Let’s Talk About DWYL
Over the coming month, SeattleDances will feature articles on the often tense relationship between dance and money. It’s on our minds as we prepare for… Read More »Let’s Talk About DWYL
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.
Dreams of Southland
The Royal Society’s Southland {this is what i know about love} turned out to be so unexpectedly special that it’s difficult to know where to… Read More »Dreams of Southland
Spotlight on Seattle: Take the Bad with the Good
The Spotlight on Seattle series forms a weeknight core of the Seattle International Dance Festival, organized annually by Cyrus Khambatta. Spotlight features three showcases of… Read More »Spotlight on Seattle: Take the Bad with the Good
Stirring Tragedy, Spellbinding Visions at Giselle
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of Giselle is a dream for any dance enthusiast or historian, but it’s also a moving, accessible introduction to nineteenth-century ballet… Read More »Stirring Tragedy, Spellbinding Visions at Giselle
A Haunting Close for Baron Samedi
French choreographer Alain Buffard’s Baron Samedi (On the Boards, May 8-11) was an engrossing meditation on—what, exactly? Taking its name from the troublemaker guardian of… Read More »A Haunting Close for Baron Samedi
Intricacy in Action at LINES
Alonzo King LINES Ballet has been a force in the contemporary ballet world for quite some time—the San Francisco company was founded in 1982—and their… Read More »Intricacy in Action at LINES
The Mythos of Tanaquil Le Clercq
Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq, Nancy Buirski’s 2013 documentary is playing at the U-District’s Varsity Theatre, but not for long. If you can… Read More »The Mythos of Tanaquil Le Clercq
Ailey Keeps it Fresh
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is such a cornerstone of American dance that it’s almost impossible to say anything new about the company—so it’s doubly… Read More »Ailey Keeps it Fresh
Immersive BeginAgain Sparks Awe
There’s already been plenty written about zoe | juniper’s latest work, BeginAgain, but it’s a show that sparks the written word. BeginAgain possessed so many… Read More »Immersive BeginAgain Sparks Awe
Promising Ideas at 12MM
Washington Hall, On the Boards’ historic home, continues to be a fitting space for the 12 Minutes Max series, whose March edition opened Sunday, March… Read More »Promising Ideas at 12MM