Four Critics Discuss Four Arts: The State of Drama, the Visual Arts, Music, and Dance in Houston
Four Mondays, March 6, 13, 20, and 27, 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, 6221 Main Street
Be part of the discussion as critics for the Houston Chronicle enlighten us on the arts that they have reviewed for many years. They will speak about their own specialties and share their opinions on the state of the arts and arts criticism in Houston.
March 6: Everett Evans has covered theater for the Chronicle since 1978. He writes reviews, theater news, background stories, and interviews. Before joining the Chronicle, he wrote for Performing Arts Magazine, at that time the program for Houston’s major performing arts groups. Mr. Evans is a graduate of the School of Communications at the University of Houston.
March 13: Patricia Johnson has been the visual arts critic for the Chronicle since 1981. Before joining the paper, she directed and owned galleries in Mexico City and Houston. She has written on Houston and Houston artists for Sculpture International, Artspace, Southern Living, and ARTnews, is the author of books and catalogues on contemporary art and Mexican art, and has lectured widely. She has won awards for arts criticism and has twice been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Ms. Johnson is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara.
March 20: Charles Ward, the music critic for the Chronicle since 1975, will be interviewed by Dean Dalton, cultural programming director for KUHF Radio. They will talk about Houston’s music scene and its musical institutions and about reviewing musical performances in Houston. Ward has a doctorate in music theory from the University of Texas. Dalton wrote on music and the arts for the Washington Post and lectured for the Smithsonian Institution. He produces and hosts the daily arts-magazine progam “The Front Row” and plans and hosts KUHF’s popular music and art tours.
March 27: Molly Glentzer has reviewed dance performances for the Chronicle since 1998. She covers the spectrum of dance idioms from classical ballet to avant-garde performance art and follows local and international choreographers and artists. In 2002, she taught “Classics to Contemporary: The Evolving Art of Ballet” for the School of Continuing Studies at Rice University. She came to dance journalism after many years as a freelance writer who danced and taught movement classes. She is a member of several journalism associations, including the Dance Critics Association, and is active in community affairs in Houston. Ms. Glentzer is a graduate of Appalachian State University.
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