artiFACTS: April 2013
Dance Source Houston has assumed management of the Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex. Formerly managed by Suchu Inc, Barnevelder provides space for rehearsals and dance classes for dance companies [...]
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Honeymoons on The Bayou
Conducting affairs with HTown’s Orchestras It’s finally official: After a three year search and on the eve of its Centennial Season, the Houston Symphony has named 35-year old conductor Adrés Orozco-Estrada as its next Music Director. Born in Columbia and trained in Vienna, Orozoco-Estrada hasn’t yet conducted most of the world’s [...]
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 [...]
Review: The Italian Girl in Algiers
The Italian Girl in Algiers Giant hats, a suspended cage, growing sand castles and balloons in the shape of Italy are just a few of the comic objects blown wonderfully out of proportion in Houston Grand Opera’s production of The Italian Girl in Algiers by Gioacchino [...]
Review: La bohème
In Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème, happiness is simply one hand to warm another. As a humming audience member made clear, the melodies Puccini wrote are stunning and memorable, making this opera a well-known favorite. It’s hard to capture Puccini’s original, effortless simplicity [...]
Cultural Warrior: Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard is the engine behind such ground-breaking HGOco/Houston Grand Opera programs such as Song of Houston and Home and Place. She also is the lead on numerous other projects that bring HGO into Houston’s multi-cultural communities in a way that sets the standard for [...]
Editor’s Remarks: July/August 2012
“What are you doing this summer?”, I asked choreographer Jane Weiner of Hope Stone. “Oh nothing much. Just...
Review: Don Carlos
What does a choir of red crosses, pyrotechnics, and a wooden cart carrying chained heretics make? In Houston Grand Opera’s version of Giuseppe Verdi’s Don Carlos, it’s the turning point from a mediocre opera to a memorable one. Don [...]
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 [...]
Music & Medals
Here in Houston, with the recent completion of Houston Grand Opera’s (HGO) annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers, this month’s Young Texas Artist Competition (YTA) [...]
artiFACTS: March 2012
SPACETAKER ARTIST RESOURCE Center is taking its physical programming online for artists to access a host of arts business resources at their own convenience. The online Artist Resource Center, launching this month, will serve as a clearing house for both local [...]