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2201 Preston Houston, TX 77003

713-529-1819

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Best Performance Space
Award Winner 2007

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2007 | Best Performance Space

Perched on the northeast edge of downtown, the squatty building doesn't look like much from the outside. But that's okay, all the magic happens inside. The 7,200-square-foot venue houses a 120-seat black-box performance space that's as versatile and smart as they come. One night it's turned into a full in-the-round theater; two weeks later, the whole thing has been reconfigured into a proscenium-style space, complete with wings and perfect sight lines. There's no place better to see... More »
2005 | Best Place to Watch Dance

Barnevelder may be named after a chicken, but there's nothing chicken about managing director Louie Saletan's brave leadership of this blossoming dance venue. In 2003, when Saletan declared his goals for the multi-purpose spot, with its sloping floor and the lack of heat and a/c, it was easy think this guy had a bad case of arts optimism. Well, here we are in 2005, and Barnevelder has become the premier venue for local dance. The 150-seat theater boasts new lighting equipment and an upgraded... More »

My Heart Is an Idiot

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, February 09, 2012

Davy Rothbart is great as the head of FOUND magazine, a collection of discarded notes and photos. He’s not so good at relationships. That’s not our opinion, that’s what he shows us in the documentary My Heart Is an Idiot. Directed by David Meiklej... More »
The Temperamentals Captures an Important Moment in Gay Rights History As It Entertains

By Jim J. Tommaney | Wed, January 25, 2012

The setup: Newly formed Celebration Theatre presents the Houston premiere of an important moment in the movement for gay rights, the founding of the Mattachine Society, an underground activist group... More »
Suchu Dance's Shchelkunchik: Dancing You Won't See Anywhere Else

By Mandy Oaklander | Fri, December 2, 2011

It's officially Nutcracker season, the time of year when everyone and their mouse jumps aboard the Sugar Plum Express, but can't actually tell you what a sugar plum is. The production is so widespread... More »
Shchelkunchik

By Mandy Oaklander | Thu, December 01, 2011

This year Suchu Dance gives dance fans an exciting alternate to the traditional Nutcracker with Shchelkunchik. It’s a contemporary dance interpretation of the original version of the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann, but one that’s so twisted and complica... More »
Psophonia Dance Company: New Pulse

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, November 17, 2011

Psophonia Dance Company Co-Artistic Directors Sonia Noriega and Sophia L. Torres handed choreography duties over to several past and current company members for the group’s upcoming performance, New Pulse. Company member Emily Bischoff presents Sh... More »
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prateek77 | Houston, TX | 1 Reviews

| Fri, February 4, 2011

Hey Guys , There is a hilarious play this weekend (Feb 4,5,6) and next weekend (11,12,13) at Barnevelders. It's called 1-888-Dial-India and it's about outsourcing the American Suicide Hotline to India. You can get tickets online at www.tickets2events.com/theater.asp or more for info go to www.shunyatheatre.org . Play is for Adults only.

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Barnevelder Movement Arts

2201 Preston Houston, TX 77003

713-529-1819

Description

2007 | Best Performance Space

2005 | Best Place to Watch Dance

My Heart Is an Idiot

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, February 09, 2012

The Temperamentals Captures an Important Moment in Gay Rights History As It Entertains

By Jim J. Tommaney | Wed, January 25, 2012

Suchu Dance's Shchelkunchik: Dancing You Won't See Anywhere Else

By Mandy Oaklander | Fri, December 2, 2011

Shchelkunchik

By Mandy Oaklander | Thu, December 01, 2011

Psophonia Dance Company: New Pulse

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, November 17, 2011

prateek77 | Houston, TX | 1 Reviews