Email Author JULIA RAMEY SERAZIO

2011 Stories by JULIA RAMEY SERAZIO

• Houston Dance Festival: Here and Now

  published August 25, 2011

  This town is firmly on the map as a modern-dance Mecca — thanks in no small part to the highly collaborative, supportive relationships among... More >>

• James Rollins: The Devil Colony

  published June 23, 2011

  If in several months a conspiracy-theorist uncle calls to tell you that a collection of mummified remains and some cryptically inscribed gold have... More >>

• Luck of the Draw

  published June 16, 2011

  Art appreciation is supposed to be a dignified thing, but it’s pure chaos at Luck of the Draw X: Revolution, DiverseWorks’ annual... More >>

• Space, Land and Time: Underground Adventures with Ant Farm

  published May 19, 2011

  Drive 600 miles northwest and you’ll come across a strange sight: a row of vintage Cadillacs, buried halfway in the Amarillo ground, their... More >>

• Madame Butterfly

  published May 19, 2011

  “Opera” and “free” are not two words that commonly appear in the same sentence, but today the Houston Grand Opera puts on a... More >>

• Haute Wheels of Houston

  published May 12, 2011

  First things first: There is absolutely no place for soggy tortillas, shriveled hot dogs and unidentifiable meats at Haute Wheels Houston,... More >>

• The Monster at the Door

  published May 12, 2011

  The 36-year-old Rajiv Joseph is presently basking in the sort of acclaim most living playwrights never know. His Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,... More >>

• Third Course: Spring Mixed Rep

  published May 5, 2011

  If the dance season must draw to a close, it might as well end with some greatest hits. With Third Course: Spring Mixed Rep, the Dominic... More >>

• Ariadne auf Naxos

  published April 28, 2011

  With its staging of Ariadne auf Naxos, the Houston Grand Opera engages in a meta-level exploration of theatrical convention, which... More >>

• “Joan Son — Part Geometry, Part Zen: A Personal Exploration through Paper”

  published April 14, 2011

  Origami works always give off an aura of calm and simplicity — though anyone who’s attempted to turn one of those squares into a simple... More >>

• “Upside Down: Arctic Realities”

  published April 14, 2011

  So you’ve seen the lesser sketches of Picasso, primitive Indonesian jewelry, and upholstery from 15th-century France. Well, even the horizons... More >>

• Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series: Kay Ryan

  published April 7, 2011

  The one sincere/ crocodile has/ gone dry eyed/ for years. Why/ bother crying/ crocodile tears. This poem, “Crocodile Tears,” is... More >>

• Pilobolus Dance Company

  published April 7, 2011

  Pilobolus, a trippy, hyper-creative dance group whose founders describe it as “an outsider dance company,” has spent four decades... More >>

• Lisa Lutz and David Hayward: Heads You Lose

  published April 7, 2011

  Most people can’t stand to be in the same room with an ex, much less co-author a novel with them. And yet such a collaboration — fueled... More >>

• Alexander McCall Smith

  published March 31, 2011

  With his penchant for bow ties and a position teaching medical law at the University of Edinburgh, Alexander McCall Smith might seem an... More >>

• Yo-Yo Ma with the Silk Road Ensemble

  published March 31, 2011

  When Yo-Yo Ma performs with the Silk Road Ensemble, which has 60 members from 24 countries, audiences can expect everything from centuries-old... More >>

• Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet

  published March 31, 2011

  Getting mentioned in a major motion picture starring Matt Damon is a sign that things are going well. In The Adjustment Bureau,... More >>

• Piper Kerman: Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison

  published March 24, 2011

  Some college students think about going to grad school after graduation. Few think about going to prison. Author Piper Kerman certainly had... More >>

• “Circa 1900: Decorative Arts at the Turn of the Century”

  published March 17, 2011

  Sure, there was no air-conditioning and horses were still the primary means of transport, but walking among the elegant vases and the refined... More >>

• Pin Oak Charity Horse Show

  published March 17, 2011

  Can you tell an American Saddlebred from an Andalusian or a Lusitano? You’ll certainly be able to after attending the Pin Oak Charity... More >>

• Sleeping Beauty

  published March 10, 2011

  For decades, dance devotees and imaginative daydreamers alike have flocked to see Sleeping Beauty, which the Houston Ballet has... More >>

• “Dodransbicentennial”

  published March 3, 2011

  It was just 175 years ago that our glorious state declared independence from Mexico, sealing it with a victory at the Battle of San Jacinto. To... More >>

• Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

  published March 3, 2011

  If you’re looking for sexy shots of Ashley Alexandra Dupré, the young escort behind the political demise of former New York governor... More >>