Dance Source Houston (DSH) will present the 26th Mind The Gap cohort on Tuesday, October 3 at Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH). Mind The Gap is a collaborative program of DSH and MATCH that provides dancemakers the opportunity to present their work in Matchbox 2 alongside fellow choreographers in a co-production format. The […]
Isabella Vik is full of contrast–inviting and dark, eager and defiant, rooted and free. There is no separating the artist from the art. To witness Vik’s work is to witness her. To meet her is to know you’re in the presence of a maker. Working in the intersection of dance and performance art, Vik […]
Dance Source Houston is pleased to announce the individuals selected to serve as the 2023 Dance Ambassadors. The cohort includes LeAndre Douglas, Ren Hall, Ajhay Jackson, and Cathie Nicholas. This group of dancers, choreographers and dance educators will each lend their personal experience and perspective, build bridges across the dance community, connect fellow artists to […]
This is a story about the most surreal experience I’ve ever had. It may read like a novel by Haruki Murakami or like some modern Alice in Wonderland in which Alice is 33 years old and drives a Subaru. But this story isn’t fiction. It happened to me on Friday, August 18th at Frame Dance. […]
Fifteen years ago, I was sitting in the audience of the Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex, scribbling notes in the dark as I watched Program B of that year’s Big Range Dance Festival. My review of that evening was one of my earliest dance writings for Dance Source Houston. All these years later, I found myself again […]
Dance Source Houston (DSH) will present the 26th Mind The Gap cohort on Tuesday, October 3 at Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH). Mind The Gap is a collaborative program of DSH and MATCH that provides dancemakers the opportunity to present their work in Matchbox 2 alongside fellow choreographers in a co-production format. The […]
Mind The Gap Turns 25 With A New Lineup of Dancemakers
Dance Source Houston (DSH) will host the 25th edition of its Mind The Gap series on Tuesday, August 1at Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH), kicking off the organization’s 19th season with an evening of original danceworks by local choreographers. The program includes a number of newcomers to the showcase-style performance program and also […]
Aimed Dance’s Summer Fest Returns To SETX
Amy Elizabeth is an artist who makes things happen. For me, she made my first (and only) dance company job happen when I started working for her in 2009 as an undergraduate student at Sam Houston. She has connected me with countless jobs, and she does it in a way that communicates, “this is just […]
Vitacca Ballet’s SOWN Takes The Stage October 20-21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VITACCA BALLET’S SOWN TAKES THE STAGE OCTOBER 20-21 Featuring Lighthouse by choreographer Hélène Simoneau, Grey Horses by choreographer Robyn Mineko-Williams (2013 Premiere, Hubbard Steet Dance Chicago) and Hypnotic Forces by Resident Choreographer Garrett Smith HOUSTON, TEXAS [September 25, 2023]: Vitacca Ballet opens its 2023-2024 Season with a triple-bill titled SOWN featuring a brand-new pointe creation from Hélène Simoneau, an exciting remount of Grey Horses by choreographer Robyn Mineko-Williams originally […]
Houston Contemporary Dance Company Presents Silver Celebration
September 15th, 20231302 Houston Ave, #300Houston, TX 77007(713) 804-6646 houstoncontemporary.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marlana Doyle, (713) 804-6646 ext 3, marlana@houstoncontemporary.org HOUSTON CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY PresentsSILVER CELEBRATION OCTOBER 14TH, 20237:30PM PERFORMANCERESERVED TICKETS: $25-$50HOBBY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS800 BAGBY STREETHOUSTON, TX 77008(713)-804-6646 Houston, TX – Houston Contemporary Dance Company will present Silver Celebration on October […]
Adam Castan͂eda Premieres New Dance Work “A Migration Through Northside”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Adam Castan͂eda Premieres New Dance Work “A Migration Through Northside,” Celebrating Latinx Culture, Community, and Color. HOUSTON (September 18, 2022) – Houston-based choreographer Adam Castan͂eda premieres a new work funded by a Support for Artists and Creative Individuals Grant from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance. “A Migration Through Northside” […]
When Dancing Takes on Politics in POP DEMO
6 Degrees Artistic Director Toni Leago Valle explores the three-ring circus that is contemporary politics in her latest show, POP DEMO, which runs through September 23 at the MATCH (3400 Main Street). The show’s characters are rendered as political cartoons who inhabit a 1920s-style speakeasy; Travis Prokop as Monsieur Ballista preening at the entrance reinforces […]
The Most Non-traditional Review: An Experiment by Ashley Horn & Lydia Hance
This is a story about the most surreal experience I’ve ever had. It may read like a novel by Haruki Murakami or like some modern Alice in Wonderland in which Alice is 33 years old and drives a Subaru. But this story isn’t fiction. It happened to me on Friday, August 18th at Frame Dance. […]
High Powered Play: NobleMotion Dance Enters Their 15th Season with PowerPlay
Fifteen years ago, I was sitting in the audience of the Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex, scribbling notes in the dark as I watched Program B of that year’s Big Range Dance Festival. My review of that evening was one of my earliest dance writings for Dance Source Houston. All these years later, I found myself again […]
Location, Location, Location: Reflections on the Pilot Dance Project’s The Delicate Space
I. Physical Site The Delicate Space took place in the yard of a house in north Houston, just inside the Loop. It is the home where Adam Castañeda, the artistic director of the Pilot Dance Project, grew up. This knowledge immediately lends weight to the production. Words like “childhood home” have emotional content that can […]
In Retrospect: Open Dance Project Delivers a Timely Reflection on 1968
In 1968, the whole world was watching one of the most tumultuous years in American history unfold at home on television. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. Bobby Kennedy, still mourning his brother along with the country, was killed only a few months later. The nation’s young adults mobilized in protest against our […]
Artist Highlight: Isabella Vik
Isabella Vik is full of contrast–inviting and dark, eager and defiant, rooted and free. There is no separating the artist from the art. To witness Vik’s work is to witness her. To meet her is to know you’re in the presence of a maker. Working in the intersection of dance and performance art, Vik […]
Dr. Lindsay Gary Connects Places of Home in Space Taking Residency
Dr. Lindsay Gary, founder and artistic and executive director of Dance Afrikana, started her company with the simple objective of protecting the work of her fellow dancers. “We were not being advocated for,” she says, recalling her early years as a backup dancer for Afrobeats and Afro-Caribbean music acts. “There were situations where we weren’t […]
Steps for Dancing Connects With Houston Through Dolly Goyal’s Energy and Experience
Dolly Goyal, proprietor of Steps for Dancing, embodies Houston’s status as the most diverse city in the United States, a point of pride widely cited over the last year. Her energy shines through our Zoom call, in which I learn about her years of international experience. She clearly conveys her passion not only for dancing […]
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