DALLAS— The City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture (OAC) is officially announcing the start to Dallas Arts Month 2022. Dallas Arts Month, first launched as Dallas Arts Week in 2013, is a city-wide celebration of Dallas arts, held annually in April.
“After having mostly virtual programming in 2021 last year due to the pandemic, the return in-person programming for Dallas Arts Month is a tangible sign that our arts community is resilient and continues to be creative and dynamic,” said OAC Director, Jennifer Scripps. “We all hope Dallas residents and visitors are able to experience some of the arts in our city.”
OAC, in partnership with Dallas Arts District, AT&T Performing Arts Center (AT&T PAC), and the Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition (DACAC), will spotlight our vibrant, diverse, and growing arts community by celebrating Dallas arts and culture in all its forms. The goal of Dallas Arts Month is to build awareness and appreciation for the work of Dallas artists and organizations. Dallas Arts Month 2022 will be a celebration of our city’s creative economy.
“Dallas Arts Month is a huge celebration of the city’s cultural treasures at a time when the arts are critical to bringing our communities together.” says Lily Weiss, Executive Director for the Dallas Arts District. “I encourage everyone to embrace the rich culture and history of Dallas and welcome all to explore, experience, and enjoy the arts. Let’s rediscover the human spirit through the arts!”
Dallas residents and visitors can participate in hundreds of arts and cultural offerings both virtually and in-person, with social distancing protocols enforced. Throughout the city, patrons can find festivals, plays, concerts, exhibitions, and more. Several community events are free and open to the public, and there are also special ticketed events.
We will have a complete list of events and more information on this year’s Dallas Arts Month celebration in the next few weeks.
Dallas Arts Month OAC EVENTS:
- Deep Ellum – Art and Music Festival
- 3000-3700 Main St.
- April 1-3 (Friday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm | Saturday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm | Sunday 11:00 am – 7:00 pm)
- The free 3-day, Deep Ellum Arts Festival® in Downtown Dallas embodies everything that makes DFW rock. Experience more than 200 juried decorative and visual artists selling and commissioning original works, and 100 original bands and performers artists showcasing the newest sights and sounds from six different stages and two additional performance areas!
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Dallas Summer Musicals – The Music Hall at Fair Park (909 1st Ave.)
- April 5-17, 2022
- Jesus Christ Superstar is an iconic musical phenomenon with a world-wide fan base. In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, a new mesmerizing production comes to North America. Originally staged by London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and helmed by the acclaimed director Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You, Into the Woods) and award winning choreographer Drew McOnie (King Kong, Strictly Ballroom), this production won the 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival garnering unprecedented reviews and accolades.
- The Sound of Music
- Dallas Theater Center – Wyly Theatre (2400 Flora St)
- March 25 – April 24, 2022
- A country under attack. A family paralyzed by loss. And a woman who is afraid to love. Dallas Theater Center boldly reexamines one of the most exhilarating musical theater classics ever written. Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Sound of Music was the final collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
- The Donna Summer Musical
- AT&T Performing Arts Center – Winspear Opera House (2403 Flora St)
- April 26 – May 1, 2022
- “Toot toot, hey, beep beep!” Say those words, and you’ll immediately feel the beat, the spirit, the heat of the legendary Donna Summer. Her songs smashed every record. Her story shattered every barrier. Now, the queen arrives direct from Broadway.
- Dallas Black Dance Theatre: Encore! Rising Excellence
- Moody Performance Hall (2520 Flora St)
- April 22 – 23, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
- Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s organization, dance/choreographic duo Derion Loman and Madison Olandt jointly created The Long Wait, a drama of cosmic proportions for DBDT: Encore! This relevant and revealing world premiere is an introspection of the human spirit refusing to give up even when it can’t see the finish line.
- Cara Mía Theatre
- Latino Cultural Center (2600 Live Oak St)
- April 22 – May 8, 2022
- A mythic journey of immigration stories from Mexico and Latin America to the United States that utilizes masks, movement and live music.
- Bishop Arts Theatre Center presents Bars and Measures
- Bishop Arts Theatre Center (215 S. Tyler St.)
- April 14-30th at 8 p.m.
- Commissioned by B Street Theatre, Bars and Measures is the fascinating tale of two brothers. One a classical pianist. The other a jazz bass player. One a Christian. The other a Muslim. One living in freedom. The other in jail. Separated by bars, the brothers try to reconcile their differences through the language they know best, music. Bars and Measures is a beautiful journey through faith, family, melody and time.
- TITAS Command Performance
- TITAS/Dance Unbound – Winspear Opera House (2403 Flora St.)
- April 23rd from 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring, Command Performance always delivers one of the most exciting performances of the year. Dynamic and unforgettable, this is world-class dance! Artists from leading companies light up the stage with spectacular and surprising performances. It is the pyrotechnics of dance – the most exciting, innovative and beautiful works being performed today.
JooYoung Choi: Songs of Resilience From the Tapestry of Faith
- Crow Museum of Asian Art (2010 Flora St)
- February 12, 2022 to September 04, 2022
- Through painting, video, sculpture, animation, music and installation art, multidisciplinary world builder JooYoung Choi documents the interconnecting narratives of a highly-structured, expansive, fictional land she has created and titled the Cosmic Womb. In her work, she explores issues of identity, belonging, trauma and resilience through the sci-fi/fantasy genre, inspired by the media of her childhood and her ongoing research on identity and the media representation of girls, women, intersex, transgender and non-binary people of color.
- Changing Perspectives Block Party: A Cultural Festival
- Flora Street from Routh to Leonard Streets including Sammons Park
- April 29th, 2022 6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. |Rain Date: April 30|
- Dallas Arts District presents dynamic and extraordinary performances by the Brooklyn Jumbies, Afro-Caribbean Stilts Dancers, in collaboration with Dallas’ Bandan Koro African Drum & Dance Ensemble, 8:00 pm and 8:55 pm. The unforgettable Dezi 5, Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico, Kupira Marimba Ensemble, with additional Dallas artists will be featured throughout the evening. A highlight of the evening is a special art installation, Woooooooosh!! curated by Andrew F. Scott through Video Art Nights produced by Aurora and Downtown Dallas, Inc., 7:30-10:30 pm.
