Posted on · Houston-area artists share their how they're coping with financial losses and other challenges. Many are innovating in light of canceled in-person shows, in order to continue to bring the arts to the community.
Posted on · The author of Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway, goes behind the scenes of iconic musicals that changed the landscape of theater, and local theaters, companies, and performers share the ways they have adapted their shows to keep audiences safe during the COVID pandemic.
Posted on · The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the resolve of an industry still recovering from Harvey.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: How COVID-19 is affecting the homeless, performing arts organizations cope with lost seasons, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and listeners talk about the significant songs in their lives.
Posted on · Attorney Kathryn Karam explains the unique hurdles performers, artists, and athletes have to clear to come perform in the United States.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Why local officials cancelled the rodeo, balancing public safety with privacy concerns, how immigration policy changes affect performing arts, and a ballet piece set to the music of David Bowie.
Posted on · Meg Booth took the reins at the Houston arts organization in late 2018.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We discuss Proposition B's long saga and its implications on the mayoral election, we learn about mental wellness programs for students, Radiolab co-host Jad Abumrad talks about creating his show, and we meet the new executive director of the Society for the Performing Arts.
Posted on · A “pre-curtain” show to introduce you to the voices and ideas behind a new weekly performing arts and culture podcast.
Posted on · Seven performing arts organizations have started workshops with youth in juvenile detention centers in the area.
Posted on · Three million dollars in airline fees will support Harmony in the Air over the next three years.
Posted on · The Houston Arts Alliance and the Galveston Historical foundation plan to study the vulnerabilities of the regional arts community and research how to minimize them.
Posted on · The Theater District Open House has kicked-off the city’s performing arts season for decades. Last year’s event was canceled because of Hurricane Harvey, but this year the tradition returns – and with even more to celebrate.
Posted on · We hear a story about a mother who took her sons to the theater for the first time and had an unexpected experience. The story is told by Janette Cosley, executive director of the Ensemble Theatre of Houston, which focuses on productions benefiting a multicultural audience. This segment was produced by Houston Public Media’s Abner […]
Posted on · (Above: Performers from Rec Room’s production of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet “The Rite of Spring.” Photo: Natasha Gorel) When Igor Stravinsky's famous — and perhaps infamous — ballet: The Rite of Spring premiered in Paris in 1913, it caused riots in the streets with the almost primitive sounds of the music – and equally primitive choreography […]