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10 Moving Moments of 2013 on Houston’s Dance & Theater Stages

Nancy Wozny·January 2, 2014

Every year, I resist the list, and then cave with some kind of listicle of fave performances. Here are some moments that stood out for me on Houston's dance and theater stages. Oh, and one film performance, because I couldn't resist.

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Stage to Page: Wendy Perron Reads at Houston Ballet’s Center for Dance

Nancy Wozny·November 25, 2013

Wendy Perron has led a distinguished life as a writer, editor, choreographer and dancer, which included dancing with the seminal post-modern choreographer Trisha Brown.

Books Dance Houston

Houston Contemporary Dance Squared

admin·November 6, 2012

Preview: Hope Stone and Houston Met Present squared dancer No, The Stoners and The Metronics are not emerging indie-rock bands. These handles are how Hope Stone and Houston Metropolitan Dance Company members have been referring to themselves as they merge for their joint performance, squared dancer [...]

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Engaging Audiences: Frame Dance’s 2024 Frame x Frame Festival Focuses on Screendance’s Unique Space in the Dance Ecology

Nancy Wozny·October 23, 2024

Frame Dance presents its seventh annual Frame x Frame Film Festival Nov 1-30 in a first ever online format, in three weekends and six outstanding programs.

Dance Film Houston

Texas Makes Way for a Dance Icon: Twyla Tharp’s Diamond Jubilee Tours Four Cities This Fall

Nichelle Suzanne·August 5, 2024

This is not Twyla Tharp’s first rodeo.

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Texas Studio: Gabriela Estrada brings dance history into motion

Lindsay Alissa King·June 17, 2024

Choreographer and University of Houston Assistant Professor M. Gabriela Estrada has always looked to the past to inspire her work.

Dance Houston

Doing it all: Performing Arts Houston offers a big tent of arts experiences

Tarra Gaines·June 3, 2024

“Zero constraints” that’s how Performing Arts Houston executive director Meg Booth describes the programming possibilities when the organization puts together a season lineup like the recently announced 2024-2025 season.

Dance Houston Music Theater

Consumed by Love: Houston Grand Opera’s New Season of Romance and Passion

Sherry Cheng·April 14, 2024

“What is it about opera that keeps everybody thinking in a romantic frame of mind?” That’s a question Khori Dastoor, General Director and CEO of Houston Grand Opera (HGO), pondered while deciding the theme for HGO’s 2024-25 season.

Houston Music

Unique and Determined: ISHIDA Dance brings ‘Mutability’ to the Asia Society and The Long Center

Nancy Wozny·April 14, 2024

Austin-based choreographer Brett Ishida boasts a whirlwind June with performances of her company ISHIDA Dance in “Mutability” on June 7-9 at Asia Society Texas Center in Houston and June 12-14, 2024 at The Long Center in Austin.

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Canyon Dancing: Open Dance Project’s Annie Arnoult takes us inside a Georgia O’Keeffe painting

Tarra Gaines·April 8, 2024

I’ve come to the Open Dance Project’s Houston-based studio to watch an early rehearsal of company artistic director and founder, Annie Arnoult’s latest creation Red Landscape: Georgia O'Keeffe in Texas 1912-1918, and the dancers have put me to work, the work of representing the audience that is.

Dance Houston

The Collaborative Spirit: Houston Ballet Offers a Lively Season Ahead

Steven Brown·March 30, 2024

Julie Kent and Stanton Welch haven’t reached the point of finishing one another’s sentences. Nevertheless, just a few months after Kent joined Welch at the helm of Houston Ballet, they show clear signs of being in sync.

Dance Houston

Eyes toward the future: Houston’s Hobby Center Builds a New Vision

Tarra Gaines·February 8, 2024

As Houston’s Hobby Center for the Performing Arts celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2022, its board, staff and its new president and CEO Mark Folkes decided to get contemplative about their identity, especially when it comes to the “Center” in the name.

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Art

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

A Culture Examined: Kimbell Art Museum offers a window into Dutch art in the Global Age

Art on the Horizon: Exploring the Cultural Landscape of Corpus Christi

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

Engaging Audiences: Frame Dance’s 2024 Frame x Frame Festival Focuses on Screendance’s Unique Space in the Dance Ecology

Cheers to 15 Years: Bruce Wood Dance Dallas isn’t afraid to mix things up for 2025

A Charged Atmosphere: Bombshell Dance Project’s ‘Flies’ Packs with a Punch

Music

Kinetic at 10: Virtuosic Ensemble Grows Deep Roots in Houston

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Art Thrives on the South Plains: A Survey of Lubbock’s Cultural Scene

Theater

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Through An Inclusive Lens: Diversity and divas populate Uptown Players’ 2024-25 season

Classical Theatre Company’s 24/25 Season Digs into Their Niche

houston dance

10 Moving Moments of 2013 on Houston’s Dance & Theater Stages

Stage to Page: Wendy Perron Reads at Houston Ballet’s Center for Dance

Houston Contemporary Dance Squared

Engaging Audiences: Frame Dance’s 2024 Frame x Frame Festival Focuses on Screendance’s Unique Space in the Dance Ecology

Texas Makes Way for a Dance Icon: Twyla Tharp’s Diamond Jubilee Tours Four Cities This Fall

Texas Studio: Gabriela Estrada brings dance history into motion

Doing it all: Performing Arts Houston offers a big tent of arts experiences

Consumed by Love: Houston Grand Opera’s New Season of Romance and Passion

Unique and Determined: ISHIDA Dance brings ‘Mutability’ to the Asia Society and The Long Center

Canyon Dancing: Open Dance Project’s Annie Arnoult takes us inside a Georgia O’Keeffe painting

The Collaborative Spirit: Houston Ballet Offers a Lively Season Ahead

Eyes toward the future: Houston’s Hobby Center Builds a New Vision