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	Harvey&rsquo;s waters may have receded from downtown, but we now know the Theater District will need many more months to rebuild and bring Houston&rsquo;s glorious performing arts back to all its stages. <a href="https://www.houstonfirst.com">Houston First</a>, the corporation that manages the Wortham Center, Jones Hall and the Theater District parking, announced late Monday that the Wortham Center will be closed for repairs at least until May 15, 2018 &ldquo;in a best case scenario.&rdquo;</p>
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	Twelve feet of water flooded the basement of the Wortham on August 27, and while it does not appear that the building suffered structural damage, Houston First states &ldquo;there has been extensive damage to at least one-third of the building&rsquo;s 60 air handling units and to the elevators.&rdquo;</p>
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	Though Jones Hall suffered considerably less damage than the Wortham and the building has now been cleared for occupancy, accessible restrooms required by the American Disabilities Act (ADA) must be reconstructed before public performances can resume.</p>
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	<strong>Houston Art Strong</strong><br />
	While the Theater District continues the long process of recovery, its performing arts organizations have come together to offer Houston a celebration of our strength and resilience. On September 27 at Miller Outdoor Theatre, those organizations will present <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/283660582119027/"><em>Houston Strong: A Theater District Benefit Honoring Local Heroes</em></a>. The local star-studded free performance event and benefit brings together Theater District artists for one night of dance, music, drama and beauty in motion.</p>
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	With performances from seven of the Theater District&rsquo;s resident companies &mdash; Alley Theatre, Da Camera of Houston, Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera, Houston Symphony, Society for the Performing Arts and Theatre Under The Stars &mdash; it will be a gathering of world-class Houston talent on one stage that the city has likely never seen.</p>
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	A few already announced selections on the program include the Houston Ballet performing George Balanchine&rsquo;s <em>Symphony in C</em>; a special appearance by jazz pianist and Houston native Jason Moran presented by Da Camera, and a Houston Grand Opera performance of &ldquo;Make Our Garden Grow&rdquo; from <em>Candide</em>.</p>
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	Donations to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund will be accepted on-site during the event, online at <a href="http://www,ghcf.org">www.ghcf.org</a> or by texting HARVEY2017 to 91999. Contributions are tax-deductible and will go toward relief for victims affected by the recent floods.</p>
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	<strong>Moving On</strong><br />
	Even while the companies plan this celebratory performance, many are also working to bring their fall productions to Houston audiences as soon as possible. Here&rsquo;s the latest updates on cancelations, schedule changes and venue moves.&nbsp;</p>
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	<strong>Alley Theatre</strong><br />
	The world premiere Rajiv Joseph play <em>Describe the Night</em> has debuted as scheduled with a venue change to the Quintero Theatre at University of Houston. Unfortunately, the Alley must reschedule the other world premiere, <em>Cleo,</em> from Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Lawrence Wright which was supposed to be the first play of the season in the Hubbard Theater. The Hubbard stage sustained no damage during the storm, but the building&rsquo;s electrical system did. Cleo will still reign next year, April 6-29.</p>
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	The Alley has managed to reshuffle the spring season so no production will need to be completely canceled with the exception of performances of the annual holiday <em>Santaland Diaries</em>. The Alley continues to work towards bringing all the <em>Christmas Carol</em> ghosts back to haunt the Hubbard by November 17. They also expect to debut the restored Neuhaus Theatre&nbsp;on February 9, 2018, &nbsp;with the world premiere of <em>Suzane Vega&rsquo;s Lover, Beloved: An Evening with Carson McCullers.</em></p>
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	<strong>Houston Symphony</strong><br />
	Those ongoing repairs to Jones Hall have forced the Houston Symphony to also make venue changes. The originally scheduled program,&nbsp;<em>Andr&eacute;s Conducts Schumann,</em> has been replaced with a new concert, <a href="http://www.houstonsymphony.org/tickets/production/detail?id=8711"><em>Beethoven and Piazzola</em></a>, taking place Friday, September 22, and Saturday, September 23, at Rice University&rsquo;s Stude Hall.</p>
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	The Garrison Keillor presentation remains as scheduled on Monday, September 24, but has moved to Cullen Performance Hall at the University of Houston. The <a href="https://www.houstonsymphony.org/tickets/production/detail?id=8716"><em>Russian Masters</em></a> performances will also take place at Rice University&rsquo;s Stude Hall. The Thursday, September 28, and Saturday, September 30, performances will go on as scheduled but the Sunday, October 1, performance moves from the afternoon to 7:30 p.m.</p>
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	<strong>Society for the Performing Arts</strong><br />
	SPA generally presents artists from around the world in Jones Hall and the Wortham Center, and therefore many of its fall performances had to be canceled though they will work with the artists to try to reschedule. Those announced cancellations are MOMIX <em>Opus Cactus</em> (September 15) at Jones Hall, ODC/Dance The Velveteen Rabbit (September 21 &ndash; 23), and&nbsp;Yekwon Sunwoo: 2017 Cliburn Gold Medal Winner (September 28) at the Wortham Center&rsquo;s Cullen Theater, as well as the annual A Taste of SPA event, which was scheduled for October 11.</p>
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	The Penn &amp; Teller performance, originally scheduled for October 13 has also been cancelled but SPA is looking at rescheduling the duo for later in the 2017-2018 season.</p>
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	<strong>Da Camera</strong><br />
	The first performance of Da Camera&rsquo;s 30th anniversary season, the Harlem Quartet and Cuban pianist and composer Aldo L&oacute;pez- Gavil&aacute;n performing <a href="https://www.dacamera.com/?event=from-harlem-to-havana-harlem-quartet&amp;event_date=2017-09-23"><em>From Harlem to Havana</em></a>, will go on as planned on September 23 but with a move to Christ Church Cathedral, just a few blocks down Texas Ave from its original venue at the Wortham.</p>
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	As part of its anniversary celebration, Da Camera&rsquo;s presents Houston with a program of free Beethoven string quartet concerts. The first, <a href="https://www.dacamera.com/?event=beethoven-harlem-quartet&amp;event_date=2017-09-24">Harlem Quartet&rsquo;s</a> performance of Beethoven: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3, &ldquo;Hero&rdquo; will take place as scheduled at the Menil Collection, September 24.</p>

                    
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