Vanessa Cerda-Alonzo's "Por Simple Ser Mujer" (Just for Being a Woman) capturedhow women at Baker-Ripley imagined themselves inside and out.
Photo by Anthony Rathbun
Powerhouse musical force LiveSoul blues troupe closed the musicale with fivefervent high-decibel songs inspired by Kashmere Gardens Elementary School andcommunity.
Photo by Anthony Rathbun
The chatter in the post-concert reception indicated that those present weretouched by the sharing of personal stories and were curious to track down whatelse is hidden in the document archives of Home and Place.
Photo by Anthony Rathbun
Sandra Bernhard hopes that these creative conversations can be permanentlyetched in the spirit of the community.
Director Kelly Ann Vitacca has launched Vitacca Productions & Company, anambitious plan, including impressive guest artists, choreographic fellowships,community outreach performances and open master classes.
Photo by Eric Hester
At 17, Houston Chamber Choir is the oldest professional choir in Houston.Artistic director Robert Simpson leads the group.
Photo by Jeff Grass
Executive director Rich Levy marvels at Inprint's impact on the Houston writingcommunity. The organization recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.
Photo by Felix Sanchez
UH Cynthia Wood Mitchell Center plans to celebrates two anniversaries. Here is ascene from the Heart Chamber Orchestra, collaboration with the Aurora PictureShow.
Photo by Antti Ahonen
Da Camera celebrates its 25th anniversary with a shiny new composition by PierreJalbert next month.
Photo by David A. Brown
Don't let the age of Frame Dance Productions fool you. Founder Lydia Hance hasmade her mark in two years. Here, Brit Wallis, Jacquelyne Boe, Ashley Horn,Kristen Frankiewicz and Alex Soares perform Context.
Photo by Bruce Aleksander
Classical Theatre Company is nearly five but is very precocious. Here's a scenefrom the inaugural production from fall of 2008: Shylock, the Jew of Veniceadapted from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.
The Capital One Bank Theater District Open House, set for noon to 4 p.m. Sunday,is your opportunity to amuse-bouche what's aesthetically delicious during the2012-13 arts calendar.
Photo by Fayza A. Elmostehi
The free event hosts many performances, backstage tours and meet-and-greets withartists. Crafty activities suitable for children and the young at heart includea costume trunk and a musical instrument petting zoo.A cast member from STOMP, presented by Society for the Performing Arts, willoffer interactive performances.
Photo by Oleg Micheyev
Houston Symphony's big musical splash at 4 p.m. crowns Theater District OpenHouse.
Lumpkin believes that pairing Spamalot (pictured here) with Camelot as part ofTUTS' new season is brilliant
Bruce Lumpkin, the new creative director at TUTS
Lumpkin directed the TUTS production of White Christmas.
Photo by Bruce Bennett
Lumpkin also directed the TUTS production of Miss Saigon.
Photo by Chris Bennion
Lumpkin believes that expanding smaller productions to the smaller Zilkha Hallin the Hobby Center, pictured here, will help TUTS grow. Its large productionsare shown at Sarofirm Hall at Hobby.
LAYOVER: Houston Airport System Portable Art Collection Preview at AllianceGallery is a small assemblage that comprises 10 paintings, sculptures andmixed-media pieces that represent roughly 15 percent of Houston Airport System'sgrowing Portable Art Collection.
Mary Helene Gagneux's kiln-formed glass piece, Harmonius Void, has a strikingpresence, yet the undulating navy blue shades soften the otherwise imposing,decisive shape.
A vibrant plexiglass sculpture by Jonathan Leach layers harsh geometry withintensely hued rhythmical lines.
Suchu Dance artists in Ella Paradise, with light design by Jeremy Choate
Photo by Lorie Garcia
Jacquelyne Boe is bathed in Jeremy Choate's lighting design for Photo Box D inSplitting the Night, choreographed by Andy Noble and Dionne Sparkman Noble.
Delicia Harvey, Aurora Picture Show's executive director, is moving on from thealternative media presenter.
She joins her husband, videographer John Carrithers, in helping run the family'sbusiness, Carrithers Studio.
Associate director Rachel Blackney take on the role, with support from curatorMary Magsamen, media arts instructor and video archivist Camilo Gonzalez,membership and administrative associate Jessica Knapp and facilities manager GuyHarrison.
A current photo of the former Cleburne Cafeteria building which DiverseWorksplans to make its new home
Photo by Joel Luks
After 20 years of offering alternative visual and performance arts programmingin its just north-of-downtown loft-like warehouse, DiverseWorks ArtSpace ispreparing to move on.
ROCO's 2012-13 season, titled "Feast Your Ears," is a tuneful banquet, somethingthat the group's subscribers have become accustomed to since the orchestra'sinception in 2005.
Photo by David Brown
Founder and oboist Alecia Lawyer's goal in programming concerts is to allow theconductor, soloist and orchestra to bring something personal to audiences.
Spanish maestro Josep Caballe-Domenech, last seen with the Texas Music Festivalthis summer, hones in on Argentine works by Arriaga, Ginastera and Turina at theopening concert on Oct. 6-7.
Conductor Andre Raphel, music director of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, leadsthe final concert on April 20-21.
Misha Penton with the cast of Klytemnestra at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.Meredith Harris, from left, Kyle Evans, Misha Penton and Meg Brooker
Photo by Dave Nickerson
Melissa Toogood and Marcie Munnerlyn performing at G Gallery as part 104 WorkWeeks: On Tour With the Merce Cunningham Dance Company: The Drawings of KennethE. Parris III
Photo by Alex Barber
Former Merce Cunningham Dance Company member Marcie Munnerlyn performing at GGallery as part 104 Work Weeks: On Tour With the Merce Cunningham Dance Company:The Drawings of Kenneth E. Parris III
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The Bridge Club, Natural Resources, live performance and installation atLawndale Art Center in 2010