Trouble Puppet Theatre
The Salvage Vanguard Theatre hosted a special double feature on March 1, with Trouble Puppet Theatre’s Crapstall Street Boys and Bootown's The Curio Show.
Looking at Milwaukee, Thinking About San Antonio
At least from my vantage point in Houston, there don't seem to be many tea leaves to read regarding the abrupt departure of David Rubin from the San Antonio Museum of Art, where he's been the curator of contemporary art since 2006.
The Corcoran’s Houston Connections
Tyler Green has a long, thoughtful Modern Art Notes entry on what the National Gallery of Art might...
A Backdrop for Braque at the MFAH
The second-floor gallery of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's Law Building is one of the largest exhibition spaces in the country--so large that the Georges Braque retrospective only takes up half of it.
Layover Art
It’s not unusual for a gallery to show renderings, models or other materials related to public artworks. When...
Shakespeare En Pointe
In celebration of Shakespeare's 450th birthday, Houston Ballet has anchored their new season with three ballets based on Shakespeare's timeless tales, including the company premiere of John Neumeier's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Stanton Welch's world premiere of Romeo and Juliet and John Cranko's The Taming of the Shrew.
Profiles in Leadership: Dance Source Houston’s Stephanie Wong
This is the latest in a series of interviews as part of partnership between A + C TX and the Center for Arts Leadership at University of Houston. The Center for Arts Leadership investigates, creates and tests leadership practices in the arts through strategic partnerships and gatherings, including The Leadership in the Arts Summit, April 4 & 5.
No Idea Festival
For the uninitiated, No Idea is a four-day festival of improvised music and performance art under the direction of Chris Cogburn, who divides his time equally between Mexico City and Austin, TX.
Theater for All
“Let me tell you a little story about August Wilson,” says Tre Garrett, Artistic Director of Fort Worth’s Jubilee Theatre, with a smile on his face I can hear through the phone.
performania
In doing some early research on the history of ballet in Texas, I emailed my favorite grad school ballet teacher, Shelly Berg, now a Professor in the Dance Division at Southern Methodist University.
Texas Twofer: Sargent and Sorolla
There are a few oil paintings in John Singer Sargent: The Watercolors, which opens Sunday at the Museum...