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Originals
Houston Ballet presents Originals. Known for innovation and forward thinking, Houston Ballet fosters artists both on and offstage. Originals showcases a returning Houston Ballet original ballet by Stanton Welch and the premiere of a new one-act ballet by Houston Ballet Principal Dancer Melody Mennite. Welch’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra is set to …
Houston Ballet presents Originals
Known for cultivating dancer-choreographers, Houston Ballet fosters artists both on and offstage for Originals. The program will feature the premiere of Floreciente, a one-act ballet by Principal Dancer Melody Mennite set to music by Rene Aubry, Ezio Bosso and Max Richter; the world premiere of Principal Dancer Connor Walsh’s A Joyous Trilogy (in flight), with …
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33rd Annual Accordion Kings & Queens
33rd Annual Accordion Kings & Queens
This performance is live on stage and live-streamed online! Texas Folklife is proud to present the 33rd annual Accordion Kings & Queens! Come out for an evening of roots music, featuring some of the best of Texas accordion music! This year’s lineup includes: Las Fenix RJ & Kreole Smoove Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours …
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The World Premiere of CRUMBS By Daniel Ciba
The World Premiere of CRUMBS By Daniel Ciba
What is Crumbs about? This reimagining of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale concerns two sisters as they grapple with their journey into adulthood. Mixed with musings on childhood innocence, personal loss and the inscrutability of memory, Crumbs considers how the past continually informs the present. But has Hannah and Greta run away, get lost, …
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Sylvia
Houston Ballet presents Sylvia. After two glorious and critically acclaimed premieres in Houston and Sydney, Stanton Welch’s Sylvia makes a fierce return to the Wortham Theater Center stage for story ballet bliss. Welch brings his own interpretation to the classic story of the strong mythological heroine, the huntress Sylvia, and her love for a mortal …
Houston Ballet presents La Sylphide
August Bournonville’s La Sylphide originally premiered in November 1836 by the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is believed to be the oldest romantic ballet that is still performed today. Houston Ballet is pleased to announce that this year’s performances of La Sylphide will be accompanied by a world premiere from Artistic Director Stanton …
La Sylphide
La Sylphide
Houston Ballet presents La Sylphide. Become entranced by a magical world of fairies and forbidden romance with August Bournonville’s La Sylphide. The oldest ballet in existence, La Sylphide tells the story of a young Scottish farmer who becomes spellbound by a beautiful, winged creature. As the Scotsman abandons his bride-to-be, he offends not only the …
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Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them
Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them
When 12-year-old Edith makes an unfortunate spur-of-the-moment decision with her air rifle, she, her older brother Kenny, and his boyfriend Benji find themselves suddenly at odds with the adult world around them. A. Rey Pamatmat’s achingly beautiful play explores first love, the pangs of youth, and the universal search to find your family of choice. …
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