The Margot Robbie Bowl at Citizens of Montrose (photo by Becca Wright)
Badolina Bakery
Badolina's Raspberry Rose (photo by Ralph Smith Studios)
Pick up a heavenly Raspberry Rose cake for your Barbie movie celebration, and choose from cloud, origami, heart, pearls, waves or a custom shape. It will steal the show!
Citizens of Montrose
Citizens' Wellness Latte (photo by Becca Smith)
Actress Margot Robbie is from Australia, so this new Australian café is all over the pink theme. Start with a pretty pink velvet latte, and then dig into its hot-pink Margot Robbie Barbie Bowl, brimming with orange, dragon fruit, pineapple, coconut, strawberries and bee pollen.
CRAVE
Crave's Barbie cupcake
CRAVE’S pinktastic Malibu Cupcake is taking center stage this summer. Soft yellow birthday cake is paved in buttery, sweet strawberry frosting and decorated with sprinkles. The limited-time flavor is on offer now in stores and online. Also on offer is a limited-edition Malibu Dream Chiller – an ice blended strawberry frosting drink topped with whipped cream and pink sprinkles. CRAVE will be hosting a social media giveaway for four tickets to an advanced screening of Barbie on July 19 at Regal Edwards Greenway. Follow along on social media (@cravecupcakeshtx) for more details.
Green Fork & Straw
The Beautiful smoothie (photo by Elizabeth Dondis)
With three Houston locations, you’ll surely find a Barbie fix. Slurp up the “Beautiful” hot pink smoothie made with seasonal berries, pineapple, banana, mango lime, mint, and cashew milk.
Ojo de Agua
Ojo de Agua's dragon fruit marg
Get dolled up in your Barbie best before hitting the theaters and stop by Ojo de Agua in River Oaks District for the perfect accessory: a fuschia cocktail. Its dragon fruit margarita is a slushy concoction of rosé wine, dragon fruit and lime. Cheers!
Picnik
Picnik's pitaya margarita
Come on Barbie, let’s go party! Montrose area Picnik is shaking up a Pitaya margarita starring dragon fruit, lime, honey and, of course, tequila.
Slowpokes
The Barbie Girl at Slowpokes
Local coffee shop Slowpokes is launching two specialty drinks. Cool down with a Barbie Girl, which is a frosted pink berry lemonade with coconut milk. Or grab a pick-me-up Barbie World — iced vanilla berry latte topped with strawberry cold foam and pink sprinkles. Available at all four Slowpokes locations the week of the premiere, July 17-23.
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NobleMotion dancers navigate artificial intelligence in 'Section 6.' (Photo by Lynne Lane)
At the top of the bill is “Section 6,” where a simulated AI training program (complete with a zombie-like Alexa voice) and members of NobleMotion (referred to as “Dancing Companions”) attempt to “train” ten hapless audience members on how to become optimal versions of themselves, i.e. more “human.” If that sounds a bit ass-backwards, it is, and that’s just fine with husband-and-wife team Andy and Dionne Noble, who wanted to create a work that addressed serious questions about AI but remained accessible and fun.
“One of our goals is to demystify the technology while also asking ethical questions about its future,” says Andy. He and Dionne worked with Boston-based multi-media artist Jeremy Stewart to create the performance’s AI generated projections. “Audience participants will have the excitement of being choreographically inside the dance and the projected world. It feels very much like you are wearing a VR headset, except its real.”
Recent developments in general AI, in which AI is able to learn and make decisions on its own, have prompted an intense public debate regarding its benefits and dangers to humanity; and with the arrival of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot capable of generating text, images, and even music in response to user prompts, the technology is touching on the creative and intellectual industries in a way that the first generation of AI did not. Not surprisingly, artists across all mediums are curious about and are exploring AI technology, often using it in ways different than how it is imposed on the user.
“It’s like the AI can grab on to some aspects of humanity, while really missing a lot of nuance and detail that we might consider essential,” says Andy.
Power Play’s program includes two more provocative dance, theater, multi-media works. Inspired by the role of the baseball umpire as both archetypal hero and villain, “Sidelined” is a 40-minute exploration of sports in the workplace, consumerism and cancel culture. “Half-told Stories” reveals an intimate, transformative moment in the lives of four women, with choreography by Dionne and original music and projections by Badie Khaleghian.
Power Play runs July 21-22 and July 28-30 at MATCH.
A moment from 'Power Play' (photo by Lynne Lane)
More from 'Power Play' (photo by Lynne Lane)