Mikhail Calliste speaks on his time with Spectrum, dancing in complexity, and the racial discomfort of Seattle. Catch his solo this weekend in Lyric Suite.
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Tag: Donald Byrd
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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FROM THE EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: NOV/DEC
New companies! New research platforms! And why Donald Byrd’s Love and Loss was exactly the kind of work we should be seeing at the ballet.
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ALTER-NUT
A historical and comparative look at three alternative Nutcrackers this season from choreographers Mark Morris, Donald Byrd, and Lily Verlaine.
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BYRD AT THE FRYE
Frye Art Museum’s America That Is To Be features live performance and a historical look into Donald Byrd’s illustrious career.
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LOCALLY SOURCED
PNB’s Locally Sourced hires three local choreographers to make new work, but in some cases production value outshines the choreography.
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DONALD BYRD NAMED DORIS DUKE ARTIST
Seattle choreographer Donald Byrd receives prestigious award and $275,000 to foster creativity.
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DANCING AWAKE
The second weekend of Spectrum’s WOKENESS festival takes a subtler approach to the theme in Dance, Dance, Dance #2.
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QUESTIONS IN WHAT’S MISSING?
In a political environment where reactions to current events are often strongly divided, our deeply held convictions can blind us
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CHOP SHOP 2018
Chop Shop Festival brings national and regional artists to Bellevue.
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