News Releases

• 2012

• May

• 05/18/12  Houston Shakespeare Festival Continues to Grow in 2012
• 05/17/12  Houston Super Neighborhoods Studied By UH Architecture Faculty, Students
• 05/17/12  Writers to Converge on UH for Fourth Annual Boldface Conference
• 05/16/12  UH Students Collaborating to Create Solar-Powered Outdoor Kitchen
• 05/03/12  UH Graphic Communication Students Showcasing Works May 9

• April

• 04/24/12  UH Students Submitting Designs for Baytown Waterfront Development
• 04/19/12  New Choreography Showcased During 'Kinesthetic Symphony' April 27 - 29
• 04/19/12  Contemporary Crises Blend with Classic Comedy in New UH Adaptation of 'The Frogs'
• 04/16/12  HoustonPBS UH Moment: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts
• 04/09/12  Martin McDonagh's Dark Comedy 'The Cripple of Inishmaan' Arrives at UH
• 04/09/12  UH Artists Taking Talents to DiverseWorks for MFA Thesis Exhibition
• 04/06/12  Sights, Sounds Highlight Houston Landscape During Insight|Out Festival May 19 - 20
• 04/02/12  UH Writers Winding Down Spring at Gulf Coast Reading Series April 13
• 04/02/12  UH Celebrating Bard's Birthday with Shakespeare on the Green

• March

• 03/27/12  UH Art Historian Sandra Zalman Named ACLS Fellow
• 03/22/12  UH Dancers Using Movement as a Teaching Tool in Elementary Schools
• 03/13/12  'An Afternoon With The Artists' to Feature Dennis Quaid, Brett Cullen, Robert Wuhl, Cindy Pickett
• 03/12/12  UH Opera Center, Symphony Orchestra Team Up for 'Der Rosenkavalier'
• 03/08/12  UH Professor's Memoir Turned Into Major Motion Picture

• February

• 02/29/12  Gulf Coast Reading Series Showcasing UH Student Authors March 9
• 02/23/12  UH Dance Students Keep Moving in March
• 02/06/12  Arthur Miller's Classic 'The Crucible' Comes to UH Feb. 24 - March 4
• 02/06/12  UH's AURA Delivering Three Performances in February
• 02/06/12  UH Creative Writing Students to Share Works at Gulf Coast Readings

• January

• 01/30/12  Musicians Revisiting Mozart's Music Using Period Instruments at UH
• 01/30/12  Sax Man Seamus Blake to Perform at UH Moores Jazz Fest
• 01/24/12  Antonya Nelson, Robert Boswell Kick Off Spring Poetry and Prose at UH
• 01/17/12  UH Uniting City Leaders for Mayors' Institute on City Design Feb. 1 - 3
• 01/10/12  HoustonPBS UH Moment: Building Innovation through the Materials Research Collaborative
• 01/05/12  'Young Architects of Spain' Exhibition Visits UH Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture

• 2011

• December

• 12/21/11  Abbey Simon Assembling Top Players for International Piano Festival
• 12/21/11  Moores Opera Center Celebrating American Operas with 'Tartuffe,' 'Amelia'
• 12/12/11  UH Moores Opera Center to Receive Honors for Production of 'Il Postino'
• 12/05/11  UH Students Map Houston's Third Ward with 'Welcome Center'

• November

• 11/15/11  'The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge' Brings Holiday Humor to UH
• 11/10/11  Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company Bringing Comedy to UH
• 11/03/11  High Tech Public Art Installation at LAX Features Work from UH Art Professor

• October

• 10/11/11  Artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph's 'red, black and GREEN: a blues' to Break Boundaries at UH Mitchell Center for the Arts
• 10/11/11  Activist's Funeral Lights Emotional Fires in 'Our Lady of 121st Street'

• September

• 09/30/11  UH Moores Opera Center Presenting Verdi's 'Falstaff' Oct. 21 - 24
• 09/20/11  New Interior Architecture Program Launches at UH
• 09/16/11  Community, Creative Arts Come Together with 'Communograph'
• 09/16/11  UH Singers Bringing Opera to Houston's Mucky Duck Sept. 22
• 09/12/11  2011 Dos Passos Prize Awarded to UH Professor Mat Johnson
• 09/12/11  UH College of Architecture Housing New Materials Library
• 09/07/11  Social Impact of Gaming Explored During 2011 Media Archeology
• 09/01/11  American Dream Faces Wrecking Ball in 'The Hot L Baltimore'

• August

• 08/30/11  Moores School of Music Kicking Off 2011-12 Concert Season with 'Collage'
• 08/23/11  Moores Opera Center Presenting Season of Classics, Contemporary Works
• 08/17/11  Creative Spirits Converge on UH Arts Open House Aug. 23
• 08/15/11  UH Professors Envision Online Tool for Visual Analysis in the Humanities
• 08/11/11  Blaffer Museum Hosting Talks by Former FBI Art Crimes Specialist Robert Wittman

• July

• 07/26/11  Houston Shakespeare Festival Welcomes Seth Gilliam, Leah C. Gardiner
• 07/20/11  UH Student Aaron Casey Returns from 'Masterclass' with Bobby McFerrin
• 07/12/11  UH Receives Grant from National Endowment for the Arts
• 07/12/11  High School Students Learning Acting, Stagecraft at UH Houston Shakespeare Festival Conservatory

• June

• 06/29/11  UH School of Theatre & Dance Lending Talents to CBS' '48 Hours'
• 06/15/11  UH Mitchell Center for the Arts Unveils Fall 2011 Season
• 06/15/11  Fellowship Aiding UH Medieval Expert Lorraine Stock with Summer Research
• 06/06/11  2011 Texas Music Festival Rounding Up World's Top Musicians

• May

• 05/24/11  UH Sax Quartet Makes Strong Showing at Fischoff Competition
• 05/23/11  May 24 Dedicated as 'UH Chorale Day' in Houston
• 05/18/11  International Stage Set for Premiere of New Work by UH's David White
• 05/10/11  Moores Concert Chorale Bidding Houston Fans Adieu with Send-Off Shows
• 05/04/11  UH Hosting Camps Focused on Film, Literature, Theater, Architecture
• 05/04/11  Cinco de Mayo Celebrates the Next Chapter of Latino Literature

• April

• 04/29/11  UH Architecture Students Developing Concepts for Former Sugar Plant Site
• 04/20/11  UH Masters Thesis Exhibition Showcasing Student Works April 22 - May 14
• 04/14/11  'Love Makes A Family' Photo Exhibit Opens at UH, April 20 - May 4
• 04/12/11  Big Additions in Store for 2011 Houston Shakespeare Festival
• 04/11/11  Consumerism, Technology Among Themes in UH Production of 'Now This'
• 04/11/11  Contemporary Compositions Meet Fancy Footwork in April 15 UH Concert 'Between the Lines'
• 04/11/11  Moores Opera Center Dedicating April 11 Performance of 'Il Postino' to Late Friend, Collaborator Daniel Catán
• 04/05/11  UH to Present New Translation, Performance of Classic Greek Tragedy 'Agamemnon'

• March

• 03/23/11  Classics, Contemporary Favorites Highlighted During UH School of Theatre and Dance 2011- 2012 Season
• 03/23/11  UH Moores Opera Center Delivers Texas Premiere of "Il Postino" April 8 - 11
• 03/10/11  Internationally Renowned Indian Dance Company to Perform at UH March 18
• 03/09/11  UH Concert Chorale Returning to Europe for Prestigious Vocal Competition
• 03/07/11  Houston's Historic Ryan Middle School Celebrated in New Exhibition Created by UH Students, Faculty

• February

• 02/17/11  Leading Literary Voices Flynn, Hoagland Kick Off UH Poetry and Prose Spring Readings Feb. 23
• 02/14/11  Noted Political Scientist Michael Zuckert Visiting UH for Lence Master Teacher Residency
• 02/10/11  Western Comedy 'Wild Oats' Rides into UH Feb. 25 - March 6
• 02/08/11  UH TEX-FAB Event Bridging Digital Designs, Physical Environment
• 02/04/11  Changes to Moores School of Music Events

• January

• 01/26/11  'Concrete Utopias' Revisits 1960s Architecture, Urban Planning
• 01/24/11  UH's Matthew Dirst Headed to L.A. for Grammy Ceremony
• 01/21/11  Music, Technology, Art Merge in UH's 3D Opera 'The Magic Flute'
• 01/12/11  Abbey Simon Key to UH International Piano Festival's Success
• 01/11/11  Moores Opera Center Kicks Off 2011 with 'The Magic Flute,' 'Albert Herring'

• 2010

• December

• 12/16/10  UH Architecture Professor Among DesignIntelligence's Most Admired Educators
• 12/10/10  UH Student Author Named First Tagore Scholar
• 12/03/10  UH Music Professor Matthew Dirst Among Grammy Nominees

• November

• 11/23/10  Menil Curator, UH Professor Discuss Effects of Atlantic Slave Trade in Visual Cultures of Africa
• 11/23/10  UH Choreographers Show Their Best Moves in 'Synthesia' Dec. 3, 4
• 11/19/10  UH Artists Ready to Showcase Works During 2010 Student Art Exhibition
• 11/19/10  UH Architecture Professor, Students Redefining Classroom Tools
• 11/18/10  UH Offering Early Holiday Humor with 'Best Christmas Pageant Ever'
• 11/12/10  Nov. 16 UH Jazz Concert to Showcase Contemporary, Classic Works
• 11/09/10  UH Architecture Design Studio Connects Students with Real-World Projects
• 11/08/10  Houston Neighborhoods Focus of New Book by UH Architecture Professors
• 11/03/10  UH Architecture, Art Students Earn Mayor's Proud Partner Award

• October

• 10/22/10  UH Spirit of Houston Marching Band Steps Onto Concert Stage Oct. 29
• 10/14/10  Houstonians to Face Wrath of 'Richard III' Oct. 29 - Nov. 7 at UH
• 10/14/10  UH Mitchell Center to Present 'Life is Living' Festival Nov. 6
• 10/14/10  UH Moores Opera Center Gets the Party Started with 'La Vie Parisienne'
• 10/14/10  Green Gadgets, Products Showcased at UH College of Architecture Oct. 21 - Dec. 1
• 10/04/10  New Vampires in Literature and Film Class Makes Debut at UH

• September

• 09/29/10  UH Graduate Design/Build Studio Celebrates Completion of T.H. Rogers School Amphitheater
• 09/29/10  UH Rises to the Occasion for Texas Premiere of Play 'Up'
• 09/29/10  'Unreal Cities: Informal Architecture Zone' at UH Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture Oct. 7 - Nov. 20
• 09/24/10  New Issue of UH Literary Magazine 'Gulf Coast' Focusing on Oil Spill
• 09/24/10  Piano Legend Abbey Simon Teaming with Moores Symphony Oct. 1
• 09/17/10  UH Students Set to Showcase Graphic Novels During Sept. 22 Exhibition
• 09/16/10  Art Guys Unveiling 'The Statue of Four Lies' to University Community
• 09/11/10  Texas Artists Showcased During Media Archeology Festival Sept. 16 - 18
• 09/11/10  Scholars in the Schools Taking High Schoolers on Academic Odyssey
• 09/11/10  'Collage' Pieces Together Preview of UH Concert Season Sept. 16
• 09/11/10  UH Students Taking Aim at Robin Hood
• 09/11/10  UH Singers to Answer Question 'What's Opera, Duck?' During Benefit Event

• August

• 08/09/10  ‘Lonesome Dove’ Author’s Papers on view at UH
• 08/09/10  UH Moores Opera House Raising Curtain on Season to Remember
• 08/05/10  Houston Mayor Annise Parker Proclaims Aug. 6 'Dr. Sidney Berger Day'

• July

• 07/30/10  Gulf Coast Reading Series Sets 2010-2011 Season
• 07/30/10  Actor, Writer, Director Keith Byron Kirk Joining UH Faculty
• 07/22/10  UH Graduate Design/Build Studio Constructing a Better Community
• 07/16/10  Mitchell Center for the Arts Unveils 2010- 2011 Season
• 07/09/10  Houston's City Hall Showcasing Works of UH Student Artists
• 07/06/10  Magic, Mischief at Heart of 2010 Houston Shakespeare Festival
• 07/02/10  UH Professors Showcasing Green Gadgets During ‘Freedom Over Texas’ on July 4

• June

• 06/30/10  Poets Ange Mlinko, Kevin Prufer Set to Join UH's Creative Writing Faculty
• 06/24/10  Letters from the American Revolution: Washington, Hamilton in UH Special Collections
• 06/23/10  UH Moores Opera Center to Deliver Daniel Catán’s ‘Il Postino’
• 06/17/10  Museum of Fine Arts Book Club Showcasing UH Professor Chitra Divakaruni
• 06/08/10  UH Kids' Camp Returns for Summer Encore
• 06/07/10  Undergraduate Writers on the Same Page at UH's Boldface Conference
• 06/04/10  UH Launches Creative Work Minor This Fall
• 06/04/10  UH School of Theatre and Dance Announces 2010-2011 Season

• May

• 05/27/10  UH's Texas Music Festival Delivering Month of Music to Houston, Surrounding Area
• 05/27/10  UH Hosting Camps Focused on Film, Architecture, Literature, Drama
• 05/24/10  UH Actors Take Their Craft to Audiences Nationwide
• 05/11/10  Marc Bamuthi Joseph Previewing 'Life is Living' with Presentation, Performance
• 05/07/10  UH Sculpture Students Ready to Roll at Annual Art Car Parade

• April

• 04/29/10  UH Professor Remembers Albert Camus on the 50th Anniversary of His Death
• 04/28/10  UH School of Theatre and Dance Signing Stars of Tomorrow
• 04/26/10  Documentary ‘Inside Out’ Focuses on Father’s Perspective of Son’s Autism
• 04/26/10  UH Dance Ensemble Presents Spring Showcase ‘Propulsion’
• 04/21/10  Local Sax Masters Teaming with UH Jazz Ensemble for Concerts April 21, 22
• 04/20/10  'UH Moment' Expands to Broadcast Television Via HoustonPBS
• 04/16/10  Student-Produced 'Undergrad the Musical' Explores Campus Life April 23
• 04/13/10  Rock Legend Patti Smith to Read from New Book 'Just Kids' at UH April 19
• 04/06/10  Edythe Bates Old Moores Opera Center at UH Celebrates Silver Anniversary

• March

• 03/25/10  Cruelty Comes Alive in 'Dangerous Liaisons'
• 03/23/10  MFA Students Featured in Master’s Thesis Exhibition at Blaffer Gallery
• 03/17/10  UH Moores Opera Center Hosting Houston Premiere of 'Elmer Gantry' April 9 - 12
• 03/15/10  Classic Family Feud Comes to Life in UH Production of 'Electra' March 26 - 28, 30
• 03/12/10  UH Graphic Novel Workshop Sparks Imaginations of Student Artists, Writers

• February

• 02/18/10  Annual Student Exhibition Returns to Blaffer Feb. 27 – March 13
• 02/15/10  50 Brides for 50 Brothers: Battle of the Sexes Ensures in Charles Mee's 'Big Love'
• 02/08/10  Trumpeter Brian Lynch Ready to Jam at UH's Moores Jazz Festival

• January

• 01/27/10  UH Mitchell Center for the Arts Announces Spring Public, Academic Events
• 01/25/10  Piano Masters to Entertain, Educate During 2010 International Piano Festival
• 01/04/10  Moores Opera Center Celebrates 25 Years with 'Don Giovanni,' 'Cunning Little Vixen'

• 2009

• December

• 12/23/09  UH Creative Writing Program Professor Antonya Nelson Named USA Fellow
• 12/01/09  UH Student Artist to Awaken Arts Patrons with 'Hypnopomp'

• November

• 11/17/09  UH's 'Best Christmas Pageant Ever' Offers Early Holiday Humor
• 11/17/09  Big Ideas, Bold Moves Come to Life in 'Flirting with Gravity'
• 11/12/09  'Road Signs' Concert to Complement Billboard Project Nov. 16
• 11/04/09  Michelle Obama Presents Honors to UH's Blaffer Gallery
• 11/03/09  Mitchell Center Launching 'Life is Living' at Discovery Green

• October

• 10/21/09  Stage Set for Houston Ballet, UH to Pair for New Class
• 10/20/09  'Inbound: Houston' to Alter City Billboards
• 10/09/09  'The Rocky Horror Show' Comes to Life at UH
• 10/05/09  'Il viaggio a Reims' Returns to UH Oct. 23-26

• September

• 09/29/09  UH Among 100 Locations Hosting Reading of ‘The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later’
• 09/28/09  'The Importance of Being Earnest' Performed Oct. 9 - 18 at UH's Quintero Theatre
• 09/28/09  Composer Joan Tower Celebrated at UH Festival Oct. 1- 3
• 09/25/09  UH Hosting Arts Open House Oct. 1
• 09/17/09  Edward Albee Set to Return to UH
• 09/04/09  'Collage' Offers Sneak Peek at Concert Season

• 2008

• December

• 12/08/08  ‘Portables’ to Showcase Work of UH Dance Faculty, Alumni Dec. 11 – 13
• 12/08/08  UH Student Earns Prestigious Marshall Scholarship

• November

• 11/25/08  View Works of UH Students at School of Art Exhibit

• October

• 10/20/08  Works of Emily Dickinson Illuminated

• September

• 09/23/08  Dig This:
• 09/23/08  New UH Production "Katrina:"
• 09/18/08  Stanley Lombardo
• 09/04/08  UH Graphics Communications Program

• August

• 08/20/08  Damaged Romanticism
• 08/19/08  Creative Writing Program

• July

• 07/02/08  Taking Notes:

• June

• 06/26/08  Choreography Professor at UH Moved by Recent Dance Award
• 06/25/08  Back to School
• 06/18/08  Future Stars of Stage and Screen

• May

• 05/23/08  School of Theatre & Dance
• 05/12/08  Music Student at UH

• April

• 04/25/08  Opera Vocalist
• 04/25/08  Student Artists
• 04/07/08  Poet, UH Creative Writing
• 04/03/08  2008 Gourmet Night

• March

• 03/20/08  Jason Nodler, Tamarie Cooper
• 03/03/08  Merchandising Mavens Converge
• 03/03/08  Film Festival to Feature Movies

• February

• 02/22/08  Graphic Communications Students at UH Show Flair For Fashion
• 02/06/08  Tony Winner Phyllis Frelich to Work With School of Theatre & Dance Students

• January

• 01/31/08  Visiting Artists Bringing New, Creative Insight
• 01/18/08  Blaffer Director Sultan Leaving to Assume Parrish Museum Post
• 01/14/08  Theatre Students at UH
• 01/08/08  Moores Opera Center