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Merging Music & Literature: A Proust Sonata at Da Camera

Tarra Gaines·February 2, 2016

Sarah Rothenberg, artistic director of Da Camera and Houston’s great maestro of performances that blend music, literature and art, believes that to encounter the works of the great French author Marcel Proust is to begin a life long relationship.

Film Music

Ambition, Excellence & Optimism: WindSync’s Big Vision

Chris Johnson·February 1, 2016

It has been six years since bassoonist Tracy Jacobson ran through the halls of Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, asking her friends if they would join her in playing in a woodwind quintet.

Music

Light & Love: Conspirare Pays Tribute to Matthew Shepard

Chris Johnson·February 1, 2016

It has been seventeen years since the nearly lifeless body of Matthew Shepard was found on a cold October morning in Laramie, Wyoming.

Music

The Potential of Light

Jennifer Smart·February 1, 2016

Ann Veronica Janssens at the Nasher Sculpture Center

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Becoming Aurora: Houston Ballet’s Sara Webb on The Sleeping Beauty

Nancy Wozny·February 1, 2016

A + C editor in chief Nancy Wozny visited with Houston Ballet principal and Dallas native Sara Webb about Stevenson's beloved ballet and the challenges and joys of the role.

Dance Houston

Mirrors for Princes

Nancy Zastudil·January 26, 2016

Slavs and Tatars at the Blaffer

Editor's Picks Houston Reviews Visual Art

A Banner Year: DiverseWorks Moves to the MATCH

Holly Walrath·January 25, 2016

A + C writer Holly Walrath sat down with Executive Director and Chief Curator Xandra Eden and Associate Curator Rachel Cook to discuss the move, the new show and the future of the organization.

Dance Editor's Picks Houston Visual Art

Music & Milestones: Dallas Bach Society’s Spring Season

Steven Brown·January 25, 2016

Sure, J.S. Bach is the most revered composer of his time. But the society goes beyond him to take in the entire Baroque spectrum: more than 150 years of music ranging from pieces for solo instrument to choral works to opera.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

Mainstreaming Latino Art: Artes de la Rosa’s Expanded Mission

Lindsey Wilson·January 25, 2016

Calling Artes de la Rosa “just a theater company” is like calling a certain Swiss tool “just a knife.” The Fort Worth organization actually defines itself as a cultural center for the arts, and it didn’t even encompass theater when it was originally founded.

Dallas/Ft Worth

Love is in the Cards: Linda Phenix Returns to Theatre LaB Houston for 52 Pick Up

Nancy Wozny·January 25, 2016

Linda Phenix returns to directing with the Theatre LaB Houston production of TJ Dawe and Rita Bozi's romantic comedy of chance, 52 Pick-Up, featuring Houston acting couple, Robin Van Zandt and James Monaghan, Feb. 5-28 at the MATCH. Like the name of the card game, 52 Pick-Up involves the actors throwing the cards into the air to determine the order of the scenes.

Houston Theater

Larger Than Life

Laurie James·January 24, 2016

Thomas Hart Benton’s Hollywood

Dallas/Ft Worth Editor's Picks Visual Art

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john zotos·January 24, 2016

Sharon Kopriva at Kirk Hopper Fine Art

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Visual Art

A Call to the Curious: Liliana Bloch Gallery and the Art We Need to See

Pop up Power: Showing Adventurous Art in North Texas Is Strictly DIY

A Layered Intimacy: Rashid Johnson at The Modern

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

Your Move, Partner: Bombshell Dance Project whisks audiences to the Wild West and Flower Mound Arts Festival

A New Flock: Jennifer Mabus Launches Grackle Dance Collective in Dallas

Creative Collisions: Pegasus Contemporary Ballet Brings Music and Dance in Concert

Music

Living in the Sacred Moment: Austin Opera’s 2026-27 season honors heritage, innovation, and empathy

Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages

Sonic Majesty With a Message: DSO Performs Mahler’s Symphony No. 8

Theater

Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages

A Last Entrance: ‘Leopoldstadt’ at Main Street Theater

Diaspora Stories: Spring offers a bounty of Latinx Theater Festivals

Merging Music & Literature: A Proust Sonata at Da Camera

Ambition, Excellence & Optimism: WindSync’s Big Vision

Light & Love: Conspirare Pays Tribute to Matthew Shepard

The Potential of Light

Becoming Aurora: Houston Ballet’s Sara Webb on The Sleeping Beauty

Mirrors for Princes

A Banner Year: DiverseWorks Moves to the MATCH

Music & Milestones: Dallas Bach Society’s Spring Season

Mainstreaming Latino Art: Artes de la Rosa’s Expanded Mission

Love is in the Cards: Linda Phenix Returns to Theatre LaB Houston for 52 Pick Up

Larger Than Life

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