Houston Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty a Visual Feast
The Sleeping Beauty is one of the classical ballet’s most technically difficult yet visually dynamic works — a ballet by which ballet companies are judged.
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Global Stage: Dance Salad Festival’s New and Returning Artists
The Dance Salad Festival rolls into Houston, March 25-27 at Wortham Center with a stellar lineup of national and international dance artists.
Dancing the Drama: NobleMotion choreographers Contribute to ABC’s American Crime
It's not every day that Texas choreographers get a shout out from Felicity Huffman on Twitter. But that's exactly what happened to NobleMotion Dance co-directors Andy Noble and Dionne Sparkman Noble after the fifth episode of the ABC drama American Crime aired on Feb. 3, which featured four uninterrupted minutes of their outstanding choreography.
The Next Step for Austin Dance: Austin Dance Festival Celebrates Texas Artists
Before the Live Music Capital of the World got its very own dance festival, Kate Warren’s northwest Austin studio, Café Dance, provided an informal home to showcase Austin dance makers.
Free & Fabulous: Fusebox Festival Promotes Idea Exchange Across Disciplines and Borders
If you can dream it, you can do it: This seems to be the unofficial mantra behind Austin’s Fusebox Festival, which this year will boast more than 60 performances, workshops and talks put on by some 30 local, national and international artists, all for free for the general public.
Five Fabulous Days of Israeli Dance: International Exposure 2015
On the plane to Tel Aviv I tried to count how many times I have seen Ohad Naharin's Minus 16. I lost count at about 12.
Performania: Small Scaling the Arts
here's something about do-ablity that is making me a more eager watcher these days. Perhaps I suffer from a mild case of sustainability syndrome. Maybe it's my Buffalo upbringing or being raised by depression era parents that puts me in the “doing more with less” mood.
The ACTX Top Ten: February 2016
Our top ten picks for arts + culture events in Texas for February 2016.
Becoming Aurora: Houston Ballet’s Sara Webb on The Sleeping Beauty
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.
A Banner Year: DiverseWorks Moves to the MATCH
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.
Three Premieres & Fresh Energy: Dallas Black Dance Theatre Moves Forward
Though it has been without an official artistic director for several months, Dallas Black Dance Theatre appears to be humming along just fine.
Coming Home: Alex Karigan Farrior
Alex Karigan Farrior joined Dallas's Dark Circles Contemporary Dance in 2014 and has been spinning her own brand of kinetic magic, often alongside Dark Circles artistic director Joshua L. Peugh, ever since.