Arts & Culture Texas

Consumed by Love: Houston Grand Opera’s New Season of Romance and Passion

Sherry Cheng·April 14, 2024

“What is it about opera that keeps everybody thinking in a romantic frame of mind?” That’s a question Khori Dastoor, General Director and CEO of Houston Grand Opera (HGO), pondered while deciding the theme for HGO’s 2024-25 season.

Houston Music

Back to the Earth: A climate-focused new season at ROCO

Steven Brown·June 11, 2021

A historic ice storm. The four seasons. Industrial sites colliding with the natural world. A farmer’s life and its links to the land. A glacier that melted away.

Houston Music

2020 YEAR IN REVIEW

Nancy Wozny·January 5, 2021

Arts and Culture Texas magazine's 2020 year in review.

Art Dance Music Theater

The ACTX Top Ten: June 2019

Nancy Wozny·June 3, 2019

ACTX magazine's top ten picks for arts and culture events happening across the Lone Star State in June 2019.

Top Ten

Come, Play, Hang Out: House Concerts Take Hold in Texas

Chris Johnson·January 9, 2019

Imagine listening to Liszt in your living room. Whether it’s Mozart or Brahms or more contemporary offerings, house concerts have become so popular in Texas that you can find one happening most weekends throughout the state.

Music

Texas Lens: Arts Pedestrians

Nancy Wozny·April 23, 2018

“Where are you going?” asked Dallas’s favorite classical DJ Amy Bishop, as I was heading straight into Meyerson Symphony Center, which would have been great had I been planning to go see Jaap van Zweden in one of his final concerts.

Art Dance Music Texas Lens Theater

The ACTX Top Ten: March 2018

Nancy Wozny·February 28, 2018

The top ten arts + culture events happening across Texas in March 2018.

Top Ten

The ACTX Top Ten: September 2017

Nancy Wozny·September 8, 2017

Arts + Culture events happening across Texas in September 2017.

Top Ten

On Key and Offbeat: Austin’s Lone-Star Station KMFA Turns 50

Claire Christine Spera·May 11, 2017

When it comes to Austin’s 50-year-old radio station, KMFA Classical 89.5, it’s almost better defined by what it isn’t than what it is.

Austin Music

Old Yet New: Ars Lyrica’s Fresh Take on Vivaldi and Next Season’s News

Steven Brown·May 19, 2016

Maybe you’ve heard Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons umpteen times. Nevertheless, Ars Lyrica wants to show you the Baroque warhorse in a fresh light.

The ACTX Top Ten: May 2016

Jennifer Smart·April 30, 2016

The top ten arts and culture events happening across Texas in May 2016.

Top Ten

A Hunchback, a Queso Fountain and a Whale: Spring/Summer Season Standouts

Nancy Wozny·August 3, 2015

The Spring/Summer season has come and gone, and there were plenty of outstanding performances and events, way more than can fit into this space.

Dance Music Theater

Art

Clay into Flora: Rebecca Manson at The Modern

Listen, Touch and Learn: Marie Watt at the Blanton

Soy de Tejas: Traveling exhibition unites the Lone Star State in Fort Worth with Latinx art

Music

Consumed by Love: Houston Grand Opera’s New Season of Romance and Passion

Love, Power and Gold: Dallas Symphony Orchestra Performs Wagner’s Epic Ring Cycle

Houston Symphony Expands for the Strauss Festival

Dance

Unique and Determined: ISHIDA Dance brings ‘Mutability’ to the Asia Society and The Long Center

Canyon Dancing: Open Dance Project’s Annie Arnoult takes us inside a Georgia O’Keeffe painting

The Collaborative Spirit: Houston Ballet Offers a Lively Season Ahead

Theater

A Lifelong Exploration: Director Sasha Maya Ada navigates a new path for DFW theater

In Good Company: Alley Theatre’s New Season offers plays for Houston Audiences and the resident actors

Houston’s Rec Room Arts Wants to Bring Us Together

Film

Building a Global Network: The Fusebox Universe at 20

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

Radical Visions Play Out at Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2022

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

san antonio symphony

Consumed by Love: Houston Grand Opera’s New Season of Romance and Passion

Back to the Earth: A climate-focused new season at ROCO

2020 YEAR IN REVIEW

The ACTX Top Ten: June 2019

Come, Play, Hang Out: House Concerts Take Hold in Texas

Texas Lens: Arts Pedestrians

The ACTX Top Ten: March 2018

The ACTX Top Ten: September 2017

On Key and Offbeat: Austin’s Lone-Star Station KMFA Turns 50

Old Yet New: Ars Lyrica’s Fresh Take on Vivaldi and Next Season’s News

The ACTX Top Ten: May 2016

A Hunchback, a Queso Fountain and a Whale: Spring/Summer Season Standouts