By Adam Castaneda The tradition of organized al fresco art watching goes all the way back to the ancient Greek prosceniums but on October 18, choreographer Karen Stokes staged an outdoor site-specific work that could have only have happened here in Houston. Stokes’ Sunset at White Oak transformed Allen’s Landing, a little known alcove of […]
By Adam Castaneda Site-specific dance works do not just offer choreographers the opportunity to create beyond the parameters of the proscenium stage, but they also provide the chance to imbue locations with new meaning and mine layers of unexplored character. But what happens when the site of choice is the Orange Show Monument, a location […]
By Claire Christine Spera NobleMotion Dance makes things look easy, in the best way possible. Co-Artistic Directors Andy Noble and Dionne Sparkman Noble’s choreography may be astoundingly athletic, fast-paced, driving; but the company of 10 sure-footed dancers makes it all look like a breeze. In their latest production, Storm Front: Experience the Elements, that […]
JESSICA MACFARLANE Reprinted via Arts+Culture TX. The Barnstorm Dance Festival washed over downtown Houston for three weekends, May 28 – June 13, kicking off the sultry summer for dance fans. For its inaugural performances at The Barn, presented by Dance Source Houston, dancers and choreographers from in and around Texas were invited […]
By Nancy Wozny Houston Ballet touched on all the elements in their final mixed repertory of the season, with Stanton Welch’s Zodiac explaining the heavens, Jiří Kylián’s Svadebka bringing us down to earth for an austere wedding, in a barn no less, and finally, Mark Morris’ all air delicacy in The Letter V. The fire […]
by Neil Ellis Orts NobleMotion Dance has been a centerpiece of the Houston dance scene since they started producing work in 2009. Known for their tightly choreographed athleticism and use of technology they always bring a bit of spectacle to the stage. Teaming up with Musiqa for an evening in Zilkha Hall, the Hobby […]
Dana Nicolay’s True Story Dances by Lydia Hance If variety is the spice of life, then Beyond! by Nicolay Dance Works, performed on March 6 and 7, 2015 at The Barn, was muy calliente. Artistic Director Dana Nicolay has had an impressive performance career, dancing with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Contemporary Dancers Canada, and Houston […]
Belly Dance 2.0 Dance From the Heart’s Empowerment Gathering By Lydia Hance If you were to ask me what it’s like to watch a woman descend into the splits with three foot swords balanced on her head, I could tell you. It’s impressive. I found out because Dance from the Heart celebrated their 10th Anniversary […]
021 Urban Songline at the Blaffer Art Museum A group of dancers commandeered Blaffer Art Museum on Nov. 18, led by Houston improvisation legend Leslie Scates and University of Houston’s School of Theatre & Dance faculty Karen Stokes, Teresa Chapman and Becky Valls. The event, called, 021 Urban Songline, was part of Buildering: Misbehaving the […]
This year’s Dance Gallery Festival felt like going through a break-up, complete with bitterness, anger, fear, and the sweet memories that you must contextualize among the darkness. I was left wondering who had the power and, more importantly, how do you get it? Brute force, coercion, rewards, fear… power takes effect in various forms. […]
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