El Gran Final!
The culmination of Latin Week Houston 2020 brings the major influences that have shaped Latin American arts into one program: the Indigenous, the Gypsy, the African and the European.Read more
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La Onda Nueva
Recipient of Grammy Award and nominations, the internationally renowned Eddy Marcano’s Trio Acústico joins Latin Week Houston with a fantastic performance of music of La Onda Nueva (The New Wave) – exploring s the sonorous landscapes of Latin culture through the artistry of Eddy Marcano (violin), José ‘Layo’ Puentes (double-bass) and Baden Goyo (piano).Read more
Salsa en Vivo!
Latin Week Houston presents Jorge Orta ‘CroCro’ y su Tumbaká in a high energy audio/visual special performance of Latin’s music most popular genre: Salsa!Read more
The Wonderful Wizard of OZ
Join Dorothy and friends as they dance their way through OZ. Great for all ages, this humorous and poignant coming-of-age tale features Open Dance Project’s signature athleticism, theatrical antics, aerial silks, acrobatics, and good old fashioned family fun. Read more
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The Cat in the Hat
“The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.” So begins the wildly popular Dr. Seuss classic that generations of children have read. But never fear, the Cat in the Hat appears, along with Thing One and Thing Two (bringing mayhem and fun!), to take Sally, her brother, and the fish on a madcap adventure!Read more
Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School
“Hello! It’s me . . . Junie B. Jones! I have been going to school for over one and a half entire years now. And I have learned a jillion things that will help you survive at that place.” The sequel to, Junie B. Jones the Musical, this is the wisecracking first grader’s newest adventure — writing her own survival guide with tips and tricks on surviving an entire day at school!Read more
Charlotte’s Web
The tender story of a wise and kind spider named Charlotte who devises a plan to save her friend, Wilbur the pig. Charlotte’s Web is the “just about perfect” tale of friendship, love and life.Read more
The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley
Stanley Lambchop is an ordinary boy… until his bulletin board falls off the wall and flattens him! Now he can slide under doors, attach postage and mail himself, and even capture thieves — all while learning that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.Read more
My Father’s Daughter
‘My Father’s Daughter: Byzantine Art in the Modern World’ is a special exhibition for Joni Zavitsanos, as it chronicles the work of her father’s (Diamantis John Cassis 1936 - 2015) side by side with her own. Her father was on a quest to discover and create meaningful, edifying art. He used the principles of Byzantine iconography, a structured art form copied and used to depict biblical themes in Orthodox churches, to create both ancient and modern imagery that continues to speak to audiences in a unique and didactic way.
Zavitsanos has followed in her father's footsteps, recreating the ancient imagery of the Byzantine era, to give a modern statement for today’s society. Both of them strive to answer the question, “Can modern art be edifying”, and “How would that look?”Read more
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