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The Dance Card is Dance Source Houston’s one-stop source for dance events in and around Houston. The Dance Card powered by Houston Arts Alliance’s Cultural Events Calendar.

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I Went To The Dance (J’ai été au bal)

Museum of Fine Arts – Caroline Wiess Law Building 1001 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX, United States

Get in the Mardi Gras spirit with the definitive film on the history of the toe-tapping, foot-stomping music of French Southwest Louisiana, directed by the legendary Les Blank with Chris Strachwitz. I Went to the Dance features Cajun and Zydeco greats including Michael Doucet & BeauSoleil, Clifton Chenier, Marc & Ann Savoy, D.L. Menard, and […]

$7 – $9

I Went To The Dance (J’ai été au bal)

Museum of Fine Arts – Caroline Wiess Law Building 1001 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX, United States

Get in the Mardi Gras spirit with the definitive film on the history of the toe-tapping, foot-stomping music of French Southwest Louisiana, directed by the legendary Les Blank with Chris Strachwitz. I Went to the Dance features Cajun and Zydeco greats including Michael Doucet & BeauSoleil, Clifton Chenier, Marc & Ann Savoy, D.L. Menard, and […]

$7 – $9

The Pearls You’ve Given Us – DTD Viewing

Online/Virtual Space

Join us as we debut our newest dance film via livestream event on YouTube! The Pearls You’ve Given Us is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance. The Pearls You’ve Given Us is a contemporary dance piece depicting the Word of God as valuable pearls He has given to […]

The Pearls You’ve Given Us – DTD Viewing

Online/Virtual Space

Join us as we debut our newest dance film via livestream event on YouTube! The Pearls You’ve Given Us is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance. The Pearls You’ve Given Us is a contemporary dance piece depicting the Word of God as valuable pearls He has given to […]

Frame X Frame Film Festival

Online/Virtual Space

Frame Dance Productions is excited to announce the return of the Frame x Frame Screendance Film Festival (FXF), now more accessible than ever! From November 1 to 30, 2024, the festival will be *streamed* directly into your living room, offering a one-pass experience for over 20 groundbreaking films across six distinct programs. This year’s festival […]

$15 – $40

Dancing with the Camera

Frame Dance Studio 2426 Bartlett St. Ste. D, Houston, TX

This workshop focuses on the dancer’s experience in front of the camera, offering real-time feedback on how movement translates through the lens. Unlike performing for a live audience, dancing for the camera requires an understanding of framing, angles, and proximity to effectively communicate intention and emotion. Participants will explore how subtle shifts can drastically impact […]

$25 – $50

I Love The Nickel Community Block Party

Louis White Grocery 4101 Lyons Ave., Houston, TX, United States

🎉 Get Ready for an Epic Family Adventure! 🎉 Calling all kids (and kids at heart)! Join us for an unforgettable day packed with non-stop fun, laughter, and discovery! Our festival is bursting with live music that’ll get your feet moving, dazzling African-American and Latin cultural dances, stunning street chalk art, a hands-on reptile petting […]

Free

LIFT | Documentary Screening & Dance Workshop

The DeLuxe Theater 3303 Lyons Avenue, Houston, TX, United States

Join Houston Ballet, Frame Dance, and Houston Cinema Arts Society for a FREE multi-generational dance workshop at the DeLUXE Theater! Perfect for all ages and experience levels, this workshop is a fun way to get moving with friends and family. Led by Steven Melendez (New York Theatre Ballet) with support from Jennifer Sommers (Houston Ballet) […]

Free

Human Resource: Corporeal Experiences in Professional – Film Premiere

Online/Virtual Space

Human Resource is a 25 minute movement piece that discusses the idea of ethics, emotional regression and gender stereotyping through the scene of a corporate American office job fixated on professionalism. Five feminine persons begin the performance with a jarring phone call from a loved one, a partner or stranger that abruptly changes the atmosphere […]

Artists for Hope

Marie Spence Flickinger Fine Arts Center 13725 Beamer Rd, Bldg 15, Houston, TX, United States

San Jacinto College Dance presents the 10th annual Artists for Hope, a charity concert event that includes two days of performances and master classes as well as a virtual film festival. The event takes place on February 21-28, 2025 at San Jacinto College South Campus. In addition to FREE community master classes on February 21 […]

Free

Movies Houstonians Love: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Museum of Fine Arts – Audrey Jones Beck Building 5601 Main Street, Houston, TX, United States

Presented by Laurence Unger, MFAH Film Subcommittee and Ultimate Film Buffs member. Howard Hawks’ Technicolor musical comedy is anchored by the performances of Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe as Jazz Age lounge singers on a Transatlantic ocean liner to Paris. Based on the 1949 Broadway musical of the same name, the film centers on a […]

$9