Arts & Culture

Slideshow

Sketches: David Whittaker

09/13/2013

History

Previewing the 1937–1938 Arts Season

Impresario Edna Saunders brought famous performers from around the world to pre-war Houston.

09/13/2013 By Michael Hardy

On Stage

Highest Drama

No Texas theater season has ever been more dramatic than the first.

09/11/2013 By John Lomax

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Sep 13–15

Where to go, who to see, and what to do.

09/11/2013 By Michael Hardy

Interview

Arts Insider: Pat Jasper

Folklorist Pat Jasper discusses Houston's vibrant mix of cultures.

09/09/2013 By Michael Hardy

Film

Lost in Translation

German director Bastian Günther explains why he chose Houston as the setting for his new film about anomie and alienation.

09/06/2013 By Michael Hardy

Theater

Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

On the heels of its epic production of The Coast of Utopia, Main Street Theater produces a more intimate Tom Stoppard play.

09/05/2013 By Michael Hardy

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Sep 6–8

Where to go, who to see, and what to do.

09/04/2013 By Michael Hardy

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Sketches: Nick Greer on the Art of Performance (VIDEO)

After years of practice, a local musician learns to let go.

09/03/2013 By Peter Holley

Dance

Dance Dance Revolution

Jessica Lang brings ballet into the 21st century.

09/03/2013 By Michael Hardy

H-Town Diary

A Novel Adventure

Novelist Chitra Divakaruni on learning to love the Bayou City and the stories Houston makes.

09/03/2013 By Chitra Divakaruni

Ice House

Death Becomes Him

Bleed, suffer, die, repeat.

09/03/2013 By John Lomax

Dance

To Everything There is a Season

FrenetiCore's Rite of Summer pays homage to original 1913 Nijinsky/Stravinsky ballet

08/30/2013 By Alese Pickering

News

Magna Carta Holy Grail

The Houston Museum of Natural Science to host rare exhibition of 800-year-old Magna Carta re-issue.

08/28/2013 By Michael Hardy

That Other Level

The Geto Boys and Public Enemy Together, 25 Years Ago

And other photos from the archive of former GBs DJ Ready Red.

08/28/2013 By John Nova Lomax

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Aug 30–Sep 2

Where to go, who to see, and what to do.

08/28/2013 By Michael Hardy

Artist Spotlight

Sketches: Trenton Doyle Hancock (VIDEO)

An artist turns to his childhood toys for inspiration.

08/27/2013 By Peter Holley