Learning to Listen Frame Dance Productions’ Ecouter There is a moment in Quiver, Frame Dance Productions’ latest dance-on-film, when four dancers reach their arms upwards, throats open, and turn around themselves in exquisite floor-length blue skirts. The quartet gives the impression of a contemporary American, twenty-first century interpretation of a whirling dervish. Quiver is made up of striking, pristine […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2013 Contact: Heather Epps Cell Phone: 310-780-0145 Email: info@GothicSouth.com Revolve Dance Company has been the subject of a documentary film team for three years and are now entering the final production phases with a Kickstarter campaign. HOUSTON, TX – The notion of raising $30,000 on Kickstarter in 34 days is daunting to […]
Hope Stone’s third and final performance of the 2012-2013 HopeWerks Season – Inside Out by Amy Llanes June 18, 2013- (Houston, Texas): Hope Stone, Inc announces the 2012-13 HopeWerks season’s third “works-in-progress”showing, Inside Out, by Amy Llanes. Inside Out, actively focused on Llanes’ artistic vision for Rednerrus Feil Dance Company (RFDC), was strongly influenced by Pablo Picasso’s quote, “Painting is just another way […]
Hope Stone Dance Company’s Season – 2013-2014 Jane Weiner’s company scales new heights with performances for all – children and adults, age no bar! June 11, 2013-(Houston, TX): Hope Stone Dance Company’s 2013-14 Season begins! Under the direction of Artistic Director Jane Weiner, this season consists of five exciting productions: i scream, Hope Stone Dance’s […]
Media Contact: Amy Pearl 713-526-1907 amy@hopestoneinc.org June 3, 2013-(Houston, TX): Hope Stone, Inc.’s website www.hopestoneinc.org recently got a makeover and the result is a fresh, more user-friendly site that allows for easier navigation and better showcases Hope Stone’s range of “Art for All” services. Created by rodneyonline.net, under the direction of Rodney Saenz, the website uses photos and […]
Watching the Dance Audience in the Park By Sara Draper I am not a dance reviewer, but here I am writing about Erin Reck’s 2:00pm dance happening at Hermann Park today, Up For Air. It is Saturday, May 18, 2013. Mainly, I want to recall observations of children and other accidental audience members who happened upon […]
By Misha Penton His frilly miniskirt swirls beneath a casual t-shirt. His eyes are lined in smoky shades of kohl, and his hair is cropped close in an auburn coif. A cabaret tune wafts through the dance space and he slinks in a barefoot, high-heeled pantomime, imaginary cigarette in hand. The next moment, he is […]
Liz Magic Laser and Nora Chipaumire at DiverseWorks Presenting experimental, provocative, performance-driven work is nothing new for DiverseWorks, and this month is no different. On second thought, it’s quite different — at least in terms of what audiences may have come to expect. First on the DiverseWorks calendar isTell Me What You Want To Hear, a video installation […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2013 Contact: Brit Wallis tel. 832-771-9797 brittany.wallis@gmail.com Shifting Spaces premieres at Barnevelder October 18-19, 2013 Shifting Spaces is an evocative, dance performance inspired by visual art, collage poetry, translucency, and fluidity. HOUSTON, TX- Shifting Spaces provides an evening of artistic collaboration through moving bodies and exquisite design with choreography by […]
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 […]
Recent Comments