Choreographer Rebecca French and her collaborators bring together jazz, contemporary, ballet, and hip hop dance styles with a range of music and costumes, including drag performance in Up Rising, a dance to celebrate the achievements and hard-won successes of the gay rights movement. https://www.facebook.com/events/1087612501440702/
Up Rising: A Night of Dance Commemorating Stonewall’s 50th Anniversary is a gathering of Houston’s most visible LGBTQ dance artists and community members in a celebration of the achievements and hard-fought successes of the gay rights movement over the past fifty years. In response to the exhibition Stonewall 50, Rebecca French and collaborators will bring …
PERSPECTIVES Series I, June 4th: Works by Bruch, Elgar, and more, performed by Kathleen Winkler (violin), Mark Nuccio (clarinet), Joan Der Hovsepian (viola), and Timothy Hester (piano). Bonus PERSPECTIVES Series Performance, June 5th: Tchaikovsky Competition Send-Off Recital featuring Kenny Broberg, piano. 2017 Cliburn Silver Medal winner, TMF alumnus, and festival soloist presents a recital program …
Texas Music Festival Young Artist Competition and Concert Series features Classical music’s rising stars performing chamber music. The series concludes with a TMF Jazz Institute Final Concert at Moores Opera House. For the full schedule of events, visit http://www.uh.edu/kgmca//music/tmf/
The third annual PRIDE Corpus Christi Parade is scheduled for Sat., June 8 from 3 – 4 p.m. Immediately following, the PRIDE Block Party is a free event at Water’s Edge Park with entertainment for the whole family. The Block Party will feature 9 food-truck vendors located on Park Avenue, and booths from civic groups, …
An all-time Catastrophic favorite returns! The original rock opera, based entirely on the songs of legendary outsider musician and artist Daniel Johnston, was originally performed to rave reviews in 2006 and received glowing coverage in the New York Times. SPEEDING MOTORCYCLE takes audiences deep into the astounding, hilarious, and heartbreaking world of one of America’s …