Ben Stevenson

The Nutcracker

Dance Salad Festival 2010

Dancers from around the world come to Houston

Hold me Closer, Chinese Dancer: The Story Of Li Cunxin -- And Houston's Part In It -- Comes To The Movies

In 1981, Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin made national news when he defected to the U.S. to join the Houston Ballet. The Chinese and U.S. governments faced off over the issue, and Vice President George Bush ended up intervening -- and prevailing. Cunxin went on to dance with the Houston Ballet for t ... More >>

Capsule Reviews

ENCORE

Myernick: Movin' On Up

Houston Ballet practically raised this soaring young soloist

Best Ballet

Comedy Central

Houston Ballet lightens up with La Fille Mal Gardée

Divergence in Style

Houston Ballet offers up two solemn dances -- and a wild one

Best Lighting Designer

Tony Tucci

Best Long Good-bye

Ben Stevenson

Aged Peppers

Flea and company prove they can keep it together

By the Numbers

Stevenson signs off with an uninspired Alice in Wonderland

Slipper Magic

Except for the mice, this Cinderella is mighty nice

Men in Tights

Houston Ballet buckles under the weight of Balanchine

A Nut for Nostalgia

Houston Ballet's Nutcracker has nothing new to say, but it's fun anyway

Shockheaded Peter

In the battle for the Houston Ballet, Trey McIntyre scores an early blow

It's Only Business

Readers complain of Chronicle price gouging

Forever On His Toes

Ben Stevenson has built Houston Ballet into one of the biggest companies in the country. So why does his job often seem in jeopardy?

Coping with Coppélia

Stevenson's ham-handed treatment of the ballet doesn't seem like the only melodrama on stage

Politics of the Dance

A backstage struggle between Stevenson and a managing director splits the ballet

This Bird Has Flown

Houston Ballet's pricey new Firebird gets lost in time

Dream Teen

Whiz kid Enos excites his elders with unique movements

Snow Job

Maiden's good, just slow to warm up

Where Art Thou, Juliet?

Dawn Scannell makes a captivating Capulet in Houston Ballet's Romeo and Juliet

The Turning Point

If Richie Hubscher couldn't be the Houston Ballet's prince in white tights, then he would be the dark angel of the Easy Credit Theater

Egypt on the Bayou

Cleopatra may be about ancient Middle Eastern history, but it's all Houston Ballet

Class Act

In the middle is very elevated

Great Expectations

Sometimes the hype hurts

Night & Day

April 15-21, 1999

Bolshoi Beauty

Ballet rises on the toes of a Russian icon

Night & Day

May 21 - 27, 1998

A Partial Eclipse

Final Curtain

Don Quixote returns, as Rachel Beard says good-bye

Dancing in the Dark

The Ballet's Dracula sets the mood for something special

A Touch of the Familiar

Sleeping Dream

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New Shapes

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Soles on Ice

For 20 years, prima ballerina Janie Parker's feet have been harnessed to the Houston Ballet. In one more month, she plans to set them free.

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Love Story

Merry Window Dressing

The Merry Widow proves to be more about sparkle and spectacle than dance

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Mixed Results

Possible Dream

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Hard Times at the Ballet

When the dancers of the Houston Ballet learned their artistic director, Ben Stevenson, had been forced into a medical leave, they had to wonder: were there problems ahead?