Arts & Entertainment
October 20, 2021
Video: Harper Watters, Boundary-Breaking Ballet Star
The gay, Black social media influencer and Houston Ballet soloist is shaking up the world of classical ballet.
Ballet
Arts & Entertainment
October 20, 2021
Can Harper Watters Make Ballet Matter Again?
The Houston social media influencer is a gay Black man with a gift for the absurd and a passion for platform heels. He’s also a star dancer in one of the world’s most rigid, gendered, and segregated art forms.
Arts & Entertainment
December 2, 2020
The Sugar Plum Fairy Is on Zoom: Texas Ballet Companies Take ‘The Nutcracker’ Virtual
The Christmas classic is the ballet world’s biggest annual event (and a major moneymaker), so dancers and administrators have gotten creative.
Music
December 27, 2019
Jordan Moser’s ‘Long Night’ Is Inextricable From Ballet and a Close Brush With Death
The Wimberley artist's memorable album, released earlier this year, materialized after a life-changing experience.
Arts & Entertainment
August 29, 2019
On Texas Time: Harper Watters, Houston Ballet Soloist and Internet Sensation
The ballet standout dishes on viral stardom, modeling for Ralph Lauren, and becoming a queer icon.
Texas History
February 1, 1987
The Empress of Fort Worth
Anne Bass married one of the richest men in America. With his money and her ambition she became an important cultural force in Fort Worth and New York. Life was perfect. Then her husband left her.
Arts & Entertainment
February 28, 1974
Up Against the Barre
After an aggressive ad campaign, attendance was up at the Houston Ballet; the performances were also up... and down.
Arts & Entertainment
September 30, 1973
Armadillos In Toe Shoes
Austin does it again, an exciting new pas de deux for balletomanes: ballet and beer.