Re-envisioning A Streetcar Named Desire: The Scottish Ballet stops in SA and Houston
Does the steamy story of Stella, Stanley and Blanche DuBois make compelling dance theater?
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Image and Identity: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston explores the work and influence of Frida Kahlo
From a self-portrait worth $55 million to hand-painted shoes on Etsy, from egg cups to a biographical ballet and lookalike festivals across the globe, very few artists have ever inspired and driven the world’s imagination like Frida Kahlo.
Fresh Notes: Grassroots Opera Companies Take Off in Houston
It should surprise no one that in Houston, the fourth largest city in the country, the art of opera is thriving on the Wortham Theater Center stage downtown as well as in urban breweries and suburban performing arts spaces.
Texas Studio: Ballet Artist Silas Farley Makes the Joyful Leap to Dallas
Silas Farley likes to joke that he’s the “ultimate ballet nerd.”
Fort Worth Symphony: From Beethoven and Brahms to the Bard and Ballet
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra still has its eye on Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy and their ilk. But it will peek beyond its artistic home turf next season, when it will share Bass Performance Hall with actors, dancers and even masterpieces of Spanish painting.
Concert Trucks and Onstage Dinners: Performing Arts Houston offers its most varied schedule yet
There’s multidisciplinary and then there’s Performing Arts Houston.
Fade To Black: Week-Long Arts Festival Amplifies Black Voices in Houston
At a time when many institutions are pulling away from telling diverse stories, Houston is proudly showing its support for the Black artistic community with the Fade To Black Festival.
Dance Source Houston Honors C.C. Conner and Karen Stokes at the Annual SPARK Party
C.C. Conner helped transform Houston Ballet, serving as its managing director as the company boosted its financial endowment and built its downtown home. Karen Stokes led the University of Houston’s dance program for more than 20 years
Doing it all: Performing Arts Houston offers a big tent of arts experiences
“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.
Houston Chamber Choir’s Springtime: Stravinsky to Brubeck to Buller
The Houston Chamber Choir’s annual showcase of high school choirs was mere days away, and artistic director Robert Simpson was making the rounds of the featured schools to touch base.
No Barriers: Performing Arts Houston’s New Now Series Nurtures Houston Artists
Can a series of world premiere, multidisciplinary performances also quickly become an annual New Year tradition?
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.