- William Betts is the new interim executive director at DiverseWorksPhoto by Fulton Davenport: PWL Studio
- Diane Barber will leave DiverseWorks at the end of SeptemberPhoto by Gary Fountain
- "City Council Meeting" by Aaron Landsman
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- Kim Stoilis of Bayou City Arts FestivalPhoto by Anthony Rathbun
- Bayou City Arts Festival
40th anniversary year
Festival shakeup: Kim Stoilis resigns as the Bayou City Art Festival's executivedirector
Aug 30, 2011 | 6:18 pm
- Artists in a production of "Cabaret" at the Dallas Theater CenterPhoto by Karen Almond/Dallas Theater Center/Facebook
- A scene from The Alley Theatre's production of "Wonderland"Photo by Michael Daniel
- The Alley TheatrePhoto by Alley Theatre
- Wyly Theater in DallasPhoto by Bryan Amann
Albee damned
Is Dallas theater suddenly eclipsing the Alley? The New York Times says yes
Aug 30, 2011 | 11:02 am
- "In "Witness to War" you feel you've entered the inner landscape of a great mindwho has witnessed too much. But what he's seen must be shared."Photo via Stadium Museum Houston/Facebook
- George GittoesPhoto by Dallas Kilponen
- "Witness to War"Photo via Stadium Museum Houston/Facebook
- "Witness to War"Photo via Stadium Museum Houston/Facebook
- Photo via Stadium Museum Houston/Facebook
- "Witness to War: George Gittoes"Photo via Stadium Museum Houston/Facebook
No one buys, no one can look away
The economics of art: George Gittoes bears Witness to a cultural dilemma intelling horrific truths
Aug 29, 2011 | 5:29 pm
- Come Fly Away brings together the music of Frank Sinatra and the creative visionof Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp. The show hits the Hobby Center April 10-15,2012 as part of the Gexa Energy Broadway at the Hobby Center 2011-2012 season.Original Broadway Cast © 2010, Joan Marcus
- Marc Bamuthi Joseph, "Life Is Living Festival: Chicago"Photo by Bethanie Hines
- Main Street Theater is looking forward to the most ambitious project in its36-year history: Tom Stoppard’s epic trilogy, The Coast of Utopia.
- Jermaine Spivey and Martin Schmidt of Matmos in Ayman Harper's The LID atDiverseWorks Jan. 13-14, 2012Photo by Tomi Paasonen
Don't Miss List
Fab arts faves include Stoppard trilogy, Sinatra dancing & music from Houston'sbrainiac twins
Aug 28, 2011 | 2:30 pm
State of the Arts
Why the arts are important: Houston arts leaders have their say
Aug 28, 2011 | 12:45 pm
- Tom Stoppard's "Utopia" trilogy won seven Tony Awards for its New Yorkproduction. Now Houston will become the first U.S. city outside of the Big Appleto stage all three productions.
- The Wonderettes are getting a sequel.
- Ensemble has a play about the Lotto's "luck."
- Main Street will put on one about a beloved quarterback who's committed a"senseless crime." Not that it's based on anyone in real life.
Beyond the biggies
Drama outside the District: From Stoppard to the vibrator play to QB crime,great theater stretches Houston's boundaries
Aug 27, 2011 | 4:36 pm
- Backstage tours at The Alley TheatrePhoto by John Everett
- Society for the Performing Arts brings The Flying Karamazov Brothers, minglingcomedy, acrobatics, juggling, dancing and music.
- There's many sides to Da Camera. At the open house, they bring on the jazz.
- At the Alley Theatre, guests can meet-and-greet with costumed performers, watcha stage combat demo and take a backstage tour.
- Houston BalletPhoto by Amitava Sarkar
- End the day with a bang. At Jones Hall at 4 p.m. the Houston Symphony closes thefestivities.Photo by Leah Polkowske
- Dominic Walsh Dance
- Houston Grand OperaPhoto by Felix Sanchez
- It's time to check in and win [http://gowalla.com/trips/133124] with CultureMapand Gowalla at Theater District Open House on Sunday!
- The Wortham Center is one of four locations you'll need to hit in order tocomplete CultureMap's Check-In & Win trip on Gowalla.
- The Hobby Center is also on your list.
- Complete the trip on Gowalla, and score amazing prizes and tickets toperformances and events in the Theater District!
A CultureMap Challenge
Take a trip: Check in on Gowalla at Theater District Open House and win big
Aug 27, 2011 | 5:27 am
- Continuum performance artist Jonatan LopezPhoto by Ed Schipul
- "Asweep" by Continuum member Emily SloanPhoto by Matthew Marand
- By Continuum member Jonatan Lopez, "Revolution"Photo by Rico Svaughn
Rare Birds
Continuum searches for transcendence — and performance art heaven — withiPerform
Aug 26, 2011 | 6:00 am
- Karol Bennett conducting High School Ahead Academy studentsPhoto by Chris Becker
- Educator Rickey Polidore and Walter Smith, curriculum manager for the ElementaryFine ArtsPhoto by Chris Becker
- From The Menil Collection exhibit, "The Whole World was Watching," Dan Budnik's"Waiting for the Bus"© 2010 Hester + Hardaway
- Joseph Dixon of D-Young Artists EnsemblePhoto via Art Reach
"I am not bored anymore"
Arts in the classroom improves student behavior and boosts creative learning,new study says
Aug 25, 2011 | 3:34 pm
- NobleMotion Dance artist Seth McPhail in "Splitting Night: An Evening of Danceand Light"Photo by Jacquelyne Boe
- NobleMotion dancers are covered in lights.Photo by Lynn Lane
- Artists Brittany Thetford, Jared Doster, Jesus Acosta and Shohei Iwahama ofNobleMotionPhoto by Jeremy Grandberry
- From Jacob's Pillow, Kidd Pivot in "Dark Matters"Photo by Dean Buscher
- NobleMotion's Brittany Thetford, Brit Wallis, Jesus Acosta and Shohei IwahamaPhoto by Lynn Lane
The Arthropologist
Jeremy Choate sees the light in dance collaboration with Noblemotion on PhotoBox D
Aug 25, 2011 | 2:59 pm
- UH Jazz Quartet played a number of sets during the open house the FIne ArtsQuadranglePhoto by William James Gerlich
- A demonstration of Chuck Ivy's video/electronic project kept people entertainedin between tours and performances in the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for theArts.Photo by William James Gerlich
- Glass Mountain's fiction editor Bret Forsberg read his latest short story to acrowd outside the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the ArtsPhoto by William James Gerlich
- Tour guides let groups into the Wortham Theatre for a behind the scenes look atthe stage.Photo by William James Gerlich
Sneak peek at fall season
UH Arts Open House gets school year off to a rousing start
Aug 24, 2011 | 10:11 pm
- Dasha Zhukova
- Houston panelists joined their Moscow counterparts in an international videoteleconference to tout the upcoming FotoFest Portfolio Review Russia.Photo by Clifford Pugh
Portfolio Review Russia
Dasha Zhukova touts FotoFest international photography review at Moscow-Houstonpress conference
Aug 24, 2011 | 2:22 pm
- Yuja Wang
- WindSyncPhoto by Roman Ponomariov
- Apollo Chamber Players
- Sharon Isbin and Mark O'Connor
- Clarinetist Nathan WilliamsPhoto courtesy of Nathan Williams
A Chamber of Possibilities
Naked classical music: Your guide to Houston's intimate side
Aug 22, 2011 | 3:55 pm
- I wouldn’t think of missing is "The Tiger Lillies" at the Wortham on Nov. 4,presented by the Society for the Performing Arts and DiverseWorks Art Space.Photo by Regis Hertrich
- It’s with great anticipation that I imagine what "Splitting Night," an entireevening of collaborative pieces by NobleMotion Dance and Choate, will offer onAug. 26 through Sept. 3 at Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex.
- A production I am particularly eager to see is the Houston Grand Opera'sproduction of Jürgen Flimm and Robert Israel’s version of Ludwig van Beethoven’s"Fidelio," which runs Oct. 28 through November at the Brown Theater in theWortham.Photo by Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Don't Miss List
Fall arts faves include collaborative ventures, distinctive operas & a touch ofscandal
Aug 21, 2011 | 7:37 pm
- Jaemi Blair Loeb and Richard Ford
The arts live on
New Heights Orchestra looks to Opera in the Heights and other regional companiesfor inaugural season inspiration
Aug 20, 2011 | 1:00 pm
- Ashley Browne and Andy Cook in Larry Keigwin's "Air"Photo by Tom Caravaglia
- Seán Patrick Judge and Paul Locklear in The Catastrophic Theatre's production ofMickle Maher's The StrangererPhoto by George D. Hixson
- Houston Ballet will debut at The Joyce Theater in New York City on Oct. 11-16with a program designed to showcase the company’s contemporary repertoire,featuring two pieces commissioned especially for Houston Ballet.Photo by Amitava Sarkar
- Nicholas Leschke, shown here with Mireille Hassenboehler, has moved on fromHouston Ballet to University of Houston to study civil engineering.Photo by Amitava Sarkar
- Paola Georgudis is a rising presence on Houston's dance scene.Photo by Lynn Lane
- Danielle Rowe as the Lilac Fairy and artists of the Houston Ballet in TheSleeping Beauty, choreographed by Ben StevensonPhoto by Amitava Sarkar
- Hana Sakai and Domenico Luciano in Dominic Walsh's WolfgantPhoto by Shikama Takashi
The Arthropologist
Season of change: Houston's fall performing arts scene generates excitement (anda few complaints)
Aug 19, 2011 | 9:02 am
- "Riverdance"Photo courtesy of Riverdance
- "Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles"
Just what Houston needs: "Rain"
Beatles tribute and Riverdance farewell tour added to Gexa Energy Broadwayseries
Aug 18, 2011 | 5:50 pm
- "Dewberry Patch"Photo by Katie Oxford
- Window at Tejas Antiques in Navasota, with painting "The Cotton Walk" by MollyBee Collins resting on chairPhoto by Katie Oxford
- Painting over doorway, "Grandma's Hands" by Molly BeePhoto by Katie Oxford
- "Mission in New Mexico" by Leon CollinsPhoto by Katie Oxford
- Leon with his "Madame Freeman," the first African-Americn business woman inNavasota, painted on hand-hooked rug made by Pat ShoemakePhoto by Katie Oxford
- "The Cotton Walk" by Molly Bee CollinsPhoto by Katie Oxford
- Leon's "As I Remember," with subjects Leon's great-great-grandmother (Big Mama)and her sister praying in the back yardPhoto by Katie Oxford
- "The Cotton Walk," detailPhoto by Katie Oxford
- Leon and Molly Bee's "Homestead Sunday," with Leon's work table below and BigMama's chair on the rightPhoto by Katie Oxford
- "Poak Salad" by Molly BeePhoto by Katie Oxford
- "Another Sweet Song," which Molly Bee and Leon painted togetherPhoto by Katie Oxford
Tattered Jeans
A life in colors: Inspired by Big Mama, a father and daughter duo launch anunlikely art career
Aug 18, 2011 | 1:10 pm
- Photo by Joel Luks
Art and About
Kissless in New York: It's darker than Glee and giving Houston actors anoff-Broadway adventure
Aug 17, 2011 | 7:02 pm
- Previous submission by Sue Liska
- Photo by Katy Anderson
- Retablo by Jean King
- Finished work by Jan Avery
- Dia de los Muerto Gala
Popular Metal
Art rush: Lawndale's Day of the Dead retablos go faster than ever, giving lifeto Houston creativity
Aug 17, 2011 | 12:56 pm