready, the event's organizers provide a lesson in the history of Dallas schlock.

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