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Butterfly Effect: An Evening with Houston Contemporary Dance Company and Open Dance Project

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

Open Dance Project (ODP) joins forces with Houston Contemporary Dance Company to present Butterfly Effect, a weekend of stunning performances at Asia Society Texas. Bringing together Houston’s two leading contemporary dance companies, the performances will include an original work by ODP Artistic Director Annie Arnoult that unites the powerhouse of [...]

$35

Movement Workshop / SPI w/ slowdanger

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

Movement Workshop / SPI w/ slowdanger slowdanger’s ‘SPI’ is an explorational movement experience accompanied by an evolving sound score. Inspired by their studies in somatic practices, BodyMindCentering, Laban Movement Analysis, Movement Theater, Corporeal Mime, improvisational and compositional studies, slowdanger guides participants to investigate non-verbal processing mechanisms through movement, groove, and [...]

$20

5×5

Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

5×5 – 5 Rhythms, 5 Highlighting Features for Each Rhythm. A Contemporary Evening of Kathak’s Traditional Repertoire Featuring Greater Houston Area Artists On October 19, 2024, Houston hosts 5×5, showcasing 5 rhythms from Kathak’s traditional dance repertoire with live classical music. This evening-length presentation highlights five distinct elements, each featuring [...]

$20

Open Studio w/ slowdanger

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

Meet the artists of slowdanger and learn about how they will be spending in Texas as the Inaugural New Work Development Artists In Residence at Texas A&M’s College for Performance, Visualization, and Fine Art! This event is free and open to the public anna thompson and taylor knight, are co-founders [...]

free

‘Butterfly Effect’: An Evening With Houston Contemporary Dance Company and Open Dance Project

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

Open Dance Project (ODP) joins forces with Houston Contemporary Dance Company to present Butterfly Effect, a weekend of stunning performances at Asia Society Texas. Bringing together Houston’s two leading contemporary dance companies, the performances will include an original work by ODP Artistic Director Annie Arnoult that unites the powerhouse of [...]

$35

Butterfly Effect: An Evening with Houston Contemporary Dance Company and Open Dance Project

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

Open Dance Project (ODP) joins forces with Houston Contemporary Dance Company to present Butterfly Effect, a weekend of stunning performances at Asia Society Texas. Bringing together Houston’s two leading contemporary dance companies, the performances will include an original work by ODP Artistic Director Annie Arnoult that unites the powerhouse of [...]

$35

Interactive Story Time with Stacey Allen

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

Hear author and performance artist, Stacey Allen, as she reads from her book, “A Little Optimism Goes a Long Way,” that depicts how a young girl uses dance to develop self confidence. Participants will be learn fun dance moves and participate in art activities. September 14th at 11AM- 12PM McGovern-Stella [...]

Houston reVision CommUnity Night

Houston reVision Community Center 6856 Bellaire Blvd., Houston, TX, United States

reVision’s CommUnity Night is a weekly get together for a hot meal, music, dancing, and celebration. While primarily focused on school-aged children and youth, and young adults, reVision’s CommUnity Night is open to the public. The musical focus is on hiphop, a live DJ plays music, and children and youth [...]

free

2024 Houston AfriFEST ( Festival of African Arts, Culture and Entertainment)

Houston Christian University 7502 Fondren Road, Houston, TX, United States

Experience the vibrant rhythms, rich flavors, and diverse cultures of Africa at the 11th annual Houston African Festival of arts, Culture and Entertainment. Dive into the cultures with exhilarating music, captivating arts, mouthwatering cuisine, and energetic dance from countries spanning West to East and North to South Africa. Featuring countries [...]

Trick-Art-Treat Loteria Card Workshop

Art in the Heart 8321 Jensen Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Want to be a part of a new dance work from The Pilot Dance Project? The celebrated Houston-based company will unveil a series of new dances this fall based on the beloved Mexican board game, Loteria. Acclaimed choreographer Cynthia Garcia will create El Baile de Loteria, which will be shown [...]

Free

Group Acorde’s Annual FUNdraiser!

Piola Houston Midtown 3201 Louisiana St., Suite # 103, Houston, TX, United States

You are invited to spend an evening of lovely all you can eat food and conversation with us! On Sunday, October 27th we will gather at Piola Houston Midtown where we will all sample a buffet of the restaurant’s menu that includes pizzas, pastas, gnocchi, appetizers and deserts while contributing [...]

$40 – $50

Bucket Drumming

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts 800 Bagby Street, Houston, TX, United States

An exciting community event for all ages to come together to create art. Participants will be led by drummers and dancers to create rhythmic patterns and choreography to “The Monster Mash” for this Halloween themed bucket drumming event.

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