Alex Crozier’s Millennials features characters, high kicks, and non-committal commentary.
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Can’t Escape Racism in Spectrum’s Minstrel Show
Our society proclaims to be a progressive one, one that rises above stereotypes and prejudice. It’s not always true, of
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Not All Talk at A Rap On Race
Donald Byrd’s work is often a conversation about race, but Spectrum Dance Theater’s A Rap On Race makes the notion
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Showing Out Shows Up
In the umbrella term contemporary dance, the word ‘contemporary’ usually refers only to the movement aesthetic, and rarely indicates if
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Black Arts Take the Stage at Showing Out
Velocity Dance Center’s Founders Theater was filled to the brim on Sunday, February 28, with faces of the young and
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Dancers Shine Bright in SIDF Final Program
The three-week Seattle International Dance Festival culminated Saturday, June 27, at the Moore Theatre. The program boasted work by choreographers
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Byrd Reframes Carmina Burana
Carmina Burana is a work that demands spectacle: big score, big voices, and big dancing. Composer Carl Orff intended his
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Transfigured Night: Gems in the Perfect Setting
Under the artistic direction of Donald Byrd, Spectrum Dance Theater’s performances are always guaranteed to meld the talents of the
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Spectrum: Loveless in LOVE
The white-clad dancers of Spectrum Dance Theater moved between rigid poses with incredible speed in the challenging and rhythmic choreography
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Spectrum Unpacks Racism
Bring up the topic of race anywhere in the country, and most people react with telling responses: clammy expressions, uncomfortable
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