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Rising Writers in Houston
Word Pusher: David Tomas Martinez Meeting David Tomas Martinez makes me wonder how many gang members are really frustrated poets. “Growing up in the inner city, in southeast San Diego,” acknowledges Martinez, “You have to have a certain bravado, a toughness about you [...]
Young Man at Play
The New Adventure of Black Lab Theatre Company Jordan Jaffe was your typical highly motivated, successful college student,...
Company E & More
JCC’s Annual Feast of Dance Every year Houston dance maven Maxine Silberstein scours the nation to find the...
Dancing at the Edge of the World
SPA brings Stephen Petronio’s Underland to Houston “We conjure worlds out of nothing,” wrote Stephen Petronio in his...
Noble Knights and Windmills
TUTS Takes on a Pair of Classics During the 1960s — like our own, a time of hope...
Cultural Warrior: Michael Peranteau
It’s hard to think about the arts in this city without Michael Peranteau’s name coming up. From DiverseWorks...
artiFACTS: December 2012
Several Houston dancers appeared in the book Dancers Among Us, including Houston Ballet’s Connor Walsh, Charles Charles-Louis Yoshiyama, Melody Mennite and Noble Motion Dance Company members Jesus Acosta [...]
Editor’s Remarks: December 2012
“There’s a whole new energy going on at Art League,” a fellow writer said to me. “We’re on...
Outstanding Voices
Three Singers Make a Home in Houston The edges of my chiffon gown tickle the red carpet and my lofty, leopard print shoes lift me onto the escalators at the Wortham Theater Center. Surrounded by the soaring whimsy of Albert Paley’s ribbon-like sculptures, I imagine the ensuing [...]
Country Playhouse presents “A Christmas Carol”
The Country Playhouse will reprise John Stevens’ one-man performance of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” for 3 weekends...
Mr. Tinterow, Tear Down This Wall!
MFAH Director Should Let His “Love” of Free Admission Trump Fear Maxwell Anderson, the talented, charismatic new director...