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Contemporary Dance Showcase at MOT Beginning tonight, Dance Source Houston presents a Weekend of Texas Contemporary Dance, to be held at Miller Outdoor Theatre. Now in its 13th year, A Weekend of Texas Contemporary Dance, presents a snapshot of the contemporary dance scene in Houston featuring new work and revivals of recent work. This artistic sampler features a range of choreographic styles set to music that ranges from classical to experimental. Featuring the best of...

Falling Apart to Half Time Dance has seen a vast resurgance in the country this year, whether blame lies with Fall Out Boy, or So You Think You Can Dance, we're not sure. But we are sure we are loving all the great talent that exists right here in dancetown Houston, TX. Swayze was so ahead of his time. Companies like the Dominic Walsh Dance Theater has helped to encourage these recent trends, and also...

If Amy Winehouse has inspired you to hear more fantastic women's jazz voices (rather than go to rehab), you're in luck tonight. The 2007 version of Jazz Cross Roads presents "Women in Jazz" showcasing the work of the great Sarah Vaughan through female jazz vocalists Kamil Bonner and Mickie Moseley and saxophonist Theresa Grayson. The women will perform both in small ensemble and with the Scott Joplin Chamber Orchestra. The evening is presented by the...

Houston Shakespeare Festival That which we call a free show , by any other name would smell as free. And with that poor, poor attempt at Shakespearean quote alteration, Houston kicks off the annual Shakespeare Festival. Love's Labor's Lost Directed by Sidney Berger Performances | July 27 , August 2, 4, 8, 10 Romeo and Juliet Directed by Carolyn Houston Boone Performances | July 28 , August 1, 3, 9, 11 Now celebrating its thirty-third...

Beehive: The Musical! Now through July 18th, head out to Miller Outdoor Theater to see the sensational "Beehive: The Musical!"producned by Houston TUTS. Performances are nightly at 8:15pm. Grab the hairspray and come on down to the rockin' 60s musical, featuring more than 35 of the hottest hits of the girl groups and female singers of the era. FIVE WAILING WOMEN, ONE HOT BAND, AND 25 CANS OF HAIR SPRAY A WEEK can only...

Juneteenth Celebration at Miller Outdoor Theater Happy Juneteenth! Join the city in celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation when slavery in Texas offically became a thing of the past. Tonight, Miller Outdoor Theater presents “Sarah and Joshua – a Juneteenth Musical” – the premiere of a new musical drama by Texas Southern University playwright Thomas Meloncon in commemoration of Juneteenth. The play tells the story of two slaves in love and the events leading...

Dance, Dance. Double-header Dancing tonight in the form of two of Houston's best dance companies: The Metropolitan Dance Company and City Dance. >>>Summer Dance with the Houston Met Dynamic, exhilarating and high-energy. It’s how critics and the public alike describe the performances of Houston Metropolitan Dance Company. To complete their stellar season they are brining their artistry to Miller Outdoor Theatre for a free performance, Summer Dance: The Best of the Houston Met Season tonight,...

TGI friggin' F! Has is been a long week for anyone else? Bring on the holiday weekend! Lots going on this Memorial Day weekend, and we hope you are able to get out there and enjoy the sunshine before the rain creeps in on Monday. Oh, and don't forget to thank our veterans (for the day off).

Houston Metropolitan Dance presents Performance at Hermann Park

The Miller Outdoor Theatre presents a performance (free!) by The Royal Drummers of Burundi, perhaps Africa's most famous percussion ensemble, this Thursday evening. The performance begins at 8:00 pm (you can attend both a free gallery opening AND a free, very cool, performance!). With traditional costumes, dance and centuries old percussion techniques, it should be an amazing performance. Clear your calendar for tomorrow evening - pack the picnic basket and don't forget the wine opener!...

Hello Houstonians! Here's what's on tap.... Friday, November 3 For all your possibly-pretentious dance needs, the Hope Stone dance troupe will respond to the work of Paul Klee through dance over at the Menil Collection (one of Houston's hidden treasures--you must go if you haven't been. We're serious, we're requiring it.) The performance will be in Richmond Hall @ The Menil (1500 Richmond) at 7:30 pm. It's free, and a talk follows the performance. Saturday,...

So we're coming up on Juneteenth, the celebration of Union Gen. Gordon Granger's reading the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston on June 19, 1865, freeing slaves in Texas. Though the Proclamation arrived in Texas late, that didn't put a damper on the celebration — and now, 141 years later, Juneteenth is believed to be the oldest celebration of the ending of slavery in the U.S. There are a lot of events going on around town...

Sometimes, Houstonist feels spoiled by today's ever-fancier movie theaters — do we truly need stadium seating, digital projectors and 12,000-watt sound systems to enjoy a movie? Well, yes, in most cases, we really think we do. Nevertheless, we're intrigued by the prospect of seeing a movie outdoors, so we're excited about two holiday movies in Hermann Park: Friday and Saturday, the movie of choice is 1983's A Christmas Story. Everybody knows what the movie's about,...