Leaping into the Unknown: The Risks and Rewards of World Premieres
Everyone loves a good first, from races to teams to a step on the moon, but when it comes to theater, being the first to offer a brand new work is not without risks.
Tarra Gaines
Stories From The Room: The Case for Live Performance
A few years have passed since live performance returned to stages across Texas after the pandemic, and we at Arts and Culture have been thinking about how easily its siren song called us back.
Immersive Worlds: Annie Arnoult’s Open Dance Project Celebrates 10 Years
When it comes to immersive performing arts no one in Houston, and perhaps all of Texas, is as bold as Houston’s Open Dance Project.
Storytime: Meow Wolf Leans into the Narrative in their immersive adventures
Several years ago on a trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, I visited my first Meow Wolf project.
A Succession Story: Houston’s 4th Wall Theatre Company Secures its Future
Texas contains multitudes when it comes to performing arts companies. Yet from the venerable city institutions to those one-then-done popup companies, many have similar origin stories.
Art on the Horizon: Exploring the Cultural Landscape of Corpus Christi
when Visit Corpus Christi invited me to discover some seaside, or in this case, Gulf-side art during their monthly Downtown Art Walk celebration, I answered that siren call.
The Wanderer: Gauguin at the MFAH
“He’s a wanderer by nature and upbringing,” describes Ann Dumas, consulting curator for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s fall blockbuster exhibition, Gauguin in the World, on view Nov. 3, 2024-Feb. 16, 2025.
A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season
Theatre Under The Stars holds a unique place in the Houston theater landscape. Since its founding over 55 years ago, the company has become one of the largest Houston theater companies by both producing its own versions of classic and contemporary musicals but also presenting the latest Broadway shows on national tours.
Beyond the Horse and Hat: The Carter Explores the Myriad Faces of the Contemporary Cowboy
Cowboy culture might be having a resurgence, but the image of the cowboy, the horse-ridding, 10 gallon hat-wearing spirit of rugged independence never leaves the zeitgeist for very long. Cowboy, at the Carter, sets out on its own western journey to explore the myriad of faces of the contemporary cowboy, yet it also asks if our new cowboy diversity is really all that different from the cowboys of the last two centuries.
Art Around Every Corner: Discovering Cuba’s Cultural Treasures and Urban landscapes
I was traveling as a guest of long-time Arts and Culture Texas friends, the Austin-based Camiba Cultural Tours.
Literary superstars and new voices: Inprint Houston’s biggest season ever
Winners of National Book Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, Booker Prizes, MacArthur Fellows and even Oscar nominees are among the writers we expect every year when Houston’s foremost literary arts organization, Inprint, announces the lineup for their Margarett Root Brown Reading Series.
Doing it all: Performing Arts Houston offers a big tent of arts experiences
“Zero constraints” that’s how Performing Arts Houston executive director Meg Booth describes the programming possibilities when the organization puts together a season lineup like the recently announced 2024-2025 season.