Renowned for its championing of groundbreaking works from new voices in contemporary ballet, it's a night of premieres with the Houston Ballet. The evening begins with the return of Canadian choreographer Aszure Barton, who created a stir with the world premiere of Angular Momentum with the company in 2011. The rising dance star's wild energy, boundless enthusiasm, fierce originality and eclectic ideas meet in new work Come In, a modern work for thirteen male dancers.

The infamous adventures of the scandal-courting libertine Don Giovanni have been recreated and beloved ever since the two act opera premiered in Prague in 1787. Revered as a classic of the western operatic tradition, Mozart's iconic opera buffa masterfully blends comedy, melodrama and the supernatural with the some of composer's best known works, from the Catalogue Aria detailing all 2065 of Giovanni's disgruntled lovers to the dramatic crescendo of the breathtaking finale.

While operas are often centred on the dashing heroics or lamentable tragedies of adventurers, lovers and villains, its not often the story of the person who penned them takes the spotlight. Don't miss the thrilling world premiere of The Phoenix, a brand new opera that chronicles the tumultuous life and times of Lorenzo da Ponte, the librettist behind some of operas's greatest masterpieces, including Don Giovanni and the Marriage of Figaro.

During his tenure with the Houston Ballet from 1976 to 2003, Ben Stevenson transformed the company from a small regional to a world class ensemble of over 50 dancers, fearlessly championing groundbreaking new works whilst giving new life to beloved classics and making classical ballet accessible to a wide audience. In his last year as their leader, the English dance icon revamped comic romantic ballet Coppelia as his parting gift, and the beloved production has become a treasured tradition of the Houston Ballet repertory.

Composer, producer and host Jad Abumrad presents The Miracle of Indoor Plumbing: An Evening with Jad Abumrad heads out on tour! The host will speak on how to create compelling stories that inspire and connect us and discuss how he finds intriguing angles to tell these stories, aiming to answer the question, when a story really moves you, why does it work?