Houston
Collecting as a Cultural Practice: Picasso–Klee–Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen at the MFAH
Heinz Berggruen bought his first Klee in 1940 for reasons that had nothing to do with investment.
History and Community Come Together at Houston’s Stages Theater
Artistic directors of Texas theaters don’t usually program theme seasons, but talking to Stages Artistic Director Derek Livingston reveals certain patterns in the work he’s excited to bring to Houston audiences.
A Summer Spoof: The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston Serves up ‘The Gondoliers’
Surely this could only happen in opera—or, to be exact, in an opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, comic masters of far-fetched situations.
Data, Dirty Talk, & Dissent: Mary Ellen Carroll at CAMH
The house turns before anything else does.
A Wonderland Awaits: Houston Ballet’s new season offers something for every ballet lover
Balance, an ability vital for a dancer en pointe or leaping from earth to air, is equally necessary for an artistic director programming a new ballet season. And this is especially true for a company as large as the Houston Ballet with its rarity of two artistic directors, Stanton Welch and Julie Kent.
Awesome Analog: Performing Arts Houston brings its biggest season yet for 60th Anniversary
In a digital culture transforming into AI (artificial isolation), live performing arts still allows us an analog world of experiences.
ROCO’s Virtual Cycle of Access to Music
If you jotted down a list of snappy names, you probably wouldn’t include this: ROCO, Houston’s Chamber Orchestra.
Broadway Across Texas
Texas is alive with the sound of Broadway musicals headed our way.
The Sea, the Crown, and the Mess of History: Hew Locke’s Passages at the MFAH
Salt-crusted hulls drift through the galleries of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
THE HUNT, THE HAUNTED, THE GODDESS, AND THE MAGNIFICAT: THE SPLENDID VISIONS OF ARS LYRICA HOUSTON
Matthew Dirst, Artistic Director of Ars Lyrica Houston, is a wizard at thematic programming.
A Line, Learning: Cy Twombly at Menil Drawing Institute
There is a moment, standing before a work by Cy Twombly, when language begins to loosen.