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By Jeanne Claire van Ryzin | Thursday, April 1, 2010, 09:36 AM

‘Sleeping Beauty’

In 2005, adventurous theater artists Bonnie Cullum and Content Love Knowles staged a re-imagined version of the classical fairy tale ‘Sleeping Beauty’ as a fantastical musical. Now - with Cullum’s Vortex Theater having netted its first-ever National Endowment for the Arts grant - the pair offer a new, revised and considerably larger version of their show with new songs, a revolving spiral tower, spectacular costumes and a fresh, contemporary look at the magic of the mythic kingdom of Avalia. 8 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, beginning Friday and through May 2. Vortex, 2307 Manor Road. $10-$30 Thursdays and Sundays 2-for-1 admission with donation of two nonperishable food items. www.vortexrep.org

Read a Q-and-A with Cullum here.

Anton Nel and Bion Tsang
Regarded soloists and longtime collaborators cellist Bion Tsang and pianist Anton Nel team up to celebrate three anniversaries of beloved composers: Robert Schumann and Frederic Chopin (both born in 1810), and Samuel Barber (born in 1910). The duo will play Schumann’s Students Fantasiestücke, 5 Stücke im Volkston and Adagio and Allegro; Barber’s Sonata for Cello and Piano and Chopin’s Introduction and Polonaise brillante. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Bates Recital Hall, Music Building, UT campus. $5-$10. www.music.utexas.edu.

‘Connect: Four Short Plays’
After retiring from a career in environmental health, longtime gay political activist Allan Baker turned to playwriting a few years ago. Since then his plays have been netting kudos at indie festivals. Now, Baker brings ‘Click,’ ‘Voices,’ ‘Five Minutes’ and ‘A Midsummer Nights’ Conversation,’ four short plays about negotiating love, family and relationships in the gay community. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays through April 17. Off Center, 2211 Hidalgo St. $15-$30, sliding scale. Thursdays pay-what-you-can. All ticket sales benefit AIDS Service of Austin, OutYouth Austin and the Equality Texas Foundation. www.abbyproductions.com

‘Jan Heaton: Laguna’
Solitary shells, tangled kelp on the shore, water patterns, lush floral masses and details of trees and foliage are the inspiration for Austin artist Jan Heaton’s latest series of luminous, elegant watercolors. Opening: 6 to 8 p.m. Exhibit continues thorugh April 28. Wally Workman Gallery, 1202 W. Sixth St. Free. www.wallyworkman.com.

Photo by Kimberley Mead.

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