Uptown Dance Company Breaks in New Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston with Dance Infusion 2015 By Claire Christine Spera Uptown Dance Company, led by Artistic Director Beth Gulledge-Brown, is opening its 2015-2016 season on a fresh note. Not only is the company and its associated pre-professional division premiering works as a part of Dance […]
The Dance Gallery Festival Returns to Sam Houston State and New York’s Ailey Citigroup Theater By Lydia Hance If there were an honorary doctorate in Resourcefulness, I believe we should give it to a dancer. As creatives, we are master problem solvers, specialists in making something meaningful with any challenge. The Dance Gallery Festival was […]
SPA Presents The Scottish Ballet in the Tennessee Williams Classic Taking on an iconic role from an American literary classic may seem like a daunting task, but Eve Mutso, principal dancer at Scottish Ballet, is relishing the experience of bringing to life Tennessee Williams’ Blanche DuBois, the fading Southern Belle of A Streetcar Named Desire. […]
By Claire Christine Spera When Lydia Hance founded Frame Dance Productions in May 2010, she wasn’t looking to develop just a vehicle for her choreography. “The idea of being an individual choreographer didn’t really excite me. I wanted a context and a community to build,” recounted Artistic Director Hance in a recent interview. Along with […]
CORE Performance Company responds to two Japanese art exhibitions with The Image Unfolds By Claire Christine Spera When the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston approached Artistic Director Sue Schroeder of CORE Performance Company to create a work of modern dance inspired by two upcoming Japanese-themed special exhibitions, she wholeheartedly embraced the project. Over the course […]
METdance and Apollo Chamber Players Mix Mediums By Nichelle Suzanne Collaboration between artists is derived by a certain alchemy – part methodical exploration and part magic. On April 10, Houston’s METdance venture a little experimental magic of their own when they come together for An Evening With Apollo Chamber Players. As the two Houston ensembles […]
Things have changed a lot in the last 20 years. Our phones. Airport security. The Internet. Something that has not changed one bit is Nancy Henderek’s commitment to presenting a feast of outstanding dance in Houston. Houston International Dance Coalition’s Dance Salad Festival, which she produces and curates annually, is celebrating its platinum anniversary this […]
By Nichelle Suzanne In the vast category of science-fiction subgenres, steampunk has been a little engine that could, chugging its way into mainstream pop culture for decades. March 27 it makes its way onto the Frenetic Theater stage as FrenetiCore presents Dancing with the Machine, a retro-futuristic narrative complete with steam-powered machines, other-worldly creatures, and […]
by Nichelle Suzanne A year ago, Jane Weiner and Hope Stone Inc. were on the hunt for a new studio space and on the edge of embarking on a capital campaign to support it. The lease for their space in the Tribeca Lofts on West Clay Street was ending and their need for, not just […]
Festivals are perfect for dance newbies—there’s generous variety, and you get to sample dance in small doses. It’s rare that parkour, ballet folkorico, classical Indian dance, and edgy contemporary can share a program, and those are only a handful of the styles presented by Dance Houston on February 21 at The Wortham Center’s Cullen Theater. […]
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