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Kuumba House is a performing arts company that preserves, creates, teaches and presents the cultural experience of African art forms through dance, theatre, music and other creative expression. “Kuumba” is a Swahili word that means “creativity.”
MECA (Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts) is a community-based, non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the healthy social, cultural and academic development of at-risk, inner-city youth through education in the arts. The organization offers classical and ethnic arts education and support services to approximately 1,300 students a year through in-school, after-school and summer arts programs.
Talento Bilingue de Houston has evolved into a Latino Cultural Arts Center that has offered programs and activities such as mariachi, ballet folklorico, video and film production, professional theater, art exhibitions, festivals and photography.
Tien Hou Temple is in the heart of Chinatown, just north of downtown Houston. The temple features elaborately carved dragon columns, altars and symbols of Buddhist, Taoist and other Eastern ideologies.
Performing Arts
In true, Houston style, there are a multitude of high-quality performing arts venues from which to select. Many of them are located in Houston's downtown Theater District, which spans 17 blocks and has 12,948 seats in a concentrated downtown area. Outside of the skyscrapers of downtown, a diverse array of smaller companies call Houston home, offering a unique blend of cutting-edge performing arts and well known classics in a variety of intimate settings. The latest figures show that more than 4 million people experience the magic of live theater in Houston annually.
— Houston Theater District
Houston is one of only a few U.S. cities with permanent professional resident companies in opera, ballet, music and theater. The longevity of Houston's performing arts organizations speaks volumes – Houston Ballet, at 38 years, is the city's youngest resident professional company. The Theater District, with its five major performing arts venues, is home to these companies, as well as four other internationally recognized performing arts presenters. The area also features numerous restaurants and clubs, where one can sip on a pre-theater cocktail while listening to live music, or enjoy a leisurely dinner after the show.
— Alley Theatre
Alley Theatre is a professional resident theater company and recipient of the 1996 Special Tony Award. Having forged alliances with such international luminaries as Edward Albee, Vanessa Redgrave and Frank Wildhorn, landmark theatrical events at the Alley have included the world premieres of Jekyll & Hyde, The Civil War and Not About Nightingales (an undiscovered Tennessee Williams play).
— Houston Ballet
Performing in the spectacular 2,500 seat Wortham Theater Center, Houston Ballet is America's fifth largest ballet company, producing numerous contemporary works and full-length world premiers such as Dracula, The Snow Maiden and Cleopatra.
— Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has long been known for its innovative works and imaginative presentation of traditional masterpieces. HGO's numerous world premieres have included Florencia En El Amazonas (the first Spanish opera by a Mexican composer to be commissioned by a major U.S. opera company) and Nixon In China, which garnered an Emmy and a Grammy.
— Houston Symphony
The Houston Symphony is the oldest performing arts organization in the city, celebrating its 97th birthday. This season, the Houston Symphony performs in the largest (more than 2,900 seats) and arguably most impressive space in the theater district, Jones Hall. Currently under the leadership of Hans Graf, the Houston Symphony’s impressive list of conductors has included Leopold Stokowski, Andre Previn and Christoph Eschenbach. From Brahms and Beethoven, to pop concerts with special guests such as Debbie Reynolds and Shirley Maclaine, the Houston Symphony offers something for every musical taste.
Performing approximately some 170 concerts a year at Jones Hall, Miller Outdoor Theatre and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion, the Houston Symphony also tours internationally. The symphony also sponsors more than 300 separate educational and community service performances each season. Its concerts for schoolchildren, a 50-year-old tradition, have introduced more than 1 million students to live performances of symphonic music.
— Da Camera Of Houston
Da Camera brings to Houston performances by leading American and international musicians, ranging from intimate chamber quartets to jazz and contemporary ensembles. Under the artistic leadership of Sarah Rothenberg (herself an acclaimed pianist) since 1994, Da Camera's performances often connect music to other art forms in originally conceived multimedia productions. Da Camera presents performances in a variety of locations, including the Wortham Theater Center and the Menil Collection, a wonderfully serene and sophisticated art museum west of downtown.
— Society For The Performing Arts
Houston's Society For The Performing Arts (SPA) presents a dizzying variety of musical, dance and theatrical performances by artists from around the world. SPA has presented more than 600 artists and companies representing virtually all performing arts disciplines, including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Martha Graham Dance Company.
MECA (Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts) is a community-based, non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the healthy social, cultural and academic development of at-risk, inner-city youth through education in the arts. The organization offers classical and ethnic arts education and support services to approximately 1,300 students a year through in-school, after-school and summer arts programs.
Talento Bilingue de Houston has evolved into a Latino Cultural Arts Center that has offered programs and activities such as mariachi, ballet folklorico, video and film production, professional theater, art exhibitions, festivals and photography.
Tien Hou Temple is in the heart of Chinatown, just north of downtown Houston. The temple features elaborately carved dragon columns, altars and symbols of Buddhist, Taoist and other Eastern ideologies.
Performing Arts
In true, Houston style, there are a multitude of high-quality performing arts venues from which to select. Many of them are located in Houston's downtown Theater District, which spans 17 blocks and has 12,948 seats in a concentrated downtown area. Outside of the skyscrapers of downtown, a diverse array of smaller companies call Houston home, offering a unique blend of cutting-edge performing arts and well known classics in a variety of intimate settings. The latest figures show that more than 4 million people experience the magic of live theater in Houston annually.
— Houston Theater District
Houston is one of only a few U.S. cities with permanent professional resident companies in opera, ballet, music and theater. The longevity of Houston's performing arts organizations speaks volumes – Houston Ballet, at 38 years, is the city's youngest resident professional company. The Theater District, with its five major performing arts venues, is home to these companies, as well as four other internationally recognized performing arts presenters. The area also features numerous restaurants and clubs, where one can sip on a pre-theater cocktail while listening to live music, or enjoy a leisurely dinner after the show.
— Alley Theatre
Alley Theatre is a professional resident theater company and recipient of the 1996 Special Tony Award. Having forged alliances with such international luminaries as Edward Albee, Vanessa Redgrave and Frank Wildhorn, landmark theatrical events at the Alley have included the world premieres of Jekyll & Hyde, The Civil War and Not About Nightingales (an undiscovered Tennessee Williams play).
— Houston Ballet
Performing in the spectacular 2,500 seat Wortham Theater Center, Houston Ballet is America's fifth largest ballet company, producing numerous contemporary works and full-length world premiers such as Dracula, The Snow Maiden and Cleopatra.
— Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has long been known for its innovative works and imaginative presentation of traditional masterpieces. HGO's numerous world premieres have included Florencia En El Amazonas (the first Spanish opera by a Mexican composer to be commissioned by a major U.S. opera company) and Nixon In China, which garnered an Emmy and a Grammy.
— Houston Symphony
The Houston Symphony is the oldest performing arts organization in the city, celebrating its 97th birthday. This season, the Houston Symphony performs in the largest (more than 2,900 seats) and arguably most impressive space in the theater district, Jones Hall. Currently under the leadership of Hans Graf, the Houston Symphony’s impressive list of conductors has included Leopold Stokowski, Andre Previn and Christoph Eschenbach. From Brahms and Beethoven, to pop concerts with special guests such as Debbie Reynolds and Shirley Maclaine, the Houston Symphony offers something for every musical taste.
Performing approximately some 170 concerts a year at Jones Hall, Miller Outdoor Theatre and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion, the Houston Symphony also tours internationally. The symphony also sponsors more than 300 separate educational and community service performances each season. Its concerts for schoolchildren, a 50-year-old tradition, have introduced more than 1 million students to live performances of symphonic music.
— Da Camera Of Houston
Da Camera brings to Houston performances by leading American and international musicians, ranging from intimate chamber quartets to jazz and contemporary ensembles. Under the artistic leadership of Sarah Rothenberg (herself an acclaimed pianist) since 1994, Da Camera's performances often connect music to other art forms in originally conceived multimedia productions. Da Camera presents performances in a variety of locations, including the Wortham Theater Center and the Menil Collection, a wonderfully serene and sophisticated art museum west of downtown.
— Society For The Performing Arts
Houston's Society For The Performing Arts (SPA) presents a dizzying variety of musical, dance and theatrical performances by artists from around the world. SPA has presented more than 600 artists and companies representing virtually all performing arts disciplines, including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Martha Graham Dance Company.
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