July, 2019

Valuing Dance: A Response and a Reflection

Valuing Dance: A Response and a Reflection

Karen Stokes July 25, 2019  Shout out to my colleague David Dorfman, whom I respect greatly on multiple levels, for putting out an interesting article on the question of valuing dance: “Is Dance Underfunded Because It’s Undervalued,” July 23, 2019, Dance Magazine. This continues to be something we in dance need to discuss, and it […]

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Mind The Gap 11.0

Mind The Gap 11.0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mollie Haven Miller Executive Director Dance Source Houston 713.224.3262 mollie@dancesourcehouston.org Dance Source Houston Presents Mind The Gap 11.0 HOUSTON, TX July 24, 2019 – The 2019-2020 season opens with Mind The Gap 11.0, presented by Dance Source Houston (DSH) on August 13 at Midtown Art & Theater Center Houston (MATCH). The […]

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Closing the Loop: Jefferson Pinder’s Fire and Movement

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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5 Pieces of Candy

5 Pieces of Candy

Hope Stone Dance presents 5 Pieces of Candy Inspired by the Moody Center for the Arts’ Recent Exhibits by Tacita Dean and Gillian Wearing HOUSTON, TX (July 17, 2019) – Hope Stone Dance (HSD) presents 5 Pieces of Candy,an evening at the Moody Center for the Arts inspired by recent exhibitions of works by artists […]

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Jefferson Pinder: Fire and Movement

Jefferson Pinder: Fire and Movement

Public Performance July 11, 2019 (Houston, TX, June 20, 2019)- This summer, DiverseWorks is pleased to announce the premiere of Fire and Movement, a newly commissioned public performance by Chicago-based artist Jefferson Pinder. WHEN & WHERE Thursday, July 11, 2019 (rain or shine) 7:00 PM – Performance begins near Detering St. and Washington Ave 9:30 […]

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Gentle/Men – John Beasant and Dancers

Gentle/Men – John Beasant and Dancers

The notion of men dancing is often met with mixed reactions, not equally positive and negative. In too many cases, a presumption of homosexuality is made—and indeed, there is a history of prominent gay male dancers. Many male dancers report the awkwardness of often being the only male in a dance class, or at least […]

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