Demi Dancers at Houston Ballet: The eye-opening world of Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker
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.
Nancy Wozny
Menace in Macrame: Hansel and Gretel at the Rec Room
“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.
The ACTX Top Ten: Winter 2017/2018
Our top ten picks for arts + culture events happening across Texas in December 2017 and January 2018.
The ACTX Top Ten: November 2017
Our top ten picks for arts + culture events happening across Texas in November 2017.
The Show Must Go on…Somewhere Else: The Post-Harvey Scramble for Space
Harvey took the floor away from us, and for a large part of the arts sector, the floor was mighty shaky before the storm hit.
History, Poetics & A Party: Dance Films at HCAF
Every year a cluster of dance films make the Houston Cinema Arts Festival line-up, Nov. 9-13. This year they run the gamut, where dance and dancers are the central focus (Rebels on Pointe and No Maps on my Taps/About Tap), to films where dance is used sparingly, in a more poetic realm (Pendular).
The ACTX Top Ten: October 2017
Arts and culture events happening across Texas in October 2017.
Sir Kenneth MacMillan & Houston Ballet: Mayerling Continues a Storied Relationship
When Houston Ballet takes the stage next fall for the Houston premiere of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Mayerling, Sept. 22-24 at the Hobby Center, it will surely be new for the audience, yet also be a continuation of a storied relationship between the company and the legendary British choreographer.
New Dancers & Epic Works: Houston Ballet’s Fall Season
Watching a rehearsal of Mayerling I witnessed a company in motion in more ways than the splendid dancing in the room.
The ACTX Top Ten: September 2017
Arts + Culture events happening across Texas in September 2017.
Young, Female & Powerful: Laura Gutierrez and Matt Hune’s Rite of Spring at the Rec Room
The young women have spoken and not a word was uttered.
The ACTX Top Ten: July & August 2017
Arts + Culture Texas Magazine's top ten picks for performing and visual arts events happening across Texas in July and August 2017.