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1117 E. Freeway Houston, TX 77002

713-223-8346

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Best Performance Space
Award Winner 2011

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DiverseWorks

12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat.
American Falls

Every Fri., Sat. from May 25 until June 9

She’s already made a name for herself as an award-winning actor, and now with Catastrophic Theatre’s world premiere of American Falls, Miki Johnson...

2011 | Best Performance Space

There's a good chance that Emily Johnson's The Thank You Bar would have been just "eh" if it had taken place in a space less awesome than the DiverseWorks Theater. Same goes for Kristina Wong's Cat Lady and Catastrophic Theater's Paradise Hotel, which graced the simple yet fantastic space during the art collective's 2010-2011 season. For Johnson's performance, there was a heavy premium on sound, which was partially created, in loop format, by a live duo. Thanks to the space's acoustically... More »
2009 | Best Art Show

Ben Tecumseh DeSoto and Ann Walton Sieber's photography exhibit "Understanding Poverty" at DiverseWorks was harrowing for its unflinching look at Houston's homeless. The show chronicled, from the late '80s to today, the story of Judy Pruitt, a.k.a. "Snow," an abandoned street kid begging, tricking and stealing to survive, as well as that of Ben White, a homeless man DeSoto and Sieber followed. The photos delved into the traumatized psychology of poverty and revealed hard truths about the... More »
2004 | Best Performance Space

DiverseWorks A visiting performance artist once sent a note to DiverseWorks saying, "Once you've done DiverseWorks, you've done Texas." That's a mighty strong statement, but we agree that everyone should "do" DiverseWorks. Now in its 21st year, the funky, intimate performance space has brought consistently challenging and groundbreaking contemporary works to Houston. Homegrown shows like the experimental electronic music festival "Twelve Minutes Max" take shape here each season. But... More »

New Work, New Venue for UH MFA Thesis Show

By Steve Jansen | Fri, April 27, 2012

One has been contributing to Houston's potent art scene for years with his mixed-media surprises. Another is soon off for the Pacific Northwest, where he hopes to put the finishing touches on a graphi... More »
New DiverseWorks Head Honcho Elizabeth Dunbar Making Changes

By Steve Jansen | Thu, April 19, 2012

Elizabeth Dunbar, who was recently hired as the executive director of DiverseWorks ArtSpace, is making things happen at her new post. Along with creating new jobs at one of Houston's top art venues,... More »
Apocalypse Town

By Mandy Oaklander | Thu, March 15, 2012

Home isn’t easy to define for Anthony Barilla. The musician, writer and theater artist splits his time between Houston and Mitrovica, a politically and ethnically divided town in Kosovo. Barilla moved five years ago when his wife got a job with a ... More »
John Waters: DiverseWorks Offers a Chance to Win Two Tickets to His Live Show

By Jef With One F | Mon, March 12, 2012

As we told you last week, the acclaimed director John Waters (Pink Flamingos, Hairspray) is bringing his incredible one-man show to Houston. This Filthy World: Filthier and Dirtier promises to be an e... More »
This Filthy World: Filthier and Dirtier

By Jef With One F | Thu, March 08, 2012

Here’s some of the best advice we’ve ever heard: “If you go to someone’s house and they don’t have books, don’t fuck them.” That’s a quote from John Waters’s acclaimed one-man show This Filthy World: Filthier and Dirtier, which he’ll be presenting... More »
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kplo | Los Angeles, CA | 6 Reviews

| Thu, May 24, 2012

One of the best spaces in Houston.

Great organization. Great curatorial decisions.