Dance Afrikana presents Kuumba: A Celebration of Afro-Dance is a dance presentation that celebrates Kwanzaa through one of its seven principles called Kuumba. Kuumba is Kiswahili for creativity and its purpose is to leave the community “more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.”
The presentation will showcase dance companies performing pieces that both represent Africa and the African Diaspora as well as embody the principle of Kuumba.Read more
Free and open to the public, the MATCH opens its doors to all of Houston families with a day of family fun. It’s an entire city block filled with performances and activities. Read more
Bhuvana Venkatraman & Chintan Patel explore the Ancient temple architecture through the spiritual journey of a Bhakta (devotee) through the Shiva temples of south India. During this journey of self-discovery, the artists draw parallels between the temple architecture, traditional Bharatanatyam Margam and the physical and spiritual Chakras of the body. This is a journey towards inner realization, beyond the physical world and its differences.Read more
For the first time since beginning rehearsals in August, the competition team will present its cut of INTO THE WOODS JR, the same cut that will be presented at MTCA 2020, an international musical theater competition happening this February near Los Angeles. Additionally, select soloists will present vocal and monologue performances.Read more
Explorations on Landscape (Houston, 2019) features artworks by Venezuelan cartoonist Roberto Weil (Caracas, 1967), and brings together pieces of a diversity of formats and media, from acrylic paintings to hand-painted prints. The exhibition explores the artist’s most recent thematic investigations: nature, urban life, landscape, and space travel, as well as more intimate and emotional themes like music, playfulness, personal memories, and familiar spaces. Additionally, the artist explores the agonic landscape of the political situation of his native Venezuela, in the context of the democratic crisis of the last decades.Read more
Ferreras called them “lessons” because with these productions the director has been exploring the narrative film field, since he has mainly worked with commercials and documentaries.
The Lessons were produced with almost no budget. Each short film was shot with just one rehearsal, in four hours and in a small space. However, despite the low financial and time resources, they has been widely acclaimed in festivals such as Sedona, Outfest in Los Angeles, the New York Latino Film Festival, the Havana Film Festival, Newfest and NY Shorts.Read more
Closing a week of art and great performances the awarded band of Latin Jazz conducted by Venezuelan percussionist, composer and music arranger: Fran Vielma.
Fran Vielma, born in Venezuela, is a critically acclaimed multipercussionist, composer, and educator. His extensive knowledge of rhythms from the Caribbean, Venezuela, Southamerica and beyond is integrated with his attraction to concert music and the freedom of jazz.Read more
The 2nd Annual Houston Greek Film Festival showcases new films from Greek filmmakers, producers and actors, and films with Greek themes from Greece and the diaspora. Featuring both short and feature length films, the HGFF aims to promote Greek cinema to Houston and all of the Gulf Coast Region! Read more
Please join Gulf Coast Brass in its first Christmastime performance since formation of the group. The program will include Bach's Brandenburg Concerto, No. 3, some of your favorite songs of the Season from the historic 1965 hit "A Charlie Brown Christmas", favorite Christmas carols, and even portions of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite - and no, we won't be dancing on this one. There'll even be an appearance by an old friend who most will know - (sorry kids, its not Santa Claus!). There will be something fun for music lovers young and old. So come help Gulf Coast Brass celebrate the season. Read more
A MILLION SITAS tells the story of a goddess of agricultural fertility, daughter of the earth, and consort of the God, Sri Rama. Using storytelling, movement, and song as her creative arsenal, Anita Ratnam retells the story from a different point of view, one in favor of women. Dr. Ratnam's feels that the word 'Sita' shadows every Indian woman today. Her attempt to change the perspective of how Indian women are seen or treated puts Sita in front and centre in the ongoing debate for the promotion of women's voices in society.Read more
