Arts and Culture Texas magazine

Transformation & Surprise: CounterCurrent Stretches Houston’s Art Expectations

Nancy Zastudil·March 17, 2016

From April 12-17, eleven cutting-edge artists present new works, projects, and performances at unexpected sites throughout the city, creating what director Karen Farber calls “endless opportunities for transformation and surprise.”

Art Dance Houston Theater

Honoring Jerome Robbins’ Iconic Rhapsody For Ballet, West Side Story Suite

Jessica MacFarlane·March 16, 2016

Jerome Robbins famously told American songwriter Irving Berlin, “Give me something to dance about and I’ll dance it.”

Dance

Rites and Passages: A Visit with Dark Circles’ Joshua L. Peugh

Nancy Wozny·March 15, 2016

Dance fans have another chance to see Dark Circles Contemporary Dance artistic director Joshua L. Peugh’s The Rite of Spring on April 29-May 1 at Erma Lowe Hall Studio Theatre in Fort Worth.

Dance

They Can Sing Too: Expect Triple Threats at Houston Ballet with West Side Story Suite

Nancy Wozny·March 7, 2016

I always expect to be dazzled when I walk into a Houston Ballet rehearsal, but watching this talented company sing as well as dance raised the thrill factor.

Dance Houston

Houston Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty a Visual Feast

Claire Christine Spera·March 4, 2016

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.

Dance Houston

Global Stage: Dance Salad Festival’s New and Returning Artists

Nancy Wozny·February 23, 2016

The Dance Salad Festival rolls into Houston, March 25-27 at Wortham Center with a stellar lineup of national and international dance artists.

Dance

Dancing the Drama: NobleMotion choreographers Contribute to ABC’s American Crime

Nancy Wozny·February 22, 2016

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.

Dance

The Next Step for Austin Dance: Austin Dance Festival Celebrates Texas Artists

Anne Wharton·February 22, 2016

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.

Austin Dance

Free & Fabulous: Fusebox Festival Promotes Idea Exchange Across Disciplines and Borders

Claire Christine Spera·February 18, 2016

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.

Art Austin Dance Theater

Five Fabulous Days of Israeli Dance: International Exposure 2015

Nancy Wozny·February 15, 2016

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.

Dance

Performania: Small Scaling the Arts

Nancy Wozny·February 10, 2016

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.

Dance Music Performania Theater

The ACTX Top Ten: February 2016

Jennifer Smart·February 8, 2016

Our top ten picks for arts + culture events in Texas for February 2016.

Art Dance Music Theater Top Ten

Art

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

A Culture Examined: Kimbell Art Museum offers a window into Dutch art in the Global Age

Art on the Horizon: Exploring the Cultural Landscape of Corpus Christi

Gallery Row

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Dance

Engaging Audiences: Frame Dance’s 2024 Frame x Frame Festival Focuses on Screendance’s Unique Space in the Dance Ecology

Cheers to 15 Years: Bruce Wood Dance Dallas isn’t afraid to mix things up for 2025

A Charged Atmosphere: Bombshell Dance Project’s ‘Flies’ Packs with a Punch

Music

Kinetic at 10: Virtuosic Ensemble Grows Deep Roots in Houston

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Art Thrives on the South Plains: A Survey of Lubbock’s Cultural Scene

Theater

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Through An Inclusive Lens: Diversity and divas populate Uptown Players’ 2024-25 season

Classical Theatre Company’s 24/25 Season Digs into Their Niche

Dance

Transformation & Surprise: CounterCurrent Stretches Houston’s Art Expectations

Honoring Jerome Robbins’ Iconic Rhapsody For Ballet, West Side Story Suite

Rites and Passages: A Visit with Dark Circles’ Joshua L. Peugh

They Can Sing Too: Expect Triple Threats at Houston Ballet with West Side Story Suite

Houston Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty a Visual Feast

Global Stage: Dance Salad Festival’s New and Returning Artists

Dancing the Drama: NobleMotion choreographers Contribute to ABC’s American Crime

The Next Step for Austin Dance: Austin Dance Festival Celebrates Texas Artists

Free & Fabulous: Fusebox Festival Promotes Idea Exchange Across Disciplines and Borders

Five Fabulous Days of Israeli Dance: International Exposure 2015

Performania: Small Scaling the Arts

The ACTX Top Ten: February 2016