Our picks for more than two dozen of the season’s most compelling shows, plus Q&As with five leading local artists.
Category: Dance
‘Jerome Robbins Festival’ honors a legendary choreographer
Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrates Jerome Robbins’ iconic work and the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Whim W’Him’s dancer-curated ‘Choreographic Shindig’
Whim W’him’s dancers commissioned Omar Román De Jesús, Alice Klock and Brendan Duggan to create work for their annual mixed-bill spectacular.
Amy J Lambert on isolation, marimba and fitting in
“Although you can make strong connections during projects, often when the show or rehearsal process comes to a close you can lose your sense of community and worth.”
Fall Arts: More Dance Picks
Compagnie Käfig at Meany Theater, ‘YC2: New Dances’ at Velocity and On the Boards’ solo dance festival
A heightened, radical experience: Babette Pendleton on Yellow Fish Durational Performance Festival
The choreographer, visual artist and curator’s first year as festival director is all about expanding and experimenting with foundational notions of time.
Arts in Nature is Seattle at its finest
This weekend’s festival at Camp Long in West Seattle features headliners Nikkita Oliver and Total Experience Gospel Choir.
The healing flavor of ‘Moonshine’
Imana Gunawan’s ‘Moonshine: a cabaret project’ blends music, dance and food in a communal art experience based on an original folktale.
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A new, free performing and visual arts festival coming to Capitol Hill on Aug. 10 and 11 celebrates intersectionality and elevates accessibility.
‘Wandering and Wondering,’ ‘Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation Performance,’ ‘Surreptitious Preparations for an Impossible Total Act’ and more
Let It Fly
A new festival celebrates the broad flexibility of the dance-film format.
Brutal but Beautiful
An outdoor work by choreographer Jody Kuehner explored ideas of safety and empowerment for womxn.