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Events in May, 2022

May 2022

School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play

School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play is a contemporary play written by Jocelyn Bioh. The production focuses on Paulina, the reigning queen bee at Ghana’s most exclusive boarding school in 1986, who has her sights set on the Miss Global Universe pageant. But the arrival of Ericka, a new student with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of the pageant recruiter—and Paulina’s hive-minded friends. This buoyant and biting comedy explores the universal similarities (and glaring differences) facing teenage girls across the globe.Read more

Macbeth

Creative Movement Practices

Macbeth

Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Sarah Sneesby

"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes..." (Act 4, Scene 1 Macbeth). Set in a re-imagined 11th Century Scotland right after an unsuccessful uprising against King Duncan, our titular character, Macbeth, finds herself in the company of three spirits who prophesy that she shall be King hereafter. Will she allow fate to take its course in its own due time, or will she act on the visions and force it into reality? A fictional retelling of historical events, Shakespeare’s Macbeth weaves a tale of witchcraft, regicide, and the punishment of death with no legacy.Read more

Mexican Chamber Music

THE PONCE PROJECT's Third Season: Beyond Europe 

Members of the celebrated Axiom Quartet --Dominika Dancewicz (violin), Katie Carrington (viola) and Patrick Moore (cello) -- join forces with pianist John Noel in the closing concert of The Ponce Project Third Season: Beyond Europe. Program includes two of the best and most beautiful compositions by two of the most revered composers from LatinAmerica: José Rolón Cuarteto Romántico & Manuel M. Ponce Trío Romántico.Read more

Render

RENDER is the University of Houston's annual senior exhibition led by the graduating class of 2022. They will be showcasing their best graphic design including motion graphics, branding, web and cross-disciplinary works from the last two years. The students have curated a digital and physical experience for guests and design professionals to enjoy and we invite you all to join.Read more

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Gente de Teatro

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Houston première of Julián Quintanilla’s Spanish version of the world acclaimed comedy by French playwright Laurent Baffie

TOC TOC by Laurent Baffie and Spanish version of Julián Quintanilla is a hilarious play dealing with a serious topic in a humorous vein: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). “TOC” is the Spanish Acronym for OCD.

Six characters displaying certain signs of OCD are in the waiting-room of a renowned psychiatrist.  Because the doctor is late, however, these potential patients are about to embark on a new journey. Without either the expert or the expertise, and amid roaring bouts of laughter from the audience, they will attempt to create a therapeutic group of their own to help one another control their symptoms. The result is a play that is uproariously upbeat, yet the humor never offends.Read more

Artist INC Houston Presentation Night

Fresh Arts

Artist INC Houston Presentation Night

Join Fresh Arts for a special evening celebrating the graduating class of Artist INC Houston 2022

Artist INC, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, is an eight-week seminar designed to address the specific professional and entrepreneurial challenges that artists of all disciplines face in their practices. Powered by Fresh Arts, 2022 marks the fifth year of Artist INC-Houston.

PRESENTING ARTISTS

Jatziri Barron Preciado // Lindsay Burck // LeAndre Douglas // Diana Sofia Estrada // Betsy Evans // E.L. Frederick-Leota // Florence Garvey // Ian Gerson // Laura Gordon-Hurter // Krystle Holnes // Jennifer Howe // Taylor Jackson // Lindsey Johnson // Joanne Kendall // Kendrick Lattimore // Nicole Peralta // Ruby Pinedo-Fear // Tasnuva Rahman // Mason Rankin // Elizabeth Umanzor // Andrea Venson // Julia WrightRead more

Wild At Art II

StellaNova Foundation

Wild At Art II

A Salute to Jimmie Menutis' Houston--Movies, Music & More!

Before the space program, the arrival of major league professional sports, and the oil industry's roller coaster ride that established Houston as the energy capitol of the world, its post-war sizzle was ignited by those whose creativity, imagination, and drive knew no boundaries. High on that list of adventurous entrepreneurs was Jimmie Menutis, the son of Greek immigrants, who converted a movie theatre on Telephone Road into the hottest, nightclub in the South. This showcase spotlights Houston life in the 1950's-1980's, along with the man who left his indelible mark on that era.Read more

Over the Rainbow

Over the Rainbow, River Oaks Dance's adaptation of The Wizard Oz. This story follows Dorothy on her journey over the rainbow and through the land of Oz where she encounters Munchkins, Scarecrows, Tin Men, and Lions before making her way to the Emerald City. Dorothy is surrounded by Magic along her journey and she eventually realizes that everything her heart desires is already within her reach.Read more

Best of Fringe 2022

Best of Fringe is an annual spring showcase that brings together a diverse array of solo and ensemble work including dance, spoken word, theater works, drag performances and more. A program of the Pilot Dance Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization with the mission to empower and transform communities through innovative dance and performing arts experiences, Best of Fringe 2022 will hold two evenings of variety performances. Read more

Let's Talk About It: Our Mental Health & Wellness Matters!

***This discussion focuses on you***

Join The T.R.U.T.H. Project Inc. for an important COMMUNITY DIALOGUE focused on Mental Health & Wellness within the Queer Communities of Color. Our goal is to not only define and address the stigma associated with Mental Health, but to provide a space to continue defining our narrative within our communities.

Engage in a panal discussion with both professionals and community members as we discuss taking claim of our lives!

Moderated by Kevin Anderson

This event is free to the public. Read more

Dear Human Animals

Goethe Pop Up Houston

Dear Human Animals

Animal rights, climate activism, music and feminism - spiced up with a good dose of drag: that's Soya the Cow.

Dear Human Animals by Soya the Cow. Animal rights, climate activism, music and feminism - spiced up with a good dose of drag: that's Soya the Cow. The alter-ego of the artist and musician Daniel Hellmann, who lives in Zurich and Berlin, blurs the boundaries between male and female, human and cow, and manages the balancing act between a serious desire to change the world and a humorous sense of lightness.Her cabaret show Dear Human Animals, an evening full of emotional songs, surprising storytelling and mesmerising live visuals, challenges the human self-image as the center of the universe.Read more

Hunter Dance Center Recital 2022

Hunter Dance Center presents their annual Student Program recital featuring ballet, modern, aerial, hip hop and circus arts performances by Hunter Dance Center student ages 3 - 18 and special appearances by Hunter's professional company in residence Open Dance Project and its pre-professional dance company in residence, ODP2.

Hunter Dance Center provides exceptional dance training from the ground up for absolute beginners to experienced professionals. We foster a love of dance and movement in all its forms through our stellar faculty of dance artists who are actively involved in the professional field. Creative classes for preschoolers, a rigorous pre-professional program for aspiring young dancers, open dance classes for teens and adults, aerial dance, Pilates reformer sessions and mat classes, barre, and dance related fitness classes can all be found inside our four state of the art studios.

Hunter Dance Center is home to the professional dance theater company Open Dance Project (opendanceproject.org) whose season of world-class dance theater performance is developed and rehearsed at Hunter. Open Dance Project company members teach throughout our levels and programs, directing their expertise and passion towards the training of the next generation of innovative dance artists in Houston and making dance theater more accessible and meaningful to the general public.Read more

Spring Showcase

The evening presents dancers of the Bayou City Ballet Youth Company and the Bayou City Ballet School and features a classical ballet suite set to Alexander Glazunov's The Seasons, as well as premiere neo-classical and contemporary works by Robbie Moore and Caleb Mitchell created for the Youth Company. The program also includes works by August Bournonville set by Artistic Director Alexander Pandiscio.Read more

Mexican Chamber Music: Video-on-Demand

THE PONCE PROJECT's Third Season: Beyond Europe 

Members of the celebrated Axiom Quartet --Dominika Dancewicz (violin), Katie Carrington (viola) and Patrick Moore (cello) -- join forces with pianist John Noel in the closing concert of The Ponce Project Third Season: Beyond Europe. Program includes two of the best and most beautiful compositions by two of the most revered composers from LatinAmerica: José Rolón Cuarteto Romántico & Manuel M. Ponce Trío Romántico.Read more

Concerto Reimagined

Kinetic closes its 2021-22 season with a concerto-filled program — but probably not the kind you have in mind! Featuring the world premiere of Concerto/Five by Houston-based composer, Anthony Brandt (Professor, Rice University, and Artistic Director, Musiqa), followed by the rarely-performed Concerto for Strings by Hollywood film scorer, Miklós Rózsa, this program defies the boundaries of the traditional concerto genre, and celebrates the virtuosity of the string orchestra as a whole.Read more

Chamber Music for Two Violins Featuring Eric and David Halen and Mei Rui, Piano

Musica Tra Amici is proud to present Co-Artistic Director and Musica Tra Amici founder, Eric Halen, in a night of chamber music for two violins featuring Eric with his brother, David Halen - Concertmaster of the St. Louis Symphony. They will be joined by award winning pianist, Mei Rui to perform music by Leclair, Prokofieff, Moszkowski, and Sarasate. The performance will be followed by an opportunity for the audience to visit with the musicians to learn more about the music performed and the musicians themselves.Read more

Vitacca Soiree 10-Year Anniversary

Vitacca Vocational School for Dance

Vitacca Soiree 10-Year Anniversary

Vitacca Dance, Houston is delighted to celebrate ten years of strength and beauty through dance

Vitacca Dance is delighted to celebrate 10 years of strength and beauty through dance. The Soirée is a mixed bill of works choreographed and coached by Vitacca Faculty and Guest Artists. This celebration follows one of the most trying seasons the performing arts industry at large has ever had to endure. The arts are important to the community we live in and the well-rounded growth of our children. Vitacca fosters emerging dancers through world-class coaching and professional performances which advance dance as a medium and provokes thought.Read more