High caliber Asian cultural performance by Dance of Asian America. Performance will include amazing new dances from all over China and surrounding countries. Each dance incorporated amazing costumes, exciting choreography and authentic music. Learn about cultures from the east through these fun dances. This is a wonderful family event and great for all ages. Hands-on […]
Ann is a no-holds-barred portrait of Ann Richards, the legendary governor of Texas. This inspiring and hilarious play brings us face to face with a complex, colorful and captivating character bigger than the state from which she hailed. Written by Emmy Award winner Holland Taylor, Ann takes a revealing look at the impassioned woman who […]
Stash and Burn: Comedians Who Make Art" is a multi-faceted art exhibition showcasing the artistic talents of comedians who have ventured into visual art. The exhibition will feature a curated selection of visual artworks created by the participating comedians: Kate Vance, Bob Morissey, Tess Vergult, George Brito, and Emily Peacock. Each artist will contribute pieces […]
ROCO’s Connections Series continues on February 10 as we give thanks for collaboration in “Simple Gifts,” bringing us to a new location at Rothko Chapel! Led by conductor Delyana Lazarova, experience Aaron Copland’s iconic tone poem Appalachian Spring in its original 13-piece version, paired with a World Premiere ROCO Commission by Season 18 Composer-In-Residence Adam Schoenberg, composed as a companion work scored for the same forces. Houston Contemporary Dance […]
Join Houston Contemporary Dance Company in their 1st ever immersive dance piece which takes place at the historic Heights Ironworks. Guest Choreographer, Nao Kusuzaki will create and explore the juxtaposition of Houston native, Barbra Jordan and acclaimed author, Harper Lee where the audience becomes part of an intimate gathering, immersed in the atmosphere of the […]
Join Houston Contemporary Dance Company in their 1st ever immersive dance piece which takes place at the historic Heights Ironworks. Guest Choreographer, Nao Kusuzaki will create and explore the juxtaposition of Houston native, Barbra Jordan and acclaimed author, Harper Lee where the audience becomes part of an intimate gathering, immersed in the atmosphere of the […]
Get in the Mardi Gras spirit with the definitive film on the history of the toe-tapping, foot-stomping music of French Southwest Louisiana, directed by the legendary Les Blank with Chris Strachwitz. I Went to the Dance features Cajun and Zydeco greats including Michael Doucet & BeauSoleil, Clifton Chenier, Marc & Ann Savoy, D.L. Menard, and […]
Café Femme Ven a compartir en sororidad y un lugar seguro para feministas. Es una reunión casual donde convergemos y unimos fuerzas para sentirnos emocionalmente apoyadas y simplemente saber que nos tenemos.
Shanna in a Dress is your quirky best friend who refuses to wear pants. She says what everyone has felt but no one else will say and you'll get an uncensored journey of clever humor and heartbreak, extreme candor, and a hefty side of entertainment at her shows. This witty wordsmith is known for taking […]
Join acclaimed Houston-based stage director Brad Dalton for this live dramatization of the medieval legend of Parsifal and the myth of the Grail, adapted from two great twelfth-century works – Perceval by Chrétien de Troyes, and Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach. Using simple theatrical means, five actors portray a cast of characters to tell this […]
No composer mines the depths of the human experience more fearlessly or wholeheartedly than Tchaikovsky, and his beloved Fifth Symphony surges with unbridled passion, candid emotion, and balletic grace on its journey from darkness to light. Houston Symphony Artistic Partner Itzhak Perlman leads these performances, which also feature treasured music from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and George […]
Deb and Sandy are auditioning Tim for the role of the Wolf in a production of The Three Little Pigs, but there’s a mysterious haze in the basement of the Mortier Civic Playhouse and that, in addition to interruptions from the director of ‘the Scottish play’ that’s having its opening night upstairs, is making things […]
