It Happened in Texas: Antoni Miralda, the Kilgore Rangerettes and Flying Bread at the CAMH
June 14, 2018
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It Happened in Texas: Antoni Miralda, the Kilgore Rangerettes and Flying Bread at the CAMH

Jim Harithas was the maverick director of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston from 1974 to 1978.

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It Happened in Texas: Don Carlos at HemisFair and more at the McNay
April 16, 2018
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It Happened in Texas

It Happened in Texas: Don Carlos at HemisFair and more at the McNay

For one night, San Antonio just may have been the United States’ operatic capital.

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It Happened in Texas: Vaslav Nijinsky’s tour with the Ballets Russes
December 6, 2017
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It Happened in Texas: Vaslav Nijinsky’s tour with the Ballets Russes

In early December 1916 Vaslav Nijinsky, the greatest dancer alive, spent a week in Texas.

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Parallel Lines: Uniting Jim Crow-Era Works by Black, White Artists at Houston Public Library
June 15, 2017
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Parallel Lines: Uniting Jim Crow-Era Works by Black, White Artists at Houston Public Library

Houston audiences will get a rare glimpse into the Bayou City’s pre-boom, Jim Crow-era art scene when the exhibition Planned, Organized and Established: Houston Artist Cooperatives presents paintings…

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It Happened in Texas: A New Take on <em>Inherit the Wind</em> at DTC
May 19, 2017
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It Happened in Texas

It Happened in Texas: A New Take on Inherit the Wind at DTC

It’s difficult to imagine a time when all professional theater in the country emanated from New York. It might be even harder to believe this centralization of theatrical…

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It Happened in Texas: Anna Sokolow at Houston Ballet
April 19, 2017
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Dance

It Happened in Texas: Anna Sokolow at Houston Ballet

I’ve always had a pestering curiosity about Anna Sokolow. A great American choreographer who influenced the development of modern dance in America, Israel, and Mexico—to say nothing of…

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It Happened in Texas: <em>Nixon In China</em> Returns to HGO
January 14, 2017
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Houston

It Happened in Texas: Nixon In China Returns to HGO

The U.S. presidential election looms, and the politician has planned his trip for maximum media impact. He’s a divisive figure, with ideas that could revolutionize the world order.…

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