This Stabbing Shard: Music and Poetry From Oppression to Hope

Cullen Hall, University of St Thomas 4001 Mt Vernon, Houston, TX, United States

Join Duo Dramatique (Dominika Dancewicz, violin & Andrew Schneider, piano) for a riveting evening of music and poetry. The artists will share music and words by composers and writers who evocatively express their take on various forms of political oppression, be it war, poverty, or racial and social prejudice, or who bring forth a strong […]

Free

Birds Are Real, Ambushed from Ten Directions

Wortham Theater, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University 6100 Rice Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Birds Are Real, Ambushed from Ten Directions, is a twenty-minute performance blending live percussion, piano, and shadow puppetry. Inspired by the "Birds Aren't Real" conspiracy theory and the traditional Chinese piece "Ambush from Ten Directions," it explores modern cognitive warfare, where misinformation blurs the line between reality and fiction. Also presented is a live shadow […]

Free

Event Series Islamic Arts Society

11th Islamic Arts Festival

University of Houston - Student Center South 4455 University Dr, Houston, TX, United States

The largest festival of Islamic Arts in America will attract visitors and artists from across the USA. The Islamic Arts Society announced that the annual Islamic Arts Festival will be held on November 9th and 10th, 2024, at the University of Houston (Student Center South). The festival will feature artists from across the USA and […]

TERENCE BLANCHARD LIVE for UHD: Film Scores, Jazz and Beyond

Cullen Performance Hall 4300 University Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Eight Grammy Awards. Two Oscar nominations. Two Emmy nominations. NEA Jazz Master. Transformational jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard comes to UH Cullen Performance Hall for ONE NIGHT ONLY Saturday, November 9, 2024, in celebration of the University of Houston-Downtown’s 50th Anniversary. Blanchard has created powerful soundtracks for more than 60 films including “The Woman […]

$50 – $250
Event Series Islamic Arts Society

11th Islamic Arts Festival

University of Houston - Student Center South 4455 University Dr, Houston, TX, United States

The largest festival of Islamic Arts in America will attract visitors and artists from across the USA. The Islamic Arts Society announced that the annual Islamic Arts Festival will be held on November 9th and 10th, 2024, at the University of Houston (Student Center South). The festival will feature artists from across the USA and […]