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Events on Friday, April 21, 2023

Friday, April 21, 2023

Friday, April 21 at 7:30 PM

7:30 PM

LAUNCH presented by Vitacca Ballet is an evening dedicated to Vitacca Ballet’s cast into the Houston arts scene with their debut full length production featuring an evening of original works and a highly anticipated World Premiere titled Hypnotic Forces by International Guest Choreographer Garrett Smith. This fresh and diverse evening of contemporary ballet is one not to be missed.

Artistic Director Kelly Ann Vitacca said “Vitacca Ballet is thrilled to make its Houston debut, LAUNCH . This evening’s repertoire created on Vitacca Ballet by 2022-2023 Season guest choreographers portrays interpersonal exploration common among all of us throughout each juncture in life: community, acceptance, relationships, memories, and forward thought. LAUNCH serves as an approachable opportunity for Houston to experience Vitacca’s developing artistic voice and be part of what we hope to be an everlasting relationship within our vibrant city and beyond.”Read more

Friday, April 21 at 8:00 PM

8:00 PM

by Robert Harling

Set in the fictional northwestern Louisiana parish of Chinquapin, the play opens at Truvy's in-home beauty parlor where a group of women regularly gather. They discuss Shelby's upcoming wedding to her fiancé, Jackson. The plot covers events over the next three years relating to Shelby's Type 1 diabetes, and with how the women cope with their conflicts, while remaining friends: Shelby's decision to have a child despite jeopardizing her health, Clairee's friendship with the curmudgeon Ouiser; Annelle's transformation from a shy, anxious newcomer in town to a good-time girl then repentant revival-tent Christian; and Truvy's relationships with the men in her family.Read more