True Texas Spirit
Stanton Welch has transformed Houston Ballet into a leading force in the dance world. Artistic director Stanton Welch...
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Review: On Vanishing, Jonah Bokaer
Asia Society Texas Center in partnership with the University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts....
Contemporary Flamenco 101
A Visit with Niurca Márquez Niurca Márquez is a contemporary Flamenco dancer who is part of an ongoing...
Lar Lubovitch Comes to Pink at the Brown
“Pink at the Brown,” the annual gala benefiting the Pink Ribbons Project, always includes a delicious line-up of offerings from the city’s downtown arts organizations, including the Houston Ballet, Houston Symphony, Da Camera and more. Led by Event Chair Shawn Stephens and Artistic Chair Shelly Power, this event will [...]
Cultural Warrior: Mercury’s Antoine Plante
One of the city’s leading early music organizations, Mercury Baroque, has recently re-branded itself as Mercury-the Orchestra Redefined. Antoine Plante, conductor and artistic director, left Montreal to attend Rice University’s [...]
Disappearing Acts
Jonah Bokaer responds to Lee Ufan For some, dance’s ephemeral quality is a problem. For Jonah Bokaer, it’s a choreographic challenge that drives the engine of his work, and often poses questions of time, space, objects [...]
Made in America and Beyond
Houston Ballet Blurs the Boundaries Does it matter where a ballet is made? Houston Ballet’s trio of works under the banner of Made in America, followed by Giselle and Romeo & Juliet, offer a rich discussion of regionalism in ballet [...]
artiFACTS: May 2012
The Houston Metropolitan Dance Company has been invited to perform on Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Inside/Out stage on August 25th. This is only the second time a Houston troupe has performed on the prestigious outdoor stage [...]
Review: Glassell School of Art
At first glance, the Glassell School of Art’s “2012 Core Exhibition” seems disjointed and aimless, the exhibited work like nomadic strangers that have gathered only accidentally under the same roof. This is not surprising [...]
Review: Il Trovatore
With hidden identities, passionate love, and a gypsy’s vicious revenge, it is no wonder that Verdi’s dramatic “Il Trovatore” remains so popular. It’s a task to add passion to this already effusive opera, but this is precisely [...]
Review: Rock, Roll & Tutus
Stanton Welch’s new ballet “Tapestry” made for one gorgeous vehicle to show off his current crop of ballet athletes. Launching with an expansive solo by Houston Ballet’s newest principal, Joseph Walsh, “Tapestry” [...]
artiFACTS: April 2012
With the addition of the tagline, “the orchestra redefined,” Mercury Baroque is changing its name to Mercury. The orchestra’s repertoire has expanded in recent seasons to include works outside of the Baroque era [...]