Preview – Overflow Radio: Šakotayišol Nunuš Constellation

Many years before it was called “Houston,” this land was named “Šakotayišol Nunuš”—loosely translated as “Bear creek town.” The Atakapa Ishak Nation lived across the southern Texas and Louisiana coasts, naming this region of their homeland well before they came in contact with European colonizers. Today, the Nation’s people help make up Houston’s urban Indigenous population […]

Sunflowers and Dance for Everyone: Houston Met Dance Honors jhon r. stronks 

“I’ve always liked sunflowers,” says jhon r. stronks, Director of Programming at Houston Met Dance. “I think what I like about them the most is how many kinds there are, the wild colors they come in, the wild sizes they come in, giants and teddy bears. They also follow the sun, which in a way […]

Behind The Scenes: Mind The Gap 40

Dance Source Houston will present the 40th edition of Mind The Gap on September 15 at Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston. We are marking this milestone with a full evening of works by local choreographers, all of whom have presented work in previous Mind The Gap programs.  We asked the choreographers to share the […]

Timeless Themes on a Responsive Stage: NobleMotion Presents CHANT

The first thing I appreciated about viewing CHANT – the latest performance from Andy and Dionne Noble’s prolific NobleMotion company –  is the way the performance just started. Nothing was announced to the audience and nothing in the environment changed but the diminishment of the house lights. The three cocoon or pod or husk-like structures […]

A Mix Tape of Next Generation Dance Artists

BOOT’s Break-In Dance Fest Showcases Young Choreographers from Texas Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH), Matchbox 2August 6-7, 2026 I recently interviewed Meg Booth, President and CEO of Performing Arts Houston, for an article and she referred to an evening shared by different performing artists as a mix tape. I immediately wished I’d come […]

Silambam Finds Threads of Poetic Unity in Kavya

On May 1, 2026, Silambam Houston performed to a sold-out audience at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts’ Zilkha Hall. Kavya: Poetry in Motion was produced as part of the Houston is Inspired series, a short-term residency program that gives select local artists and organizations the opportunity to utilize the Hobby Center’s technical, administrative, […]

Conversations, Community, Care, Among Other Things

Conversations, Community, Care, Among Other Things 4 Corners by Karen Stokes Dance Choreography/Direction: Karen StokesPerformers: Brittany Bass, Bryan Bradley Peck, Michelle Reyes, Donald Sayre I’m finding it difficult to write about this performance. It’s not that I have nothing to say, but I don’t know where to start. Usually with my dance writings, I’ll simply […]

Following the Breath with Group Acorde

As a former New Orleanian and New Yorker, I’ve lost track of how many natural and man-made disasters I’ve endured. Sometime between the COVID-19 pandemic and my first prescription for amlodipine and atorvastatin, I realized that the constant feeling of fight or flight was not only unproductive but could send me to the emergency room. […]