Mariko tries to engage with dance in as many ways as possible. She is a writer, performer, teacher, and general enthusiast of the art form. She began writing for SeattleDances in the fall of 2010 and became the site’s Editor and Manager in 2011. Mariko received the Gary Parks Scholarship for emerging writers from the Dance Critics Association in 2012 and has attended multiple DCA conferences and writing workshops. She holds a BFA in Ballet and BS in Biology from the University of Utah, where she was also a contributing writer to the Daily Utah Chronicle. As a dancer she has performed with Coriolis Dance, Alana O Rogers Dance Company, and Lotus Body among others in and around the Seattle area.
Seattleites love getting outside during those few summer months when the sun shines. There are outdoor concerts, festivals, movie screenings, and now, a dance performance.… Read More »Sculptured Dance brings PNB to the Park
CONVERGE Dance Festival has become somewhat of a Seattle staple over the last three years. Uniting local choreographers around a central theme, the festival, produced… Read More »New Music and Moves at CONVERGE
Haunting, vivid, poetic, devastating—just a few words that come to mind upon reflection of the recent performance of Betroffenheit at The Moore Theatre. Lacking a… Read More »Betroffenheit Physicalizes the Unspeakable
In the umbrella term contemporary dance, the word ‘contemporary’ usually refers only to the movement aesthetic, and rarely indicates if the work’s subject is reflective… Read More »Showing Out Shows Up
One of the newest troupes to pop up on the Seattle dance scene, Collective Sigh presents their first program, ONE this weekend at Velocity Dance… Read More »ONE Big Step for Collective Sigh
Everyone knows the story of Romeo and Juliet: the feuding families, the youthful star-crossed lovers, the passion, bloodshed, and heartbreak. There have been countless renditions… Read More »R et J’s Exhilarating Tragedy
Raised lighters and screaming fans aren’t typical features of a dance performance. But this holiday season, prepare to have your socks literally rocked off at… Read More »Buttcracker Is Ready to Rock
Since relocating from Columbus, Ohio to Seattle in 2014, Rachael Forstrom’s Ktisk Contemporary Dance has barely skipped a beat. The company dove right into the… Read More »Ktisk Finds Beauty at The Pocket
Author and feminist bell hooks once wrote: “The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is—it’s to imagine what is… Read More »PE︱mo: Collaborating on an Accident
Choreographer George Balanchine once said that “Dance is music made visible.” In an effort to illustrate this sentiment, Pacific Northwest Ballet opened their season this… Read More »Depth and Breadth at PNB Season Opener