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SUMMARY:COLORES 2026
DESCRIPTION:COLORES\, Latinos in Architecture’s seventh annual celebration of Latino culture\, will take place September 30-October 2\, 2026. \nJoin us Friday afternoon for a conversation with Karina Gonzalez\, Principal Dancer\, Houston Ballet.  \nPlease consider becoming a sponsor of COLORES. A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to Architecture Center Houston’s Latinos in Architecture scholarship program\, established by the AIA Houston Latinos in Architecture Committee in 2019. More information about the scholarship program may be found here. \nLocation: TBD \n\n\n \n\n\nAbout Karina Gonzalez \nKarina Gonzalez earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration\, Leadership\, and Management in May 2024. A native of Caracas\, Venezuela\, she is an internationally principal dancer and silver medalist at the New York International Ballet Competition. \nGonzalez received her early training at the Gustavo Franklin Ballet School in Caracas. She began her professional career with Ballet Nacional de Caracas before joining Tulsa Ballet\, where she was promoted to principal dancer in 2007. In 2010\, she joined Houston Ballet as a soloist and was promoted to principal dancer in 2013. \nThroughout her career\, Gonzalez has performed leading roles in works by many of the world’s most celebrated choreographers\, including George Balanchine\, John Cranko\, Nacho Duato\, Jorma Elo\, Jiří Kylián\, James Kudelka\, Wayne McGregor\, John Neumeier\, Justin Peck\, André Prokovsky\, Jerome Robbins\, Ben Stevenson\, and Stanton Welch. \nAs a guest artist\, she has performed with renowned companies around the world\, including Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón in Argentina\, The Australian Ballet\, and Leipziger Ballett in Germany. She has also appeared in international galas and festivals throughout Italy\, Mexico\, South Korea\, Malaysia\, Colombia\, Cuba\, Canada\, Germany\, and many other countries. She was invited to perform at the NHK Ballet Festival in Tokyo as part of the first American ballet company to participate in the prestigious event. \nGonzalez has been featured on the covers of Pointe Magazine\, Dance Magazine\, and A+C Houston Magazine. The Houston Press named her “Best Dancer\,” and Pointe Magazine selected one of her performances as a favorite of the year. \nBeyond the stage\, Gonzalez has appeared in television and marketing campaigns for Kimberly-Clark and Honda Civic. She has been honored by the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and recognized as one of Houston’s 30 Most Influential Women. \nIn addition to her artistic and academic accomplishments\, Gonzalez is the proud mother of two daughters\, Julia and Eva Edwards. \n\nLatinos in Architecture COLORES Sponsors\nInformation about becoming a sponsor can be found here.  \nPlatinum Sponsor\nLESCO Architectural Lighting\n \nGold Sponsors\ncre8 Architects\nGage Architecture\nMACO Construction\nMartinez Architects\nS&G Engineering Consultants LLC \nSilver Sponsors\nDurotech\nEnglish + Associates Architects\nMATRIX Structural\nMWA Architects\nRDLR Architects \nBronze Sponsors\nBass Construction\nDBR Engineering\nForney\nKoehler\nNinyo & Moore\nO’Connell Robertson\nTarkett
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/colores-2026-3/
CATEGORIES:Latinos in Architecture Committee
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Ward":MAILTO:jennifer@aiahouston.org
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