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Houston Christmas Theater Part II: The Nutcracker and The Christmas Shoes

Houston Christmas Theater Part II: The Nutcracker and The Christmas Shoes

Preview: The Nutcracker With Houston Ballet Returns

Preview: The Nutcracker With Houston Ballet Returns

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The First Show Back For Houston Ballet Since COVID Has Crowd-Pleasers & Surprises

By Margaret Downing
Sep 22, 2021

It seems more than fitting that if you want to see crowds return to a theater that you up your chances by picking a crowd pleaser like Divergence as Houston Ballet has done as part of its fall opener the Margaret Alkek William Jubilee of Dance. Dancers are scheduled for four...
Ishida Dance: Contemporary Dance Complete With a Story Comes to the MATCH

By Margaret Downing
Aug 4, 2021

The first thing you have to know is that unlike much of contemporary dance, the choreographed works by Brett Ishida have a narrative arc. The second thing to know is another first thing: she writes the story before planning the dance moves. On August 19-21, Ihisdra brings her Faraway, So...
Going Underneath the Surface With The Pilot Dance Project

By Natalie de la Garza
Jun 24, 2021

The Pilot Dance Project will present an evening of live, in-person dance concert called Underneath the Surface.
Bellaire High School Teacher Writes A Book About Dubsmash, TikTok and Dancing With His Students

By Margaret Downing
Jun 23, 2021

Dr. Trevor Boffone, the Bellaire High School Spanish teacher who embraced the music and dance of many of his students at the school, has written a book involving that experience and ways of building community through social media due to be released on July 2 Renegades: Digital Dance Cultures from Dubsmash...
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 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...
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...
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.
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'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'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 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...
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 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...
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...
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.
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...
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 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...