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Psophonia Dance Company presents a brand new concert, Winter’s Not Dead. Alongside audience favorites from their repertory, Psophonia will premiere dark new works that show their emotional depth. Like a flower blooming through the snow, Broken Off deals predominantly with one’s fight to stay in existence while on the brink of submission. In Turbulence, bodies crumble around a single standing person, depicting the isolation of man. Bent portrays dancers trapped by things unknown, like birds in a glass cage. These are just a few of the provocative concepts realized by Psophonia’s Artistic Directors Sophia Torres and Sonia Noriega. See them all onstage this month at Zilkha Hall.

Psophonia is generously giving away tickets to this concert to "Movers and Shakers" subscribers. Simply respond to this email stating your name and which concert you'd like to attend (January 26 or 27). If you're one of the first five subscribers to write back, you'll win a ticket.

On January 24 - 25, world-renowned modern Chinese dancer Xing Sang will offer a public workshop in his unique style. These master classes will be held downtown at Barnevelder Arts/Movement Complex and on the West side at Mitsi Dancing School. They are open to all intermediate and advanced dancers.

Xing Sang graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy with 1st and 2nd Place Scholarships. He received his masters from the Shanghai Dance Academy and is currently an outstanding performer and a respected teacher of the Shanghai Dance and Theatre Academy. During his short tour in Houston, Xing Sang has offered master classes for Houston Ballet Company and the dance departments UofH, HCC, Rice, HSPVA. Karen Stokes, Department of Dance at University of Houston, said, “I'd like to strongly recommend this master class... while [Sang is] a classical Chinese dance expert, his work crosses contemporary dance and ballet as well.” This month's public master class is your last chance to learn from this legendary dancer.

The freshest, youngest dance company in Houston is hosting auditions this month. FLY KiDS, with their clean-cut and wholesome brand of hip hop, are seeking kids who are currently in 4th - 8th grade. Think your kid might have what it takes? Find out on January 20th at 1-5pm downtown at Barnevelder.

On December 15th and 16th at the Hobby Center for Performing Arts, Sandra Organ Dance Company presented a dance-filled interpretation of the 1951 televised operetta Amahl and the Night Visitors. Houston Ballet veteran soloist Sandra Organ led the company in the recreation of James Sewell‘s innovative choreography. The hour-long piece blends classical ballet and American Sign Language to create a new form of contemporary dance.

Inspired by nativity themes, familiar characters like the three wise men theatrically dance through each of the story’s scenes. The entire work is set to the original musical recording that tells the story; and each character signs his or her lines along with the voices in the operetta. For example, Amahl’s mother begins a phrase with a pristine arabesque then places her fingertips together and inside her mouth to sign “food” along with her character’s voice. The result of this innovative choreographic endeavor is a new kind of contemporary theater—one that combines ballet, opera, and unspoken, signed word. Amahl’s excellent dancing and endearing story make for a very special holiday presentation.

Kids in Houston never get to go ice skating outside in a park, but with a little imagination and help from Dance Houston, they did just that this holiday season. At the City of Houston's Hermann Park Lights Festival, Dance Houston led dances in which children of all ages enjoyed winter holiday traditions like sledding, snow skiing, and ice skating-- all through fun and interactive dancing.