Over the Rainbow, River Oaks Dance's adaptation of The Wizard Oz. This story follows Dorothy on her journey over the rainbow and through the land of Oz where she encounters Munchkins, Scarecrows, Tin Men, and Lions before making her way to the Emerald City. Dorothy is surrounded by Magic along her journey and she eventually realizes that everything her heart desires is already within her reach.Read more
In recognition of Women History Month!
Come and be a part of a CELEBRATION through the arts.
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM... THE MIXER
Experience the sound of DJ LoQi spinning the hottest Neo Soul, R&B music that will stimulate your mind, body, and soul as you arrive for your heART&SOUL experience.
8:00 PM... THE EXPERIENCE
"All Hail The Queen"
This experience will feature an open mic of artists who will grace the mic to share stories about their journey and experiences. This mic will leave the audience inspired and covered with ashes; this mic will bring the heat.
SPOKEN WORD + MOVEMENT + SONG + VISUAL ART = Where the ARTS merge!
Grace is a waitress who lives in a small border town in south Texas with her husband Vet, a border patrol agent. She encourages Vet’s troubled son Buddy to return home and reunite with his father in time for a celebration honoring Vet’s service. What ensues is a battle for power, revenge, and release from past traumas. In The Book of Grace, Pulitzer-prize winning playwright, Suzan-Lori Parks, explodes the American family portrait to expose the borders and fences destroying the American home and by extension, the country. Read more
A new dance work by Los-Angeles based choreographer Marina Magalhães, Womb explores themes of darkness, womb space, and the intrinsic relationship between body-spirit-land and represents the first activation of Magalhaes’s nationally award-winning project, Body as a Crossroads, that visualizes the possibilities of dance-making as change-making. The project is created in collaboration with dancers Bianca Medina (New York) and Tatiana Zamir (Los Angeles); and visual artists Anthony Suber (Houston) and Francis Almendárez (Houston).Read more
Video-On-Demand of this year's Festival
The Movement:
With the advent of the Fade To Black Play Festival, we were on a mission to affect change. It was time for a new trend in the Houston theatre community! We wanted to create an outlet relevant to our present times that was purpose-driven and full of possibilities for growth, so we developed an initiative that created a platform to introduce the new plays of underrepresented, emerging African-American playwrights.
Our festival is volunteer-supported, culturally diverse, and community-based. Each year a countless number of local artists assist the festival in becoming the success it continues to be! Because of our rapid audience growth, we are now embarking upon our 9th season of excellence! Don’t miss this exciting event!Read more
School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play is a contemporary play written by Jocelyn Bioh. The production focuses on Paulina, the reigning queen bee at Ghana’s most exclusive boarding school in 1986, who has her sights set on the Miss Global Universe pageant. But the arrival of Ericka, a new student with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of the pageant recruiter—and Paulina’s hive-minded friends. This buoyant and biting comedy explores the universal similarities (and glaring differences) facing teenage girls across the globe.Read more
Please join us as we recognize individuals, public officials, organizations, celebrities, activists, and community leaders from across Texas whose exceptional efforts or outstanding service have led to positive changes in the criminal justice system.
March is National Criminal Justice Month. Established by the United States Congress in 2009, its purpose is to promote societal awareness around the causes and consequences of crime, as well as strategies for preventing and responding to crime. Read more
Musiqa’s 20th Anniversary Double Feature presents works by the composers who have led Musiqa throughout the years, along with Musiqa Miniatures – a series of short pieces originally commissioned to celebrate our 10th anniversary – and the live premiere of Stars by Trevor Weston, a gorgeous new work celebrating the poetry of Robert Hayden, commissioned with support from Chamber Music America and featuring Musiqa resident artist Karol Bennett. Read more
The Houston Underwater Film Festival (HUFF) aims to promote underwater filmmaking and appreciation of the beauty and diversity of all things underwater as well as encouraging the art of underwater videography. Underwater videographers from around the world have submitted entries in five categories: Short Video, Environmental, Art House Flicks, Made in Texas, and Feature Length. The top three films in each category, as selected by audience vote, will be announced at the Awards Banquet on Sunday, April 3 at 5 pm in the Gallery at MATCH. All are welcome to attend. The HUFF is sponsored by the Houston Underwater Photographic Society (HUPS).Read more
