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 entirely literal. A Rap on… Read More »Not All Talk at A Rap On Race
Anna Waller
Anna is a writer, teacher, and performer in Seattle. She grew up in Sacramento, CA, training in classical ballet with the Deane Dance Center and the Sacramento Ballet. In 2011, she graduated magna cum laude from the Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon, earning a double major in dance and comparative literature, and taking a keen interest in dance writing. She won the Nomad Prize for her published essay, “Dancing the Undead: The Social Implications of Giselle’s Wilis” and did a choreographic senior thesis about dance and language. She currently teaches ballet technique, but performs primarily in the contemporary dance mode. In Seattle, she has performed with Elizabeth Mendana, Britt Karhoff, Redd Legg Dance, and Karin Stevens Dance. She began writing reviews for SeattleDances early in 2013 and took on editorial duties soon after.
A Lively Romp at PNB’s Coppélia
Pacific Northwest Ballet bills Coppélia as “the happiest ballet on earth,” and that’s not far off: it’s a comedy where young and old do silly… Read More »A Lively Romp at PNB’s Coppélia
Trisha Brown: Homecoming and Farewell
The Trisha Brown Dance Company stopped by the UW World Series recently, for what was both a homecoming and a farewell. Brown, born in Aberdeen,… Read More »Trisha Brown: Homecoming and Farewell
Bridge Triggers Many Reactions
Trigger warning: this review talks about trigger warnings. Velocity Dance Center’s annual Bridge Project program brings choreographers (new-ish to Seattle) and dancers together for a… Read More »Bridge Triggers Many Reactions
PNB’s Emerging Contemporary Edge
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Emergence program (November 6-14 at McCaw Hall) brings together four wildly different works of contemporary ballet. On the one hand, the show… Read More »PNB’s Emerging Contemporary Edge
Time Capsules On Stage at CDC
The University of Washington celebrated two important anniversaries this October: 50 years of the UW dance program and 25 years of Chamber Dance Company. A… Read More »Time Capsules On Stage at CDC
A Study in Density at PNB
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s final rep of the season opened Friday, May 29, with a study in density and depth. Alexei Ratmansky’s Concerto DSCH (2008) and… Read More »A Study in Density at PNB
Creating a New MANIFESTO
It started as a solo skit for a sea cucumber. The roots of ilvs strauss’s MANIFESTO are simple enough, but the past two years have… Read More »Creating a New MANIFESTO
Sexy New Ballets at House of Verlaine
How many elements of the performance have to change before ballet becomes burlesque? And when you’re Lily Verlaine, are those really the only two options?… Read More »Sexy New Ballets at House of Verlaine
Byrd Reframes Carmina Burana
Carmina Burana is a work that demands spectacle: big score, big voices, and big dancing. Composer Carl Orff intended his 1936 work to be more… Read More »Byrd Reframes Carmina Burana