Fall Arts Guide 2017

Twenty-five performances you shouldn’t miss this season, including cover artist Sara Porkalob's 'Dragon Lady.' Cover photo by Lauren Max.
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Bienvenido a Seattle

Sponsored by the Mexican Consulate, the first-ever MexAm Festival spreads contemporary Mexican art and culture across the city.
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A Ridiculously Ambitious Art Space Rises in Tacoma

Peek inside new mega-art-space Alma Mater, slated to open early next year.
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Fremont’s Lenin Enters the Statue Debate

Far away from the former Confederacy, there’s still much historical reckoning to be done here.
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Free, Outdoor Bilingual Theatre from Proof Porch Project

Using David Auburn's play to center authentic American Latinx experience.
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Slave to the Rhythm

Barrett Martin's 'The Singing Earth' is a travelogue/memoir/ethnomusicological treatise.
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Origin Story

Filmmaker Dave Hanagan reflects on the 20-year evolution of the Local Sightings film festival.
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Eclectic Comfort

Isabella Du Graf carries on a family legacy of cool.
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Easy Rider

Electric bikes and bike-share programs make cycling in Seattle simpler than ever. Sarah Galvin, veteran urban cyclist, breaks down the benefits.
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On the Small Screen

HBO’s 'Room 104' features the work of two Seattle filmmakers.
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Dragon Lady

Sara Porkalob’s biographical solo show is now an Intiman Theatre musical.
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Her Story

A PNB bill showcases Twyla Tharp, Crystal Pite and Jessica Lang.
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Last Stop on Lilac

Steamy, seamy ’60s Hollywood with playwright Kelleen Conway Blanchard and director Keira McDonald
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Book-It’s adaptation of Maya Angelou’s memoir runs through Oct. 15
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Musicircus

A performance of John Cage’s Musicircus features music for flower pots.
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More in Theatre

Four more plays you should see this fall.
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Into the Woods

A desperate search for a happy ending at Village Theatre
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The World of Extreme Happiness

A new play asks the price of success in rapidly globalizing China.
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More in Dance

BANDALOOP, Peggy Piacenza and Joanna Kotze/Kim Lusk
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Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba

A performance of the island nation’s many dance styles
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More In Music

SSO's '[untitled] 1,' 'The Barber of Seville' and Habib Koité
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Las Mariposas Y Los Muertos

Benjamin Benne wrestles with identity in a new play about a band on the verge.
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Emerald City Music: Not Even the Wind…

A world premiere from John Luther Adams launches an impressive second season.
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Ragtime

A pared-down version of the musical set in early 20th-century New York
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Pride and Prejudice

A compelling adaptation of the Jane Austen novel