Houston Ballet

On October 22nd, 2016 I attended the Celebrate Forsythe Dance performance at The Music Center and downtown. This performance consisted of three major ballet companies all performing pieces choreographed by William Forsythe. The first dance, Pas/Parts 2016 performed by the San Francisco Ballet struck me immediately as unique as all the women were wearing what appeared to be normal colored leotards in the front, had striking jewel-toned colors on the back. The men were dressed in black and other…

Debbie Allen is a well known figure in the entertainment industry, who has been around for years and shows no sign of stopping any time soon. Debbie Allen is an actress, dancer, and choreographer. Debbie Kaye Allen was born on January 16th, 1950 in Houston, Texas. Allen was born to the poet Vivian Ayers and a dentist Arthur Allen. She has two siblings. One of her siblings is the famous actress, director, and singer Phylicia Rashad . Her other sibling is Tex Allen who is a jazz music composer.…

battling with racism in institutions. Same as the majority of coloured dancers, she found out that ballet was a very closed white world and she never thought to be able to become a professional ballerina. The black writer Dixon Gottschild describes the feeling of racism in a very graphic way: “I feel decentered. NOT in a good way. I am in the corner. I am still cornered by SYSTEMATIC racism. I want out.…

The Houston Ballet performed Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky’s full-length Sleeping Beauty at the Brown Theater inside the Wortham Theater Center. The performance was choreographed by Emeritus Ben Stevenson. According to the press, to celebrate the director’s 80th birthday, the staging was the revival that launched his successful career in London nearly fifty-years ago. Recognized as supreme achievement of classic ballet, Sleeping Beauty is based on the classic French fairytale by Charles Perrault.…

actually going on around her in the outside world. Jeanne was somewhat thankful for her time spent in Manzanar. If she had not been sent there, she would not have gotten involved with “American” type activities such as baton twirling or glee club ( Houston, 94-95). In Manzanar Jeanne is also introduced to catechism and begins to fantasize the idea of being baptized. This idea is not received well by her father and causes another argument in the family. At Manzanar is where Jeanne began to not…

The Lindall Finley Wortham Theater is located in Houston, Texas at the University of Houston. The décor of the exterior is impressive. Its large glass windows give on passers and guests a glimpse of the lobby, which is brightly illuminated by several lights. My arrival to the theater was early. I was kindly greeted by the friendly staff as I entered the theater. Once inside the venue, I quickly noticed the nice intimate feeling of the theater. Its seats wrapped around the moderately sized venue,…

his rags to riches life story. He argues how he has been cheated out of life, from being lied to by the Chinese government. Growing up he was taught and believed that communism was the best option, until he got the opportunity to train at The Houston Ballet in America. There he understood what freedom truly is, but quickly realized that way of living is not possible in China. Cunxin uses doleful experiences to appeal to our emotions, however, his argument lacks research. Instead, he uses prior…

departure, Mr. Strabala held the position of a Design Director at Gensler. Mr. Strabala indicated on his website and personal Flickr site, that while at Gensler, he designed five projects namely: Shanghai Tower, Hess Tower, Three Eldridge Place, the Houston Ballet Center for Dance,…

Whitney Museum? Was the first thought in my head when I first heard about the extra credit opportunity announced in class. When I was a child, I thought it was a Museum pertaining to Whitney Houston, but that was not the case. I heard people talk about it, but I could never pinpoint where it was. It was not until last week that I would have the opportunity to enter the Museum for $1. Going to the Whitney Museum last week, has sparked an interest in going to Museums and I am glad that I went.…

This past weekend my mother and I went to the So You Think You Can Dance tour event in Houston at the Reinvention Center. The overall experience caused me to realize that dancing takes an abundance of endurance and the ability to keep a straight face during intense environmental circumstances. Dance has the ability to evoke a multitude of feelings for people, but only a few make lifelong impressions due to our past experiences and our ties to certain expressions of emotions. One of the…