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Author: Mariko Nagashima

Mariko tries to engage with dance in as many ways as possible. She is a writer, performer, teacher, and general enthusiast of the art form. She began writing for SeattleDances in the fall of 2010 and became the site’s Editor and Manager in 2011. Mariko received the Gary Parks Scholarship for emerging writers from the Dance Critics Association in 2012 and has attended multiple DCA conferences and writing workshops. She holds a BFA in Ballet and BS in Biology from the University of Utah, where she was also a contributing writer to the Daily Utah Chronicle. As a dancer she has performed with Coriolis Dance, Alana O Rogers Dance Company, and Lotus Body among others in and around the Seattle area.
September 8, 2015 Previews

Au Builds Community from the Inside Out

It’s a sweltering Sunday evening in July, and Au Collective has already been rehearsing for an hour. The oppressive summer

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July 14, 2015 Interviews

Butoh Festival Explores Global Body

Bodies covered in chalky white. Imperceptible movements. Ritualistic intention. These distinctive qualities of Butoh performance often combine to create a

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May 7, 2015 Reviews

Partisan Creates Time, Space to Reflect

If you walked into Saint Mark’s Cathedral between 4 and 9 PM on Saturday, April 25, you might have seen

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May 5, 2015 Previews

House of Verlaine Opens New Doors

“In the past I’ve brought a classical aesthetic to burlesque dance,” says Lily Verlaine, the Seattle burlesque diva extraordinaire. Now,

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April 16, 2015 Reviews

Exquisite Final Flight for Körbes

Classical ballet doesn’t get much more pure than Swan Lake. So even if you’re disillusioned with story ballets or with

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April 7, 2015 Previews

The Freedom of Going Solo

Louis Gervais is no stranger to solo work. He’s been performing his own choreography and performance pieces as a solo

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March 12, 2015 Reviews

The Dance Cartel Delivers

Dance parties are an elusive thing to facilitate. There’s usually that awkward moment when only a few people are dancing

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February 4, 2015 Previews

Ten Tiny Dances: Small Stage, Big Idea

If “art is limitation, and the essence of every picture is the frame,” as the writer G.K. Chesterton once said,

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November 20, 2014 Editorials

Reconciling O’Connor’s World: A Start

If you haven’t heard already, Tere O’Connor is taking over Seattle this week. The acclaimed American choreographer is in town

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November 18, 2014 Previews

Establishing New (Dance) Roots

Producing a show is no simple feat. There are a million small tasks involved from fundraising to finding a venue,

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