One great part of the Seattle dance scene is that there is a lot of dance happening: from big shows
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Tag: Fausto Rivera
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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No Longer Invisible in Rambunctious 2.0
This year’s Black History Month has been a busy one nationwide, with conversations on the value of black lives happening
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Visions of Utopia At NEXT FEST
Velocity Dance Center Artistic Director Tonya Lockyer often sets an extra challenge for the artists featured in Velocity’s annual NEXT
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Au Collective Glitters in GOLD&SKIN
The newly minted Au Collective offered premiers created and performed by their eleven members in a showcase entitled GOLD&SKIN at
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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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Mexican/American: A Bridge, Not a Cultural Divide
On a blustery Thursday night, the scent of homemade tamales wafted through Founders Theater at Velocity Dance Center. Nancy Blanco
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MID Week 1: A Delightful Feast
Seattle’s Against the Grain/Men in Dance Festival is a biennial endeavor of performances exploring, celebrating, and focusing on exactly that:
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