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Creatures of Sound

Michele Brangwen Dance & Music Ensemble

Creatures of Sound

An original dance & music work tributing composer & trumpeter Don Cherry

A new work that tributes the composer and trumpeter Don Cherry featuring music by GRAMMY nominated trumpeter & composer Tim Hagans, choreography by Michele Brangwen, and music & movement created spontaneously in the moment by all performers. Cherry was interested in the relationship of music to the human spirit, and how music could be a force and a presence in our daily lives. Join us for an original  and magical exploration and celebration of what connects us to each other and the universe. Performed by Adam Castañeda, Meredith Fages, Cristian Laverde König, Lindsey McGill and Michele Brangwen, dancers; Tim Hagans, pocket trumpet; Angela Wang, voice & keyboard; Warren Sneed, saxophone;Thomas Helton, bass; Sam Knight, drums.Read more

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Open Dance Project

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

a dance-theater adaptation of the L. Frank Baum classic

VIDEO-ON-DEMAND
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Open Dance Project's beloved family audiences production follows follows Dorothy as she is swept up in a tornado and transported to the magical land of OZ where she joins a Scarecrow, a Tinman, and a Lion on an adventure that teaches her about the power of thinking, loving, and daring to be different. The performance features aerial silks, acrobatics, and moments of ASL directly incorporated into clever choreography that is sure to delight children and grown-ups alike.Read more

Mind the Gap XXXIII

Dance Source Houston

Mind the Gap XXXIII

An evening of dance by local choreographers Rebecca LaFon, Corinne Miller, Robbie Moore, Preeti Ramakrishnan, and Soren Rivero

Dance Source Houston is excited to present the 33rd edition of Mind The Gap on February 18, 2024, continuing the organization’s 20th anniversary season. This program will feature works from a range of dance forms by local choreographers including Rebecca LaFon, Corinne Miller, Robbie Moore, Preeti Ramakrishnan, and Soren Rivero.Read more

Ethnography of Afro-Venezuelan Music

Ethnography of Afro-Venezuelan Music is a multidisciplinary educational conference that explores the expression of the rich cultural traditions of African culture and European religious practices in Venezuela, particularly focusing on how music serves as a medium for spiritual, social, and cultural expression. It differentiates Afro-Venezuelan music from the broader Afro-Latin music scene in social and religious terms and disseminates the elements that converge in the sociohistorical construction of the Afro-Venezuelan vision and its impact on the Venezuelan colonial context. 

The project, which includes videos, music, and dance, aims to strengthen ties between African American and Venezuelan communities and promote a dynamic cultural exchange. This educational-cultural activity is free for the general public. 

Ethnography of Afro-Venezuelan Music is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. Read more

Reverb

NobleMotion Dance 2

Reverb

With Special Guest SHSU Dance

NobleMotion Dance’s 2nd company featuring 12 talented emerging artists returns to the MATCH in REVERB.

The evening includes original works by Mike Esperanza of BARE Dance, Jacob Regan, Maria Perez and NMD2 Co-Director Lauren Serrano. Additionally, this concert will feature original choreography by NMD2 company members and a special guest performance by Aidan Aloma with Sam Houston State University Department of Dance. Athletic, generous, fun and communal – REVERB  highlights the talents of NMD2's up-and-coming dance artists.Read more

Ensemble Dance Works

University of Houston Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts School of Theatre & Dance presents Ensemble Dance Works at Matchbox 2 on March 7-9, 2025. Ensemble Dance Works premieres works by faculty choreographers Teresa Chapman, Dr. M. Gabriela Estrada, Key’Aira Lockett, Travis Prokop, Toni Valle and professional guest artist Kylie Jefferson and Ms. Prissy.Read more

Mind the Gap XXXIV

Dance Source Houston

Mind the Gap XXXIV

An evening of dance by local choreographers Brittany Bass, Dolly Goyal, Ashley Horn, Savannah Ijames, Shanesha and Tranesha Seals, and Patricia Solorzano

Dance Source Houston is excited to present the 34th edition of Mind The Gap on March 18, 2025, continuing the organization’s 20th anniversary season. This program will feature works from a range of dance forms by local choreographers including Brittany Bass, Dolly Goyal (Steps for Dancing), Ashley Horn (Pilot Dance Project), Savannah Ijames, Shanesha and Tranesha Seals (Double Vision Dance), and Patricia Solorzano.Read more

The Four Horsemen

Indian Performing Arts Samskriti

The Four Horsemen

By Jiva Dance Company, NY, An innovative production exploring symbolism from the story of the Apocalypse through Indian classical dance, music, and poetry.

As part of its celebration of 30 years' service to Houston arts, Samskriti presents the Jiva Dance Company, NY in The Four Horsemen, a highly innovative Indian Classical dance production exploring symbolism from the story of the Apocalypse through Indian classical dance, music, and Sanskrit poetry. The work centers around four vignettes of life and death through four female protagonists who stand for universal human experience. The stories - a woman shackled to the life of a courtesan (conquest), a woman reminiscing the night she spent with her lover who is at war (war), a mother searching for nourishment for her child in the midst a sandstorm (famine), and finally a woman at the end of her life recalling memories that span youthful joy to hardship and loss (death) - are touchingly timely. Perhaps the apocalypse does not merely occur at a finite point in time when the world/time ends. Perhaps, we as humans live are living in the world marred by endless wars power plays, lust for power and control, and amidst nature who gas unleashed her fury on us for our ignorance. Is this not our apocalypse? Can there be hope to get past these struggles? Read more

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