We are proud to announce that Doriana, Boost The Arts’ Founder and Director, is now member of the National Association for Professional Women.
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Grab the chance to attend an Indian Classical Dance Performance! An evening of quality and thought-provoking Indian Classical Dance by two Texas-based dance companies. Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 4PM at the Marie Spence Flickinger Fine Arts Theater – San Jacinto College South Campus, 13735 Beamer Road, Houston TX, 77089, Silambam Houston Dance Company (Houston, TX) presents Shambhavam: Dance of the Cosmos – a 30-minute Indian Classical Dance experience that explores the concepts of Shiva, Natya (dance), and Laya (rhythm). Indique Dance Company (Dallas, TX) presents Yatra: Discovery through Journey. This production explores the experiences that shape individuals through the various journeys of life. The dancers will perform an ancient Indian dance form called Bharatanatyam. Bharatanatyam originated in the temples of India two thousand years ago and it is marked by intricate rhythmic patterns, beautiful hand gestures, sculpturesque movements, and stylized facial expressions, that all come together to communicate a thought, story, or concept to the audience. Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 4PM at the Marie Spence Flickinger Fine Arts Theater – San Jacinto College South Campus, 13735 Beamer Road, Houston TX, 77089. Tickets at the gate or visit the website Silambam Houston 
Open Call for Artists 
ARTIST PROFILE PROJECT is a collaborative high-definition DVD and broadcast series featuring Houston artists. The mission is to provide an opportunity for artists, of all types, to share their work and build lasting, supportive relationships. The profiles will provide a glimpse into the creative processes and unique work of the artists.
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE: Artists, artisans, studios and cultural arts related organizations in Houston, Texas.
ARTIST PROFILE PROJECT is a collaboration committed to bring attention to Houston area artists.
THE DETAILS:
FEE: $150 – Individual artist, studio or arts organization. The fee includes:
A broadcast airing of the profile
A digital .mov file (we email this after the edit and once the airing is scheduled)
The actual profile high-definition interview covering your work and images captured that depict your work
Schedule of the cable airing information (channel, dates and approximate times)
After booking the profile, we will provide you with steps to prepare for the interview.
Re-Think Art is a Houston mobile studio that creates, promotes and sells art made of recycled materials. (contact@re-thinkart.com)
Boost The Arts is an arts and culture management consulting resource in Houston which conceives, organizes and supervises arts events. (doriana@boostthearts.com)
Dominion Films is the production company.
APPLY FOR YOUR PROFILE: Please send an e-mail at doriana@boostthearts.com
Open Call for Artists
il Progetto PROFILO D’ARTISTA è un DVD ad alta definizione ed una serie televisiva che presenta gli artisti di Houston. Lo scopo è quello di dare un’opportunità agli artisti di ogni forma artistica di condividere le loro creazioni e di costruire un legame duraturo e di sostegno. I profili forniranno uno scorcio del processo creativo e dei lavori straordinari degli artisti.
CHI PARTECIPA: Artisti, artigiani, studi e organizzazioni culturali di Houston.
il Progetto PROFILO D’ARTISTA è una collaborazione dedita a portare l’attenzione sugli artisti di Houston.
I DETTAGLI:
TARIFFE: $150 – Singolo artista, studio o organizzazione culturale. La tariffa include:
La diffusione del profilo:
– Il file digitale .mov (il file sarà inviato via e-mail dopo il montaggio e una volta fissata la trasmissione del video)
– L’intervista ad alta definizione del profilo che presenta i lavori dell’artista e le immagini catturate che ne descrivono la sua arte
– Le informazioni relative alla trasmissione dell’intervista (rete televisiva, date e orari)
Dopo aver eseguito l’iscrizione on line, vi sarà inviata una lista di consigli su come preparavi all’ intervista.
Re-Think Art è un laboratorio itinerante di Houston che crea, promuove e vende delle reazioni artistiche fatte con materiale reciclato. (contact@re-thinkart.com)
Boost The Arts è una società di consulenza per ideare, organizzare e gestire eventi artistici e culturali a Houston. (doriana@boostthearts.com)
Dominion Films è una società di produzione.
PER ISCRIVERSI: Inviate un e-mail all’indirizzo: doriana@boostthearts.com
Boost The Arts is proud to be part of Houston Expat Pro, a new informal networking group in Houston which supports and highlights the professional activities of the expatriate spouses.
The OBJECTIVES of Houston Expat Pro are the following :
EXPOSING : present the services and the professional achivements of the French-speaking expatriate spouses in Houston, TX, USA.
INSPIRING : create a community of people involved and happy in their personal and professional life
CREATING : enhance, boost and help the professional initiatives of the members
GUIDING : encourage, confort and foster the audacity in a positive dynamism
OVERCOMING THE ISOLATION : connect and network among the members of the group in a spirit of sharing and helping
MENTORING : inform how the entrepreneurship field works in Houston
SELLING : sell the services and the art cratfs through the website Houston Expat Pro.
Houston Expat Pro organizes the first creative exhibit on Friday November 14, 2014 from 9am to 5pm– 12434 Woodthorpe Ln 77024 Houston.
Come to meet us!
Visit the website:http://houston-expat-pro.com
FrenetiCore presents WIRED: Dance+Technology at ExhibItalia 2014 – George Brown Convention Center, Houston, on Sunday April 6, 2014 at 5.30pm. Streaming bodies. Athletic intelligence. A visual feast of choreographic surprises. WIRED is a series of individual screenshots roaming our current technological reality. Projection mapping, video, lighting, props, and sound effects merge seamlessly with raw, live movement.
Emotion is illuminated through physical and technical design in a high-energy, visceral examination of human experience. Gather around our digital campfire and enjoy the unfiltered technology of the human body. FrenetiCore is a multi-media dance company from Houston. http://www.freneticore.net
Cirque La Vie will perform at ExhibItlia 2014 – George Brown Convention Center, Houston, on Saturday , April 5, 2014 at 5.30pm & on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 2pm. With a contemporary approach into the world of circus arts and dance, Cirque La Vie takes the audience on a mysterious journey of the human body and strong apparatuses, where one cannot work without the other.
Cirque La Vie is a by-invitation only company and unity of artist on film, photography and stage. Each Moment is an open window to the heart and soul of each artist creating works of art that some people have called crazy, others imaginative and some left speechless, Cirque La Vie is quickly becoming a known name and respected company. Cirque La Vie has been seen in Americas Got Talent, With Out A Net Film Premiere and have been awarded audience favorite at the Houston Fringe Festival on 2010 and 2013. Living by its motto ” Dare To Be Different.” Cirque La Vie brings a breath of fresh air every time they set foot on a stage living audiences both moved and inspired.
Cirque La Vie offers full scale shows, short shows, venues, workshops, solo artist, show creations, dancers, characters and acrobats. Visit Cirque La Vie website http://cirquelavie.wix.com/cirquelavie
Do you have an idea for an arts and culture project that you would like to develop? Are you an artist? An arts and culture organization? Would you like to give an international dimension to your art or to your organization? Whatever your status is, Boost the Arts is there to carry out your projects and help you invest in a rising creative niche in Houston and in Texas.
Boost the Arts is your innovative arts provider, which draws its essence and dynamism from the interaction of different artistic disciplines.
Boost the Arts constitutes an opportunity to entrust your arts projects to a professional beyond borders.
Boost the Arts was founded in November 2013 by Doriana Pappacena- Rossi. After gaining several years of professional experience organizing arts and culture events in France, Doriana moved to Houston, Texas, USA in August 2012. She discovered a land eager for culture.
ExhibItalia 2014 – Houston
Boost the Arts will participate at ExhibItalia , the “made-in -Italy” exhibition which will take place on April 5th -6th 2014 at the George Brown Convention Center, Houston.
ExhibItalia brings more than 100 Italian companies and manufacturers — food and wine, arts and crafts, fashion and accessories, design and technology, culture and tourism — to Houston. The two-day exhibition will offer numerous programs and events throughout each day. Entertainment, shopping, fashion shows, musical and arts performances, car exhibits, a kid’s zone and restaurants add to the overall experience in the trade show.
Come to meet Boost the Arts – booth 43 – Culture & Tourism pavilion.