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.
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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.
Reading Together Again: Inprint Houston’s New Season Dazzles with Big Name Writers
With the series back to live, in-person readings for over a year now, Inprint executive director, Rich Levy, says the literary-loving audiences have also come back to see and hear from their favorite writers.
Beyond Diversity: ROCO Redefines the Classical Music Canon
Houston’s ROCO chamber orchestra has introduced so many new works, and featured so many composers and performers from diverse backgrounds, that its founder sees no point in reciting the numbers.
Hope and Humanity Side by Side: Robert Frank and Todd Webb at MFAH
While those who are familiar with 20th-century photography know Robert Frank’s body of work, it is less likely they recognize the name Todd Webb. Why are their photographs being shown side by side for the first time?
POP DEMO: Toni Leago Valle’s Speakeasy Comes to the MATCH
Houston’s favorite provocateur Toni Leago Valle is back at it this fall with the premiere of 6 Degrees in her latest opus, POP DEMO, which she describes as “a dance/theater experience blending political commentary, offbeat theater, aerial, contemporary dance and visual projections.”
HARMONIA STELLARUM: A NEW STAR ON THE TEXAS EARLY MUSIC HORIZON
Mario Aschauer, Founder and Artistic Director of Houston’s newest early music ensemble Harmonia Stellarum Houston (HSH), likes to take road trips to look at organs.
20 Years of Magic at Ars Lyrica Houston
Reflecting on a milestone 20 years at Ars Lyrica Houston, Founder and Artistic Director Matthew Dirst took a moment to look back at the beginning. “It hardly seems possible,” says Dirst. “It was a kitchen table kind of organization. It essentially grew out of a nucleus of musicians that I had put together to play programs on some local church series.”
World Building the Cosmic Womb: The Complex and Joyful Narratives of JooYoung Choi
Forget the latest superhero blockbuster, this summer we’re nabbing our (free) ticket to experience the ongoing adventures of Pound Cake Man, Sweet Slice, Prime Weaver, Pom Pom Thunder, Vorax and the newest powerful force for radical change in perception, Wondervision.
A Season of Awakenings at DACAMERA
Houston’s DACAMERA swings back into action this fall with a program dubbed “Awakenings.” It sets up the group’s new season in more ways than just chronologically.
Staying in the Moment: Mayuko Ono Gray at Galveston Arts Center
A single calligraphic line runs through Mayuko Ono Gray’s large-scale graphite drawings.
Stepping into Joy: Performing Arts Houston’s lively 23/24 Season
Performing Arts Houston leans into joy for its recently announced 2023-2024 season.