Estimated runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes with no intermission. Now 80 years old, André was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter, Anne, and her husband, Antoine. Or was André an engineer, whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre? The thing is, he is still wearing his […]
Concert by Monzer Hourani and the Moores School Symphony Orchestra
The UH School of Theatre & Dance is excited to present the eleventh annual 10-Minute Play Festival! This popular showcase highlights some of the best new work from our B.F.A. playwrights, as well as one curated piece selected from our national 10- minute play contest.
University of Houston Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts School of Theater & Dance (SoTD) presents its annual spring dance concert, “Ensemble Dance Works,” at Lyndall Finley Wortham Theater on the UH Central Campus on April 26 – 28, 2024. “Ensemble Dance Works” features works choreographed by the UH dance program faculty and guest […]
Estimated runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes with no intermission. Andre is an elderly man who is struggling with memory loss and confusion as he ages. Through shifting perceptions of reality, he grapples with the loss of his sense of self and the people around him. THE FATHER questions the nature of identity, memory, […]
He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Austin. It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. […]
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 […]
The Catastrophic Theatre presents the Regional Premiere of Sarah Kane’s CLEANSED “LOVE ME OR KILL ME” In her brief boundary breaking career, Sarah Kane’s work prompted the term “a theatre of extremes,” yet CLEANSED comes soaked through with hope. Explosively aching, hauntingly poetic, and disarmingly tender, Kane delivers a fever-dream fable of unimaginable brutality and […]
THE TONY AWARD®-WINNING MUSICAL! HER LIFE. THE STORY. THE LEGEND. Superstars come and go. Cher is forever. For six decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture — breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries, and letting nothing and no one stand in her way. This is her story, and it’s packed with so much […]
One of the best-reviewed Mexican films in recent times, the Gotham and Independent Spirit Awards–nominated Tótem centers on 7-year-old Sol, who is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for her father’s birthday party, organized by her mother, aunts, and other relatives. As the day goes on, building to an event both anticipated and dreaded, […]
A Friendly Game of Basketball in John M. O’Quinn Gallery is a solo exhibition by 2023/2024 Artist Studio Program participant Tay Butler. This multi-media exhibition presents Butler’s research of and art engagement with basketball’s racial history and contemporary anti-Black issues. Through various media—including installation, painting, drawing, photography, collage, music, and performance—Butler creates a multi-sensory environment […]
Join us for an introductory meeting at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum to discover the rewarding world of museum docents. Our experienced trainers will guide you through the museum’s rich narratives, history, and docent manual. This event is free and open to the public!
How can we recognize the shadowy side of a spiritual endeavor? Spirituality is an inherent human dimension, full of potential and transformation. However, since everything and anything can become spiritualized, it can become a murky and dangerous landscape. In this seminar, through the myth of Sisyphus and Celtic and Norse tales of the Selkie, we […]
“500añosdesilencio | El Lado Oculto de la Luna” by Karen Navarro is a visual art exhibition that takes on a profound journey of reclamation and reconnection with the artist’s Indigenous heritage. Through a diverse array of mediums and a with a focus on the concept of beauty, this exhibition tells a unique story of resilience […]
Spring into COLORS IN BLOOM at Color Factory! Leave your winter blues behind and take a stroll through its newly refreshed, blossoming Confetti Accumulation. Houstonians will be immersed in larger-than-life bluebonnets inspired by Houston’s iconic first sign of spring. And, of course, Color Factory will have a few surprises budding, too! Tickets are available for […]
Asia Society Texas is pleased to present Rafael Domenech and Tomas Vu Heat Silhouette, the organization’s first public art installation. This collaboration between Cuban American artist Rafael Domenech and Vietnamese American artist Tomas Vu assumes the form of a dynamic outdoor pavilion with two stages, occupying AST’s 13,000-square-foot lot at the intersection of Oakdale and Caroline Streets in the heart […]
Join us for a captivating workshop led by talented dancer and artist Kim Requesto, where you’ll discover the grace and beauty of Pangalay (“Gift offering” or “temple of dance” in Sanskrit), the traditional ethnic “fingernail” dance of the Tausūg people of the Philippines and Malaysia. The dance is characterized by elegant hand and wrist movements […]
“Resilience Rising: Navigating Earth’s Challenges” is a thought-provoking art exhibition that delves into the urgent need for awareness and preparedness in the face of environmental risks. Through various artistic mediums, the project confronts issues such as the climate crisis, flooding, food deserts, hurricanes and tropical storms, environmental justice, and electricity disruption. The exhibition aims to […]
February 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024 From award-winning paintings to vintage bronco bull riding photos, this HLSR exhibit complements the rodeo season in February and the Texas History Month in March. This exhibit represents the cowboy spirit across Houston’s main heritages and is a big part of Houston history! Rodeo culture brings nearly all […]
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum’s new rotating exhibition, The Blue Helmets in Action, focuses on the 93rd Infantry Division, the first African American combat division to be activated during World War II. The purpose of the exhibition is to educate visitors about this historically overlooked Army division. The exhibition follows the formation of The Blue Helmets, […]
“The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection” celebrates the achievements and contributions of Black Americans from 1595 to present day. Considered one of the most comprehensive surveys of African American history and culture outside the Smithsonian Institution, the exhibition of the same name features the shared treasures amassed by Shirley and Bernard Kinsey during […]
‘Xu Bing: Word Alchemy’ assembles more than 50 of Xu Bing’s most important woodcut prints, videos, drawings, installations, and other ephemera representing almost 50 years of the artist’s creative output. Starting with Xu’s early engagements with social realism and Western art historical traditions alike, the exhibition charts the evolution of the artist’s linguistic experiments which […]
“Linked by Love” delves into the complexities of transplantation, family dynamics, and the intricate history of Black Americans with the medical establishment. Through laughter, tears, and moments of revelation, this poignant story explores themes of love, resilience, and the pursuit of second chances. The film is presented by Houston Methodist and Mendez National Institute of […]
Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage is the first major museum exhibition devoted to exploring the breadth and complexity of Black identity and experiences in the United States through collage. Works by multiple generations of living artists examine concepts such as cultural hybridity, gender fluidity, historical memory, and notions of beauty and power. By assembling […]
Katrina Moorhead’s (of) Everything Island is an assembly of evocative sculptural objects interacting with one another in the main gallery. Building off Moorhead’s sensitivity to materials’ potential for expansive storytelling, these objects explore places where the veil between the real and the otherworldly is thin and porous. The works reimagine aspects of the natural world, […]
Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow is the artist’s first solo museum presentation in the United States. Across an installation, a video, and a series of commissioned sculptures, Erlanger continues her decade-long disruption of the “semiotics of suburbia.” In her practice, Erlanger thinks of the home as a greater ecosystem containing not only houses but […]
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence showcases Kehinde Wiley’s new, monumental body of work, with large-scale paintings and sculptures of men and women in repose. Through his work, with detailed portrayals of Black and Brown individuals, the artist confronts the silence surrounding systemic violence and injustice. In this body of work, Wiley uses the visual […]
In the summer of 1905, Henri Matisse and André Derain embarked on a creative partnership that would change the course of French painting. The two painters experimented with daring directions in energetic bursts of color, form, and structure that eventually led to a boldly inventive artistic language known as Fauvism (from the French fauve, or […]
The Frida Festival is entering its 19th year and originated in the East End of Houston, TX. Our 2018 – 2023 festivals had over 30,000 attendees and were held in various locations including the Hardy & Nance Studios, Navigation Esplanade and Discovery Green. This year the celebrations will expand to various locations & events throughout […]
Ruth Asawa Through Line is the first exhibition to focus on the artist’s lifelong drawing practice. The exhibition presents drawings, collages, & sketchbooks alongside stamped prints, paperfolds, & more, showing the breadth of Asawa’s innovative practice.
“Abstraction after Modernism: Recent Acquisitions” highlights work made by succeeding generations of artists who forged new paths in their approaches to non-representational art. The exhibition brings together acquisitions made by the Menil over the past fifteen years, including work by Agnes Denes, Suzan Frecon, Sam Gilliam, Ellsworth Kelly, Rick Lowe, and Richard Serra.
The Menil Collection will open “Janet Sobel: All-Over” on February 23, 2024, featuring some thirty paintings and drawings made by artist Janet Sobel (1893–1968). This exhibition, the first to focus on Sobel’s highly accomplished and influential abstract paintings, will explore the artist’s work as one of the first to pioneer a new approach to modern […]
Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years. Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, […]
The O’Kane Gallery at the University of Houston-Downtown is proud to present its annual Student Art Exhibition featuring art from University of Houston-Downtown students created in studio art courses during the past academic year. UHD offers studio course work in Figure Drawing, Painting, Watercolor, Graphic Novel, Mural Design, Computer Graphic Design, Photography, and other special […]
Potentia // Actualitas is a collaborative, immersive installation that explores the potential and actualized complexities of natural intelligence through lens-based media, found objects and ready-mades in a site-specific installation. The lens-based works record iterations of light, space and water surrounding a central structure created from organic matter, rusted artifacts, glass, and construction materials. Running throughout […]
During your tour of three historic houses that tell Houston’s stories from plantation to emancipation, the talented actor brings the hardships of slavery and the victory of freedom to life in dramatic reenactments. The historical script was written by Martha Whiting-Goddard, Reverend Jack Yates’ great granddaughter, who lived in the Yates House that was relocated […]
Winner of the Best Documentary Award at the Berlin, Chicago, and Morelia film festivals, the latest work by Mexican-Salvadoran Tatiana Huezo (Prayers for the Stolen) is an epic, intimate, and lyrical portrayal of life set in a small rural mountain village. In The Echo, teenagers take care of their elders and tend to the sheep. […]
INSTRUCTOR: Rebecca Spears TIME: Saturday, April 27, 1:00–4:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, April 21. After Sunday, April 21: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Online via Zoom LEVEL: All […]
Learn tools for opening our hearts using different methods, including awareness of breath, visualization, sound, and movement. Discover how the Tibetan understanding of well-being can enrich our mind-body practices, and our everyday lives. In the face of difficulties – a decision we don’t want to make, a conversation we might be dreading – it’s natural […]
The UH School of Theatre & Dance is excited to present the eleventh annual 10-Minute Play Festival! This popular showcase highlights some of the best new work from our B.F.A. playwrights, as well as one curated piece selected from our national 10- minute play contest.
The Symphonic Winds is the University of Houston’s second concert ensemble, conducted by Cameron Kubos. The Symphonic Winds is dedicated to performing the highest level of standard literature as well as new music for concert band and performs concerts throughout the year. The group regularly performs around the Houston area and has performed at the […]
THE TONY AWARD®-WINNING MUSICAL! HER LIFE. THE STORY. THE LEGEND. Superstars come and go. Cher is forever. For six decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture — breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries, and letting nothing and no one stand in her way. This is her story, and it’s packed with so much […]
In this witty and incisive comedy, Professor Marcelo Pena (Marcelo Subiotto) finds himself on the cusp of being named head of the philosophy department at the Public University of Buenos Aires, following the death of his esteemed mentor. However, the long-awaited moment of triumph is upended when the charming and renowned Professor Rafael Sujarchuk (Leonardo […]
ROCO welcomes back conductor JoAnn Falletta, as the full 40-piece chamber orchestra shines in works of luminous orchestral color and creativity, including three premieres! Glimpse a vision of paradise in the third and final movement of Richard Danielpour’s Symphony in Three Movements After the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, experience the bold sounds of Conni Ellisor’s consortium-commissioned A Woman Without […]
The assured debut feature by Sebastián Peña Escobar is an unexpected buddy comedy and road movie presented in the form of a documentary. The Last Ones follows three skeptical ecologists on their journey to Paraguay’s last virgin forests, engaging in passionate debates about the future of our species. As a massive wildfire threatens the area, […]
Our FREE Level 0 class is a fun, no-pressure way to try improv! This weekly 30-minute class lets you get a taste of Station’s improv training program, and it’s a great way to spend a Friday night! Level 0 students will receive a $25 discount code for our nine-week Level 1 – Fundamentals of Improv […]
HITS Theatre presents CATS: Young Actors Edition Starring students in grades 6-9 Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Based on ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’ by T.S. Eliot Directed & Choreographed by Dana Lewis* Music Directed by Dr. Kyle Kindred Assistant Choreographed by Miles Marmolejo *SDC The Choreographer is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS […]
The Cultural Center “Our Texas” is thrilled to announce a captivating concert event featuring the exceptionally talented Vladа Brofman. This one-night-only performance, titled “I Love – Therefore I Sing!”, promises to be an extraordinary journey through the melodies and rhythms of world music, showcasing Brofman’s versatile talent and passion for the art. Saturday, April 27 […]
In Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age, he covers all the bases: sex, death and bacchanalia, with a set list as eclectic as the man himself. Songs from Cabaret authors Kander and Ebb blend with contemporary favourites and even a self-penned paean against plastic surgery. ‘I am literally the only person on American TV […]
Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of The Heritage Society and the 125th Anniversary of Sam Houston Park, The Heritage Society and Friends of River Oaks Theatre present a movie that showcases Houston’s culture in the 1980s at a free showing of Urban Cowboy (PG), with dancing and live country music. Guests can dance in the park […]
Join us for international dance day and come celebrate 6 years of Momentum with SMCDT! Artists of Social Movement Contemporary Dance Theater will preview work by Founding Artistic Director, Elijah Alhadji Gibson and Guest, Hutch Hagendorf. In addition, music by Houston’s own DJ Stramango and food by Chef Fadi Odeh, competitor on The Food Network […]
Estimated runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes with no intermission. Now 80 years old, André was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter, Anne, and her husband, Antoine. Or was André an engineer, whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre? The thing is, he is still wearing his […]
Experience a mesmerizing concert featuring the Moores School of Music’s Wind Ensemble as they showcase the pinnacle of standard and new concert band literature, uniting music enthusiasts from all backgrounds!
The Houston Chamber Choir has a long tradition of engaging distinguished guest conductors from around the world. This season we needed to look no further for such a guest than the University of Houston’s Director of Choral Activities, Dr. Betsy Cook Weber. Well-known beyond the University as the former Director of the Houston Symphony Chorus, Dr. Weber […]
There will be hell to pay640 girls in Italy, 231 in Germany, 100 in France, 91 in Turkey, 1,003 in Spain. As the servant Leporello famously sings in his “Catalogue aria,” the eponymous fiend in Mozart’s sublime tragicomedy Don Giovanni has already been very busy when he beds the engaged Anna and then kills her father in […]
Estimated runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes with no intermission. Andre is an elderly man who is struggling with memory loss and confusion as he ages. Through shifting perceptions of reality, he grapples with the loss of his sense of self and the people around him. THE FATHER questions the nature of identity, memory, […]
The spring concert features original dance theatre by faculty and guest artists as performed by our pre-professional dance company, the UH Dance Ensemble. This show is an annual audience favorite! […]
The UH School of Theatre & Dance is excited to present the eleventh annual 10-Minute Play Festival! This popular showcase highlights some of the best new work from our B.F.A. playwrights, as well as one curated piece selected from our national 10- minute play contest.
University of Houston Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts School of Theater & Dance (SoTD) presents its annual spring dance concert, “Ensemble Dance Works,” at Lyndall Finley Wortham Theater on the UH Central Campus on April 26 – 28, 2024. “Ensemble Dance Works” features works choreographed by the UH dance program faculty and guest […]
He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Austin. It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. […]
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 […]
The Catastrophic Theatre presents the Regional Premiere of Sarah Kane’s CLEANSED “LOVE ME OR KILL ME” In her brief boundary breaking career, Sarah Kane’s work prompted the term “a theatre of extremes,” yet CLEANSED comes soaked through with hope. Explosively aching, hauntingly poetic, and disarmingly tender, Kane delivers a fever-dream fable of unimaginable brutality and […]
THE TONY AWARD®-WINNING MUSICAL! HER LIFE. THE STORY. THE LEGEND. Superstars come and go. Cher is forever. For six decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture — breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries, and letting nothing and no one stand in her way. This is her story, and it’s packed with so much […]
Tierra del Fuego, Chile, 1901. Three horsemen embark on an expedition, tasked with securing a wealthy landowner’s vast property. Accompanying a British lieutenant and an American mercenary is a mestizo marksman, who comes to realize the true mission is to violently “remove” the Indigenous population. A visceral reckoning with national myth, The Settlers is a […]
On Saturday, April 27th, The Philly Soul Sound Show is pulling up its classic patchwork bell-bottomed pant and dusting off its platformed sole for another go-round. So, get ready with us, Community Music Center of Houston, as we present the music of the late 60s and 70s created by producers Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and […]
Asia Society Texas is pleased to present Rafael Domenech and Tomas Vu Heat Silhouette, the organization’s first public art installation. This collaboration between Cuban American artist Rafael Domenech and Vietnamese American artist Tomas Vu assumes the form of a dynamic outdoor pavilion with two stages, occupying AST’s 13,000-square-foot lot at the intersection of Oakdale and Caroline Streets in the heart […]
“Resilience Rising: Navigating Earth’s Challenges” is a thought-provoking art exhibition that delves into the urgent need for awareness and preparedness in the face of environmental risks. Through various artistic mediums, the project confronts issues such as the climate crisis, flooding, food deserts, hurricanes and tropical storms, environmental justice, and electricity disruption. The exhibition aims to […]
‘Xu Bing: Word Alchemy’ assembles more than 50 of Xu Bing’s most important woodcut prints, videos, drawings, installations, and other ephemera representing almost 50 years of the artist’s creative output. Starting with Xu’s early engagements with social realism and Western art historical traditions alike, the exhibition charts the evolution of the artist’s linguistic experiments which […]
“Linked by Love” delves into the complexities of transplantation, family dynamics, and the intricate history of Black Americans with the medical establishment. Through laughter, tears, and moments of revelation, this poignant story explores themes of love, resilience, and the pursuit of second chances. The film is presented by Houston Methodist and Mendez National Institute of […]
Spring into COLORS IN BLOOM at Color Factory! Leave your winter blues behind and take a stroll through its newly refreshed, blossoming Confetti Accumulation. Houstonians will be immersed in larger-than-life bluebonnets inspired by Houston’s iconic first sign of spring. And, of course, Color Factory will have a few surprises budding, too! Tickets are available for […]
Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow is the artist’s first solo museum presentation in the United States. Across an installation, a video, and a series of commissioned sculptures, Erlanger continues her decade-long disruption of the “semiotics of suburbia.” In her practice, Erlanger thinks of the home as a greater ecosystem containing not only houses but […]
Ruth Asawa Through Line is the first exhibition to focus on the artist’s lifelong drawing practice. The exhibition presents drawings, collages, & sketchbooks alongside stamped prints, paperfolds, & more, showing the breadth of Asawa’s innovative practice.
The Menil Collection will open “Janet Sobel: All-Over” on February 23, 2024, featuring some thirty paintings and drawings made by artist Janet Sobel (1893–1968). This exhibition, the first to focus on Sobel’s highly accomplished and influential abstract paintings, will explore the artist’s work as one of the first to pioneer a new approach to modern […]
“Abstraction after Modernism: Recent Acquisitions” highlights work made by succeeding generations of artists who forged new paths in their approaches to non-representational art. The exhibition brings together acquisitions made by the Menil over the past fifteen years, including work by Agnes Denes, Suzan Frecon, Sam Gilliam, Ellsworth Kelly, Rick Lowe, and Richard Serra.
INSTRUCTOR: Marlena “Zen Ase” Johns TIME: Four Sundays, April 7, 14, 21, 28, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $150 for members, $180 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, April 1. After Monday, April 1. $180 for members, $210 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for […]
We’re thrilled to introduce the latest addition to our team, Ms. Anastasia Ferrer, an accomplished children’s arts and crafts instructor, with a degree from the Saint-Petersburg Institute for Educators. At our Art School, your children’s creative journey will extend far beyond just painting and drawing. They’ll dive into the tactile world of clay, embrace the […]
“The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection” celebrates the achievements and contributions of Black Americans from 1595 to present day. Considered one of the most comprehensive surveys of African American history and culture outside the Smithsonian Institution, the exhibition of the same name features the shared treasures amassed by Shirley and Bernard Kinsey during […]
Sherlock Holmes & The Mystery of the Crown Jewel Based on the books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Book, Music & Lyrics by Janet Yates Vogt & Mark Friedman The game’s afoot as the famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend, Doctor Watson, are given a case by Queen Victoria herself to solve a […]
In the summer of 1905, Henri Matisse and André Derain embarked on a creative partnership that would change the course of French painting. The two painters experimented with daring directions in energetic bursts of color, form, and structure that eventually led to a boldly inventive artistic language known as Fauvism (from the French fauve, or […]
Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage is the first major museum exhibition devoted to exploring the breadth and complexity of Black identity and experiences in the United States through collage. Works by multiple generations of living artists examine concepts such as cultural hybridity, gender fluidity, historical memory, and notions of beauty and power. By assembling […]
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence showcases Kehinde Wiley’s new, monumental body of work, with large-scale paintings and sculptures of men and women in repose. Through his work, with detailed portrayals of Black and Brown individuals, the artist confronts the silence surrounding systemic violence and injustice. In this body of work, Wiley uses the visual […]
Join us for an insightful presentation exploring the themes of “learning and unlearning” within the context of Filipino culture, ethnic identity, and folk dance. Under the knowledgeable guidance of Philippine dance and culture practitioner Eric Solano, this engaging session will delve into the complexities of Philippine identity and cultural traditions, challenging us to broaden our […]
University of Houston Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts School of Theater & Dance (SoTD) presents its annual spring dance concert, “Ensemble Dance Works,” at Lyndall Finley Wortham Theater on the UH Central Campus on April 26 – 28, 2024. “Ensemble Dance Works” features works choreographed by the UH dance program faculty and guest […]
The spring concert features original dance theatre by faculty and guest artists as performed by our pre-professional dance company, the UH Dance Ensemble. This show is an annual audience favorite! […]
The UH School of Theatre & Dance is excited to present the eleventh annual 10-Minute Play Festival! This popular showcase highlights some of the best new work from our B.F.A. playwrights, as well as one curated piece selected from our national 10- minute play contest.
One of the best-reviewed Mexican films in recent times, the Gotham and Independent Spirit Awards–nominated Tótem centers on 7-year-old Sol, who is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for her father’s birthday party, organized by her mother, aunts, and other relatives. As the day goes on, building to an event both anticipated and dreaded, […]
A family-friendly classicA tale of resistance, courage, and joy The Sound of Music, whose story begins in the hills of Austria on the eve of the Nazis’ annexation, resonates as much today as during the musical’s 1959 premiere. Acclaimed director Francesca Zambello incorporates songs from both the theatrical version and its famous cinematic adaptation into […]
HITS Theatre presents CATS: Young Actors Edition Starring students in grades 6-9 Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Based on ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’ by T.S. Eliot Directed & Choreographed by Dana Lewis* Music Directed by Dr. Kyle Kindred Assistant Choreographed by Miles Marmolejo *SDC The Choreographer is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS […]
THE TONY AWARD®-WINNING MUSICAL! HER LIFE. THE STORY. THE LEGEND. Superstars come and go. Cher is forever. For six decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture — breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries, and letting nothing and no one stand in her way. This is her story, and it’s packed with so much […]
Estimated runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes with no intermission. Now 80 years old, André was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter, Anne, and her husband, Antoine. Or was André an engineer, whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre? The thing is, he is still wearing his […]
Estimated runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes with no intermission. Andre is an elderly man who is struggling with memory loss and confusion as he ages. Through shifting perceptions of reality, he grapples with the loss of his sense of self and the people around him. THE FATHER questions the nature of identity, memory, […]
WindSync’s Onstage Offstage Chamber Music Festival invites you to celebrate the 15th anniversary of WindSync where it all began! WindSync musicians from founding to present reunite at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music in their first concert at Duncan Hall since the graduation of the original student members. Guest performers for this special program of […]
INSTRUCTOR: Jessica Cole TIME: Three Sundays, April 21, 28, May 5, 3:00–6:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $120 for members, $140 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, April 15. After Monday, April 15: $140 for members, $160 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Online […]
Sherlock Holmes & The Mystery of the Crown Jewel Based on the books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Book, Music & Lyrics by Janet Yates Vogt & Mark Friedman The game’s afoot as the famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend, Doctor Watson, are given a case by Queen Victoria herself to solve a […]
Federico and his brother Simon enjoy their teenage years until Simon’s tragic death from a balcony fall at a party. Amidst his family’s turmoil, Federico tries to maintain normalcy while struggling to grieve, and finds solace in bonding with Simon’s girlfriend, Laura. Juan Sebastián Quebrada’s auspicious second feature is an emotionally charged, semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama […]
Buffalo Bayou Partnership is teaming up with Discovery Green and Emancipation Park to bring you Jazzy Sundays, a series of FREE, outdoor jazz concerts. The series celebrates the vibrancy and rich tradition of jazz and the incredible Houstonians who preserve the artform. Family-friendly concerts will be held every Sunday in April at The Water Works […]
Based on the novel by Martín Sivak and set in the 1980s, the fourth feature by Daniela Goggi is a historic drama that tells the story of Julio, who returns with his family to Argentina after the downfall of the brutal dictatorship that overpowered long-standing democracy. Yet things soon take an ugly turn as his […]
In Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age, he covers all the bases: sex, death and bacchanalia, with a set list as eclectic as the man himself. Songs from Cabaret authors Kander and Ebb blend with contemporary favourites and even a self-penned paean against plastic surgery. ‘I am literally the only person on American TV […]
The spring concert features original dance theatre by faculty and guest artists as performed by our pre-professional dance company, the UH Dance Ensemble. This show is an annual audience favorite! […]
He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Austin. It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. […]
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