September, 2012

Samskriti Incredible India!

Samskriti Incredible India!

Following only a week after the latest Bollywood Blast programming, Samskriti’s Incredible India! event at Miller Outdoor Theatre on September 8 showcased two energetic dance troupes from India, one traditional, one contemporary: NADAM (Nathan Academy for Dance and Music), and Stem Dance Kampni. The operative word of the night was kathak, a millenia-old form of Indian classical dance that takes […]

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Dance Gallery Festival

Dance Gallery Festival

Lots to Look at: The Dance Gallery Festival at Sam Houston State University The Dance Gallery Festival  is aptly named; it’s a gallery of sorts where we can observe choreographers from Houston and New York and, this year, even Italy. Started by Astrid von Ussar, the Festival has found a home at Sam Houston State University (SHSU), […]

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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet

High Altitude Dancing Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Returns to the SPA stage Imagine a ballet company that exists in two cities, doesn’t go near a classic story ballet, cultivates groundbreaking choreographers before they become famous, presents other dance companies and has an award-winning folkloric outreach program. Aspen Santa Fe Ballet (ASFB), making a pit stop […]

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Houston Ballet Women@Art

Houston Ballet Women@Art

The lady dance-makers rocked the Wortham during Houston Ballet’s Women@Art, an evening of work by Julia Adam, Aszure Barton and Twyla Tharp. Barton’s Angular Momentum proved to the big news of the night. Barton, a rising star with an original choreographic voice, has made her mark across a great swath of the ballet and contemporary world in […]

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Houston Ballet Madame Butterfly

Houston Ballet Madame Butterfly

Amy Fote commands the stage as Cio-Cio San in Houston Ballet’s season opener, Madame Butterfly. With Fote’s imminent retirement later this fall, the radiant principal is cherishing every last arabesque, as demonstrated in her masterful performance. There is a completeness present, as if each corner of the choreography has been thought through and considered. Stanton Welch’s […]

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