Ballet Austin Gives Marie Antoinette a Second Life Ballet Austin's world premiere Marie Antoinette: Vampire Queen of Versailles ran March 27–29, 2026, and it was exactly as gloriously audacious as it sounds. Choreographed by longtime artistic director Stephen Mills and featuring an original score by Graham...
There are cabinetmakers, and then there is Jean-Henri Riesener. Born in Gladbeck, Westphalia in 1734, this German craftsman arrived in Paris as a young man seeking his fortune in the workshops of the French capital. What he built would define an era. By the height...
Few stories stir the imagination quite like a shipwreck. The sudden disaster, the interrupted voyage, the frozen moment of catastrophe preserved beneath the waves. When archaeologists opened the muddy sediments of Matagorda Bay, Texas, in 1996, they found exactly that. The ship was La Belle,...
Celebrated for the exquisite beauty and rich history, Murano and Venetian glass stands as a collector's dream. This legacy, spanning more than a thousand years, has cherished the hearts of artists, royalty, nobility, statesmen, and visionaries worldwide. Murano glass is one of the most renowned and...
"It's not hard to portray someone, but it takes talent. And talent is like love, it's mysterious, nobody knows where it comes from." - Willy Rizzo Willy Rizzo is a name synonymous with Italian mid-century glamour and fame. Few designers captured the spirit of 20th-century allure...
The French are known as an innovative culture when it comes to art, fashion, gastronomy, design, and architecture. Throughout history, the aristocracy went through political, social, and economic shifts. Along with it, French civic and religious architecture adapted to the culture. One of the most...