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Houston Ballet’s David Rivera and Aoi Fujiwara filming Stanton Welch’s ADROIT: clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.

Houston Ballet Dances to A Little Night Music at MFAH's Kinder Building

By Margaret Downing

Jun 16, 2021

Among all the unexpected side effects of the prolonged pandemic, was the swing from live shows to filmed productions for many of the performance groups in Houston. For Daniel Rivera, Houston Ballet’s Associate Director of Audio and Visual Services, it meant a rather sizeable leap from making in-house and short promotional...

Houston Ballet Principal Karina González in Stanton Welch’s Sylvia.

Houston Ballet Returns in Force and Yes Virginia, There is a Nutcracker

By Margaret Downing

May 2, 2021

After more than a year away from live, in-person performances, Houston Ballet today announces its 2021-22 season, ready to welcome pandemic-weary audiences back to the Wortham stage to see the company present the same upper level work its dancers have been known for in seasons past, according to Artistic Director...

Principals Karina Gonzalez and Connor Walsh rehearsing for Romeo and Juliet at Miller Outdoor Theatre.

Live and In Person: Houston Ballet Hits the Boards at Miller Outdoor Theatre

By Margaret Downing

Apr 22, 2021

It's something that Connor Walsh, principal dancer for Houston Ballet almost couldn't believe would finally happen. But now that he and other company members have pinched themselves several times over, it has — as he puts it — kicked them all into gear. Following an opening performance from the Houston...

Celebrate Earth Day at Discovery Green with a film festival, live mural painting, and more.

Best Virtual Bets: Parallel Play, Specters of Noon, and Hope

By Natalie de la Garza

Apr 15, 2021

Enjoy in-person art safely as we add more in-person events to our list of best virtual bets.

Paty Lorena Solórzano is one of the choreographers featured in the first Texas Latino/a/x Contemporary Dance Festival.

The First Latinx Contemporary Dance Festival Comes to Texas

By Natalie de la Garza

Mar 29, 2021

The 1st Annual Texas Latino/a/x Contemporary Dance Festival makes its debut as a virtual concert courtesy of The Pilot Dance Project.

Houston Ballet Corps de Ballet dancer Gretel Batista in Stanton Welch’s In Good Company

Houston Ballet's Stanton Welch Choreographs Dances to the Music of The Dead South

By Margaret Downing

Mar 9, 2021

Beginning this Wednesday, Houston Ballet will start unveiling a series of filmed dances choreographed by Artistic Director Stanton Welch to music by the Canadian folk-bluegrass group The Dead South. Corps de Ballet dancer Gretel Batista is in five of the 11 songs in...

Houston Ballet Orchestra Principal Second Violin Natalie Gaynor

Houston Ballet's Strings Section Gets Together for A Little Night Music

By Margaret Downing

Jan 27, 2021

The Houston Ballet Orchestra was in the final stages of preparation for its upcoming mixed repertoire program last March when news about COVID-19 grew increasingly concerning. Natalie Gaynor, the young principal of the Second Violin section was there and remembers they'd just gotten to the dress rehearsal stage. "I made a...

Houston Ballet Offers a Course of Mini Delights in Nutcracker Sweets

By Natalie de la Garza

Dec 16, 2020

Houston Ballet condenses and moves their yearly production of The Nutcracker online this season.

Houston Ballet First Soloist Allison Miller

Houston Ballet Replaces The Nutcracker With Nutcracker Sweets in the Year of COVID

By Margaret Downing

Dec 14, 2020

In this the strangest of all seasons with routines disrupted everywhere, First Soloist Allison Miller found herself — along with other members of Houston Ballet — dealing with a holiday production differing in just about every way from her normal involvement in The Nutcracker. "It's very strange to have a...

While far from the normal Nutcracker, this year's online festivities will hopefully greet you warmly

Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market Adapts to the Pandemic with Virtual Ease

By Vic Shuttee

Dec 9, 2020

Long a Bayou City tradition, the annual parade of trades merchants returns at the Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market and thanks to a virtual leg-up from the folks at Map Dynamics, they’re making their 2020 season something truly unique. Evan Grappelberg, the CEO behind NexTech AR Solutions, which owns the subsidiary...

Houston Ballet Corps de Ballet Dancer Fernando Martin-Gullans

Houston Ballet Cancels Remainder of In-Person Performances For 2020-21 Season

By Houston Press

Nov 19, 2020

It'll be all virtual for the rest of Houston Ballet's 2020-21 Season. Due to the continuing pandemic, Houston Ballet will continue its virtual offerings but has cancelled the remaining performances it was hoping to stage for the 2020-21 season. “Safety remains our top priority during this unprecedented time,” said Jim...

Artists of Houston Ballet in Stanton Welch's Restoration

Dancing All Around Houston, Stanton Welch's Restoration Makes Its Digital Debut

By Margaret Downing

Nov 6, 2020

Calling on more than 60 dancers and crew members, visiting 19 iconic spots across the Houston area, Houston Ballet has put together Restoration, a world premiere choreographed by Artistic Director Stanton Welch to the song "Black Lung" by The Dead South. Due to be released on November 10, the video was...

Mackenzie Richter and Brian Waldrep at Jacob’s Pillow in Stanton Welch’s Just.

Houston Ballet's Just is a Gut Punch Through Cyberspace

By Natalie de la Garza

Oct 10, 2020

Houston Ballet opens their season with A Night at Jacob's Pillow, a digital premiere of Artistic Director Stanton Welch’s Just.

Artists of Houston Ballet at Jacob’s Pillow in Stanton Welch’s Just.

Houston Ballet Will Open its 2020-21 Season Digitally With Stanton Welch's Just

By Houston Press

Sep 20, 2020

Houston Ballet has decided to delve even deeper into the digital world, announcing today that it plans to offer even more performances in that vein than it originally anticipated. As a result, its season opener for the 2020-21 season will be Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch's Just which was...

Karina Gonzalez as Nikiya with Artists of Houston Ballet in Stanton Welch's La Bayadère in 2017.

Houston Ballet's Planned Performance of La Bayadere Comes Under Fire

By Margaret Downing

Sep 8, 2020

A Hindu rights activist based in Nevada is accusing the Houston Ballet of cultural insensitivity and is urging it to cancel its upcoming performances of La Bayadère, scheduled for February, saying the ballet set in India "trivializes Eastern religious and other traditions." La Bayadère, a ballet originally performed in Russia...

Houston ballet Sololist Harper Watters and Principal Soo Youn Cho in Stanton Welch's The Nutcracker.

Houston Ballet Reshuffles Its Dance Card Again

By Houston Press

Jul 20, 2020

The ongoing pandemic has once again altered scheduling for another Houston arts group, this time the Houston Ballet that today announces two fall performances will not be held in-person and The Nutcracker will not be performed this year. Also, because of resulting financial losses, it could no longer retain all...

By this October, Opera in the Heights hopes to be back up on stage and singing. Shown here: its 2020 world premiere of Yeltsin in Texas.

Catching up With the Arts in Houston With Online and Re-Opening News

By Houston Press

May 20, 2020

As Texas begins to open up again while the coronavirus is still very much with us, some arts groups are staying online while others are carefully opening up while keeping to the governor's guidelines of no more than 25 percent of listed occupancy at any time. And if you've ever...

Piling it on: If you listen over the next few weeks you'll hear HGO's production of the entire Ring cycle by Wagner: crescendoing with Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods).

Catching Up With the Arts in Houston

By Margaret Downing

May 4, 2020

Hands down best news recently for Houston's performing arts and their artists was Houston Grand Opera's announcement that on the second try for money from the Payroll Protection Plan they were successful in securing $2.5 million and able to rehire the staff they'd laid off. According to HGO the PPP...

Principals Karina González and Connor Walsh in Stanton Welch's Romeo and Juliet.

Houston Ballet Decides to Close Down the Rest of its 2019-20 Season

By Margaret Downing

Apr 6, 2020

There will be no rescheduled date for Romeo & Juliet this season for the Houston Ballet. In fact there won't be anything for the rest of the season as today, Houston Ballet is announcing today that despite earlier hopes that it would be able to resume its coronavirus-disrupted 2019-20 season,...

Catastrophic Theatre is bringing some of its best productions to you via YouTube while Stay At Home is in place.

Some of the Latest Changes to Houston's Performing Arts Scene Coming to You

By Margaret Downing

Mar 30, 2020

As the local Stay At Home orders remain in place, Houston's performing arts community continues to find ways to remind audiences that it is still here despite postponing and cancelling performances that audiences were counting on and the companies need to stay financially solvent. Houston Ballet has cancelled its scheduled...

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