Time, Nature, and Sankai Juku
Sankai Juku has been coming to Seattle for 30 years, performing here multiple times in several different dance works, but it seems that the more… Read More »Time, Nature, and Sankai Juku
Sandra Kurtz
Sandra Kurtz (she/her) teaches and writes about dance in Seattle and elsewhere.
Looking for the Dancing in New ABT Film
Over the years, PBS has been involved with many excellent dance documentaries – most of us owe a big chunk of our dance historical knowledge… Read More »Looking for the Dancing in New ABT Film
KHDP Tackles Complex Narratives
George Balanchine famously said that there are no mother’s-in-law in ballet, that dance cannot communicate that kind of abstract idea. In fact, the repertory is… Read More »KHDP Tackles Complex Narratives
The Cabiri Dawn Again
The Cabiri are back, with their signature combination of circus skills and cultural anthropology. Their most recent production, Carpathian Dawn (December 4-7, 2014), was a… Read More »The Cabiri Dawn Again
Lou Makes Good As Everyman
Ricki Mason has been developing her alter-ego, Lou Henry Hoover, for several years and in several different situations, but with her newest work, There Once Was… Read More »Lou Makes Good As Everyman
Love and Tragedy in Royal Ballet’s Giselle
There aren’t too many times you get to watch Giselle with a jumbo bag of popcorn in your lap, but the Royal Ballet Cinema program… Read More »Love and Tragedy in Royal Ballet’s Giselle