This new play version of the delightful meeting of two of literature’s most famous young ladies unfolds when a young man puts off a book report till the last minute, then suddenly finds himself in a strange place somewhere between Oz and Wonderland. It then becomes his responsibility to unscramble the stories and steer the […]
Japan’s National Theatre comes to Houston with a pair of quintessential pieces of bunraku repertoire, showcasing all the reasons bunraku has been designated as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Audiences will witness a production of traditional Japanese puppet known for its globally influential three-person puppet manipulation technique invented in the mid-18th century. Featuring scenography […]
Join Monarch Chamber Players for a special concert at Lambert Hall in honor of Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Awareness Day. The program offers a small glimpse into the complex world of MBC patients through music that highlights life's complexity, solace in nature, and the necessity of community. Cynthia, a commission by Nicky Sohn inspired by […]
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 […]
In Redefine or Redesign, presented in partnership and gratitude with our season host the Houston Saengerbund, listeners will join the Axiom Quartet on a scavenger hunt through the 300-year saga of the German string quartet. Interspersed between candid conversations and historical connective tissue, Axiom will perform movements from Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Schoenberg […]
Marlon Simon and the nagual spirits live in concert premiering in Houston all new work from their acclaimed album "On different paths".
Join the Axiom Quartet and University of Houston professor Howard Pollack (author of award-winning biographies of George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, and Samuel Barber) for A Voice in the Wilderness, a lecture-performance exploring the life and work of the important Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch (1880-1959). Best remembered today for his masterpiece for cello and orchestra, Schelomo, […]
