Performing Arts

Houston is home to some of the best performing arts organizations in the nations. The Theater District is located in the center of downtown Houston and is home to nine of Houston's performing arts organizations and six performance halls. Houston is one of only five cities in the United States with permanent professional resident companies in all of the major performing arts disciplines that include the Houston Grand Opera, the Houston Ballet, Houston Symphony Orchestra, and The Alley Theatre.

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Houston Symphony - Houston Texas
http://www.houstonsymphony.org

The Houston Symphony is to foster excellence & innovation in the performance & presentation of great music; to enrich the lives of our diverse citizenry; to educate current & future audiences & to bring distinction to our community through the orchestra's international presence & standing. Founded in 1913, the Houston Symphony is one of America's oldest... - [Read more]

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Alley Theatre Houston - Houston Texas
http://www.alleytheatre.org

The Alley Theatre, founded in 1947, is a professional resident theatre company performing year-round in its two-theatre complex at home in downtown Houston, and has toured 40 American cities and abroad. The Alley offers a variety of other events and services: children's performances, special Monday night events featuring contemporary authors, special holiday performances, backstage tours,... - [Read more]

Da Camera of Houston - Houston Texas
http://www.dacamera.com/

Da Camera of Houston presents & produces concerts featuring small ensembles performing classical chamber music & jazz. Da Camera is known for thought-provoking programming & for its jazz series, featuring both renowned performers & emerging artists. Da Camera of Houston, founded in 1987, was created in response to concerns about the dwindling audience for classical music in... - [Read more]

Houston Ballet - Houston Texas
http://www.houstonballet.org

In 1955, the founding members of Houston Ballet Foundation had a vision for dance in Houston: to create a resident ballet company & to start a school which would train its dancers. One of America's Best Ballet Companies ,Houston Ballet Foundation has seen the fulfillment of its goals: an internationally acclaimed ballet company which is now America's fifth largest & an academy... - [Read more]

Houston Grand Opera -
http://www.houstongrandopera.org

Houston Grand Opera is recognized nationally and internationally for world-beating artistic excellence and innovation. HGO enjoys dynamic, proactive and deepening relationships with the stakeholders, constituencies and communities which it serves. Our company exists to contribute to the cultural enrichment of the city of Houston and the nation by producing and performing world-class opera and... - [Read more]

Theatre Under The Stars - Houston Texas
http://www.tuts.com

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS), founded in 1968 by Frank M. Young, is Houston's acclaimed musical theatre production company and is one of America's largest non-profit producers of musical theatre. TUTS was the first theatrical organization in Houston to perform free to the public and continues to perform free to the public every summer. Now housed in the new Hobby Center for the... - [Read more]