Constructing Fragility: Diane Severin Nguyen at the CAMH
On view at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston from Oct. 28 through Feb. 26, 2023, If Revolution Is a Sickness centers around a video of the same name.
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Gordon Parks at the MFAH: Behind-the-lens insights into the mind of one of America’s most visionary photographers
In 1966, Gordon Parks, one of the most acclaimed photographers of the 20th century, set out to profile rising civil rights leader Stokely Carmichael for Life magazine.
The New Now Continues: Performing Arts Houston Commissioning Project Celebrates Local Artists
Booth hopes that the program will continue to prove Houston’s cultural excellence to go along with the city’s reputation as a home to global business innovators.
Matt Manalo asks ‘Is Liberation Attainable?’
Manalo’s family immigrated to the United States from the Philippines when he was nineteen, sparking what would become one of the major driving questions - what does ‘home’ mean?
Kinetic Season 8: Distinct Voices, New Works, and Wild Soundscapes
In Kinetic’s collaborative model, each of the 16 musicians in the conductorless string ensemble brings his or her creative voice to the table, to the rehearsal space, and to the concert stage.
Houston Chamber Choir Expands its Reach
Nobody expected the Houston Chamber Choir’s season opener to tie in with the news of the world.
Houston Symphony Expands its Range with a New Director and Season
The Houston Symphony’s new music director, Juraj Valčuha, acknowledged that opening the season with a requiem may strike some as “a strange idea.” But Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem is no ordinary setting of the mass for the dead.
Apollo Chamber Players Celebrates 15 Years with an Ambitious Season
When the Apollo Chamber Players made its debut, grand visions of the future had nothing to do with it. The quartet, violinist Matthew Detrick recalls, had one simple goal: “to do that first concert.”
Still Rising: Deborah D.E.E.P Mouton brings Lauren Anderson’s story to the Stage
When one of Houston’s most acclaimed poets, Deborah D.E.E.P Mouton, set out to interview the city’s most legendary dancer, Lauren Anderson, she didn’t have a fully-formed creative objective.
A Good Laugh: The Fun Factor on Texas Stages
After a performance season filled with joyful starts, heart-breaking cancellations and casting understudies for the understudies when positive COVID tests rolled in, Texas theater companies have endured much real life drama to make the leap back to live performances.
The Power of an Image: FotoFest Biennial 2022 confronts the issues of our time
Just as the song was a response to the concerns of its time, the works that constitute the central exhibition of FotoFest Biennial 2022: If I Had a Hammer (Sept. 24-Nov. 6 at Silver Street and Winter Street Studios) confront the issues of our time.
Afsaneh Aayani Manifests ‘Theater For All’
If you saw Innominate by Afsaneh Aayani at Catastrophic Theatre, you might think you know who Aayani is. You would be right and wrong at the same time.