Open Dance Project

Open Dance Project Open Dance Project creates stunning immersive performance and wonderful dance education experiences.

10/13/2026

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Learn about guest artist Laura Harrell’s work “Stuck Between a Rug and a Hard Place,” and catch an excerpt October 23-35 at MATCH! Open Dance Project’s SHORTcuts features an evening of dance theater “shorts” by ODP company members and other Houston-based guest choreographers. Tickets on sale now, grab yours today at www.matchouston.org 🎫🎟️

✨Follow along for more highlights and we hope to see you there✨

Friday, Oct. 23, 8pm (opening night reception)
Saturday, Oct. 24, 4pm (p-w-y-c)
Saturday, Oct. 24, 8pm
Sunday, Oct. 25, 4pm (FREE multi-generational pre-performance workshop & performance @ 3pm)

10/06/2026

Hooray for Performing Arts Houston and commissioning new works!

09/11/2026

We’re back! Did you miss us?!

Join us as we kick off the 26-27 season with SHORTcuts, an evening of new work by ODP company members Sonia Engman, Zuri Humphrey, Margo Smolik and Elyssa Vega and special guest choreographers Laura Harrell, Robbie Moore, and Adele Nickel. The evening also features the historical restoration of Gregg Bielemeier’s “Romance Dance” (1993) restaged by Shaun Keylock and performed by ODP company member Atticus Griffin.

Fri. Oct. 23, 8PM
Sat. Oct. 24, 4PM (pay-what-you-can)
Sat. Oct. 24, 8PM
Sun. Oct. 25, 4PM

Tickets on sale now at www.matchouston.org

09/09/2026

We LOVE our Tuesdays and Thursdays with The HUB Houston! Thank you Texas Commission on the Arts for supporting this work through the Arts Respond Grant! And to the wonderful humans at The Children’s Fund of Houston who helped us kick it off last year and is still supporting Open Dance Project’s Adaptive Dance Theater work!

ODP is back on stage next Wednesday, June 24th, for the inaugural HTX Contemporary Dance Festival, hosted by ! Join us ...
06/16/2026

ODP is back on stage next Wednesday, June 24th, for the inaugural HTX Contemporary Dance Festival, hosted by ! Join us at the for a two-day celebration of contemporary dance designed to bring Houston’s arts community together in a meaningful and engaging way!

Originally premiering in 2016, ODP is revisiting “Pretty Boy,” accompanied by Garreth Paul playing the iconic songs of Woody Guthrie. Rehearsal photos by

Join alongside and The Black Angels Collective for two unique concerts (6/24 & 6/25), two community chats, Q&A/meet & greet post performance, and 4 on stage dance classes! Get two-day passes for only $60, or single performance passes for $40. Tickets on sale now at www.thehobbycenter.org/events (link in bio) 🎫🎟️

05/27/2026

Nurturing the next generation of aspiring artists is at the heart of ODP’s mission! Open Dance Project’s Pre-Professional Company, ODP2, work and train in contemporary dance techniques under the direction of ODP artists at , perform alongside ODP company members in our annual family production, and choreograph and perform their own works in The Young Choreographer’s Project each Spring. These experiences help to bridge the gap between studio training and professional proficiency, offering an unprecedented level of technical focus and creative exploration that challenges and expands the athleticism, creativity, and versatility of these pre-professional artists.

Join us in supporting the next generation of movers and makers, this Sunday, May 31st, 7:30pm at MATCH. Tickets on sale at www.matchouston.org

05/21/2026

ODP is back in the studio gearing up for our next performance! Join us June 24th at as we take the stage at the inaugural HTX Contemporary Dance Fest, hosted by 💙 Grab your passes for this two day celebration, June 24-25, featuring performances and master classes by Houston Contemporary Dance Company, Open Dance Project, and , highlighting the depth, diversity and talent within our city. Tickets on sale now through the link in our bio 🎫🎟️

Some day they’ll go down together,And they’ll bury them side by side.To few it’ll be grief,To the law a relief,But it’s ...
05/08/2026

Some day they’ll go down together,
And they’ll bury them side by side.
To few it’ll be grief,
To the law a relief,
But it’s death for Bonnie and Clyde.

We have made it to closing night of ODP’s immersive dance theater production, Bonnie & Clyde! The 7pm show is sold out, but we still have 5 tickets left for the 9pm performance.

✨Join us for the final 10th anniversary celebration✨

Tickets on sale at www.matchouston.org

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Up close & personal with some of the artists in ODP’s immersive dance theater production, Bonnie & Clyde! Only 3 more ch...
05/06/2026

Up close & personal with some of the artists in ODP’s immersive dance theater production, Bonnie & Clyde! Only 3 more chances to join the experience. Grab your tickets today 🎫🎟️

Thursday, May 7, 7pm
Friday, May 8, 7pm (only 1 ticket left!)
Friday, May 8, 9pm

Tickets on sale at www.matchouston.org

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05/05/2026

Only 3 opportunities left to catch ODP’s immersive dance theater production, Bonnie & Clyde! Enjoy a coke or slice of pie at Marco’s Diner where Bonnie worked, read a page from the Dallas Herald where the latest escapades of Bonnie & Clyde are chronicled, or share a dance with Clyde Barrow as you immersive yourself into the 1930s. Limited tickets available, grab yours today at www.matchouston.org 🎫🎟️

Thursday, May 7, 7pm
Friday, May 8, 7pm
Friday, May 8, 9pm

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747 N Shepherd Drive, Suite 100
Houston, TX
77007

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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