May, 2013

Houston Ballet Journey With the Masters

Houston Ballet Journey With the Masters

Life & Laughter Houston Ballet Brings The Concert Back Wrong seat? Bickering couples in the row in front of you? Enormous hat blocking your view? Just about all of that has happened to me as an audience member, which is why Jerome Robbins’ comic masterwork,The Concert, resonates with me and anyone who has ever been to theater. Robbins’ seminal […]

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Life & Laughter

Life & Laughter

Houston Ballet Brings The Concert Back Wrong seat? Bickering couples in the row in front of you? Enormous hat blocking your view? Just about all of that has happened to me as an audience member, which is why Jerome Robbins’ comic masterwork,The Concert, resonates with me and anyone who has ever been to theater. Robbins’ seminal ballet will […]

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Psophonia Spreads Its Wings on Memorial Day Weekend

Psophonia Spreads Its Wings on Memorial Day Weekend

Change is inevitable. As a result, so is adaptation. – “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change,” someone paraphrasing Darwin once wrote. Psophnia’s latest production, “Taking Flight”, premieres March 24 and 25 at City Dance Studio’s new location on West Clay. […]

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Psophonia Taking Flight

Psophonia Taking Flight

Psophonia Spreads Its Wings on Memorial Day Weekend Change is inevitable. As a result, so is adaptation. – “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change,” someone paraphrasing Darwin once wrote. Psophnia’s latest production, “Taking Flight”, premieres March 24 and 25 at […]

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Shen Wei Dance Arts

Shen Wei Dance Arts

Painting With the Body SPA Brings Shen Wei Dance Arts to Houston Shen Wei may be best known for orchestrating the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which involved 16,000 performers in the bird’s nest stadium. He’s known for creating meditative work with strong visual elements, such as abstract painting, striking lighting and minimalist […]

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Recked Productions Up for Air

Recked Productions Up for Air

Recked Productions Takes to the Pool Imagine you are strolling around Hermann Park and you notice a gaggle of enchanting dancers around the perimeter of the gigantic Jones Reflection Pool. You may have to look twice to make sure what you are seeing is real, and it is. You have just stumbled upon Recked Productions […]

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Up in the Air Audience in the Park

Up in the Air Audience in the Park

Watching the Dance Audience in the Park By Sara Draper I am not a dance reviewer, but here I am writing about Erin Reck’s 2:00pm dance happening at Hermann Park today, Up For Air.  It is Saturday, May 18, 2013.  Mainly, I want to recall observations of children and other accidental audience members who happened upon […]

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Jhon Stronks: Exploring the Powerful Space

Jhon Stronks: Exploring the Powerful Space

By Misha Penton His frilly miniskirt swirls beneath a casual t-shirt. His eyes are lined in smoky shades of kohl, and his hair is cropped close in an auburn coif. A cabaret tune wafts through the dance space and he slinks in a barefoot, high-heeled pantomime, imaginary cigarette in hand. The next moment, he is […]

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