Houston Ballet reclaims spotlight with full 2021-22 season
Photo by Claire McAdams, courtesy of Houston Ballet Houston Ballet principal Karina González in Stanton Welch’s
Sylvia. Houston Ballet principals Yuriko Kajiya and Connor Walsh in Stanton Welch’s
Madame Butterfly. Houston Ballet artists in
Photo by Amitava Sarkar, courtesy of Houston Ballet After canceling part of its 2019-20 season and the entirety of its 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The company will return to live performances at its home theater at Wortham Theater Center this fall, kicking off a triumphant comeback with a full 2021-22 season. We re overjoyed to return to the Wortham Theater Center stage and bring back our talented artists and supporters into the same space to share these joyous occasions once more, says Houston Ballet artistic director Stanton Welch. We ve grown from this difficult time and have been inspired by our community to keep creating art that reflects
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Chong Sun, Andile Ndlovu, Jonathan Jordan and Jared Nelson in ‘British Invasion.’ (Photo by Tony Brown)
How best to tackle onstage the music of arguably the two most famous rock bands of all time? (Die-hard fans can argue among themselves which of the two deserves the title of “best band of all time.”) There is certainly no shortage of cover bands and impressionists out there promising to deliver an authentic Beatles or Rolling Stones experience. But don’t expect to see mop tops, pointy boots, Nehru jackets or Sgt. Pepper uniforms at The Kennedy Center this weekend. The two rock ballets in the three-act “British Invasion: The Beatles & The Rolling Stones,” led by Artistic Director
SUCCESSFUL FIRST SEASON
Ginny and Georgia follows the relationship of young mom Georgia Miller and her fifteen year old awkward daughter Ginny Miller who grew up on the move. The first season released back in February and frequently appeared in Netflix’s top 10 most watched series.
Netflix revealed that the
Ginny and Georgia was watched by 52 million subscribers in its first 28 days of being released. The series made Netflix’s top 10 list in 87 countries worldwide, hitting the number one spot in 46 of those countries including the United States of America, Brazil, Australia and Kenya.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM SEASON 2
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ABT STUDIO COMPANY WINTER FESTIVAL Announced
World premieres by Hope Boykin and Lauren Lovette will be presented on Tuesday, February 9 and Wednesday, February 10 at 7 P.M.by BWW News Desk
World Premieres by Hope Boykin and Lauren Lovette will be presented over two evenings during the ABT Studio Company Winter Festival on Tuesday, February 9 and Wednesday, February 10 at 7 P.M. on American Ballet Theatre s YouTube channel. Featuring 14 exceptionally promising dancers, this two-night virtual festival, hosted by ABT Studio Company alumni Isabella Boylston and Calvin Royal III, also includes the work of Amy Hall Garner, Marius Petipa, Alexei Ratmansky, Brendan Saye, Antony Tudor, and Rostislav Zakharov.