Nancy Wozny is editor in chief at Arts and Culture Texas, a contributing editor at Dance Magazine and a frequent contributor to Pointe Magazine and Dance Teacher.

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Global Vision: Dance Salad Festival Moves to the Hobby Center

Nancy Wozny·February 12, 2018

Every year at Easter time, Houston transforms into a hub of international dance, thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and artistic vision of Nancy Henderek, founder of the Dance Salad Festival.

Dance Houston

Coming Home: Felicia McBride

Nancy Wozny·February 8, 2018

Felicia McBride, one of Texas’s most outstanding contemporary dancers, has recently moved back to her hometown of San Antonio to develop her work as a choreographer.

Coming Home Dance

Forward Motion: Houston Ballet Travels to Jacob’s Pillow and Dubai

Nancy Wozny·February 1, 2018

It has been quite a year for Houston Ballet, rife with Harvey-related challenges and triumphs, such as taking its place in history as the first North American Company to perform Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s epic drama Mayerling.

Dance Editor's Picks Houston

The ACTX Top Ten: February 2018

Nancy Wozny·January 31, 2018

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

Top Ten

Sleight of Hand: Francesca Fuchs at Lawndale Art Center

Nancy Wozny·January 30, 2018

Francesca Fuchs has taken on the largest canvas thus far in her career, the north wall of the Lawndale Art Center with her mural, sensibly titled, North Exterior Wall, on view through October 2018.

Visual Art

Order in Chaos: ‘The Curious Incident’ lands on the ZACH Theatre Stage

Nancy Wozny·January 15, 2018

ZACH Theatre presents the Austin premiere of Simon Stephens’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Jan. 31-March 4 at Topher Theater.

Austin Theater

Ballet Austin’s Sensational Spring

Nancy Wozny·January 6, 2018

Ballet Austin has a blockbuster spring season ahead, launching with Masters of Dance Feb. 16-18 at the Long Center.

Austin Dance

Shape & Scale: Color at Flatland Gallery

Nancy Wozny·December 16, 2017

Does any Houston choreographer want to perform in a black box any more?

Dance Houston

Demi Dancers at Houston Ballet: The eye-opening world of Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker

Nancy Wozny·December 11, 2017

Stanton Welch framed his new Nutcracker as a coming-of-age story, with a young Clara at the center of his dazzling holiday ballet, now entering its second year.

Dance Houston

Menace in Macrame: Hansel and Gretel at the Rec Room

Nancy Wozny·December 11, 2017

“This is the future of art, where would you see something like this in Houston? Someone needs to write about this,” said Abby Koenig, looking straight at me, after a stunning and mesmerizing performance of Engelbert Humperdinck's 1893 opera Hansel and Gretel, presented by Rec Room Arts at the Rec Room.

Houston Music Theater

The ACTX Top Ten: Winter 2017/2018

Nancy Wozny·December 1, 2017

Our top ten picks for arts + culture events happening across Texas in December 2017 and January 2018.

Top Ten

The ACTX Top Ten: November 2017

Nancy Wozny·November 2, 2017

Our top ten picks for arts + culture events happening across Texas in November 2017.

Top Ten

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Visual Art

A Sprawling History: Tavares Strachan at the Blanton

Storytime: Meow Wolf Leans into the Narrative in their immersive adventures

Beauty and Repulsion, Decay and Renewal: Jessica Kreutter at Galveston Arts Center

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

Revealing Repertoire: Houston Ballet’s Triple Bill Tells a Company’s Story

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

Music

TX Studio: Héctor Guzmán Conducts a Life

Spreading the Classical Music Word: San Antonio’s Agarita Thinks Beyond the Concert Hall

Kinetic at 10: Virtuosic Ensemble Grows Deep Roots in Houston

Theater

Building a Community: D. Wambui Richardson Invites Audiences to Become Part of Jubilee Theatre’s Family

Born to Lead: Circle Theatre’s New Artistic Director Ashley H. White Isn’t Afraid to Shake Things Up

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

Nancy Wozny

Global Vision: Dance Salad Festival Moves to the Hobby Center

Coming Home: Felicia McBride

Forward Motion: Houston Ballet Travels to Jacob’s Pillow and Dubai

The ACTX Top Ten: February 2018

Sleight of Hand: Francesca Fuchs at Lawndale Art Center

Order in Chaos: ‘The Curious Incident’ lands on the ZACH Theatre Stage

Ballet Austin’s Sensational Spring

Shape & Scale: Color at Flatland Gallery

Demi Dancers at Houston Ballet: The eye-opening world of Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker

Menace in Macrame: Hansel and Gretel at the Rec Room

The ACTX Top Ten: Winter 2017/2018

The ACTX Top Ten: November 2017