October, 2016

Karen Stokes Dance – DEEP: Seaspace

Karen Stokes Dance – DEEP: Seaspace

October 20-22, 2016, Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center by Neil Ellis Orts DEEP: Seaspace was already in progress as the audience filtered in. Audio interviews with Houston Ship Channel captains play as performers in white, baggy jumpsuits take slow, stiff steps across the stage. They pause, turn to the audience, and offer enigmatic stares before […]

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Hope Stone Dance Returns for a Night of Community Performance 

Hope Stone Dance Returns for a Night of Community Performance 

Amy Pearl Hope Stone, Inc. 713.526.1907 amy@hopestoneinc.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   “Collective + Hope” joins Hope Stone Dance and community partners from The Hope Project Houston, TX (October 26, 2016) – On December 8, 2016, Hope Stone Dance returns to the stage for an evening that embodies Hope Stone’s vision – “Art for All.” Sharing […]

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METdance Keeps It Moving  

METdance Keeps It Moving  

Media Contact: Lindsay Peyton, Cadence Enterprise 281-636-1361 Lindsay@cadenceenterprise.com   Nonprofit continues “Reaching Out” series Thursday, Nov. 10 at the Berry Center HOUSTON – Oct. 26, 2016 – This November, join Houston nonprofit METdance in celebration of the power and beauty of dance. METdance continues its commitment to make concert dance more accessible to the community with […]

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Stepping in the Gap

Stepping in the Gap

Painter Ergon Schiele once said that “to restrict an artist is a crime.  It is to murder germinating life.”  With grants diminishing, artists turning to jobs with better pay, and performance venues closing, it’s a testament to the devotion of dance artists and their enthusiasts that we continue to see innovation on the stage.  But […]

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Dance Houston Gives a Special Salute to Legacy Teaching Dance Artists at the  14th Annual Celebration of Dance at The Wortham Center

Dance Houston Gives a Special Salute to Legacy Teaching Dance Artists at the 14th Annual Celebration of Dance at The Wortham Center

CONTACT: Andrea Cody  281-841-0577 andreacody@dancehouston.org HOUSTON, TEXAS – Dance Houston presents the 14th Annual Celebration of Dance at The Wortham Center, Saturday, November 5, 2016, at 8:00 p.m. This dazzling evening of awards and performances will honor Mary Martha Lappe, Mitshi Shen, and the late great Patsy Swayze, and feature performances by Houston Ballet, Met […]

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FrenetiCore Dance and Inertia Dance Company present “Youth of a Nation: A Dance Retrospective of the 90s”

FrenetiCore Dance and Inertia Dance Company present “Youth of a Nation: A Dance Retrospective of the 90s”

Contact: Executive Director: Adam Castaneda adam@freneticore.net (832) 649-2096 www.freneticore.net FrenetiCore Dance, in collaboration with acclaimed hip-hop crew Inertia Dance Company, presents its first full-length dance concert since last winter’s The Snow Queen. Inspired by the resurgence of 90s popular culture in fashion, music, and iconography, Youth of a Nation offers a nostalgic retrospective of the […]

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The Labyrinth Society Annual Gathering Presents CORE Performance Company in “walk” at Two Houston Labyrinths

The Labyrinth Society Annual Gathering Presents CORE Performance Company in “walk” at Two Houston Labyrinths

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susan Schmaeling susan@saspr.com 713-253-2799 OR Nneka Kelly communications@coredance.org 713-862-5530 October 13, 2016 (Houston, Texas) – CORE Performance Company will perform “walk,” a dance work that celebrates the sacred space of a labyrinth, at two such spaces in inner loop Houston on November 10 at 5:00 p.m. and November 12 at 4:30 p.m. The first […]

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BEETHOVEN RECNSTRCTD

BEETHOVEN RECNSTRCTD

Ash Danceworks, one of Houston’s newest contemporary dance companies, made its inaugural debut with BEETHOVEN RECNSTRCTD last Friday evening with a repeat performance on Saturday. Though the company is new, its director is certainly familiar to anyone who has been paying attention to the fringier perimeters of the Houston dance scene for the last decade […]

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The Dance Gallery Festival Celebrates November 4th & 5th

The Dance Gallery Festival Celebrates November 4th & 5th

Weekend of Performances by Choreographers/Artists From Across the United States and Europe Annual New York City Dance Festival Offers Platform for New Talent on Texas Stage (Huntsville, TX, September 26th) The Dance Gallery Festival will return to Texas this fall for its 8th year and celebrates its 10th anniversary in New York City offering opportunity for choreographers and […]

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Dance of Asian America Promises A Splendid Evening of Chinese Dance For Its 11th Year

Dance of Asian America Promises A Splendid Evening of Chinese Dance For Its 11th Year

October in Houston is just right for just about anything al fresco, including performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. This month Dance of Asian America (DAA) will present its 11th Annual Splendid China, an exploration of Chinese culture through authentic and contemporary Chinese dance, at the outdoor venue. Over its two performances, Splendid […]

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