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It Happened in Texas: Anna Pavlova

Caroline Hamilton·September 10, 2020

For many years now, upon arriving in a new city one of the first things I do is find out not where the best places to eat or visit are, but to research whether Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes or Anna Pavlova’s company performed there.

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It Happened in Texas: San Antonio Collector/Visionary Robert L. B. Tobin at the McNay

Steven Brown·March 5, 2020

Standing six-foot-six, sporting a luxuriant silver mane and beard, decked out on formal occasions in flamboyant capes, he turned heads from Texas to New York.

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It Happened in Texas: Josephine Boudreaux at the Houston Symphony

Sherry Cheng·January 9, 2019

“She played with a fine fury all evening, and her bow was a rod and a staff for the comfort of Nespoli,” lauded music critic Hubert Roussel, writing for the Houston Gargoyle.

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It Happened in Houston: Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party at UH Clear Lake

Donna Tennant·July 19, 2018

Judy Chicago’s monumental installation, The Dinner Party, debuted March 14, 1979, at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the first stop on a planned nine-year tour of the U.S. and abroad.

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

Pete Gershon·June 14, 2018

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

Steven Brown·April 16, 2018

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

Caroline Hamilton·December 6, 2017

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

Devon Britt-Darby·June 15, 2017

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 and ephemera from two 1930s collectives—one white, one black.

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

Manuel Mendoza·May 19, 2017

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 production first began to change in Dallas, Texas.

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It Happened in Texas: Anna Sokolow at Houston Ballet

Nancy Wozny·April 19, 2017

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 the famous actors who credit her as a force in their training, including Faye Dunaway, Julie Harris, Eva-Marie Saint, Jean Stapleton, Eli Wallach, Patti LuPone, and Kevin Kline—Sokolow nevertheless remains at the periphery of the canon.

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It Happened in Texas: Nixon In China Returns to HGO

Steven Brown·January 14, 2017

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. Cameras track his plane’s arrival, and when he steps out, legions of television viewers are watching him. He knows that, and he has every intention of capitalizing on it.

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Art

Legendary Threads: Anni Albers at the Blanton

A Cosmos of Chaos and Order: Leonardo Drew at the Carter

Texas Studio: Michelle Cortez Gonzales in Full Bloom

Music

Excellence & Wisdom: Orpheus Chamber Singers offers a living museum of choral music

From Storms to Sunshine: Dallas Symphony Orchestra performs works by Saint-Saëns, Xi Wang and Sophia Jani

No Barriers: Performing Arts Houston’s New Now Series Nurtures Houston Artists

Dance

No Barriers: Performing Arts Houston’s New Now Series Nurtures Houston Artists

Labor in Motion: Laura Gutierrez at DiverseWorks

In the Space Between: AT&T Performing Arts Center’s Elevator Project continues to tell Dallas’ unique stories

Theater

Embracing the Theatrical in Non-Theatrical Spaces: Kitchen Dog Theater makes all of Dallas its stage

In the Space Between: AT&T Performing Arts Center’s Elevator Project continues to tell Dallas’ unique stories

Bucking the Trend: While other arts organizations are barely surviving, Fort Worth’s Stage West is thriving

Film

Houston Cinema Arts Festival Focuses on Texas, the Arts and Home

Radical Visions Play Out at Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2022

Moving Bodies, Moving Cameras: Frame x Frame Expands to Three Locations

Books

Reading Together Again: Inprint Houston’s New Season Dazzles with Big Name Writers

A Meeting to Remember: Aaron Landsman and Mallory Catlett’s new book on ‘City Council Meeting’

Society for the Performing Arts Goes Digital

It Happened in Texas

It Happened in Texas: Anna Pavlova

It Happened in Texas: San Antonio Collector/Visionary Robert L. B. Tobin at the McNay

It Happened in Texas: Josephine Boudreaux at the Houston Symphony

It Happened in Houston: Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party at UH Clear Lake

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

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

It Happened in Texas: Vaslav Nijinsky’s tour with the Ballets Russes

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

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

It Happened in Texas: Anna Sokolow at Houston Ballet

It Happened in Texas: Nixon In China Returns to HGO