Arts + Culture Magazine Houston

Emancipating the Soul

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Urban Souls Dance Company A line of Congolese villagers dance for healing as their spines undulate while they pass magic from palm to palm. Three figures in trench coats stand underneath an umbrella, waiting for rain, or a bus, or a cue to move. A mass of black limbs in a sheeted tent lift a [...]

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Review: John Cage at Hiram Butler Gallery

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It goes without saying that John Cage’s reputation as one of the 20th century’s most influential and innovative composers precedes him when it comes to his visual work. And though there’s not the room in this review to speak of how one informs the other, it is worth noting that the two arise out of [...]

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Elementally Earthen

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Hands reach into the air, imitating the motions of field laborers in daily fruit gathering work. The movement then morphs into joyous exuberance as they are liberated from the toils of unfair working conditions. This rousing ballet is Si Se Puede, an homage to Cesar Chavez and the Latino American experience. It’s one of the [...]

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