Carlos Acosta

Without Air: Choreography Is King, But Where’s the Star Power?

A Nut for Nostalgia

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

Full-Fledged Frolics

The ensemble is the star in Houston Ballet's Spring Repertory Program

Possible Dream

The ensemble is the star in Houston Ballet's Spring Repertory Program

Merry Window Dressing

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

Something Different

The Houston Ballet ventures deep into Balanchine territory

Magic Act

The Ballet's Swan Lake is all about transformations -- such as dancer to star

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The Ballet's Swan Lake is all about transformations -- such as dancer to star

Rite Fine

The Ballet's Swan Lake is all about transformations -- such as dancer to star

Final Curtain

Don Quixote returns, as Rachel Beard says good-bye

New Faces, Old Dance

Don Quixote returns, as Rachel Beard says good-bye

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Don Quixote returns, as Rachel Beard says good-bye

Press Picks

Don Quixote returns, as Rachel Beard says good-bye

Going Batty

Ballet's sensual Dracula is deep, dark and a bit clotted

Cracked

Ballet's sensual Dracula is deep, dark and a bit clotted

Night & Day

March 4 - 10, 1999

Bold Indigo

Brash ballet premiere overshadows Sylphide

Lone Star, Anyone?

Stanton Welch serves up the uneven but fun Tales of Texas

Slipper Magic

Except for the mice, this Cinderella is mighty nice

No Storybook Ending

A ballet from the past hints at the company's future

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

Class Act

In the middle is very elevated

Abstract Art

With Houston Ballet's gorgeous Jewels, no plot is no problem.