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Houston Ballet: In 1955, the founding members of the Houston Ballet Foundation created a resident ballet company in Houston as well as the Houston Ballet Academy, a school to train its dancers and provide meaningful programs for nonprofessionals. Today it supplies more than 40 percent of the company’s dancers to join some of the world’s best dancers and choreographers who come here to thrive. This internationally acclaimed ballet company is now America’s fourth largest and works to inspire a lasting love and appreciation for dance through artistic excellence, exhilarating performances, innovative choreography and superb educational programs. The classically trained company has a diverse repertory that ranges from the classics to contemporary.
Houston Grand Opera: Since its inception in 1955, the Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has grown from a small regional opera into an internationally renowned operatic organization. HGO commissions and produces new works and has brought to the public around 50 world premieres and six American premieres since 1973. HGO also contributes to the cultural enrichment of Houston and the nation through an innovative program of performances, community events and education projects that reaches out to the public. HGO has toured extensively, performing in Europe and Asia, and it is the only opera company to have won a Tony awards, two Grammy awards and two Emmy awards. HGO’s performances are broadcast nationally and internationally over the WFMT Radio Network, New York City’s WQXR, the European Broadcasting Union and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
— The Alley Theatre
Founded more than 60 years ago as Houston’s first theater company, today the Alley Theatre exists to provide audiences with a wide variety of high-quality works, including new plays, classics, rediscovered and rarely performed gems and new musical theater. The theater’s emphasis is on inspirational and provocative new American works that make audiences think, feel and dream. The Alley Theatre is one of the few American theater companies that supports a core group of actors, designers, artisans and craftspeople throughout the year at the Alley Theatre Center for Theatre Production, a 75,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility where productions are built and rehearsed.
The Alley Theatre has two performance stages: the 824-seat Hubbard Stage and the 310-seat Neuhaus Stage. The theater presents 11 productions each season and is home to educational programs that work to connect with the youth of the city and state. Throughout its history, the Alley Theatre has earned a national and international reputation for artistic achievement, including a Tony Award and praise from audiences across the country.
— Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
With two acoustically distinguished theaters, the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is a first-class setting for enjoying acclaimed theatrical performances and other special events. Sarofim Hall, which seats 2,650, and Zilkha Hall, which seats 500, both were designed to accommodate large-scale productions and smaller, more intimate performances. The Hobby Center is home to countless musical and dramatic theater productions throughout the year in a beautiful complex in the heart of the Theater District. The impressive three-story grand lobby boasts limestone, a gold-leaf ceiling and a dramatic roof plus an expansive second-floor terrace that overlooks Tranquility Park. The Artista Restaurant on the second level provides convenient and enjoyable dining on award-winning contemporary American cuisine before or after an event. A convenient adjacent parking garage fits 800 vehicles and provides easy access to the Hobby Center and its world of entertainment.
— Bayou Place
Within the Houston Theater District, visitors and locals also can find Bayou Place, a 130,000-square-foot entertainment complex that includes Sundance Cinemas, the Bayou Music Center and a variety of dining and nightlife venues just a short walk away from all of the major theaters. The large, multilevel building is home to full-service restaurants, bars, live music venues, multiple theaters and art house film showcases as well as venues for high-energy activities of all kinds. The Houston Bayou Music Center stages a variety of live concerts, and the Sundance Cinemas presents the latest in art, foreign and independent films.
— Houston First
Even in a city that needs its air-conditioning in the heat, Houstonians truly love the outdoors. Various festivals and other open-air activities thrive here in the warm and moderate weather year-round, and Houston First fills this niche with an array of beautiful downtown parks and plazas. Located in the Houston Theater District are Jones Plaza, Sesquicentennial Park and Ray C. Fish Plaza. What is not widely known is that businesses and even the average person can lease any one of these outdoor spaces at affordable rates for parties, theatrical performances, musical entertainment, festivals and so much more. Jones Plaza even features a permanent stage with restrooms, concessions and parking on site.
It’s no wonder why people come from far and wide to enjoy the fabulous entertainment and culture abundant in the amazing urban hotspot for drama that is the Houston Theater District.
famous golf courses in houston
Especially among the corporate set, one of the most popular leisure and business activities in Houston is golfing. Luckily, the Houston area is full of amazing, world-class opportunities to enjoy the links and practice those swings even while conducting important business negotiations or taking a break from it all. Learn about 10 of the Houston area’s most well-known and esteemed golf courses, which welcome single tee times as well as group events for your next corporate fundraiser or team-building activity.
Houston Grand Opera: Since its inception in 1955, the Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has grown from a small regional opera into an internationally renowned operatic organization. HGO commissions and produces new works and has brought to the public around 50 world premieres and six American premieres since 1973. HGO also contributes to the cultural enrichment of Houston and the nation through an innovative program of performances, community events and education projects that reaches out to the public. HGO has toured extensively, performing in Europe and Asia, and it is the only opera company to have won a Tony awards, two Grammy awards and two Emmy awards. HGO’s performances are broadcast nationally and internationally over the WFMT Radio Network, New York City’s WQXR, the European Broadcasting Union and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
— The Alley Theatre
Founded more than 60 years ago as Houston’s first theater company, today the Alley Theatre exists to provide audiences with a wide variety of high-quality works, including new plays, classics, rediscovered and rarely performed gems and new musical theater. The theater’s emphasis is on inspirational and provocative new American works that make audiences think, feel and dream. The Alley Theatre is one of the few American theater companies that supports a core group of actors, designers, artisans and craftspeople throughout the year at the Alley Theatre Center for Theatre Production, a 75,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility where productions are built and rehearsed.
The Alley Theatre has two performance stages: the 824-seat Hubbard Stage and the 310-seat Neuhaus Stage. The theater presents 11 productions each season and is home to educational programs that work to connect with the youth of the city and state. Throughout its history, the Alley Theatre has earned a national and international reputation for artistic achievement, including a Tony Award and praise from audiences across the country.
— Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
With two acoustically distinguished theaters, the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is a first-class setting for enjoying acclaimed theatrical performances and other special events. Sarofim Hall, which seats 2,650, and Zilkha Hall, which seats 500, both were designed to accommodate large-scale productions and smaller, more intimate performances. The Hobby Center is home to countless musical and dramatic theater productions throughout the year in a beautiful complex in the heart of the Theater District. The impressive three-story grand lobby boasts limestone, a gold-leaf ceiling and a dramatic roof plus an expansive second-floor terrace that overlooks Tranquility Park. The Artista Restaurant on the second level provides convenient and enjoyable dining on award-winning contemporary American cuisine before or after an event. A convenient adjacent parking garage fits 800 vehicles and provides easy access to the Hobby Center and its world of entertainment.
— Bayou Place
Within the Houston Theater District, visitors and locals also can find Bayou Place, a 130,000-square-foot entertainment complex that includes Sundance Cinemas, the Bayou Music Center and a variety of dining and nightlife venues just a short walk away from all of the major theaters. The large, multilevel building is home to full-service restaurants, bars, live music venues, multiple theaters and art house film showcases as well as venues for high-energy activities of all kinds. The Houston Bayou Music Center stages a variety of live concerts, and the Sundance Cinemas presents the latest in art, foreign and independent films.
— Houston First
Even in a city that needs its air-conditioning in the heat, Houstonians truly love the outdoors. Various festivals and other open-air activities thrive here in the warm and moderate weather year-round, and Houston First fills this niche with an array of beautiful downtown parks and plazas. Located in the Houston Theater District are Jones Plaza, Sesquicentennial Park and Ray C. Fish Plaza. What is not widely known is that businesses and even the average person can lease any one of these outdoor spaces at affordable rates for parties, theatrical performances, musical entertainment, festivals and so much more. Jones Plaza even features a permanent stage with restrooms, concessions and parking on site.
It’s no wonder why people come from far and wide to enjoy the fabulous entertainment and culture abundant in the amazing urban hotspot for drama that is the Houston Theater District.
famous golf courses in houston
Especially among the corporate set, one of the most popular leisure and business activities in Houston is golfing. Luckily, the Houston area is full of amazing, world-class opportunities to enjoy the links and practice those swings even while conducting important business negotiations or taking a break from it all. Learn about 10 of the Houston area’s most well-known and esteemed golf courses, which welcome single tee times as well as group events for your next corporate fundraiser or team-building activity.
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