Within this spectacle of Magic, Acrobatics, Comedy, and MORE, your perception of time will be altered. The elements will be manipulated. And your impression of what is possible will be shattered. All of this and much more happens over the course of one show with the performer Free Press Houston calls “One of the most celebrated illusionists going.” ...And he's bringing friends!Read more

Hawa (The Ride) is a contemporary myth, embodied in the characters of two horsemen, “Jacko” and “Cavalier Spirit.” Referencing West African cosmologies and urban cowboy practices the work takes up Black masculinity and the politics of adornment as source material for a creative fashioning of the future self. Through the use of short story and multimedia, this is an Afro-neo narrative of resilience, discovery, and transformation.Read more

Field Day is an opportunity for up to 15 community artists to show their work-in-process in a first-come/first serve basis. This non-curated performance opportunity is available to artists of all mediums who register in advance - dance, theater, spoken word, music, visual art, the list goes on - in a professionally-produced format. Read more

The Houston Fringe Festival's annual spring showcase, Best of Fringe 2019, returns with a one-night engagement at Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston's beautiful Matchbox Three theater. On May 10, musical theater group PMT Productions will host an evening of performance art, contemporary dance, dance-for-camera, rock opera, and performance poetry featuring four newcomers to the Houston Fringe Festival roster and six returning veterans. Roster includes ARCOS Dance (Austin), Brittani Broussard, Call Me Ann Collective, Cynthia Garcia, Holly Moran, Kay Adshead, Lauren Hurstell, Tory Pierce, Tehillah Hartmann, and WIP Productions (Chicago). Read more

Two bewitching and sonorous string works - Tchaikovsky’s homage to his idol Mozart, modernizing classical elements with his own lush and lyrical style, is paired with Elgar’s delightful and endearing early work. 

The Neighborhood Series is made possible also in part by the Houston Endowment and the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.Read more

In the Blood introduces us to Hester, a woman of the street who has five children by five different fathers. Hester lives in a state of illiteracy while claiming as a home for herself and her children the underside of a bridge. She is offered ineffectual help by her closest friend, Amiga Gringa, by a social worker, by a roaming medical doctor, and by an evangelical street preacher. Help is seemingly at hand when Chili, the father of her first “treasure,” Jabber, appears and offers her a chance for rescue. In The Blood by Suzan-Lori Parks Read more

Houston's top youth poets, emcees, and spoken word artists compete for a chance to join the internationally-renowned Meta-Four Houston youth slam team. The top 6 winners of the Space City Grand Slam will represent Houston at the Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam Festival, held this summer in Las Vegas. Read more

Bees are dying; governments are worried. Top-notch universities are racing to explain Colony Collapse Disorder.Read more

Brooke and Zeke are excited to star in their school's next hit musical, The Phantom – until they hear a rumor that the show is cursed. Mysterious events start happening at the theater, and no one can be sure if it’s just coincidence or the work of…The Phantom! This silly and (only a little) spooky musical is based on the beloved series from R. L. Stine.Read more