Arts and Culture Texas magazine

Translating the Essence of Vietnam: Apollo Finds Meaningful Connections Through Music-Making

Sherry Cheng·May 29, 2018

Apollo Chamber Players celebrated the conclusion of its 10th Anniversary Season with a multilayered program (Phoenix Ascending) inspired by the unique sounds, traditions, and experiences of Vietnam.

Houston Music

The Future of Memory and Identity: Micky Fisher’s Replica at Stages

Tarra Gaines·May 29, 2018

Science fiction has photon-torpedoed and robot-revolted its way into conquering almost every contemporary storytelling medium, with the possible exception of theater.

Houston Theater

Then and Now: Houston Ballet’s Swan Lake Returns to Jones Hall

Nancy Wozny·May 24, 2018

June is a busy month for Houston Ballet with Play taking over George R. Brown’s General Assembly Hall June 8-10 for an in -the-round performance.

Dance Houston

Cultural icons and digital landscapes: A conversation with Vernon Fisher

Paul Middendorf·May 21, 2018

Vernon Fisher is an American artist living and working in Fort Worth, Texas.

Dallas/Ft Worth Houston Visual Art

What remains to be seen: Houston’s Aurora Picture Show at 20

Nancy Zastudil·May 21, 2018

Once identified as the oldest microcinema in the Southwest, founded by then-MFAH Core Fellow Andrea Grover and situated in a church-turned-screening venue on Aurora Street in Houston’s Heights neighborhood, Aurora Picture Show has since grown into a full-fledged media arts center.

Film Houston Visual Art

Priestess of Pre-Punk Comes to Life: Open Dance Project’s DADA Gert at Moody Center for the Arts

Nancy Wozny·May 15, 2018

She did it again.

Dance Features Houston

Fade to Black: Creating a Space for African-American Theater in Houston

Trevor Boffone·May 8, 2018

While Houston is routinely lauded as the most diverse city in the United States, this isn’t always apparent at the local level.

Houston Theater

What’s happening?: Right Here, Right Now: San Antonio at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston

Nancy Zastudil·April 23, 2018

Thank goodness, because one thing our arts communities do not need is another wannabe dictator (ditto the world for that matter). Give us a little room for curiosity, however, and we’ll happily run with it.

Houston San Antonio Visual Art

A brief survey of experimental music in Houston

Joseph Wozny·April 17, 2018

This article is a patch, some spackling, experimental music duct tape on the rickety machinery of music web content.

Houston Music

SPA Welcomes Ballet Hispanico With Open Arms

Nancy Wozny·April 17, 2018

“You are going to love this program,” Eduardo Vilaro told me as we shared a glass of wine last summer while his troupe, Ballet Hispanico was gracing the Jacob's Pillow Stage.

Dance Houston

Conversations in Art, Science & Technology: Moody Center for the Arts

Tarra Gaines·April 12, 2018

The artist, Josiah McElheny, working with cosmologist David Weinberg, creates a gallery-sized installation, consisting of five hanging chromed-metal, transparent hand-blown glass and light sculptures.

Houston Visual Art

Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Randy Tibbits·April 9, 2018

Peacocks are beautiful, magnificent even, but they have a grating squawk.

Houston Visual Art

Visual Art

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

A Sprawling History: Tavares Strachan at the Blanton

Storytime: Meow Wolf Leans into the Narrative in their immersive adventures

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

Women First: Texas Ballet Theater Highlights Six Outstanding Female Choreographers

The Hills are Alive with a Pair of Mickle Mahers, Noises Off, Die Hard, Tharp, Cinderella’s Rats and so much more: The 2024 Season Wrap up

Revealing Repertoire: Houston Ballet’s Triple Bill Tells a Company’s Story

Music

The Hills are Alive with a Pair of Mickle Mahers, Noises Off, Die Hard, Tharp, Cinderella’s Rats and so much more: The 2024 Season Wrap up

TX Studio: Héctor Guzmán Conducts a Life

Spreading the Classical Music Word: San Antonio’s Agarita Thinks Beyond the Concert Hall

Theater

The Hills are Alive with a Pair of Mickle Mahers, Noises Off, Die Hard, Tharp, Cinderella’s Rats and so much more: The 2024 Season Wrap up

Building a Community: D. Wambui Richardson Invites Audiences to Become Part of Jubilee Theatre’s Family

Born to Lead: Circle Theatre’s New Artistic Director Ashley H. White Isn’t Afraid to Shake Things Up

Houston

Translating the Essence of Vietnam: Apollo Finds Meaningful Connections Through Music-Making

The Future of Memory and Identity: Micky Fisher’s Replica at Stages

Then and Now: Houston Ballet’s Swan Lake Returns to Jones Hall

Cultural icons and digital landscapes: A conversation with Vernon Fisher

What remains to be seen: Houston’s Aurora Picture Show at 20

Priestess of Pre-Punk Comes to Life: Open Dance Project’s DADA Gert at Moody Center for the Arts

Fade to Black: Creating a Space for African-American Theater in Houston

What’s happening?: Right Here, Right Now: San Antonio at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston

A brief survey of experimental music in Houston

SPA Welcomes Ballet Hispanico With Open Arms

Conversations in Art, Science & Technology: Moody Center for the Arts

Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston