Arts & Culture Texas

Becoming Aurora: Houston Ballet’s Sara Webb on The Sleeping Beauty

Nancy Wozny·February 1, 2016

A + C editor in chief Nancy Wozny visited with Houston Ballet principal and Dallas native Sara Webb about Stevenson's beloved ballet and the challenges and joys of the role.

Dance Houston

A Beauty & A Birthday: Houston Ballet celebrates Ben Stevenson’s 80th with The Sleeping Beauty

Nancy Wozny·January 2, 2016

The Sleeping Beauty, the big hit of 19th century czarist ballet, continues to be performed all over the globe. When Ben Stevenson created his lavish version for Houston Ballet in 1990, the company also had a hit.

Dance Editor's Picks Houston

VIDEO: Houston Ballet Bids Farewell To Ben Stevenson’s The Nutcracker

Nancy Wozny·November 29, 2015

Ever since our “Team Snow or Team Sugar” video, Joel Luks and I have been looking for a reason to do another Houston Ballet video.

Dance

Summer Success: Houston Ballet Triumphs at Hamburg Ballet Days Festival

Nancy Wozny·September 21, 2015

Houston Ballet's reputation in the Bayou City is solid, as it is in Texas and across the nation.

Dance Houston

Choreographic Connections: MacMillan, Bruce and Smith open Houston Ballet’s Fall Season

Claire Christine Spera·August 17, 2015

The relationship between a dance company and a choreographer is a delicate thing.

Dance Houston

Moving Up: A Conversation with Houston Ballet’s Jared Matthews

Nancy Wozny·June 30, 2015

Stanton Welch promoted Houston native Jared Matthews to the rank of principal dancer after his stunning performance in The Taming of the Shrew

Dance Houston

The Elements Come to Life in Houston Ballet’s Morris, Welch & Kylián

Nancy Wozny·June 30, 2015

Houston Ballet touched on all the elements in their final mixed repertory of the season...

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When It Comes To Social Media, Houston Ballet Is #Instasavvy

Nichelle Suzanne·June 23, 2015

Harper Watters. Photo by Jordan Matter. Social media is transparent, immediate, and it evolves rapidly. Ballet has at...

Dance

Farewell Sweet Prince: Houston Ballet’s Simon Ball Retires

Nancy Wozny·May 28, 2015

Houston Ballet principal Simon Ball takes his final bow as the season draws to a close in the company's final shows for the season.

Dance Houston

A Stunning Romeo and Juliet at Houston Ballet

Claire Christine Spera·March 16, 2015

Houston Ballet’s new production of Romeo and Juliet is a three-act ballet of striking contrasts.

Dance Houston Reviews

Houston Ballet’s “From Houston to the World” Offers Range and Polish

Claire Christine Spera·September 25, 2014

In traditional classical ballet, the corps de ballet is, more often than not relegated to posing, serving as a backdrop for the principal dancers.

Dance Features Houston Reviews

Keeping Up With Houston Ballet’s Stanton Welch

Nancy Wozny·September 22, 2014

When a ballet company is run by a leading dancemaker, which is the case in Houston with Stanton Welch

Dance Features Houston

Art

Sacred and Secular Merge at MFAH’s new Art of the Islamic Worlds Galleries

A Kind of Dream: Mark di Suvero at the Nasher Sculpture Center

Strength, understanding and resiliency: Karin Broker at the Art Museum of South Texas

Music

Texas Studio: Alli Villines wants you to Feel Whatever You Feel

Cliburn contest helps aspiring pianists envision their future

100 Years of Magic at Miller Outdoor Theatre

Dance

100 Years of Magic at Miller Outdoor Theatre

Discovering the Dallas Arts District

A Narrative Signature: International Choreographer Cathy Marston Prioritizes Storytelling in her Interpretation of a Southern Classic

Theater

Texas Studio: Alli Villines wants you to Feel Whatever You Feel

100 Years of Magic at Miller Outdoor Theatre

Wild Time: Fusebox 2023 Brings the Fun Factor

Film

Radical Visions Play Out at Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2022

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

Texas Studio: Sarah Fox’s Bad Bunny Gets Real

Books

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

Society for the Performing Arts Goes Digital

Novels, Poems, Memoirs!: Inprint’s Margarett Root Brown Reading Series Addresses Our Complicated World

houston ballet

Becoming Aurora: Houston Ballet’s Sara Webb on The Sleeping Beauty

A Beauty & A Birthday: Houston Ballet celebrates Ben Stevenson’s 80th with The Sleeping Beauty

VIDEO: Houston Ballet Bids Farewell To Ben Stevenson’s The Nutcracker

Summer Success: Houston Ballet Triumphs at Hamburg Ballet Days Festival

Choreographic Connections: MacMillan, Bruce and Smith open Houston Ballet’s Fall Season

Moving Up: A Conversation with Houston Ballet’s Jared Matthews

The Elements Come to Life in Houston Ballet’s Morris, Welch & Kylián

When It Comes To Social Media, Houston Ballet Is #Instasavvy

Farewell Sweet Prince: Houston Ballet’s Simon Ball Retires

A Stunning Romeo and Juliet at Houston Ballet

Houston Ballet’s “From Houston to the World” Offers Range and Polish

Keeping Up With Houston Ballet’s Stanton Welch