Accumulating Histories: Francesca Fuchs Redefines a Breathing Archive at the Menil
In the attic of memory, objects slip out of time: A letter filed away, a photograph without a name, a clay koala bear made by a child and placed on a shelf.
Houston
Concert Trucks and Onstage Dinners: Performing Arts Houston offers its most varied schedule yet
There’s multidisciplinary and then there’s Performing Arts Houston.
Twists of Fate: Myths, Drama, and Phenomenal Voices in Ars Lyrica Houston’s New Season
Mythological tales abound in Ars Lyrica Houston’s 2025-26 season, and no wonder.
That ROCO Feeling: A Season of the Senses
A ROCO concert can hit all the senses at once.
Outcast Heroes and Storybook Musicals: Broadway Across Texas
As we celebrate season announcement season at Arts and Culture, it’s time once again for this resident theater cartographer to unroll her maps and season schedule to chart the ebb and flow of big Broadway musicals as they tour the Lone Star State.
Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages
Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages
Reimagining a Classic: Houston Ballet’s Stanton Welch Breathes New Life into Raymonda
Stanton Welch’s links to Raymonda reach back to before he was even born.
A Blurred Utopia: Town Meeting 1978-2028 by Nick Vaughan & Jake Margolin
In 1978, around 4,000 LGBTQIA+ Houstonians convened at the Astro Arena.
Fade To Black: Week-Long Arts Festival Amplifies Black Voices in Houston
At a time when many institutions are pulling away from telling diverse stories, Houston is proudly showing its support for the Black artistic community with the Fade To Black Festival.
Leaping into the Unknown: The Risks and Rewards of World Premieres
Everyone loves a good first, from races to teams to a step on the moon, but when it comes to theater, being the first to offer a brand new work is not without risks.
Style & Luminosity: Tamara de Lempicka at the MFAH
Climb the stairs to the second level of the Law Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and you encounter two silent, black-and-white films, projected on the wall near the entrance to Tamara de Lempicka, the first major museum retrospective of the Art Deco pioneer and one of the 20th century’s most underappreciated artists.
Triumph in Tragedy: Ars Lyrica Houston’s Luminous Theodora
Handel’s Theodora was the least-performed oratorio during the composer’s lifetime, yet he considered it one of his most important and finest creations.