Houston Cinema Arts Festival Focuses on Texas, the Arts and Home
There’s no place like Houston for cinephiles when the Houston Cinema Arts Society opens its 15th annual film festival with a "Bring It On Home" theme.
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Bach Society Houston Celebrates Profundity and Fun
The Bach Society Houston will offer this season’s audiences some of its namesake’s profoundest music. But even the iconic Bach doesn’t live by devoutness alone.
Coming into Light: Chryssa & New York at The Menil
The Greek artist Chryssa was an influential force on the New York art scene from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, but since that time, she has become deeply under-recognized, despite having created innovative work in light sculpture.
Holiday Office Party Spirit: ‘The Ugly Xmas Sweater Musical’ at TUTS
Houston’s Theatre Under The Stars also understands the allure of some tacky fun and plans to offer the ultimate holiday show alternative this season with the world premiere, The Ugly Xmas Sweater Musical.
Contemplating Tsherin Sherpa’s Spirits at Asia Society Texas
Renowned Himalayan artist Tsherin Sherpa created the first work of his provocative Spirits series in 2009.
Portals to the Divine: Nestor Topchy at the Menil
Nestor Topchy’s iconic portraits are about community and connection.
Giving Voice: Apollo Chamber Players Address Censorship
After 15 years of mixing the sounds and traditions of classical music with those of musical styles from around the world, the Apollo Chamber Players are opting this season for a different focus: as the main concert series’ label puts it, “Silenced Voices.”
When a Ballet becomes a Poem: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Delmira Premieres at Houston Ballet
For choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, poetry and ballet share a similar terrain.
CREATIVE TEAM JAKE HEGGIE, GENE SCHEER, AND JAWOLE WILLA JO ZOLLAR TAKE ON CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN HOUSTON GRAND OPERA’s ‘INTELLIGENCE’
Jake Heggie visited the Smithsonian Institution a few years ago for a performance of his Iconic Legacies, a song cycle evoking four U.S. first ladies.
WindSync Turns 15: How Does the Garden Grow?
Back in 2009, the music entrepreneurship movement was gathering steam and start-up ensembles were popping up everywhere.
Destabilizing Discomfort: Jordan Strafer’s Trilogy at the CAMH
In Trilogy, on view at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston through Nov. 26, 2023, Strafer provides a darkly humorous meditation on the human capacity for violence.
Texas Studio: Susan Budge Invites You into a World of Myth and Mystery
Over the span of six months in 2022, Houston sculptor Susan Budge lost her mother, got married, saw her son graduate from high school, built a kiln in a new studio, and was diagnosed with breast cancer.