Abstraction, Power, and Self: Joe Overstreet at the MENIL
People often consider abstraction to be the absence of content, the erasure of reference.
Building a Community: D. Wambui Richardson Invites Audiences to Become Part of Jubilee Theatre’s Family
D. Wambui Richardson wants to create one big theater family.
Born to Lead: Circle Theatre’s New Artistic Director Ashley H. White Isn’t Afraid to Shake Things Up
When Imprint Theatreworks closed at the end of 2022, Ashley H. White found herself at a crossroads.
Smart Art: Breitbard Williams Fine Art Offers a Curated Way to Collect
With over 150,000 new residents moving to North Texas just last year, it’s not difficult to imagine all the large, white walls waiting for the perfect piece of art.
Revealing Repertoire: Houston Ballet’s Triple Bill Tells a Company’s Story
A Jerome Robbins gem gets top billing in the advertising. But each work in Houston Ballet’s “In the Night” program opens a window into the company and its history.
Spreading the Classical Music Word: San Antonio’s Agarita Thinks Beyond the Concert Hall
Agarita performs in typical concert venues, just as any musical group does. But the San Antonio chamber ensemble has other options.
Arts and Advocacy: Christopher Kiley Takes the Helm of Texans for the Arts
Like the Texas Legislature, Texans for the Arts operates on a two-year cycle.
Labor, Practice, and Knowledge: Designing Motherhood Explores the Connections between Caregiving and Craft
Surprise, delight, and discomfort are a few of the feelings you may experience upon entering Designing Motherhood, an ambitious, wide-ranging, but ultimately cohesive survey of the physical, psychological, and political experience of human reproduction.
Texas Studio: Jordan Fuchs Starts with Choreography
Right from the beginning of his career, Jordan Fuchs knew he wanted to choreograph dances.
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.
Awe and Wonder: Space City at Asia Society Texas
Houston is a city with many identities, from Screwston, an homage to DJ Screw, and Bayou City to the simplicity of H-Town or the more commercial Energy Capital of the World. Space City, though, is more than a nickname; it speaks to a rich history of innovation and exploration entwining the city with NASA.
Engaging Audiences: Frame Dance’s 2024 Frame x Frame Festival Focuses on Screendance’s Unique Space in the Dance Ecology
Frame Dance presents its seventh annual Frame x Frame Film Festival Nov 1-30 in a first ever online format, in three weekends and six outstanding programs.