Dancing at the Edge of the World
SPA brings Stephen Petronio’s Underland to Houston “We conjure worlds out of nothing,” wrote Stephen Petronio in his...
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Noble Knights and Windmills
TUTS Takes on a Pair of Classics During the 1960s — like our own, a time of hope...
Cultural Warrior: Michael Peranteau
It’s hard to think about the arts in this city without Michael Peranteau’s name coming up. From DiverseWorks...
Outstanding Voices
Three Singers Make a Home in Houston The edges of my chiffon gown tickle the red carpet and my lofty, leopard print shoes lift me onto the escalators at the Wortham Theater Center. Surrounded by the soaring whimsy of Albert Paley’s ribbon-like sculptures, I imagine the ensuing [...]
Mr. Tinterow, Tear Down This Wall!
MFAH Director Should Let His “Love” of Free Admission Trump Fear Maxwell Anderson, the talented, charismatic new director...
Review: Houston Cinema Arts Festival
November 8-12, 2012 Film festivals are overwhelming. I always think I’m going to pick the good ones, but...
Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter
The latest exhibition to grace the Louisa Stude Sarofim Gallery at Asia Society Texas Center introduces an ensemble of Asian and Asian-American artists exploring such themes as personal growth, home, and broader social complexities of Asian and American cultural confluence. Organized by the [...]
Company Stages Big Move
Kathleen Culebro, who, along with four other Texas Christian University students founded Amphibian Stage Productions in 2000, can be so low-key and understated that it’s sometimes hard to believe that she is an artist in the world of theater, where egos and big-talkers often dominate. “My longtime shyness has been Amphibian’s biggest [...]
Review: Jules Buck Jones @ Conduit
Jules Buck Jones Conduit Gallery, Dallas October 13-November 24, 2012 Jules Buck Jones’ show of new work at...
Lone Star Film Fest
When the Lone Star Film Festival unspools in Fort Worth November 7-11, North Texans will have an opportunity to catch an early showing of two big films with Oscar buzz, while also having the chance to re-evaluate a big box office bomb that nearly destroyed a studio back in 1980 [...]
The Drama of Dance
Since founding his company in 1984, pharmacy Stephen Petronio has created a new world of dance: one that...