2016 Dallas-Fort Worth arts calendar

We’re a few weeks into the new year; 2016 calendars are purchased and dates are ready to be filled in. Here’s a look at the big local events in visual and performing arts this year.

Fort Worth Opera brings JFK to the stage, the Cliburn has its seventh amateur competition, and the first Fort Worth Fringe Fest comes to the Community Arts Center.

Remember: Many groups’ seasons run from fall to spring, and their next lineups haven’t been announced. Check websites of your favorite groups or venues for complete information and more listings.

Visual art in North Texas

Through Aug. 21: “Vermeer Suite: Music in 17th-Century Dutch Painting” at the Dallas Museum of Art. Johannes Vermeer’s Young Woman Seated at the Virginal is the inspiration for this small collection of paintings from the 17th century that feature musicians and their instruments from Vermeer and his contemporaries. 1717 N. Harwood St., Dallas. Free. 214-922-1200; www.dma.org.

Through April 17: Ann Veronica Janssens at the Nasher Sculpture Center. The Brussels-based artist will have her first museum exhibition in the U.S with her light-based works. Reports are that immersion destabilizes the viewer’s sense of sight and space. 2001 Flora St., Dallas. $5-$10. 214-242-5177; www.nashersculpturecenter.org.

Feb. 6-May 1: “American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood” at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. The first exhibition in over 25 years for the American artist will explore his relationship between his art and movie making. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. Free. 817-738-1933; www.cartermuseum.org.

Feb. 14-June 5: “Between Paris and Texas: Marie Cronin, Portraitist of the Belle Époque” at the Meadows Museum. The first monographic exhibition of Cronin’s (1867-1951) works that were hung in the salons of Paris, and the State Capitol of Texas. 5900 Bishop Blvd., on the SMU campus, Dallas. $4-$10. 214-768-2516; www.meadowsmuseumdallas.org.

Feb. 14-June 5: “Process and Innovation: Carlotta Corpron and Janet Turner” at the Meadows Museum. This spring, the Meadows is putting its weight behind three female artists: Marie Cronin (above) and the pair of Corpron, a photographer, and Turner, a painter and printmaker, both of whom taught at Texas universities. 5900 Bishop Blvd., on the SMU campus, Dallas. $4-$10. 214-768-2516; www.meadowsmuseumdallas.org.

March 5-Aug. 7: “Discarded: Photographs by Anthony Hernandez” at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Photographs of abandoned housing developments from California’s Central Valley to the desert area east of Palm Springs. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. Free. 817-738-1933; www.cartermuseum.org.

April 15-Aug. 14: “Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty” at the Dallas Museum of Art. Over 140 photographs in both black-and-white and color from this legendary photographer, from a career than spanned almost 70 years. 1717 N. Harwood St., Dallas. $12-$16. 214-922-1200; www.dma.org.

April 17-Sept. 18: “Frank Stella: A Retrospective” at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. This survey promises to be the most comprehensive presentation of Stella’s career from the 1950s to the present with approximately 120 works, including paintings, reliefs, sculptures and drawings. 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth. $4-$10. 817-738-9215; www.themodern.org.

May 5-Aug. 21: “Joel Shapiro,” at the Nasher Sculpture Center. Shapiro will bring his geometric forms that he suspends from the ceiling. His work challenges the possibilities of balance and weight. The exhibition will also include drawings and significant pieces of his work from the Nasher’s permanent collection. 2001 Flora St., Dallas. $5-$10. 214-242-5177; www.nashersculpturecenter.org.

May 22-Sept. 11: “The Brothers Le Nain: Painters of Seventeenth-Century France” at the Kimbell Art Museum. The first major exhibition in the U.S. of the three Le Nain brothers, who were active in Paris during the 1630s and 1640s. It will feature more than 50 of their best paintings, including altarpieces, devotional paintings and portraits. 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. $14-$18. 817-332-8451; www.kimbellart.org.

June 4-Aug. 21: “Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis” at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. This is the first comprehensive museum exhibition of this influential American artist, who reflected the currents of the civil-rights movement in his abstract work. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. Free. 817-738-1933; www.cartermuseum.org.

Sept. 24-Dec. 31: “Border Cantos Richard Misrach/Guillermo Galindo” at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. This collaboration between photographer Misrach and artist-musician Galindo examines the border between the U.S. and Mexico through large-scale photographs and musical instruments Galindo has created out of found objects along the border fence. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. Free. 817-738-1933; www.cartermuseum.org.

Oct. 9-Jan. 8, 2017: “Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt” at the Dallas Museum of Art. Cats and lions in ancient Egypt in mythology, kingship and everyday life from the holdings of the Brooklyn Museum. More than 80 objects will explore wild and domestic cats, feline deities, burial practices, and luxury items. 1717 N. Harwood St., Dallas. $12-$16. 214-922-1200; www.dma.org.

Oct. 16-Jan. 29, 2017: “Monet: The Early Years” at the Kimbell Art Museum. A groundbreaking exhibition of the earliest work of Claude Monet. Approximately 60 paintings drawn from collections in the U.S., Europe and Japan that span his debut in Normandy in 1858 until 1872, when he settled in Argenteuil. 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. $14-$18. 817-332-8451; www.kimbellart.org.

Oct. 20-Jan. 29, 2017: “KAWS” at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. A major survey of the Brooklyn-based artist that will include paintings, sculptures, drawings, toys and street art interventions spanning the world of graffiti, pop art and consumer culture with wit, irreverence and affection. 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth. $4-$10. 817-738-9215; www.themodern.org.

Tarrant County performing arts

DANCE

Jan. 27: Performing Arts Fort Worth presents Shaping Sound: Dance Reimagined. Bass Hall, Fort Worth. $60.50. 817-212-4280; www.basshall.com.

Feb. 26-28: Texas Ballet Theater presents “Classic Combinations,” a mixed-rep program featuring Harald Lander’s Etudes, Jerome Robbins’ The Concert and Balanchine’s Allegro Brilliante, featuring the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra at Bass Hall. $15-$130. 877-828-9200; www.texasballettheater.org.

March 11-13 and 25-27: Texas Ballet Theater presents Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, first at the Eisemann Center in Richardson, with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra; and then at Bass Hall with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. $15-$130. 877-828-9200; www.texasballettheater.org.

March 29-April 3: Performing Arts Fort Worth presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Bass Hall, Fort Worth. $44-$115.50. 817-212-4280; www.basshall.com.

April 29-May 1: Dark Circles Contemporary Dance’s third season closes with Joshua L. Peugh’s new version of The Rite of Spring. Texas Christian University, Erma Lowe Hall Studio, 3000 S. University Drive, Fort Worth. $12-$20. 575-993-3584; www.darkcirclescontemporarydance.com.

May 6-8 and 27-29: Texas Ballet Theater presents “First Looks,” featuring a world premiere by Val Caniparoli; Minus 16, by Ohad Naharin; and Glen Tetley’s Voluntaries. First at Dallas City Performance Hall and then at Bass Hall. $15-$65. 877-828-9200; www.texasballettheater.org.

June 23-26: Ballet Concerto presents its annual Summer Dance Concert at Trinity Park Pavilion, 2300 W. Seventh St., Fort Worth. Free to $30. 817-738-7915; www.balletconcerto.com.

July (dates TBA): Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth presents its 13th Annual Modern Dance Festival at the Modern, at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Free. 817-922-0944; www.cdfw.org.

November-December (dates TBA): The Texas Ballet Theater presents The Nutcracker at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas and Bass Hall. 877-828-9200; www.texasballettheater.org.

THEATER

Jan. 28-March 5: Circle Theatre Joe DiPietro’s Clever Little Lies. Circle Theatre, 230 W. Fourth St., Fort Worth. $25-$45. 817-877-3040; www.circletheatre.com.

Jan. 29-Feb. 28: Jubilee Theatre presents August Wilson’s Seven Guitars. Jubilee Theatre, 506 Main St., Fort Worth. $18-$28. 817-338-4411; www.jubileetheatre.org.

Feb. 11-March 6: Amphibian Stage Productions presents Lucas Hnath’s Isaac’s Eye. 200 S. Main St., Fort Worth. $33. 817-923-3012; www.amphibianproductions.org.

Feb. 12-28: Stolen Shakespeare Guild presents The Taming of the Shrew and John Fletcher’s The Tamer Tamed in repertory. Fort Worth Community Arts Center’s Sanders Theatre, 1300 Gendy St., Fort Worth. $10-$17. 866-811-4111; www.stolenshakespeareguild.org.

Feb. 19-21: Performing Arts Fort Worth presents Blue Man Group. Bass Hall, Fort Worth. $55-$115.50. 817-212-4280; www.basshall.com.

Feb. 27-March 6: Casa Mañana presents Rent. Casa Mañana Theatre, 3101 W. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth. $41-$76. 817-332-2272; www.casamanana.org.

March 10-April 10: Stage West presents Jennifer Haley’s The Nether. Stage West, 821 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth. $17-$35. 817-784-9378; www.stagewest.org.

March 18-19: No details yet but Texas Nonprofit Theatres and the Fort Worth Community Arts Center will present the first Fort Worth Fringe Fest, at the FWCAC, 1300 Gendy St., Fort Worth. www.texastheatres.org.

March 17-April 10: Stage West presents Jonathan Tolins’ Buyer and Cellar in its Studio Theatre. Stage West, 821 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth. $17-$35. 817-784-9378; www.stagewest.org.

March 25-April 24: Jubilee Theatre presents Rudy Eastman’s God’s Trombones. Jubilee Theatre, 506 Main St., Fort Worth. $18-$26. 817-338-4411; www.jubileetheatre.org.

April 7-May 1: Amphibian Stage Productions presents I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers. 200 S. Main St., Fort Worth. $18-$33. 817-923-3012; www.amphibianproductions.org.

April 8-24: Stolen Shakespeare Guild presents Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Sanders Theatre, 1300 Gendy St., Fort Worth. $15-$19. 866-811-4111; www.stolenshakespeareguild.org.

April 27-May 1: Performing Arts presents The Wonder Bread Years. McDavid Studio, next to Bass Hall, Fort Worth. $35-$45. 817-212-4280; www.basshall.com.

April 28-May 21: Circle Theatre presents Michael Hollinger’s Under the Skin. Circle Theatre, 230 W. Fourth St., Fort Worth. $25-$45. 817-877-3040; www.circletheatre.com.

May 20-22: Performing Arts Fort Worth presents Mamma Mia! Bass Hall, Fort Worth. $55-$115.50. 817-212-4280; www.basshall.com.

May 26-June 26: Stage West presents Frederick Knott’s Wait Until Dark. Stage West, 821 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth. $17-$35. 817-784-9378; www.stagewest.org.

May 27-June 26: Jubilee Theatre presents Judi Ann Mason’s Livin’ Fat. Jubilee Theatre, 506 Main St., Fort Worth. $18-$26. 817-338-4411; www.jubileetheatre.org.

June 3: Hip Pocket Theatre’s 40th season begins; titles had not been announced at press time. The season runs through October. Silver Creek Amphitheatre, 1950 Silver Creek Road, Fort Worth. $20. 817-246-9775; www.hippocket.org.

June 4-12: Casa Mañana presents Monty Python’s Spamalot. Casa Mañana Theatre, 3101 W. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth. $41-$76. 817-332-2272; www.casamanana.org.

June 7-12: Performing Arts Fort Worth presents The Wizard of Oz. Bass Hall, Fort Worth. 817-212-4280; www.basshall.com.

June 7-26: Trinity Shakespeare Festival’s eighth season features A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Winter’s Tale at Texas Christian University. $25 per show. 817-257-8080; www.trinityshakes.org.

June 16-July 16: Circle Theatre presents Tom Dudzick’s Don’t Talk to the Actors. Circle Theatre, 230 W. Fourth St., Fort Worth. $25-$45. 817-877-3040; www.circletheatre.com.

July 8-24: Stolen Shakespeare Guild presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s State Fair. Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Sanders Theatre, 1300 Gendy St., Fort Worth. $15-$19. 866-811-4111; www.stolenshakespeareguild.org.

July 12-17: Performing Arts Fort Worth presents 42nd Street. Bass Hall. Tickets TBA. 817-212-4280; www.basshall.com.

July 14-Aug. 7: Amphibian Stage Productions presents Kieran Lynn’s Crossing the Line. 200 S. Main St., Fort Worth. $18-$33. 817-923-3012; www.amphibianproductions.org.

July 29-Aug. 28: Jubilee Theatre presents Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Jubilee Theatre, 506 Main St., Fort Worth. $18-$26. 817-338-4411; www.jubileetheatre.org.

Aug. 12-28: Stolen Shakespeare Guild presents Singin’ in the Rain. Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Sanders Theatre, 1300 Gendy St., Fort Worth. $15-$19. 866-811-4111; www.stolenshakespeareguild.org.

Aug. 11-Sept. 11: Stage West presents Robert O’Hara’s Bootycandy. Stage West, 821 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth. $17-$35. 817-784-9378; www.stagewest.org.

Aug. 17-21: Performing Arts Fort Worth presents The Sound of Music. Bass Hall, Fort Worth. Tickets TBA. 817-212-4280; www.basshall.com.

Aug. 18-Sept. 17: Circle Theatre presents Lauren Gunderson’s The Taming. Circle Theatre, 230 W. Fourth St., Fort Worth. $25-$45. 817-877-3040; www.circletheatre.com.

Aug. 25-Sept. 18: Stage West presents Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare’s An Iliad. Stage West, 821 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth. $17-$35. 817-784-9378; www.stagewest.org.

Oct. 5-9: Performing Arts presents Sister’s Back to School Catechism: The Holy Ghost and Other Terrifying Tales. McDavid Studio, next to Bass Hall, Fort Worth. $30-$40. 817-212-4280; www.basshall.com.

Oct. 20-30: Performing Arts Fort Worth presents The Phantom of the Opera. Bass Hall, Fort Worth. Tickets TBA. 817-212-4280; www.basshall.com.

Oct. 20-Nov. 13: Amphibian Stage Productions presents Kathleen Anderson Culebro’s Smart Pretty Funny. 200 S. Main St., Fort Worth. $18-$33. 817-923-3012; www.amphibianproductions.org.

Oct. 20-Nov. 19: Circle Theatre presents Bruce Graham’s Funnyman. Circle Theatre, 230 W. Fourth St., Fort Worth. $25-$45. 817-877-3040; www.circletheatre.com.

MUSIC/OPERA

Jan. 29-31: The Fort Worth Symphony presents “Viva Italia!” with violinist Caroline Goulding. Bass Hall, Fort Worth. $20-$82. 817-665-6000; http://www.fwsymphony.org/.

Jan. 30: The Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth presents “A Study in Contrasts.” Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. $30-$35. 817-877-3003; www.chambermusicfw.org

Feb. 4: The Cliburn presents Alisa Weilerstein, cello, and Inon Barnatan, piano. Kimbell Art Museum, Renzo Piano Pavilion, 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. $40. 817-212-4280; www.cliburn.org.

Feb. 13: The Cliburn presents composer Ben Moore. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth. $25. 817-212-4280; www.cliburn.org.

Feb. 6: The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s gala features violinist Joshua Bell. Bass Hall, Fort Worth. $35-$110. 817-665-6000; www.fwsymphony.org.

Feb. 11: The Allegro Guitar Series presents John Knowles and Martin Taylor in a tribute to Chet Atkins. Kimbell Art Museum, Renzo Piano Pavilion, 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. $35. 817-498-0363; www.guitarsociety.org

Feb. 12-14: The Fort Worth Symphony presents pianist Javier Perianes and symphonic dances from West Side Story. Bass Hall, Fort Worth. $20-$82. 817-665-6000; www.fwsymphony.org.

Feb. 18-21: The Cliburn presents its 2015 festival, “An American Influence,” at five different venues and with various performers. $35 each concert; $150 for festival pass. 817-212-4280; www.cliburn.org.

Feb. 20: The Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth presents “Nationalism Beyond the Nation.” Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. $30-$35. 817-877-3003; www.chambermusicfw.org.

March 4-6: Leonard Slatkin conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony for the Fort Worth Symphony. Bass Hall, Fort Worth. $20-$82. 817-665-6000; www.fwsymphony.org.

March 10: The Allegro Guitar Series presents Adam del Monte and Mak Grgic. Kimbell Art Museum, Renzo Piano Pavilion, 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. $35. 817-498-0363; www.guitarsociety.org.

March 11-13: The Fort Worth Symphony does a tribute to Louis Armstrong with Byron Stripling on vocals and trumpet. Bass Hall, Fort Worth. $30-$85. 817-665-6000; www.fwsymphony.org.

March 18-20: The Fort Worth Symphony presents Vadym Kholodenko performing Brahms and Prokofiev. Bass Hall, Fort Worth. $20-$82. 817-665-6000; www.fwsymphony.org.

March 19: The Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth presents “Mysteries of the East.” Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. $30-$35. 817-877-3003; www.chambermusicfw.org.

April 5: The Cliburn presents Garrick Ohlsson, piano. Bass Hall, Fort Worth. $20-$90. 817-212-4280; www.cliburn.org.

April 7: The Allegro Guitar Series presents Jason Vieaux. Kimbell Art Museum, Renzo Piano Pavilion, 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. $35. 817-498-0363; www.guitarsociety.org

April 8-10: The Fort Worth Symphony presents “Bugs Bunny at the Symphony.” Bass Hall, Fort Worth. $30-$87. 817-665-6000; www.fwsymphony.org.

April 16: The Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth presents “Roads Originating in Russia.” Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. $30-$35. 817-877-3003; www.chambermusicfw.org.

April 23-May 8: The Fort Worth Opera Festival brings the world premiere of David T. Little and Royce Vavrek’s JFK and Rossini’s The Barber of Seville at Bass Hall, and two one-act operas, Jeff Myers’ Buried Alive and Patrick Soluri’s Embedded. Scott Theatre in Fort Worth. Ticket prices vary. 817-731-0726; www.fwopera.org.

May 13-15: The Fort Worth Symphony presents violinist Midori performing Tchaikovsky and Gershwin. Bass Hall, Fort Worth. $20-$82. 817-665-6000; www.fwsymphony.org.

May 14: The Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth presents “Mostly Schubert’s Last Year.” Kimbell Art Museum. $30-$35. 817-877-3003; www.chambermusicfw.org.

June 3-July 4: The Fort Worth Symphony presents its annual Concerts in the Garden, with lineup to be announced. Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Prices vary. 817-665-6000; www.fwsymphony.org

June 19-25: The Cliburn presents the Seventh Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition. Van Cliburn Recital Hall and Bass Hall. 817-212-4280; www.cliburn.org.

This story was originally published January 20, 2016 at 11:12 AM with the headline "2016 Dallas-Fort Worth arts calendar."