Choreographer Brittany Bass’ evening of dance, EPOCH, was presented by the Houston Metropolitan Dance Center on December 18th, 2021 to an enthusiastic and engaged audience. Subtitled “an evening of dance, film, and conversation,” Bass hosted the evening herself and seasoned each piece with warm and honest commentary. The audience sat on three sides of the […]
Dance Source Houston reached out to our Fall 2021 Dance Ambassadors with a new set of questions to learn more about each artist and their experience as a member in the local dance community. Read their responses below and add to the conversation in the comments below. What are important dances and dance experiences that […]
Contact: Mollie Haven Miller, Executive Director mollie@dancesourcehouston.org 713.224.3262 www.dancesourcehouston.org HOUSTON, TX, November 19, 2021. Dance Source Houston (DSH) is pleased to announce the return of its Artist In Residence (AIR) program and the dancemakers selected for the 2022 cohort – Kirstin Grbic, Kemi OG and Jakari Sherman. This season’s AIRs will develop new works over […]
On November 6 and 7, 2021 at The Storyhive, Adam Castaneda premiered Lazarus in the Promised Land, a brand-new, evening length work exploring the story of Castaneda’s paternal grandparents, Lazaro and Adelina, who, upon migrating in Houston from Mexico in the 1950s, became Jehovah’s Witnesses, raising their children and grandchildren in accordance with the denomination’s […]
After nearly two years of navigating a pandemic and managing increased awareness of political tensions and racial violence, we all could benefit from firmer footing. Houston Contemporary Dance Company (HCDC) will take the lead, offering their expression of finding solid ground with Terra Firma at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday November […]
After nearly two years of navigating a pandemic and managing increased awareness of political tensions and racial violence, we all could benefit from firmer footing. Houston Contemporary Dance Company (HCDC) will take the lead, offering their expression of finding solid ground with Terra Firma at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday November […]
SPA Presents the premiere of Harrison Guy’s Colored Carnegie
The Society for the Performing Arts presents the premiere of Colored Carnegie by choreographer and cultural trailblazer Harrison Guy on November 12 and 13, 7:30pm, at Jones Hall. Through dance, new music, spoken word, sets, and costumes, Colored Carnegie tells the story of the segregated branch of the Houston Public Library. With the hire of […]
Houston Contemporary Takes Jones Hall in New SPA Initiative
When Meg Booth moved to the Bayou City from the East Coast to take up her current position as CEO of the Society for the Performing Arts, she came with the understanding that the city’s vibrant arts ecosystem was one-of-a-kind. “One of the reasons why I was enticed to come to Houston was because the […]
Ishida Dance Company Announces You Could Release Me.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2022 Media Contact: Motley Crew Media for ISHIDA Dance Company Nicole M. Shiro | 512.740.6665| nicole.shiro@motleycrewmedia.com Amy S. Layton | 512.695.0799 | amy.layton@motleycrewmedia.com ISHIDA DANCE COMPANY ANNOUNCES YOU COULD RELEASE ME WORLD PREMIERE IN HOUSTON MARCH 17-20, 2022 TICKETS ON SALE NOW WHO: ISHIDA Dance Company, a new Texas-based […]
Vitacca Ballet Launches, Announcing the 2022 Company Roster
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: SHAUNA TYSOR PR@VITACCADANCE.COM VITACCA BALLET LAUNCHES BASED IN HOUSTON AND THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS Announcing the 2021/2022 Company Roster HOUSTON and THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS [January 19, 2022]: Vitacca Ballet is excited to share dynamic contemporary ballet performances that combine beauty and athleticism under Artistic Director Kelly Ann Vitacca. In […]
LiveWire: An evening of Dance in conversation with Music and Neuroscience
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2022 Contact: Andy Noble Co-Artistic Director, NobleMotion Dance Tel: 832-627-9664 E-mail: andy@noblemotiondance.com Website: www.noblemotiondance.com LiveWire: An evening of Dance in conversation with Music and Neuroscience Photo by Lynn Lane HOUSTON, TEXAS – January 10, 2022 – For two decades NobleMotion Dance and Musiqa have been breaking artistic boundaries in Houston and winning […]
Choreographer Brittany Bass’ evening of dance, EPOCH, was presented by the Houston Metropolitan Dance Center on December 18th, 2021 to an enthusiastic and engaged audience. Subtitled “an evening of dance, film, and conversation,” Bass hosted the evening herself and seasoned each piece with warm and honest commentary. The audience sat on three sides of the […]
The Hour is Coming, and It is Now: Adam Castaneda’s Lazarus in the Promised Land
On November 6 and 7, 2021 at The Storyhive, Adam Castaneda premiered Lazarus in the Promised Land, a brand-new, evening length work exploring the story of Castaneda’s paternal grandparents, Lazaro and Adelina, who, upon migrating in Houston from Mexico in the 1950s, became Jehovah’s Witnesses, raising their children and grandchildren in accordance with the denomination’s […]
Chapman Dance Provides a Welcome Sanctuary
Standing in line at the MATCH box office; sliding into a stranger-adjacent seat while sending a wave to an acquaintance on the opposite side of the intimate theater; noting the hush as house lights dim; joining the eruption of applause for our host issuing welcomes and reminders — dancegoing is vaguely familiar. Even if we […]
The Rhythm Lives As They Enter – Review of Kalpana Subbarao’s Ritmo Zindagi
Foot-tapping is an understatement when describing this heart-pounding work. A pulsating rhythm pumping life into the theater, Kalpana Subbarao’s Ritmo Zindagi (Rhythm of Life) is electrifying. The Spark Dance Grant recipient presented an outstanding new work in Act 1 of Silambam Houston’s August 13th performance at Miller Outdoor Theatre. The performance commences in darkness, with […]
Dance Gallery Festival’s Eleven Course Texas Experience
After marking its 13th year in New York City just last weekend, the Dance Gallery Festival (DGF), made its annual leap to Texas, celebrating its tenth year at Sam Houston State University (SHSU) in Huntsville on Oct. 4 and 5. Held at the hilltop James and Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Center, the sold-out Friday evening […]
Ashley Horn’s The Long Stay—The Pilot Dance Project
The Pilot Dance Project began its new season of projects by various choreographers with a site specific performance created by Ashley Horn. The Long Stay took place across three floors and several rooms in the distinguished downtown edifice known as the Hotel Icon. There were five performances across one Saturday afternoon, start times between 1:00pm […]
Closing the Loop: Jefferson Pinder’s Fire and Movement
I first met Ashley DeHoyos, Assistant Curator for DiverseWorks, Jefferson Pinder, the director of Fire and Movement, and Joseph Lefthand, who led drill instruction for the performers, on a balmy summer day in midtown Houston at a coffee house that was once a gas station. It seemed the perfect location to discuss with the Fire […]
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