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Excavating Practice, Process and Presentation with NMLY.dance, Katelyn Halpern and Persi Mey

Houston Metropolitan Dance Center 4916 Main Street Suite 100, Houston, TX, United States

Join NMLY.dance, Katelyn Halpern and Persi Mey for an afternoon showing of work in progress. This showing is the culminating event of the week long Excavating: Practice, Process and Presentation Research Week. The weeks workshop participants will showcase the movement research they have been engaging in over the week with [...]

Free

Bear-ied film and live performance showing

Houston Metropolitan Dance Center 4916 Main Street Suite 100, Houston, TX, United States

“Bear-ied”, a dark comedy by Persi Mey, will premiere alongside other works during the Excavation showcase at the Houston Metropolitan Dance Center.

México en el Corazón

Discovery Green Labranch at Lamar, Houston, TX, United States

Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of Mexico with this group of mariachis and ballet folklorico dancers. More than 50 performers create a magical night with gorgeous costumes, music and culture. The cast is made up of the Guadalajara Folkloric Ballet, the Mariachi Juvenil Colotlán, Pepe and its Pepillos, [...]

Free

TAKE~OFF

MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Take-Off with Uptown Dance Company! Celebrating the 25th Anniversary Season, featuring 3 new premiers including founder and artistic director Beth Gulledge-Brown, Resident Choreographer Andre Silva and UDC long time friend and colleague Leonard Lopez. -Shimmer, new work by resident choreographer and principal dancer of Texas Ballet Theatre Andre Silva -Ces’t [...]

$35

Purple Bromeliads

Miller Outdoor Theatre 6000 Hermann Park Dr., Houston, TX, United States

The Pilot Dance Project presents an original dance and music collaboration spearheaded by Executive and Artistic Director Adam Castan͂eda. Purple Bromeliads is inspired by the science-fiction work of N.K. Jemison and Octavia E. Butler, as well as the stunning tropical shapes and colors of the bromeliad. The dance explores the [...]

free

Bayou City Dances

Miller Outdoor Theatre 6000 Hermann Park Dr., Houston, TX, United States

The Pilot Dance Project is excited to present its newest community-driven endeavor, Bayou City Dances. This invitational dance festival brings together Houston’s most prolific and celebrated dance companies spanning a diverse spectrum of movement traditions. Bayou City Dances is made possible by a grant from the Miller Outdoor Theatre Advisory [...]

Free

DANCE INFUSION

MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Dance Infusion with Uptown Dance Company II, Senior Company & Junior Company Celebrating the 25th Anniversary season, featuring 3 new premiers including founder and artistic director Beth Gulledge-Brown, Krissy Richmond and River Hemming. -Cafe Paris, choreography by artistic director Beth Gulledge-Brown -Electric Radio, choreography by company dancer River Hemming -Illusions, [...]

$35

DANCE INFUSION

MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Dance Infusion with Uptown Dance Company II, Senior Company & Junior Company Celebrating the 25th Anniversary season, featuring 3 new premiers including founder and artistic director Beth Gulledge-Brown, Krissy Richmond and River Hemming. -Cafe Paris, choreography by artistic director Beth Gulledge-Brown -Electric Radio, choreography by company dancer River Hemming -Illusions, [...]

$35

Explorations

MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Emotions sway all human behavior. Explorations interfaces science, technology, philosophy, and medicine with dance in a theatrical foray traversing the complexities of human behavior. Utilizing the vocabulary of Bharatanatyam (Indian classical dance) to explore a myriad of themes – including scientific exploration, mental health, and multicultural literature- each piece dissects [...]

Malavika Sarukkai: ‘Anubandh – Connectedness’

Asia Society Texas Center 1370 Southmore Blvd., Houston, TX, United States

Anubandh – Connectedness: A Choreography in Five Parts is a new solo dance creation conceptualized and choreographed by eminent artist Malavika Sarukkai. A pathbreaking work in the language of the classical Indian dance Bharatanatyam, Anubandh imaginatively reworks tradition, explores the essential relationship between nature and life, and recognizes and reclaims [...]

$19.50 – $30

TAKE~OFF

MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Take-Off with Uptown Dance Company! Celebrating the 25th Anniversary Season, featuring 3 new premiers including founder and artistic director Beth Gulledge-Brown, Resident Choreographer Andre Silva and UDC long time friend and colleague Leonard Lopez. -Shimmer, new work by resident choreographer and principal dancer of Texas Ballet Theatre Andre Silva -Ces’t [...]

$35

Velocity

Wortham Theater Center – Brown Theater 501 Texas Ave., Houston, TX, United States

Velocity Choreography: Stanton Welch AM Music: Michael Torke Come In Choreography: Aszure Barton Music: Vladimir Martynov World Premiere Choreography: Silas Farley Music: Kyle Werner (Commissioned Score) Experience the artistic depth and technical virtuosity of Houston Ballet dancers in this triple-bill program. Stanton Welch’s Velocity, created for The Australian Ballet in [...]

$25
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