Houston Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty a Visual Feast
The Sleeping Beauty is one of the classical ballet’s most technically difficult yet visually dynamic works — a ballet by which ballet companies are judged.
Everything is ephemeral: The Precarious at the Menil
The Precarious is a small and quiet exhibition running at The Menil Collection through May 1, 2016.
The ACTX Top Ten: March 2016
A+C's top ten picks for events happening across Texas in March 2016.
Playing the Block: Maria Chavez at Marfa Myths
Marfa Myths is the devil-may-care response to the revelry of SXSW. Curated by Ballroom Marfa and Brooklyn-based record label Mexican Summer, the festival returns March 10-13, 2016, with a cultural program that fuses music, art, and film.
Ode to a Plate: At Your Service at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Although we may take it for granted as a simple tool, the plate is also a small stage—an intimate setting on which universal routines of daily life take place.
Here and Now
Laptisophon, Geva, and Howe at Conduit
Houston Chamber Choir’s Spring Season
Robert Simpson sums up what keeps him going: “I’m always excited about whatever is over the next hill,” says the Houston Chamber Choir’s founder and artistic director.
Return to Earth: FotoFest 2016 Focuses on Environmental Change
FotoFest is back this month for its 16th iteration, Changing Circumstances: The Future of the Planet, March 12 - April 24, with an epic calendar of exhibitions, programs, lectures, films, and performances. Featuring work by 34 artists from nine countries, this biennial is the first in ten years to consider a theme that is not tied to a specific geographic region.
Celebrating Women’s Voices at Bishop Arts Theatre Center
At this time of year, Dallas' Bishop Arts Theatre Center hosts a new playwright competition, with short one-acts from mostly local writers filling the stage.
Deconstructing Suburbia: New and Recent Works by Hillerbrand + Magsamen
Deconstruction is a common theme in the arts. Whether a concept or an object, many artists incorporate the idea of dismantling into their practice.
Global Stage: Dance Salad Festival’s New and Returning Artists
The Dance Salad Festival rolls into Houston, March 25-27 at Wortham Center with a stellar lineup of national and international dance artists.
Show up: Adriana Corral
Adriana Corral grew up in El Paso reading newspaper reports about the murders of young, beautiful, vulnerable women who often worked in maquiladoras, or factories, across the border in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.