The Crow Museum of Asian Art’s newest exhibition, “Du Chau: Chasing the Threads of Memory,” will be on display from April 4 through October 11. Make sure to check it out, plus the other new art exhibitions and performances opening the first weekend of April in Dallas-Fort Worth.
PERFORMING ARTS
(NEW) COMMON LANGUAGE The Pegasus Contemporary Ballet will partner with The Writer’s Garret to bring the Common Language Project to center stage. The performance will feature original works from four local choreographers.
April 3 and 4 at Kalita Humphreys Theater, Dallas. attpac.org.
News Roundups
(NEW) DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS LIVE! The famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders will show off their iconic dance moves and “hairography.”
April 7 at the Winspear Opera House, Dallas. attpac.org.
(NEW) DREAM HOUSE A play that follows two Latina sisters trying to sell their family home on an HGTV-style reality show.
April 9 through May 3 at Kitchen Dog Theater, Dallas. kitchendogtheater.org.
(NEW) LATE NITE CATECHISM Attend this interactive show that is full of laughs, glow-in-the-dark rosaries and other surprises.
April 9 through 12 at McDavid Studio, Fort Worth. basshall.com.
SOME LIKE IT HOT A hilarious musical comedy set during the Prohibition era follows two musicians who go on the run after they witness a mob hit.
Continues through April 12 at Music Hall at Fair Park, Dallas. broadwaydallas.org.
DID YOU EAT? An autobiographical journey through love’s many forms that tells the story of family, survival and the Korean-American experience.
Continues through April 12 at Amphibian Stage, Fort Worth. amphibianstage.com.
GOODNIGHT OSCAR A play that explores the nexus of humor and heartbreak during an unforgettable late-night talk show interview in 1958.
Continues through April 12 at WaterTower Theatre, Addison. watertowertheatre.org.
SAW THE MUSICAL: THE UNAUTHORIZED PARODY OF SAW The cult classic 2004 horror movie has been turned into a bloody parody musical that features an unlikely love story.
Continues through April 12 at Theatre Three, Dallas. sawthemusical.com.
MADAM QUEEN A historical drama that follows one of the wealthiest Black women of her era, surviving in turn-of-the century New York. The play explores themes of race, power, identity and the cost of claiming space in a world determined to deny it.
Continues through April 19 at Soul Rep Theatre Company, Dallas. soulrep.org.
MUSEUMS
(LAST CHANCE) “RAY ALBAREZ: ALL-CITY DREAMS” An immersive graffiti experience by local Dallas artist Ray Albarez. The exhibition reimagines graffiti as a dynamic cultural force and blends two- and three-dimensional works.
Continues through April 10 at the Latino Cultural Center, Dallas. lcc.dallasculture.org.
(NEW) “DU CHAU: CHASING THE THREADS OF MEMORY” Artist Du Chau showcases the fleeting nature of memory through his use of piano wire and porcelain in this solo exhibition.
April 4 through Oct. 11 at the Crow Museum’s Dallas Arts District location, Dallas. crowmuseum.org.
(NEW) “CHRIS STEWART – IN BETWEEN” Artist Christ Stewart’s art explores the shifting terrain where memory and environment intersect.
Continues through April 25 at Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas. craigheadgreen.com.
“RAUSCHENBERG SCULPTURE” The three-dimensional works of artist Robert Rauschenberg will be on display in honor of the artist’s 100th birthday.
Continues through April 26 at the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas. nashersculpturecenter.org.
“CONSTELLATIONS: CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY” There will be more than 350 pieces of contemporary jewelry of all shapes and designs on display.
Continues through May 3 at the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas. dma.org.
“NEW HORIZONS: THE WESTERN LANDSCAPE” An exhibition that includes paintings and sculptures by 14 artists depicts their contemporary interpretations of the American West.
Continues through May 24 at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth. cartermuseum.org.
“BESSIE COLEMAN” Celebrate the life and legacy of Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman, the first American woman to hold an international pilot’s license.
Continues through May at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas. flightmuseum.com.
BEHIND THE MUSIC ’90S Journey back in time and see what the music scene in Deep Ellum was like in the 1990s.
Continues through June 2026 at the Deep Ellum Community Center, Dallas. deepellumfoundation.com.
“RAIMUNDO DE MADRAZO” Renowned Spanish genre painter and portraitist Raimundo de Madrazo’s paintings of people will be on display.
Continues through June 21 at the Meadows Museum, Dallas. meadowsmuseumdallas.org.
“ECHOES OF THE EARTH” The exhibition features ceramics made of clay and soft sedimentary rock by contemporary artist Echo Morgan.
Continues through June 28 at the Crow Museum at the University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson. crowmuseum.org.
“MOUNTAIN JADE WITH LAM TUNG PANG” An immersive exhibition features the works of Lam Tung Pang, which include brush-and-ink paintings and Chinese woodblock prints depicting nature and mountains.
Continues through June 28 at the Crow Museum at the University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson. crowmuseum.org.
“THE HOLY SEPULCHER: TREASURES FROM THE TERRA SANCTA MUSEUM, JERUSALEM” The exhibition showcases more than 60 objects made of silver, gold, enamel and precious jewels from several European monarchs and rulers to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.
Continues through June 28 at the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth. kimbellart.org.
“BLACK PHOTOJOURNALISM” Learn about the groundbreaking work of more than 60 photographers working across the United States from 1945 to the mid-1980s. The exhibition will feature over 250 photographs.
Continues through July 5 at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth. cartermuseum.org.
“CHASING VICTORY: AN INDYCAR EXHIBITION” A special exhibition that features rare cars and artifacts from almost a century of Indy car history.
Continues through July 12 at the Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington. arlingtonmuseum.org.
“ROY LICHTENSTEIN IN THE STUDIO” This collaboration between the Dallas Museum of Art and the Nasher Sculpture Center features a number of prints, drawings, maquettes and sculptures by Roy Lichtenstein.
Continues through July 15 at the Dallas Museum of Art and through Aug. 16 at the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas. nashersculpturecenter.org and dma.org.
“GROUNDBREAKERS: POST-WAR JAPAN AND KOREA FROM THE DMA COLLECTION” Admire this showcase of artists who experimented with materials, space and performance in Japan and Korea after the Second World War.
Continues through July 26 at the Crow Museum of Asian Art at the University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson. crowmuseum.org.
“PAPER KNIFE: OBJECTS OF BEAUTY IN EARLY MODERN JAPAN” An exhibition that showcases the male elite and samurai class during early modern Japan.
Continues through Aug. 29 at the Crow Museum, Dallas. crowmuseum.org.
“WALT DISNEY STUDIOS AND WORLD WAR II” The traveling exhibition explores how Walt Disney Studios contributed to the Allies’ war effort during World War II.
Continues through Sept. 10 at The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, Dallas. dhhrm.org.
“PAPER TECHNOLOGIES: ITALIAN PRINTS AND DRAWINGS” An exhibition that dives into the complex world of early modern Italian prints and drawings, featuring works from across Italy between 1500 and 1750.
Continues through Sept. 20 at the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas. dma.org.
“FIRE AND EARTH: EARLY CHINESE POTTERY FROM THE MACLEAN COLLECTION” A showcase of 45 ancient Chinese pottery vessels, the exhibition traces how pottery evolved from the Neolithic period to the Han Dynasty.
Continues through Sept. 27 at the Crow Museum, Dallas. crowmuseum.org.
“RASHID JOHNSON: A POEM FOR DEEP THINKERS” Multidisciplinary artist Rashid Johnson’s largest exhibition showcases 90 works, including his paintings, sculptures, film, black soap painting and spray-painted text pieces.
Continues through Sept. 27 at The Modern, Fort Worth. themodern.org.
“GEORGIA O’KEEFFE AND THE CARTER” The installation explores the early stages of Georgia O’Keeffe’s life in Texas and her connection to the founder of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.
Continues through September 2027 at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth. cartermuseum.org.
(COMING SOON) “ON ASSIGNMENT: DALLAS TIMES HERALD 1963″ An immersive exhibition that places visitors inside the Dallas Times Herald newsroom during the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
April 29 through March 28, 2027, at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Dallas. jfk.org.
(COMING SOON) “THE RAINBOW MY MOTHER SHOWS ME: ECHO MORGAN” A multisensory exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Xie Rong, that reflects on the idea that not every sorrow can be surmounted.
May 16 through Oct. 11 at the Crow Museum’s Dallas Arts District location, Dallas. crowmuseum.org.