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Parallel Play

  • Discovery Green 1500 McKinney Street Houston, TX, 77010 United States (map)

Houston Contemporary Dance Company, Kinetic Ensemble and our second company, Houston Contemporary 2 will come together for two exciting evenings of dance and music during Parallel Play at Discovery Green April 16th and 17th! Parallel Play references an early social developmental stage in children and seems relevant given our current collective circumstances of moving through the day in our own respective spheres and bubbles. We will present a world premiere from Thai American Guest Choreographer Keerati Jinakunwiphat with music by composers Benjamin Britten, Philip Glass, Osvaldo Golijov, played live by Kinetic Ensemble as well as a new work from Artistic Director, Marlana Doyle. We will also be featuring works from the company’s repertoire and two premiers from choreographers Kelsey Walsh and Donald Shorter on Houston Contemporary 2. The evening will also include an appearance by HCDC’s resident behavioral consultant and licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Rachel Tova Winer, who will discuss human resiliency and triumph over adversity through shared experience.

Purchase your $100 pod that is 10ft around and 6ft from another pod. (*2-6people can fit comfortable in each pod and space is limited.)

Parallel Play is a sponsored project of Fresh Arts, a non-profit arts service organization and is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, Dance Source Houston and Texas Commission on the Arts. We would also like to thank Shirley and Brian Colona for their support of this performance.

In the event that there is heavy rain or inclement weather, we will reschedule the performance for no additional fees. Due to limited spacing and capacity, there are no refunds on the pods.



Founded in 2015, Houston-based ensemble Kinetic is gaining increasing recognition for its dynamic, collaboratively driven performances and masterfully curated musical programs. An artist-led ensemble of young professional string players, Kinetic is committed to showcasing diverse, under represented, and newly composed classical music to communities in and beyond Houston through flexible chamber and orchestral ensemble formats. The ensemble has collaborated with numerous artistic organizations and institutions, including Musiqa, NobleMotion Dance, Houston Contemporary Dance, Archway Gallery, Flatland Gallery, Hoppa Project, Sam Houston State University, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Houston (HSPVA), Memorial High School — and more. A champion of new music by composers of our time, to date Kinetic has premiered over ten new works for string ensemble. www.kineticensemble.org

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The Houston Contemporary Second Company (HC2) is a concert based, non competitive, pre-professional dance company focused on training and performance. Dancers will be exposed to multiple styles of dance education in preparation for a future career in dance. The teaching staff and outside choreographers have many years of experience with pre-professional youth ensuring their well-rounded contemporary dance education and assisting students with college admissions and/or other professional dance opportunities. The youth company has the opportunity to perform throughout Houston during their season, including under the umbrella of the professional Houston Contemporary Dance Company, a 501(c)(3) sister organization to The Institute of Contemporary Dance.



Earlier Event: April 2
Broadcast of "DUÉ"