As the season draws to a close in Houston (and occasionally elsewhere in Texas) and I'm already too focused on next season, it's a good time to reflect back on some standout performances.
Contemporary dance in Texas took a suckerpunch with the sudden death of Dallas choreographer Bruce Wood, the closing down of Hope Center and Hope Stone Dance Company and Dominic Walsh's sabbatical from his company Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, all within the space of a month.
It made sense last year when TITAS director Charles Santos cut back on music programs to focus on dance: dance is what makes the performing arts presenter unique.
As a contributing editor at DM, I get to nominate the Texas contingent—a job I take seriously, as I spend the year considering whom I might put forward for that honor.
