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
After more than a year away from live, in-person performances, Houston Ballet today announces its 2021-22 season, ready to welcome pandemic-weary audiences back to the Wortham stage to see the company present the same upper level work its dancers have been known for in seasons past, according to Artistic Director Stanton Welch. We’ve kept ourselves in condition the entire time by keeping the company employed and working, Welch said. Other than the actual bruising and the soreness from being partnered and all that kind of thing which we ve actually started now, I think that come Rep 1 and
Nutcracker and into the following season, we ll all be artistically at the high caliber we re used to.
By Kelly A. Magyarics
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
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