Jubilee of Dance: A Tribute to Amy Fote What a bittersweet night at Houston Ballet’s Jubilee: a Tribute to Amy Fote. Although we could have watched her dance all night, there were other treats in store. As usual, the Jubileeprovided a smashing sampler of what’s to come and greatest hits, including Melissa Hough and Connor Walsh’s […]
Karen Stokes Dance Vine Leaf Dances. November 15-17, 2012 Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex by D.L. Groover I suggest the team from Hazmat examine the water supply around here. Something mysterious is happening. For the second time in less than a week, there was a full house for modern dance. Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex was packed to the […]
Short Story Dances Karen Stokes on Vine Leaf Dances Choreographer Karen Stokes switches to short form in Vine Leaf Dances, which includes three premieres – Just Us, Midnight and Distreston & Balia – and one repertory work, Prelude to Three Temperaments. As artistic director of Karen Stokes Dance (KSD) and head of the dance division at University of Houston, Stokes is […]
Group Think Nexus Revolve Dance Company, with Ad Deum Dance Company. November 9-10, 2012. Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex It was a big old party at Barnevelder for the first night of Revolve Dance Company’s annual fall concert, Nexus. Even better, it was packed with youngsters eager to watch dance. Most looked like dance students – no doubt from North […]
Houston Contemporary Dancesquared No, The Stoners and The Metronics are not emerging indie-rock bands. These handles are how Hope Stone and Houston Metropolitan Dance Company members have been referring to themselves as they merge for their joint performance, squared dancer, November 9 and 10 in the Wortham’s Cullen Theatre. An alliance built on mutual admiration and like-mindedness, Hope Stone helmswoman, […]
Double Shift CORE Returns for a Free Show at Barnevelder Shift is not only the name of CORE’s upcoming free show at Barnevelder on November 2 & 3, but aptly defines the current state of this remarkable Atlanta and Houston based dance organization founded by Sue Schroeder. Shift features work by Houston choreographer Leslie Scates, former company […]
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