Show Up: Tommy Fitzpatrick
There’s a scene in Kurt Vonnegut’s famous apocalyptic satire Cat’s Cradle in which the inventor of the atomic bomb plays the string game of the same name at his home in upstate New York just as his brutal creation is unleashed upon the world.
Janis Joplin, CineSpace, Rap Battles & Texas Talent
Houston Cinema Arts Festival Highlights
Performania: Artists in and out of Texas
Hollering about Texas with a perfect Southern drawl. My Pillow peers claimed that I mentioned Texas once every 31 minutes (yes, they kept track). It was my only retort to the “There's art in Texas?” question.
Rothko’s Rothkos
At the time of Mark Rothko’s death in 1970, nearly eight hundred works restedquietly in the internationally acclaimedpainter’s studio.
The Role of the Museum
Piero Golia’s Chalet at the Nasher Sculpture Center
Curtain Up: Houston’s Main Street Theater Celebrates 40 Years and a Newly Renovated Space
“This is a real milestone!” Main Street Theater executive artistic director Rebecca Greene Udden offers a wide smile, somewhere between extreme pride and a sense of wonder. “It’s our 40th year, and it’s a time to move forward and try new things.”
Musical Explorers: Aperio Turns Ten
As artistic director of Aperio:Music of the Americas Michael Zuraw has sifted through hundreds of musical works representing the composers and cultures of the Americas.
Inviting Writing: Writespace Kicks off Writefest
Writefest, a new literary arts festival February 22 to 28, 2016 with a week of workshops led by local writers like poet Anis Shivani and Gulf Coast editor Adrienne Perry...
Theatre LaB Houston at The MATCH
A + C theater writer John DeMers caught up with TLH founder Gerald LaBita to talk about the company’s beginnings and its bright future at the MATCH.
Ancient Airs: New York Baroque Dance Company Performs with Dallas Bach Society and Ars Lyrica
There are two opportunities in Texas to experience the wonder of Catherine Turocy's New York Baroque Dance Company, one of the leading historical dance troupes in the nation.
Ringside Emotional Head Butt: Stages Repertory Theatre’s The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
I have a (admittedly unoriginal) theory that sooner or later, no matter what the perceived subject matter, every writer ends up writing about the act of storytelling, and every playwright ends up writing about acting during the act of storytelling.