Group Acorde

Our mission is to cultivate and educate communities through collaborations between dance and music

Group Acorde came to life with the desire of Roberta Paixao Cortes, Lindsey McGill, Seth Paynter and Thomas Helton to be a group that truly collaborates in all aspects of the creation process, it's mission is to cultivate and educate audiences through live performances.

02/26/2026

It is our 10th year anniversary and we are so excited to share that we are kicking off this special year with Dance Source Houston's Barnstorm Dance Fest!
Come catch us on Program A on Tuesday, April 14th and Friday, April 17th at 7:30pm MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston!

Check this year's festival for a great week of dance!
https://matchouston.org/events/2026/barnstorm-dance-fest-2026

12/31/2025

2025 was a great year for our company! 🥂

👀And look at us at Arts and Culture Texas! Thank you Nancy Wozny for the mention and acknowledgement! 🙏🏻

Thank you to MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston Performing Arts Houston, Houston Met Dance, Houston Symphony and Archway Gallery for the opportunities to collaborate and present our work!

Thank you to Dance Source Houston Texas Commission on the Arts Jane Greenberg , Houston Met Dance, Piola Midtown , Hunter Dance Center Houston Arts Alliance Houston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs and all that attended and supported our events and new works!

And huge thank you to all artists that guessed and created original works with us!

We wish everyone a healthy and prosperous 2026 and that we can continue to share original collaborations between live music and contemporary dance with you! 🎉🎉

Roberta, Lindsey and Thomas

Roberta Paixao Cortes
Lindsey McGill
Thomas Helton

📸 Claire McAdams

11/19/2025

Did you miss the live performances of Gasp?

You can now watch it at home for only $5!!
For this week until the 24th, catch Gasp on video on demand!

Tickets:
https://matchouston.org/events/2025/gasp

Photography by Amitava Sarkar

Pictured artists Roberta Paixao Cortes Lindsey McGill Thomas Helton Dawn Dippel James Murphy and Pelayo Parlade
Lighting design by Tiffany Schrepferman
Gasp costume design by Allison Miller

11/16/2025

Last show today at 4pm!

Gasp takes its final bow today and we would love to see you there!

Photography by Amitava Sarkar

With artists
Roberta Paixao Cortes
Lindsey McGill
Thomas Helton
Dawn Dippel
James Murphy
Pelayo Parlade
Choreographer Anat Grigorio
Composer Andrew Lienhard
Lighting design by Tiffany Schrepferman
Costume designer Allison Miller

MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston

🎟️https://matchouston.org/events/2025/gasp

This project is funded in part by Houston Arts Alliance Houston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Texas Commission on the Arts

11/13/2025

Beautiful shots from Amitava Sarkar of our rehearsal last night!

Get your tickets and don't miss Gasp!

Pictured are moments from our world premiere, Gasp with artists
Pelayo Parlade(piano), Thomas Helton(bass), James Murphy(saxophone); dancers Roberta Paixao Cortes, Lindsey McGill and Dawn Dippel.

Lighting design by Tiffany Schrepferman

Tickets:
https://matchouston.org/events/2025/gasp

November 14-16 MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston

This project is funded in part by Texas Commission on the Arts Houston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Houston Arts Alliance

11/11/2025

Thank you to the composer for Gasp, Andrew Lienhard for these beautiful shots during tech rehearsal today!

Get your tickets for this great show:
Friday, November 14th | 8pm
Saturday, November 15th | 6pm
Sunday, November 16th | 4pm
https://matchouston.org/events/2025/gasp

With Roberta Paixao Cortes Lindsey McGill Thomas Helton Dawn Dippel, Pelayo Parlade and James Murphy

Lighting design by Tiffany Schrepferman

This project is funded in part by Houston Arts AllianceHouston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Texas Commission on the Arts

11/09/2025

Gasp rehearsal
Last studio rehearsal before we move into the theater next week!

Get your tickets for this great show:

https://matchouston.org/events/2025/gasp

With Roberta Paixao Cortes Lindsey McGill Thomas Helton Dawn Dippel Pelayo Parlade James Murphy

This project is funded in part by Houston Arts AllianceHouston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Texas Commission on the Arts

11/04/2025

Meet the musicians of Gasp!

Gasp is a new piece with music composition by Andrew Lienhard and choreography by Roberta Paixao Cortes, Lindsey McGill and Dawn Dippel.

Pictured are Thomas Helton(bass), Pelayo Parlade(piano) and James Murphy(saxophone).

Get your tickets and don't miss this great premiere!

November 14th | 8pm
November 15th | 6pm
November 16th | 4pm
MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston

This project is funded in part by a grant from Texas Commission on the Arts and a grant from Houston Arts Alliance Houston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs

Tickets: https://matchouston.org/events/2025/gasp

10/21/2025

We are in creation mode for our new piece Gasp
Composition by Andrew Lienhard and choreography by Roberta Paixao Cortes, Dawn Dippel and Lindsey McGill

With Pelayo Parlade, James Murphy and Thomas Helton

November 14, 15 and 16 at MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston

🚨Dont miss it!
Tickets: https://matchouston.org/events/2025/gasp

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Telephone

+12818273091

Website

http://www.groupacorde.org/

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Our Story

Group Acorde came to life with the desire of two contemporary dancers and two jazz improvisational musicians to be a group that truly collaborates in all aspects of the creation process. The company strives to produce high quality work combining original music and contemporary dance choreography, where all the artists conceptualize the works from beginning to end. It's mission is to cultivate and educate audiences through live performances. The company looks to broaden it's reach by partnering with other organizations that can guide it to communities that may not otherwise have access to such opportunities. Acorde, a Portuguese word, means "wake up" and also means "chord". The definition of chord in the English language is “a combination of usually three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously” which reflects the collaborative spirit on which Group Acorde was created.