What's your origins story? Just as the painter draws on red, yellow and blue to create secondary and tertiary colors, the creative team at Group Acorde has blended a trio of disciplines to develop Origins, an evening-length production coming to MATCH. Mix in some contemporary dance, with choreography by Jennifer Mabus, Roberta Paixao Cortes and Lindsey McGill. Give the production its own sound with jazz-inspired compositions by Andrew Lienhard, Thomas Helton and Seth Paynter. Visual artist André Amaral brings it all to life with set design and an installation. This multi-disciplinary collaboration gave rise to an interesting exchange of ideas, resulting in an original work that reflects Houston's diverse artistic culture.
8 p.m. January 10 and 11, 2 and 8 p.m. January 12, MATCH, 3400 Main, 713-521-4533, groupacorde.org, $5 to $20.

Aaron Finley (Rock of Ages, Kinky Boots, It Shoulda Been You) makes his Houston Symphony debut in Totally ’80s.
Photo by Matt James Photo Studio
Members Only jackets, slap bracelets, Blockbuster Video and the Walkman. It's a good thing that many of these '80s cultural references have gone by the wayside, though we are sad to see the demise of the mixtape. Who could forget hits by Michael Jackson ("Smooth Criminal"), Phil Collins ("In the Air Tonight"), George Michael ("Careless Whisper") and Billy Joel ("And So It Goes")? Now we've got a chance to hear some of our favorite radio hits, including "867-5309/Jenny," along with film scores from Back to the Future and Ghostbusters, when the Houston Symphony presents Totally '80s. Bringing voice to the Pops Series program are Mad TV actress Nicole Parker, who defied gravity as Elphaba in Broadway's Wicked, and Aaron Finley (Broadway's Rock of Ages and Kinky Boots), who makes his debut with the symphony. Columbus Symphony Pops Conductor Stuart Chafetz directs.
8 p.m. January 11-12, 7:30 p.m. January 13, Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana, 713-224-7575, houstonsymphony.org, $29 to $149.

Dress your pooch in his or her regal best for a royal parade, costume contest and fun on MFAH's Plaza this Saturday.
Photo by Sarah Hobson
1-4 p.m. January 12, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Brown Foundation, Inc. Plaza, 5101 Montrose, 713-639-7300, mfah.org, free.

Jonathan Godfrey, Mercury’s concertmaster, has several solos in Flowers of Evil, a new impressionist opera that features original orchestrations by Antoine Plante.
Photo by Runaway Productions
8 p.m. January 12, Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas, 713-533-0080, mercuryhouston.org, $10 to $70.

Hear works by female playwrights in Consenting Bodies, a series of play readings that address consent, boundaries and relationships in the modern era.
Photos by Christie Guidry, Gentle Bear Photography
3 p.m. January 12 (Bully), 7:30 p.m. January 12 (The Morning After), 3 p.m. January 13 (Krav Maga), Rec Room, 100 Jackson, 832-463-0409, mildredsumbrella.com, pay what you can.

Meet new people and have fun with the Introduction to Belly Dancing class taught by Sahira at the ERJCC.
3-4:30 p.m. January 13, Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston, 5601 South Braeswood, 713-729-3200, erjcchouston.org, $12 to $16.