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Author: Gabrielle Nomura Gainor

Gabrielle blends her experience as a dancer and writer. An award-winning arts journalist, Gabrielle now occasionally freelances but works full-time in public relations. As a dancer and arts leader, she has collaborated with Northwest hip-hop artists, The Bad Tenants, in addition to performing with Bellingham Repertory Dance, The Heavenly Spies, and Relay Dance Collective, of which she is a cofounder. Whether it’s an article or a piece she’s choreographing, Gabrielle is driven by the desire to do good in this world, create amazing content, and contribute to her community. She loves to volunteer and is on the board of the Seattle chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League. www.gabriellenomura.com
April 16, 2022 Featured / Previews

EARTHLING DANCERS STAR IN SPACE 50

Space 50: a variety show drawing from human curiosity about outer space, as represented in pop culture, mythology, science, and more. 

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August 5, 2021 Editorials / Featured / Interviews / Reflection

CREATING A ‘NEW NORMAL’

Gabrielle Kazuko Nomura Gainor reflects on lessons from lockdown, and interviews four local artists on their own shifts since the pandemic.

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August 8, 2020 Interviews

A SPACE FOR UNAPOLOGETIC BLACKNESS IN BALLET

Theresa Ruth Howard, Kiyon Gaines, and Donald Byrd preview the upcoming MobBallet digital symposium centering Blackness in ballet.

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June 14, 2019 Interviews / Reflection

WHAT AGING MEANS FOR EIGHT ARTISTS

Eight Seattle-area dance artists, 30 to 64, share thoughts on dancing, getting older, and allowing that love to shift.

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November 28, 2017 Previews

BUTTCRACKER STRIKES AGAIN

Buttcracker returns for a raucous holiday show featuring an intergenerational cast of local dancers and your favorite 80s playlist.

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October 10, 2016 Interviews

Dance Takes Flight in West Georgetown

Borrowing a huge sum of money—the equivalent of one private jet—from the bank is a big decision for anyone. For

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May 7, 2016 Editorials

Finding Balance as Dancer and Mother

Is it possible to be both dancer and mother? This is a question that many dancers will contemplate at a

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February 3, 2016 Interviews

Noelani Pantastico: Dancer in Flight

When asked what her spirit animal is, Noelani Pantastico reluctantly narrows it down to the butterfly. “I feel funny picking

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December 3, 2015 Reviews

PNB Offers New Flavor of Nutcracker

For Seattleites, it’s hard to recall a more electric night at the ballet than Friday, November 27. Before a packed

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May 1, 2015 Reviews

Live Music and Dance CONVERGE

Performances by dancers and musicians collided at the second annual CONVERGE Dance Festival last weekend, April 24-25, 2015, at Velocity

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