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Author: Ciara McCormack

Originally from Burlington, VT, Ciara was raised with roots in the Northeast and Midwest. In 2011, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Stephens College with a BFA in Dance with a minor in creative writing. As a dancer, Ciara is trained in ballet and Humphrey-Weidman modern and has appeared on stages across the country. She has performed works by choreographers including Martha Graham, August Bournonville, and Seattleites Amy Johnson and Umami Performance. While living in Nebraska, she worked with Daniel Kubert and OmniArts nebraska, performing the title role in an adaptation of the Red Balloon. Ciara’s articles and poems have been published in numerous literary journals as well as in The Untidy Season: An Anthology of Nebraska Women Poets and Prairie Fire regional newspaper. Currently, Ciara teaches dance throughout the Seattle area, including as the Pacific Northwest Ballet's Teaching Artist Apprentice. She began writing for SeattleDances in the fall of 2013.
April 22, 2016 Reviews

Variety at Opera + Ballet in the City

Ballet Bellevue, Bellevue City Opera, and Orchestra Bellevue teamed up to stage a refreshing mixed bill of dance and music

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June 4, 2015 Reviews

X-posed Angst at Whim W’him

In its five years as a company, Olivier Wevers’ Whim W’Him has established itself as a troupe of incredible dancers,

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December 24, 2014 Reviews

Humor and Horror at Next Fest NW 2014

Seattle is a city of innovation and exploration—a theme tested in many of the new works presented at Velocity Dance

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November 26, 2014 Reviews

Touch Us Here, Peggy

At Washington Hall, on November 20, 2014, Peggy Piacenza crawled backwards, pink high heels and leopard print underwear first, into

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October 29, 2014 Reviews

Opposing Forces Work Together

Amy O’Neal and her team of B-Boys broke new ground for concert dance and for hip hop as an art

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October 20, 2014 Reviews

An Ode to Family, Memory, and Chekhov at OTB

Weaving dance, theater, film, live music, and unassuming candor together, the Murphy/Lachow Company produced a lighthearted evening of hilarity and

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July 29, 2014 Reviews

New Performers Shine Bright at Strictly Seattle

Velocity’s Strictly Seattle is integral to Seattle’s dance scene for innumerable reasons, most significantly because it likely brings more dancers

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May 5, 2014 Reviews

Veteran Dancers Take Seattle Dance Project Home

After seven seasons, Seattle Dance Project and its company of experienced performers has reached its swan song. Project 7 featured

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April 17, 2014 Reviews

BOOST Week 2: Fight for It

BOOST 2014’s second week program filled the Erickson Theater with tension and struggle. Many of these fights were subtle or

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April 8, 2014 Reviews

BOOST Week 1: An Evening of Dreamscapes

Now in its fifth year, BOOST dance festival has become a cornerstone of the Seattle dance scene. This year’s show

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