Dance
Avant Chamber Ballet: Look How Far They’ve Come
Katie Cooper didn’t expect success to arrive so quickly. “I’m surprised how fast it has all happened,” says the artistic director of Avant Chamber Ballet, “especially getting permission to do the Balanchine pieces… My wish list for the company is getting shorter for sure.”
Willy Shives at the Helm: Ballet San Antonio’s Next Chapter
The timing couldn’t have been better. Retired dancer Willy Shives had been working his way up the chain of command at Joffrey Ballet and was looking for his first job as an artistic director when the position came open at Ballet San Antonio.
Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company Comes To Houston
Cuba's Malpaso Dance Company made a strong impression on me when I saw the company at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival last summer in a program of works by Malpaso artistic director Osnel Delgado and Trey McIntyre, whose Texas roots run deep.
Transformation & Surprise: CounterCurrent Stretches Houston’s Art Expectations
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.”
Honoring Jerome Robbins’ Iconic Rhapsody For Ballet, West Side Story Suite
Jerome Robbins famously told American songwriter Irving Berlin, “Give me something to dance about and I’ll dance it.”
Rites and Passages: A Visit with Dark Circles’ Joshua L. Peugh
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.
They Can Sing Too: Expect Triple Threats at Houston Ballet with West Side Story Suite
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.
Houston Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty a Visual Feast
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.
Global Stage: Dance Salad Festival’s New and Returning Artists
The Dance Salad Festival rolls into Houston, March 25-27 at Wortham Center with a stellar lineup of national and international dance artists.
Dancing the Drama: NobleMotion choreographers Contribute to ABC’s American Crime
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.
The Next Step for Austin Dance: Austin Dance Festival Celebrates Texas Artists
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.