BY DESIGN
Sat, Apr 18
|MATCH - Midtown Arts and Theater Center
By Design, SMCDT’s Season 7 finale, is an evening-length repertory program celebrating the works that defined the season and the artistic growth that continues to shape the company’s voice.
Time & Location
Apr 18, 2026, 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM CDT
MATCH - Midtown Arts and Theater Center , 3400 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA
About the event
The evening brings commissioned projects and established repertory into conversation through powerful physicality, emotional depth, and expressive range, offering a layered look at where SMCDT has been and where the company is headed. Repertory featured in the program includes works by Artistic Director Elijah Alhadji Gibson and Company Artist Yu-Ling Yeh, alongside guest artist works by Terrill Mitchell and Abby Williams Chin. The evening also includes Bailey and Lenzy Zettler and the SMCDT Apprentices, as well as a collaboration with Urban Souls Dance Company.
Repertory includes:
Joy Is Resistance by Elijah Alhadji Gibson in collaboration with Uban Souls Dance Company
Without End-Gain (restaged)
Gun by Yu-Ling Yeh
Fault Lines by Terrill Mitchell