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Jennifer Angus: Silver Wings and Golden Tales at Esperson Gallery

casey gregory·March 24, 2016

Artist and textile designer Jennifer Angus takes these ideas to visceral extremes with her latest installation, Silver Wings and Golden Tales on view at the Esperson Gallery in Houston, through June 28.

Houston Visual Art

Willy Shives at the Helm: Ballet San Antonio’s Next Chapter

Manuel Mendoza·March 23, 2016

The timing couldn’t have been better. Retired dancer Willy Shives had been working his way up the chain of command at Joffrey Ballet and was looking for his first job as an artistic director when the position came open at Ballet San Antonio.

Dance San Antonio

Musiqa at FotoFest and More

Steven Brown·March 23, 2016

Composer Marcus Maroney saw an impetus for his own creativity in Edward Burtynsky’s dramatic photographs.

Houston Music

Unforced Time: Nameless Sounds Brings Australia’s The Necks to the MATCH

Joseph Wozny·March 23, 2016

I came on to The Necks late, maybe last year. When I first heard it, I didn’t know what to think.

Music

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

Rude Mechs Take Texas (for a Change)

Tarra Gaines·March 21, 2016

Whether they’re airily dodging swinging theatrical lights or brawling in the melted cheese of an overflowing gold-plated queso fountain, Austin’s Rude Mechs have some serious (and seriously funny) moves.

Women at the Podium: The Dallas Opera Institute for Women Conductors

Holly Walrath·March 21, 2016

Last year, the Dallas Opera embarked on a 20-year plan to change the world of conducting by putting new faces on the podium—the faces of women.

Music

What Light Leaves behind, Caleb Charland: Shadows of the First Law at Capsule Gallery

mark curtis·March 18, 2016

Caleb Charland, Orange Battery (2012), 11 x 14in., Archival injet print. Capsule Gallery is offering a broad sampling...

Visual Art

Fort Worth Opera Comes Into its Own

Holly Beretto·March 18, 2016

There’s a lot for the Fort Worth Opera Festival to celebrate this year: the company marks its 70th anniversary, its festival structure turns 10, and its latest commission, JFK, is set to create a Texas-sized buzz in the Lone Star State and beyond when it premieres April 23-May 7, 2016.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

Transformation & Surprise: CounterCurrent Stretches Houston’s Art Expectations

Nancy Zastudil·March 17, 2016

From April 12-17, eleven cutting-edge artists present new works, projects, and performances at unexpected sites throughout the city, creating what director Karen Farber calls “endless opportunities for transformation and surprise.”

Dance Houston Theater Visual Art

Maximizing Minimalism

caitlin greenwood·March 16, 2016

A Conversation with Adam Crosson

Austin Visual Art

Honoring Jerome Robbins’ Iconic Rhapsody For Ballet, West Side Story Suite

Jessica MacFarlane·March 16, 2016

Jerome Robbins famously told American songwriter Irving Berlin, “Give me something to dance about and I’ll dance it.”

Dance

Visual Art

The Stories We Carry: Angelica Raquel: Mystic Threads at the McNay Art Museum

Head West: Contemporary artists reimagine the American West at the Amon Carter

Stitched Across Time: Marilyn Henrion brings a lifetime of textile works to the Irving 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

Dancing with Bob, Breaking the Waves, a Set of Angels, a Breakout Hamlet, a Mountain and More!: The 2025 Season Wrap up

Dancing in Between the Spaces of Life: Karen Stokes Premieres ‘4 Corners’ at the Match

Big and Bold: Waco’s {254}DANCEFEST Expands its Reach

Music

Dancing with Bob, Breaking the Waves, a Set of Angels, a Breakout Hamlet, a Mountain and More!: The 2025 Season Wrap up

Dreaming Frida: Brooklyn Rider premieres a new work by Gabriela Lena Frank at DACAMERA

Fresh Notes: Grassroots Opera Companies Take Off in Houston

Theater

Dancing with Bob, Breaking the Waves, a Set of Angels, a Breakout Hamlet, a Mountain and More!: The 2025 Season Wrap up

All The World’s Their Stage: Teatro Dallas celebrates 40 years

Texas Studio: Alexa Capareda Keeps Moving

Jennifer Angus: Silver Wings and Golden Tales at Esperson Gallery

Willy Shives at the Helm: Ballet San Antonio’s Next Chapter

Musiqa at FotoFest and More

Unforced Time: Nameless Sounds Brings Australia’s The Necks to the MATCH

Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company Comes To Houston

Rude Mechs Take Texas (for a Change)

Women at the Podium: The Dallas Opera Institute for Women Conductors

What Light Leaves behind, Caleb Charland: Shadows of the First Law at Capsule Gallery

Fort Worth Opera Comes Into its Own

Transformation & Surprise: CounterCurrent Stretches Houston’s Art Expectations

Maximizing Minimalism

Honoring Jerome Robbins’ Iconic Rhapsody For Ballet, West Side Story Suite