Arts Highlights

The MorganScott Ballet

January 19, 8 pm

Carver Community Cultural Center

226 N. Hackberry

Edward Morgan and Daniel Scott established The MorganScott Ballet as a vehicle for creating and presenting their own original ballets that run the gamut of dance styles, from classical to jazz. Morgan and Scott aim to maintain the standards of excellence and the artistic refinement typically associated with classical ballet, whether a ballet is stylized as classical, neoclassical, contemporary or jazz.  www.thecarver.org

Viva Las Vegas - 10 Minute Play Festival

January 18 - 26, 7:30 pm

The Overtime Theater

1216 West Avenue

These six original 10-minute scripts were written by local playwrights, directed by guest directors and performed by area actors. It's a creative smorgasbord of styles and genres and is offered for two weekends only. This event is co-produced by the SAT Playwrights and The Overtime Theatre. Tickets: $9.00. Support@overtimetheater.net 

Huipiles: A Celebration

Through January 20

Museo Alameda

101 S. Santa Rosa

"Huipiles: A Celebration" is a collection of paintings and photographs that highlight the hand-woven and embroidered garments produced in Mesoamerica in the Mayan tradition and explores their relevance in the lives of women living in the U.S. today. www.huipiles.org

Black and Blue: 400 Years of Struggle and Transcendence

February 1, 7:30 pm

Jo Long Theater for the Performing Arts

Carver Community Cultural Center

226 N. Hackberry

For the second year, Gemini Ink will launch the city's Black History Month observance with a performance of "Black and Blue: 400 Years of Struggle and Transcendence." Written and compiled by the late playwright Sterling Houston (1945-2006), this hour-long examination of American slavery is performed by a quartet of professional actors and jazz musicians who bring history to life. "Black & Blue" pairs traditional jazz and blues with dramatic interpretations of literature, folklore, and historical documents, including reward posters for runaway slaves, excerpts from letters and journals by both slaves and slave owners, and a San Antonio curfew ordinance. The performance is free and open to the public. www.geminiink.org