February, 2014

Houston MET Presents #womenfordance

Houston MET Presents #womenfordance

Press Contact: Kimberly Giannelli | Amber Henrie Kimberly@inthelights.net Amber@inthelights.net   HOUSTON MET PRESENTS #WOMENFORDANCE: AN EVENING TO CELEBRATE THE FEMALE DANCEMAKER  Kiki Lucas and Andrea Dawn Shelley Present World Premieres; Island Moving Company Presents Three Premieres HOUSTON, February 18, 2014 – The Houston Metropolitan Dance Company (MET Dance), Houston’s leading dance company known for its invigorating jazz and contemporary […]

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FrenetiCore Presents WIRED

FrenetiCore Presents WIRED

  FrenetiCore presents WIRED: Dance+Technology at Frenetic Theater, March 28-April 5. Streaming bodies. Athletic intelligence. A visual feast of choreographic surprises. WIRED is a series of individual screenshots roaming our current technological reality. Projection mapping, video, lighting, props, and sound effects merge seamlessly with raw, live movement. Emotion is illuminated through physical and technical design […]

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Vitacca Productions & Company Announces Vitacca Dance Project Winners of the 2014 Youth America Grand Prix Semi-Finals in Dallas

Vitacca Productions & Company Announces Vitacca Dance Project Winners of the 2014 Youth America Grand Prix Semi-Finals in Dallas

HOUSTON, TEXAS – February 20, 2014: Vitacca Productions & Company’s Artistic Director Kelly Ann Vitacca announces Vitacca Dance Project’s 2014 Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) Semi-Finals winners from the Dallas competition, Juliette Wooden and Evan Leigh Thornton. YAGP is known as one of the largest and most respected dance events in the world. It acts as […]

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Seven USA Premieres In Dance Salad Festival 2014

Seven USA Premieres In Dance Salad Festival 2014

HOUSTON, TX – The next Dance Salad Festival performances are scheduled for April 17, 18 and 19, 2014, 7:30 PM at the Wortham Center, Cullen Theater. Now celebrating the 19th anniversary season in Houston and the 22nd season since its inception in Brussels, Belgium, Dance Salad Festival promises another gathering of world-class performers. Famous in their […]

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Dana Nicolay’s New Company Reacquaints Houston With Past Works

Dana Nicolay’s New Company Reacquaints Houston With Past Works

If you’ve been watching dance in Houston for less than a decade, it is possible the name Dana Nicolay won’t ring a bell. Nicolay’s company, Nicolay Dance Works, brings Timeline to The Barn (formerly Barnevelder Movement/Arts) February 28 and March 1. Those longer acquainted may recall that Nicolay first arrived as a Houston Ballet apprentice […]

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HSPVA Spring Dance Concert

HSPVA Spring Dance Concert

HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT’S THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS 4001 STANFORD STREET – HOUSTON, TEXAS 77006-4998 – 713-942-1965   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Janie Carothers   713-942-1965 The High School for Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) Dance Department presents the Concert Dancers in the HSPVA SPRING DANCE CONCERT Thursday, MARCH […]

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Learn To Swing Dance At 18th Annual Lindyfest

Learn To Swing Dance At 18th Annual Lindyfest

HOUSTON, TEXAS –   The Houston Swing Dance Society hosts one of the most popular four-day Lindy Hop events in the country called Lindyfest.  In 2014, HSDS will celebrate its 18th annual Lindyfest by bringing together dancers from around the world for a diverse set of performances and workshop activities open to the public. Beginners get […]

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Of Love and Hip-Hop: Dance Houston’s 12th Annual Festival

Of Love and Hip-Hop: Dance Houston’s 12th Annual Festival

Photos by  James Wiseman, Reefpix.org The annual Dance Houston festival has been a successful platform for emerging dance companies and new choreographers for the past decade. Sonkiss’d Dance Theater made one of its first public appearances at last year’s festival, and this season’s larger company followed through on that promise of good things to come. The […]

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Dominic Walsh Dance Theater Announces Dance Film Project

Dominic Walsh Dance Theater Announces Dance Film Project

Press/Public Contact Information: Ashley Dennis 713-652-3938 adennis@dwdt.org www.dwdt.org Dominic Walsh Dance Theater Announces Dance Film Project  HOUSTON—Contemporary ballet company, Dominic Walsh Dance Theater (DWDT) is producing a narrative dance film in cooperation with Asia Society Texas Center. The premiere screening of the film will be followed by a live performance featuring the film’s lead dancers […]

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Dance Houston Hosts 12th Annual Festival

Dance Houston Hosts 12th Annual Festival

Dance Houston Hosts 12th Annual Festival  HOUSTON, TEXAS – Dance Houston, known for its innovative and multi-cultural programming, brings the area’s most talented and diverse dance companies together at their 12th Annual Festival.Roughly 18 professional and amateur dance companies were hand-selected to perform at Wortham Theater on Saturday, February 8 at 8:00 p.m., with proceeds supporting […]

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