This exhibition presents the innovative art made by the Greek-born artist Chryssa (1933–2013) while she was living in New York City from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Renowned for her adoption of industrial process, found commercial materials and early work with neon light, she stands at the forefront of American art in the […]
In his exhibition as the Art League Houston (ALH), 2023 Texas Artist of the Year, Vincent Valdez examines memory and remembrance from both personal and cultural perspectives. His installation piece, Siete Dias/Seven Days, features an installation of twenty-one banners suspended from the gallery's ceiling that showcase a handful of the over 150,000 individuals who have […]
UST Dance and Houston MET come together this fall to bring you our Fall Master Class Series, open to all intermediate-advanced level dancers! Modern-based dance teachers from the community will join us for the first Friday of each month starting in September to bring the Houston dance community a unique combination of Master classes. Drop-in […]
Both perversely pleasurable and pleasurably perverse, Jordan Strafer’s videos are absurd, fantastical, humorous, and, at times, violent meditations on power and the uniquely human capacity to inflict violence, be it physical, psychological, or both. The artist’s first solo museum exhibition, Jordan Strafer: Trilogy presents Strafer’s recent trilogy of videos PEP (Process Entanglement Procedure) (2019), SOS […]
Don’t miss your chance to hear “the hottest artist on the classical music planet” (The New York Times), live in concert when international superstar Lang Lang joins the orchestra for Saint-Saëns’s flashy Piano Concerto No. 2. Plus, Music Director Juraj Valcuha leads Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and music of Betsy Jolas.
Estimated runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes with no intermission. Peter returns to his twenty-year high-school reunion with dreams of winning back Kari, the girl he left behind after an unexpected pregnancy ended their relationship. Standing in Peter's way is Kari's bitter-as-ever resentment, her husband and the fact that Peter still hasn't grown up. […]
Apollo's 16th season begins with a musical commentary on the “reasoning” behind book censorship and control, with nods to notable books that have been banned historically. Genre-fusing composer and flutist Allison Loggins-Hull, Composer Fellow for the Cleveland Orchestra, and Houston-based composer Mark Buller join Apollo for a program all-too resonant with our social and political […]
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Don't miss out on the Official 7th Annual Nigeria Cultural Parade & Festival bringing the fun and beauty of Nigerian culture to Downtown Houston on Saturday, October 7, 2023. Secure your free ticket now.Celebration starts at 10:00 AM near the Toyota Center followed by a festival at Root Memorial Park. Come on and join us […]
Diabelli 200 Explorer is the interactive website accompanying Anthony Brandt’s February 24-25 premiere of Diabelli 200, commissioned by Performing Arts Houston for their New/Now performance series. This virtual component explores the historic and neuroscience inspiration behind this new work, which was developed in collaboration with University of Houston neuroscientist Dr. Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal. In 1819, […]
