Houston Ballet Takes a Trip to Hell to Deliver a ‘COVID Blessing’
On March 10, Houston Ballet will launch the first in a series of short dance films by Artistic Director Stanton Welch.
Flickering Visions: Chris Schanck at the DMA
“I think I have a relationship with a vanity that’s similar to what everyone has,” Chris Schanck admits, referring to his project Curbed Vanity: A Contemporary Foil, which is currently being exhibited at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Responding to the Natural World: Hockney and Van Gogh at the MFAH
Perspective: In art, the term usually means the technique of depicting our three dimensional world on a two dimensional surface.
Forms of Inheritance: Anna Mayer Goes Meta at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Thick black smoke clouds engulf the large canvas mural that dominates the entrance of artist Anna Mayer’s solo exhibition, Forms of Inheritance, on view through May 8 at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC).
No Muting Allowed: Innovation & Resilience at Fort Worth Opera
Ask any leader of an arts organization what life has been like during the past year, and most will probably swear it has been one of the most demanding times of their lives.
Bold Choices: Dallas Black Dance Makes Arts Available to New Audiences
Together Young and Drew laid out three-month, six-month, and one-year plans, even before they knew how long the pandemic might keep the curtains down.
The Language of Allegory: Shirin Neshat at The Modern
Nearly a year into the global pandemic, it’s likely we can all relate to the idea of the imagination as a passport.
Embracing Possibilities: Houston’s Stages Conquers Digital Realms at the Gordy
Of all the best-laid plans of mice and women that went awry in 2020, one I regret missing was a conversation with Stages artistic director Kenn McLaughlin.
Bridging the Museum: The Carter Community Artists initiative at Amon Carter
The Carter Community Artists initiative was established in 2018 by the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.
No Ocean Between Us at the San Antonio Museum of Art
“Migration is beautiful.” These are the words the viewer reads upon entering the San Antonio Museum of Art’s newest exhibition, No Ocean Between Us, on view at the San Antonio Museum of Art Feb. 12-May 9, 2021.
One STEP at a Time: Second Thought Theatre lifts the curtain
The new artistic director of Dallas’s Second Thought Theatre is addressing the virtual audience of STEP: Second Thought Emerging Playwrights.
The Music Plays On: Texas Orchestras Pivot in 2021
The Fort Worth Symphony will spotlight Antonín Dvořák’s melodious but unfamiliar Serenade in E major on Jan. 8-10. The same weekend, Dallas Symphony performances of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony in A-flat--a supersized version of the composer’s Quartet No. 10--will show how intense a string ensemble can be. The Houston Symphony will partner with onetime prodigy, now mature artist Midori in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto on Jan. 15-17.