A Tale of Two Festivals
A woman weaves on a loom while fifty amateur violinists and an accordionist surround her with music. The aftermath of a young man’s suicide unfolds on a large screen through social media.
Dance
Houston Ballet Soars in a Welch Wonderland
Houston Ballet celebrated its leader's tenth year at the helm by performing three of his works in one evening, a perfect Stanton Welch wonderland and a great way to examine this choreographer's gifts to ballet.
Shakespeare En Pointe
In celebration of Shakespeare's 450th birthday, Houston Ballet has anchored their new season with three ballets based on Shakespeare's timeless tales, including the company premiere of John Neumeier's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Stanton Welch's world premiere of Romeo and Juliet and John Cranko's The Taming of the Shrew.
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Performing arts events across the state of Texas.
Bold Steps
On Houston dance stages, this season has been a virtual feast of American dance thanks to Society for the Performing Arts’ focus on great American Dance Companies.
Dana Nicolay’s New Company Reacquaints Houston With Past Works
If you’ve been watching dance in Houston for less than a decade, it is possible the name Dana Nicolay won’t ring a bell.
Magic and Mayhem Come Together in Aladdin
A magic lantern, a flying carpet, an evil monster, love at first sight and a blend of trickery and triumph sounds like all the right ingredients for a juicy story ballet.
Maverick Movers: NobleMotion Dance Unplugs
Andy Noble and Dionne Sparkman Noble, the masterminds behind NobleMotion Dance, present their latest batch of work, Unplugged, at The Barn on March 6-8.
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Upcoming performing arts events around the state of Texas.
Carbon and Glass
Ballet Austin Artistic Director Stephen Mills is no stranger to Philip Glass’ music, nor to the man himself.
Milestones & Momentum
Houston Ballet has been on a roll for some time now, but considering recent events, it seems the company has stepped up the momentum.
Maverick Movers: Danielle Georgiou
Danielle Georgiou is a dance installation and video performance artist based in Dallas, TX. Her work has been shown across Texas, New York (Horton Gallery), California (Rogue Fringe Festival), Florida (Bosch Film Festival), and Oregon (Portland’s Experimental Film Festival).