Arts and Culture Texas magazine

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.

Austin Dance Theater Visual Art

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.

Dance Music Theater Top Ten Visual Art

Becoming Aurora: Houston Ballet’s Sara Webb on The Sleeping Beauty

Nancy Wozny·February 1, 2016

A + C editor in chief Nancy Wozny visited with Houston Ballet principal and Dallas native Sara Webb about Stevenson's beloved ballet and the challenges and joys of the role.

Dance Houston

A Banner Year: DiverseWorks Moves to the MATCH

Holly Walrath·January 25, 2016

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.

Dance Editor's Picks Houston Visual Art

Three Premieres & Fresh Energy: Dallas Black Dance Theatre Moves Forward

Manuel Mendoza·January 19, 2016

Though it has been without an official artistic director for several months, Dallas Black Dance Theatre appears to be humming along just fine.

Dallas/Ft Worth Dance

Coming Home: Alex Karigan Farrior

Nancy Wozny·January 18, 2016

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.

Coming Home Dance Editor's Picks

Coming Home: Jennifer Mabus

Nancy Wozny·January 13, 2016

Dallas native Jennifer Mabus premieres The Art of Losing, a multi-media, sound and dance collaboration with the artist Lynn Lane, on Jan, 22-23, at The Barn as part of NobleMotion’s 2016 Next Step Series. You can also catch her work as part of Open Dance Project's Stories to Tell on Feb. 19-21 at the MATCH.

Coming Home Dance Features

A Beauty & A Birthday: Houston Ballet celebrates Ben Stevenson’s 80th with The Sleeping Beauty

Nancy Wozny·January 2, 2016

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.

Dance Editor's Picks Houston

Visual Art

Nothing is Ordinary: Hillerbrand+Magsamen at FotoFest

Forging Admiration: Art Worth encourages Fort Worth fans to see artists in their element

Presence, Absence and a Certain Tension: Timothy Harding Redefines Space

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

Sharing the Same Rhythms: Cara Mía Theatre’s Latinidades Festival Returns to Dallas

Big Moves Ahead: Bruce Wood Dance Dallas Leans Into Legacy for 2025–26

Vision and Variety: Texas Performing Arts Celebrates International and Local Artists

Music

Sharing the Same Rhythms: Cara Mía Theatre’s Latinidades Festival Returns to Dallas

Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages

Forging Admiration: Art Worth encourages Fort Worth fans to see artists in their element

Theater

Sharing the Same Rhythms: Cara Mía Theatre’s Latinidades Festival Returns to Dallas

Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages

Stage Left of Center: Four Texas Theaters Redefining Regional Performance

Dance

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

Becoming Aurora: Houston Ballet’s Sara Webb on The Sleeping Beauty

A Banner Year: DiverseWorks Moves to the MATCH

Three Premieres & Fresh Energy: Dallas Black Dance Theatre Moves Forward

Coming Home: Alex Karigan Farrior

Coming Home: Jennifer Mabus

A Beauty & A Birthday: Houston Ballet celebrates Ben Stevenson’s 80th with The Sleeping Beauty