Arts and Culture Texas magazine

Performania: The Visibility of the Arts in Pop Culture

Nancy Wozny·March 29, 2016

On Feb. 3 some three million folks saw something amazing on network television: contemporary dance that was not part of a reality show. And it was good! Wait, there's more: the choreographers and the dancers were Texans!

Performania

Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company Comes To Houston

Nancy Wozny·March 22, 2016

Cuba's Malpaso Dance Company made a strong impression on me when I saw the company at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival last summer in a program of works by Malpaso artistic director Osnel Delgado and Trey McIntyre, whose Texas roots run deep.

Dance

Rites and Passages: A Visit with Dark Circles’ Joshua L. Peugh

Nancy Wozny·March 15, 2016

Dance fans have another chance to see Dark Circles Contemporary Dance artistic director Joshua L. Peugh’s The Rite of Spring on April 29-May 1 at Erma Lowe Hall Studio Theatre in Fort Worth.

Dance

They Can Sing Too: Expect Triple Threats at Houston Ballet with West Side Story Suite

Nancy Wozny·March 7, 2016

I always expect to be dazzled when I walk into a Houston Ballet rehearsal, but watching this talented company sing as well as dance raised the thrill factor.

Dance Houston

Global Stage: Dance Salad Festival’s New and Returning Artists

Nancy Wozny·February 23, 2016

The Dance Salad Festival rolls into Houston, March 25-27 at Wortham Center with a stellar lineup of national and international dance artists.

Dance

Dancing the Drama: NobleMotion choreographers Contribute to ABC’s American Crime

Nancy Wozny·February 22, 2016

It's not every day that Texas choreographers get a shout out from Felicity Huffman on Twitter. But that's exactly what happened to NobleMotion Dance co-directors Andy Noble and Dionne Sparkman Noble after the fifth episode of the ABC drama American Crime aired on Feb. 3, which featured four uninterrupted minutes of their outstanding choreography.

Dance

Five Fabulous Days of Israeli Dance: International Exposure 2015

Nancy Wozny·February 15, 2016

On the plane to Tel Aviv I tried to count how many times I have seen Ohad Naharin's Minus 16. I lost count at about 12.

Dance

Bold Cinema: Houston Jewish Film Festival Highlights Family, History and Comedy

Nancy Wozny·February 12, 2016

The Evelyn Rubenstein JCC of Houston presents the 12th Houston Jewish Film Festival, with 27 films over 16 days, March 5-20, 2016, at various venues, including the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, the MFAH, Holocaust Museum Houston, Sundance Cinemas and Congregation Beth Jacob in Galveston.

Film Houston

Performania: Small Scaling the Arts

Nancy Wozny·February 10, 2016

here's something about do-ablity that is making me a more eager watcher these days. Perhaps I suffer from a mild case of sustainability syndrome. Maybe it's my Buffalo upbringing or being raised by depression era parents that puts me in the “doing more with less” mood.

Dance Music Performania Theater

A Winter for Ibsen: Classical Theatre’s A Doll’s House

Nancy Wozny·February 4, 2016

Houston's Classical Theatre Company returns to Ibsen this winter with their production of A Doll's House, directed by Classical Theatre's artistic director John Johnson, through Feb. 21 at Chelsea Market location.

Houston Theater

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

Love is in the Cards: Linda Phenix Returns to Theatre LaB Houston for 52 Pick Up

Nancy Wozny·January 25, 2016

Linda Phenix returns to directing with the Theatre LaB Houston production of TJ Dawe and Rita Bozi's romantic comedy of chance, 52 Pick-Up, featuring Houston acting couple, Robin Van Zandt and James Monaghan, Feb. 5-28 at the MATCH. Like the name of the card game, 52 Pick-Up involves the actors throwing the cards into the air to determine the order of the scenes.

Houston Theater

Visual Art

Awe and Wonder: Space City at Asia Society Texas

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

A Culture Examined: Kimbell Art Museum offers a window into Dutch art in the Global Age

Gallery Row

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Dance

Texas Studio: Jordan Fuchs Starts with Choreography

Engaging Audiences: Frame Dance’s 2024 Frame x Frame Festival Focuses on Screendance’s Unique Space in the Dance Ecology

Cheers to 15 Years: Bruce Wood Dance Dallas isn’t afraid to mix things up for 2025

Music

Kinetic at 10: Virtuosic Ensemble Grows Deep Roots in Houston

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Art Thrives on the South Plains: A Survey of Lubbock’s Cultural Scene

Theater

A Succession Story: Houston’s 4th Wall Theatre Company Secures its Future

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Through An Inclusive Lens: Diversity and divas populate Uptown Players’ 2024-25 season

Nancy Wozny

Performania: The Visibility of the Arts in Pop Culture

Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company Comes To Houston

Rites and Passages: A Visit with Dark Circles’ Joshua L. Peugh

They Can Sing Too: Expect Triple Threats at Houston Ballet with West Side Story Suite

Global Stage: Dance Salad Festival’s New and Returning Artists

Dancing the Drama: NobleMotion choreographers Contribute to ABC’s American Crime

Five Fabulous Days of Israeli Dance: International Exposure 2015

Bold Cinema: Houston Jewish Film Festival Highlights Family, History and Comedy

Performania: Small Scaling the Arts

A Winter for Ibsen: Classical Theatre’s A Doll’s House

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

Love is in the Cards: Linda Phenix Returns to Theatre LaB Houston for 52 Pick Up