Arts and Culture Texas magazine

Moon Over Kathmandu: Lain Singh Bangdel at Asia Society Texas Center

Sherry Cheng·December 17, 2022

Twenty years after his passing, the extraordinary twentieth-century polymath and pioneering modernist Lain Singh Bangdel is finally getting some much-deserved recognition in the United States.

Houston Visual Art

Deep Time: Michelle Mackey at Holly Johnson Gallery

Sherry Cheng·November 15, 2022

The solo exhibition Michelle Mackey: Beyond Measure (Nov. 19, 2022-Feb. 11, 2023), at Holly Johnson Gallery in Dallas, is in many ways a homecoming for the artist.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Wreckers Away! A Thrilling, Compelling HGO Production Does Justice to a Masterpiece

Sherry Cheng·October 31, 2022

It was a revelatory night at the Houston Grand Opera for the opening of Dame Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers.

Houston Music Theater

Kinetic Season 8: Distinct Voices, New Works, and Wild Soundscapes

Sherry Cheng·September 19, 2022

In Kinetic’s collaborative model, each of the 16 musicians in the conductorless string ensemble brings his or her creative voice to the table, to the rehearsal space, and to the concert stage.

Houston Music

The Power of an Image: FotoFest Biennial 2022 confronts the issues of our time

Sherry Cheng·August 3, 2022

Just as the song was a response to the concerns of its time, the works that constitute the central exhibition of FotoFest Biennial 2022: If I Had a Hammer (Sept. 24-Nov. 6 at Silver Street and Winter Street Studios) confront the issues of our time.

Houston Visual Art

All in for Beauty: Charlotte Smith at Camiba Gallery

Sherry Cheng·August 3, 2022

For more than 20 years Dallas-based artist Charlotte Smith has reveled in experimenting with paint, and occasionally other materials, creating a signature style grounded in process-driven abstraction.

Austin Dallas/Ft Worth Show Up Visual Art

Identities, Narratives, and Histories: CraftTexas 2022 at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Sherry Cheng·July 23, 2022

How does craft tell stories differently than other visual arts media? I posed this question to Texas-raised, Los Angeles-based artist and curator Andres Payan Estrada, juror for CraftTexas 2022, the biennial juried exhibition presented by Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC), now in its 11th edition.

Houston Visual Art

Quintessential DACAMERA: Programming Magic in the 2022-23 Season

Sherry Cheng·June 13, 2022

In Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg’s mind, a quintessential DACAMERA season must have a balance of beloved masterpieces performed by great musicians from the classical world, and fantastic jazz of varying styles that reflect the ever-widening genre.

Houston Music

Colette Copeland: My Jesse James Adventure at the Old Jail Art Center and Jody Klotz Fine Art

Sherry Cheng·June 7, 2022

Driving alone through the middle of the country, spanning nine states and more than 4,000 miles, Dallas-based artist, cultural critic, and social activist Colette Copeland spent three summers visiting the numerous sites where Jesse James lived and outlawed, filming on location throughout her performative journey.

Abilene Albany Visual Art West Texas

Beauty Transcends Death: Dido and Aeneas at Ars Lyrica Houston

Sherry Cheng·May 26, 2022

English Baroque composer Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, his only true opera, is an indisputable masterpiece and one of the most beloved operas in the repertoire.

Dance Houston Music Theater

ROCO at 18: A Season to be Grateful

Sherry Cheng·April 29, 2022

ROCO is everywhere. In its 18th season, this industry-changing chamber orchestra from Houston has reached well beyond the walls of the traditional concert space, laying down a vibrant and diverse soundtrack for an entire city.

Houston Music

Texas Studio: Sarah Fox’s Bad Bunny Gets Real

Sherry Cheng·March 21, 2022

“My work starts with a character,” says San Antonio artist Sarah Fox.

Film San Antonio Texas Studio Visual Art

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

Sherry Cheng

Moon Over Kathmandu: Lain Singh Bangdel at Asia Society Texas Center

Deep Time: Michelle Mackey at Holly Johnson Gallery

Wreckers Away! A Thrilling, Compelling HGO Production Does Justice to a Masterpiece

Kinetic Season 8: Distinct Voices, New Works, and Wild Soundscapes

The Power of an Image: FotoFest Biennial 2022 confronts the issues of our time

All in for Beauty: Charlotte Smith at Camiba Gallery

Identities, Narratives, and Histories: CraftTexas 2022 at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Quintessential DACAMERA: Programming Magic in the 2022-23 Season

Colette Copeland: My Jesse James Adventure at the Old Jail Art Center and Jody Klotz Fine Art

Beauty Transcends Death: Dido and Aeneas at Ars Lyrica Houston

ROCO at 18: A Season to be Grateful

Texas Studio: Sarah Fox’s Bad Bunny Gets Real