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Don’t It Make Those Brown Trunks Blue?

Devon Britt-Darby·
HAA’s temporary public art project highlights trees’ importance I knew there were trees in the green spaces in the Waugh/Memorial cloverleaf interchange; I just never paid attention to them as I entered and exited. The arrival of The Blue Trees, an ephemeral outdoor installation by Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos, has changed [...]
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Broke-ology

Holly Beretto·
Broke-ology is the science of being broke and trying to survive,” says Ennis King to his younger brother Malcolm in Nathan Louis Jackson’s absorbing Broke-ology, on stage at the Ensemble Theatre (through April 14). While that may be Ennis’ self-styled definition of it all, the play [...]
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How the World Dances

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New and Familiar artists showcased at Dance Salad Festival For a curator of art or a producer of theatrical work, there’s no denying the affirmative impulses of that eureka moment when they have discovered an artist for their showcase. For Dance Salad Festival Artistic Director Nancy Henderek [...]
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Review: Nameless Sound

Joseph Wozny·
On Wednesday March 6th, Nameless Sound presented cellist Tristan Honsinger at Spring Street’s Studio 101. Nameless Sound brings creative music performers from all over the world to play in Houston, and provide educational workshops to students in underserved communities all over Houston. I first encountered Honsinger in the wild and wonderful [...]
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Strings and Shadows

Abby Koenig·
Getting Behind Houston’s Puppet Scene There is something incredibly uncanny about puppets. As children we are drawn to their whimsical powers; as adults they weird us out. They are inanimate objects that can magically move and talk. We know that there is someone behind them [...]
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