Body Geometries: Contemporary Jewelry at the DMA
The Dallas Museum of Art marks the spot for a jeweled treasure trove most Texans and even Dallas art lovers likely never knew was there all along.
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Honoring the Past, Forging into the Future: Derek Charles Livingston Settles in at Houston’s Stages Theater
Derek Charles Livingston took his place as Stages artistic director a little over a year ago, but he lost little time immersing himself in Houston life and its theater community.
Putting Houston on the Literary Map: Rich Levy’s Stellar Last Inprint Season
The clues lay in the lineup. Sitting down for a talk with Rich Levy and Krupa Parikh, executive and deputy directors of Inprint, about their 2025-2026 Margarett Root Brown Reading Series
Innovation, Ingenuity and Intimacy: Texas Theater Designers Create Big Worlds in Small Spaces
“We can’t build sets in here. We have to build a real thing,” says Azizi of what he approximates is a 20 feet by 70 feet space, with half of that reserved for the audience.
Concert Trucks and Onstage Dinners: Performing Arts Houston offers its most varied schedule yet
There’s multidisciplinary and then there’s Performing Arts Houston.
Outcast Heroes and Storybook Musicals: Broadway Across Texas
As we celebrate season announcement season at Arts and Culture, it’s time once again for this resident theater cartographer to unroll her maps and season schedule to chart the ebb and flow of big Broadway musicals as they tour the Lone Star State.
Leaping into the Unknown: The Risks and Rewards of World Premieres
Everyone loves a good first, from races to teams to a step on the moon, but when it comes to theater, being the first to offer a brand new work is not without risks.
Stories From The Room: The Case for Live Performance
A few years have passed since live performance returned to stages across Texas after the pandemic, and we at Arts and Culture have been thinking about how easily its siren song called us back.
Immersive Worlds: Annie Arnoult’s Open Dance Project Celebrates 10 Years
When it comes to immersive performing arts no one in Houston, and perhaps all of Texas, is as bold as Houston’s Open Dance Project.
Storytime: Meow Wolf Leans into the Narrative in their immersive adventures
Several years ago on a trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, I visited my first Meow Wolf project.
A Succession Story: Houston’s 4th Wall Theatre Company Secures its Future
Texas contains multitudes when it comes to performing arts companies. Yet from the venerable city institutions to those one-then-done popup companies, many have similar origin stories.
Art on the Horizon: Exploring the Cultural Landscape of Corpus Christi
when Visit Corpus Christi invited me to discover some seaside, or in this case, Gulf-side art during their monthly Downtown Art Walk celebration, I answered that siren call.