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Upcoming Events in Houston
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Academy Spring Showcase
April 26-27
Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas Ave.
The students of Houston Ballet Academy represent the future of ballet, with over 60% of the company coming through the Academy. The Spring Showcase gives students the stage to shine, whether it’s performing works from the company repertoire or ballets created specifically for them. This is a can’t-miss performance to see the young dancers at their best.
houstonballet.org/seasontickets/pdps/2023-2024/academy-spring-showcase
“Abstraction After Modernism: Recent Acquisitions”
April 26-Aug. 25
The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross St.
Composed of recent acquisitions, this exhibition showcases the breadth of artists’ approaches to abstraction since the mid-20th century.
Han-Setzer-Finckel Trio in Concert
April 30
Stude Concert Hall, Brockman Music and Performing Arts Center, Rice University, 6100 Main St.
A memorable evening is certain when the power couple of chamber music, Wu Han and David Finckel, team with Philip Setzer for a performance of great piano trios. This program features works by Debussy, Smetana, and Mendelssohn.
chambermusichouston.org/concerts/2024-04-30-wu-han-philip-setzer-david-finckel-trio
“Desert Bloom”
May 9-June 9
Laura Rathe Fine Art at River Oaks District, 4444 Westheimer Road, Suite 120D
Laura Rathe Fine Art presents this exhibition featuring the works of renowned Southern-based artists Caprice Pierucci, Lynn Sanders, and Sydney Yeager. “Desert Bloom” serves as a testament to the talent and ingenuity of the three accomplished artists, each of whom brings their own distinctive style and perspective to the forefront. From Pierucci’s intricately carved wood sculptures to Sanders’ layered geometric forms and Yeager’s dynamic abstract oil paintings, the works featured in this exhibition pay homage to a desert landscape after the first rain. There is an opening reception the evening of May 9 at the River Oaks District gallery.
“Mayerling”
May 23-June 2
Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas Ave.
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s psychologically thrilling “Mayerling” is an epic triumph in classic storytelling. The three-act ballet tells the dark tale of Crown Prince Rudolf, the sole heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 1880s. The work weaves a story of scandal and political intrigue through an unhappy marriage, sensuous dalliances, and morbid obsessions all leading to the tragic murder-suicide of the prince and his young mistress, Baroness Mary Vetsera.
The Houston Ballet: “Four Seasons”
June 6-16
Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas Ave.
The Houston Ballet’s 2023-24 season, which celebrates Stanton Welch AM’s 20-year tenure as artistic director of the ballet company, comes to a close with “Four Seasons,” featuring works from four choreographers including Welch and Dwight Rhoden, founding artistic director and resident choreographer of Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
Freedom Over Texas
July 4
Eleanor Tinsley Park at Buffalo Bayou
Houston’s official July Fourth celebration offers a live concert featuring a nationally known and recognized recording artist, and one of the largest fireworks displays in the United States.
Shakespeare Festival
Aug. 1-10
Miller Outdoor Theatre, 6000 Hermann Park Drive
Debuting in 1975, the Houston Shakespeare Festival, a collaboration between the city and the University of Houston’s School of Theatre, offers free public performances of the Bard’s works each summer at Hermann Park’s Miller Outdoor Theatre. There is seating on the hill and in the covered audience area.
