The Ecology of Houston’s Emerging Choreographers In the decade since I first came ashore on Houston’s dance scene, I’ve experienced how rapidly this particular dance performance landscape and its inhabitants evolve and regenerate. Where artists have pruned or redirected their energies, new growth is [...]...
Jonah Bokaer in On Vanishing. Photos by Jeff Fantich.
Asia Society Texas Center in partnership with the University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for...
Brit Wallis, Jacquelyne Boe, Ashley Horn, Kristen Frankiewicz and Alex Soares pictured. Photo by Bruce Aleksander.
Frame Dance Productions
May 13, 2012
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A Visit with Niurca Márquez
Niurca Márquez is a contemporary Flamenco dancer who is part of an ongoing evolution of this world dance form. She holds a BA in Da...
“Pink at the Brown,” the annual gala benefiting the Pink Ribbons Project, always includes a delicious line-up of offerings from the city’s downtown arts organizations, including the Houston Ballet, Houston Symphony, Da Camera and more. Led by Event Chair Shawn Stephens and Artistic Chair Shelly Power, this event will [...]...
Frame Dance Turns Two
The name Frame Dance Productions has chosen for itself represents more than a shorthand reference to the frame of the body, bringing to m...
Jonah Bokaer responds to Lee Ufan For some, dance’s ephemeral quality is a problem. For Jonah Bokaer, it’s a choreographic challenge that drives the engine of his work, and often poses questions of time, space, objects [...]...
Houston Ballet Blurs the Boundaries Does it matter where a ballet is made? Houston Ballet’s trio of works under the banner of Made in America, followed by Giselle and Romeo & Juliet, offer a rich discussion of regionalism in ballet [...]...
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s recent Society for the Performing Arts three-day engagement had a monumental feel to it. Yes, it was sold out. Yes, Ailey new artistic director Robert Battle is obviously at the top of his game [...]...
Stanton Welch’s new ballet “Tapestry” made for one gorgeous vehicle to show off his current crop of ballet athletes. Launching with an expansive solo by Houston Ballet’s newest principal, Joseph Walsh, “Tapestry” [...]...
The celebrated American Ballet Theatre principal Angel Corella is one of the world’s greatest ballet dancers. His passion is now evident in his company, Corella Ballet, making its Houston debut, presented by Society for Performing Arts [...]...
Dallas has a new jazz modern dance company ready to premiere work for your pleasure. 8&1 Dance Company, cheap the brainchild of choreographer Jill S. Ruc...
