Impossible Art: CounterCurrent Festival Spreads Out over Houston
Since 2014, the University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts’ CounterCurrent Festival has always been almost impossible to define.
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More Than a Festival: Dance Salad is a Concept that Attracts Top International Artists
Celebrating its 24th anniversary in Houston and the 27th season since its inception in Belgium, Dance Salad Festival returns to the Wortham this Easter weekend (April 20-21) with its customarily diverse mix of classical and contemporary works from all over the world.
State of Startup: New Texas Dance Troupes
From Houston, Austin, and the Dallas area, Texas choreographers are exploring and investigating new opportunities within the Texas dance landscape.
Houston Arts Alliance Helps Artists and Organizations Get Ready & Resilient
Hurricane Harvey dumped some 15 trillion gallons of water on the Bayou City, creating havoc for the Downtown theater district, along with many artists and arts organizations.
Sylvia Continues Houston Ballet’s Storybook Season
Thanks to Welch’s love for the music, he and the company are about to unveil their first staging of the mythology-based work, which premiered in a luxe Paris Opera Ballet production in 1876. Sylvia, the tale of a shepherd’s love for a forest nymph, is the first of four full-length story ballets that Houston Ballet has in store from now through June. The coming ones include the other great beneficiary of Delibes’ gifts, Coppélia.
Houston Theater 2018: A Chat with Tarra Gaines
It was a big year on the Houston theater landscape. Most nights of the week ACTX’s trusted Houston theater writer Tarra Gaines can be found in a theater seat. Gaines visited with ACTX editor Nancy Wozny to sort out what happened on Houston stages in 2018.
Loop38 and Texas New Music Ensemble Stir up Houston’s Contemporary Music Scene
A pair of excellent new music concerts on the Houston calendar this month illuminated the distinct yet overlapping currents that shape the body of contemporary music.
Texas Lens: Ian Casady’s 20 years at Houston Ballet
Houston Ballet Principal Ian Casady will be honored for his twenty spectacular years with the company during the Margaret Alkek Williams Jubilee of Dance on Nov. 30 at the Wortham Center.
Tap Dance for the 21st Century: Michelle Dorrance brings artistry, collaboration, and innovation to Texas
Michelle Dorrance’s no-holds-barred approach to tap dancing has endeared her to audiences and presenters throughout her career as a solo artist.
Zine Fest Houston Returns to Lawndale
Zines aren’t new, and neither are zinefests, but many people haven’t heard of either. Zines are self published “magazines” and can be about literally any subject and in any medium.
Houston Cinema Arts Festival at Ten
Consider the Houston Cinema Arts Festival (HCAF), this year celebrating its tenth anniversary, and Richard Herskowitz, its artistic director.
The Fest Test: The Impact of Dance Festivals on Texas Dance
Dance audiences worldwide have long come together for festivals large and small to engage with the art form.