Editor’s Picks
Rude Mechs Take Texas (for a Change)
Whether they’re airily dodging swinging theatrical lights or brawling in the melted cheese of an overflowing gold-plated queso fountain, Austin’s Rude Mechs have some serious (and seriously funny) moves.
Ode to a Plate: At Your Service at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Although we may take it for granted as a simple tool, the plate is also a small stage—an intimate setting on which universal routines of daily life take place.
Strong Statements at the MFAH: African American Art from the Museum’s Collection
Statements: African American Art from the Museum’s Collection is the overly general and therefore utterly uninformative title of an excellent exhibition now ongoing at the MFAH through April 24, 2016.
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.
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.
What a Year
The Best and the Worst of the Houston art world in 2015
A Beauty & A Birthday: Houston Ballet celebrates Ben Stevenson’s 80th with The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty, the big hit of 19th century czarist ballet, continues to be performed all over the globe. When Ben Stevenson created his lavish version for Houston Ballet in 1990, the company also had a hit.
What We Loved & More: A + C Writers Look Back at 2015 and Ahead to 2016
We asked the A + C family what performances stood out for them in 2015 and what they are most looking forward to in 2016. Enjoy their findings and recommendations.
Coming Home: Bree Welch
Bree Welch made a triumphant return to Texas, playing Henry in Henry V at Houston's Classical Theatre Company.