Kiyon Gaines – Seattle Dances

Shining Success at Sculptured Dance

On a warm and sunny late afternoon, Olympic Sculpture Park was packed in a way I have never seen it

Seattleites love getting outside during those few summer months when the sun shines. There are outdoor concerts, festivals, movie screenings,

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Emergence program (November 6-14 at McCaw Hall) brings together four wildly different works of contemporary ballet. On

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s final rep of the season opened Friday, May 29, with a study in density and depth. Alexei

“If we shadows have offended / Think but this, and all is mended / That you have but slumber’d here

American choreographer Alvin Ailey is often quoted stating that his dancers needed a “ballet bottom” and a “modern top,” and

Pacific Northwest Ballet has many Twyla Tharp works in their repertory, and they’ve even performed an all-Tharp bill before, but

Coriolis Dance Photo by Ernie Sapiro In an evening curated by innovative PNB soloist and choreographer, Kiyon Gaines, it