INTEMPO DANCE ENSEMBLE presents an evening of dance and music inspired in the magical world of the day of the dead celebration. Colorful Catrinas and Sugar Skulls dance, surrounded by live music and guided by imaginary beings - Alebrijes - as they journey to their new home. Read more
Social Movement Contemporary Dance returns to the MATCH for their first live performance in over a year with Power to the People!.Read more
Into the Woods follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King's Festival; Little Red Riding Hood, who wishes to find her grandmother's house; and Jack (of Jack and the Beanstalk fame), who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch's curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone's wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results. Read more
Based on Texas Radio Hall of Famer Dayna Steele's book, Surviving Alzheimer’s With Friends, Facebook and a Really Big Glass of Wine, The Woman in the Mirror candidly chronicles her mother, Fran's, journey with Alzheimer’s through her refreshingly honest Facebook posts, laced with biting humor that stands testament to her personal strength and resiliency in the face of extraordinary and unexpected circumstances.
The Woman in the Mirror is a living caregiver’s manual for navigating this heartbreaking disease from diagnosis through the inevitable end, and it does so with love, laughter, wit, and a whole lot of wine. Read more
Summer Intensive 2021 Showcase is an end of program performance featuring dancers presenting multiple genres of dance. Audiences will have an opportunity to watch a preview of BalletForte's upcoming season as well as premieres from emerging choreographers.Read more
Join DiverseWorks for the Fall 2021 Diverse Discourse Lecture with Amanda Chachia, Independent Curator and Critic. The Diverse Discourse Lecture & Studio Visit Series brings national curators, artistic directors, and critics to Houston to present a free public lecture and conduct studio visits with Houston-area artists, performers, and writers.Read more
Apollo's season opener marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with new music by Vietnam veteran J. Kimo Williams and Beethoven, featuring Tracy Silverman, “the greatest living exponent of the electric violin.” (BBC Radio)Read more
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
In honor of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and determined to continue highlighting the diversity of the Latinx community and its stories, TEATRX presents Sonia Flew, a play by Melinda Lopez.
Sonia Flew is a family drama that depicts how individual families are affected by war and politics. Audiences will meet Sonia, a Cuban immigrant raising two children with her Jewish husband in Minneapolis. As the family prepares for Shabbat, Sonia is unwilling to accept her son’s decision to enlist in the military following the terrorist attack on 9/11. The events trigger Sonia’s memory as she relives the war-torn days in Cuba that led her parents to take a leap of faith by sending her to the United States as an unaccompanied minor during Operation Pedro Pan, a political maneuver that separated thousands of Cuban children from their parents.Read more
An homage to Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 play, A Raisin in the Sun, Clybourne Park examines the evolution of a Chicago neighborhood over a 50-year time span. Act One takes place in 1959, as white community leaders anxiously try to stop the sale of a home to a Black family. Act Two is set in the same house in 2009, as the now predominantly African American neighborhood battles to hold its ground in the face of gentrification. With the same cast appearing in both acts, Clybourne Park examines how people and places evolve over time and play different roles in society’s progress—or the hindrance thereof.
Originally staged Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in 2010, Clybourne Park is one of two plays to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and both the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best New Play.Read more
