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SUMMARY:Springshot: Bloom Week 2
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating a diverse garden of artists\, Springshot is a micro-festival of bold\, short performances over three weekends. From theater to movement\, burlesque to comedy\, solo storytelling to hybrid genre chaos\, one thing is for sure – you can expect the intimate\, the absurd\, and the audacious. Each weekend\, a new bouquet of performers bloom through pieces lasting 18 minutes or less. Tickets are “Choose your own price”. Note performances are 18+. \nPRESENTING:\nErin Popelka\nFruits and Guts\nRang Rasiya (Dance)\nRisqué and Rye\nSeattle Irish Dance Company (Dance)
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/springshot-bloom-week-2/2026-04-09/
LOCATION:Seattle Open Arts Place (Formerly 18th & Union)\, 1406 18th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122
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SUMMARY:NW Víla Fest
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to NW Víla Fest!\nNW Víla Fest aims to continue growing the Bellydance community in Seattle and Worldwide!\n FREE ENTRY! \n FREE Entry Includes:\nDaytime Hafla performances\nVendors in the theater lobby & Courtyard\nFood trucks outside\n FREE Closing Show on Sunday with special 2026 Instructor guest: Khadijah!\n Register for Workshops\n Purchase Friday &/or Saturday Showcase Tickets\n Eat\, shop\, connect\, and most importantly DANCE!!
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/nw-vila-fest-2/
LOCATION:Shoreline Community College Theater\, 16101 Greenwood Ave N Main Auditorium\, Shoreline\, WA\, 98133\, United States
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SUMMARY:BASE + RADAR: Featuring Alex Tatarsky
DESCRIPTION:Base partners with Under the Radar Festival to create a new residency that brings Alex Tatarsky to Seattle. Three showings April 10 + 11! \nBase\, in partnership with Under the Radar Festival\, is pleased to announce BASE + RADAR! This new residency initiative brings renowned artist Alex Tatarsky to Seattle for an immersive two-week development process in April 2026\, advancing Alex’s latest project and culminating in public showings at Base on April 10–11. \nAbout Alex Tatarsky\nCalled “a hilarious\, finely tuned absurdist” (Theatre Jones) and “one of the most exciting and hilarious performance artists around\,” (Artspace) Alex Tatarsky makes performances in the unfortunate in-between zone of comedy\, performance art\, dance\, theater\, and deluded rant – sometimes with songs. Sad Boys in Harpy Land\, their spiraling clown play about wanting to die\, enjoyed a sold-out double extended run Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons and was named “Best of 2023” by the New York Times\, New Yorker and ArtForum. They are currently touring Dirt Trip (MoMA PS1)\, a decomposing lecture-performance on fear of clowns and fear of compost\, to community composting sites around the country\, and were a featured artist in the 2024 Whitney Biennial. Along with artist Ming Lin\, Tatarsky is one half of the roving poetic research unit Shanzhai Lyric and its fictional office Canal Street Research Association. \nAbout BASE + RADAR\nThis new\, collaborative residency model is designed to give artists an opportunity to develop work in an immersive\, supportive environment while engaging a new community in the work’s evolution. In this inaugural edition\, Tatarsky will experiment with a new piece\, working with long-time collaborators Shane Riley (sound)\, Andreea Mincic (scenic\, costumes) and Iris McCloughan (co-direction\, dramaturgy) as well as a rotating cast of local Seattle-based outside eyes. Tatarsky and collaborators will have 24/7 access to Base and the chance to share their work in two public showings. The residency allows Tatarsky to experiment and refine this work-in-progress in real time prior to its premiere at Under the Radar. \nAbout Base’s 25-26 Pilot Programs\nMade possible through the community support of our Flourish campaign\, our 2025-26 pilot programs\, BASE + RADAR\, Jump / Cut: The Moving Body On Screen\, and Pairings: Collaborations in Movement and Music\, aim to create more space for the making and experiencing of experimental\, multidisciplinary art. Arising organically from conversations with members of the creative community in Seattle and nationally\, Base hopes these programmatic experiments provide compelling opportunities while filling a gap in the local arts landscape. Learn more about our pilot programs here. \nAbout Base\nBase is dedicated to elevating risk and invention in dance\, performance and multidisciplinary art. A space for developing and publicly sharing original work\, Base is committed to addressing experimental artists’ needs for time\, space\, creative freedom and critical discourse. Founded in 2015 by longtime Seattle artists and collaborators Dayna Hanson\, Peggy Piacenza and Dave Proscia\, Base aims to add vibrancy to 21st century art in Seattle and nationally by encouraging artists of all levels to take creative chances\, deepen their practices and share an ongoing flow of fresh\, original work and ideas. Learn more at thisisbase.org. \nSupport for Base\nNow in its second year\, Flourish is our first major fundraising campaign that leverages community support in order to grow and expand in response to local\, regional\, and national demand. Flourish is generating $300\,000 over three years to support three areas of growth: increased artist residencies\, a more robust staff\, and new\, community-facing programs. Learn more about Flourish here.
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/base-radar-featuring-alex-tatarsky/2026-04-10/
LOCATION:Base Art Space\, 6520 5th Ave S #122\, Seattle\, WA\, 98108
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ORGANIZER;CN="Base":MAILTO:akoiya@thisisbase.org
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SUMMARY:Springshot: Bloom Week 2
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating a diverse garden of artists\, Springshot is a micro-festival of bold\, short performances over three weekends. From theater to movement\, burlesque to comedy\, solo storytelling to hybrid genre chaos\, one thing is for sure – you can expect the intimate\, the absurd\, and the audacious. Each weekend\, a new bouquet of performers bloom through pieces lasting 18 minutes or less. Tickets are “Choose your own price”. Note performances are 18+. \nPRESENTING:\nErin Popelka\nFruits and Guts\nRang Rasiya (Dance)\nRisqué and Rye\nSeattle Irish Dance Company (Dance)
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/springshot-bloom-week-2/2026-04-10/
LOCATION:Seattle Open Arts Place (Formerly 18th & Union)\, 1406 18th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122
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SUMMARY:for posterity: proof of free will
DESCRIPTION:created by Skye Hughes \nfor posterity: proof of free will is a speculative oral history—a performance staged as a panel discussion reflecting on the end of humanity. Panelists look back at a civilization and environment in collapse\, tracing the chain of events that began when humanity chose to stop reproducing and instead prepare for the last person’s death. \nThis is an exploration of peace in the face of existential crisis. As runaway climate change spiraled uncontrollably and humanity reached the brink of cataclysmic war\, undeniable questions arose: Do we continue? What if we just… stopped? \nThe project asks what happens if we stop resisting mortality—not just individually\, but on a global scale. Under this condition\, the discussion is forced to consider alternative meanings for sex\, existence\, and community\, opening space for new\, subversive questions. If not survival\, then what? If we were to turn off the engines of exploitation\, how would the trauma we carry and the damaged planet transform? How could we practice inter-species care\, care for the planet\, recognition of harm and attempt reparation on the largest possible scale? \nIn this world\, what did humanity ultimately achieve through designing its own end? \nFeaturing Serena Chopra\, Alyza DelPan-Monley\, HATLO\, Lío Sainz-Jones\, and Fox Whitney. \nMusic by scott farkas and Paulina Michels
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/for-posterity-proof-of-free-will/2026-04-10/
LOCATION:Town Hall – The Wyncote NW Forum\, 1119 8th Ave (Entrance off Seneca St.)\, Seattle\, 98101
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SUMMARY:Cornish Dance Theater
DESCRIPTION:Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University’s Dance Department is proud to the present the Spring 2026 Cornish Dance Theater\, on April 10 – 11 at the Lee Center for the Arts at Seattle University. \nCornish Dance Theater is a bi-annual production where guest choreographers are invited to devise pieces in collaboration with Cornish student dancers. This Spring\, we are pleased to announce that our two guest choreographers are Cornish Faculty members\, Nia-Amina Minor and Cameo Lethem. \nNia-Amina Minor is a movement artist\, choreographer\, curator\, and educator originally from Los Angeles. Her work focuses on the body and what it carries using physical and archival research to converse with memory. She approaches her practice as an imaginative space grounded in rhythm where improvisation and choreography meet. Nia-Amina has received regional and national commissions for her choreographic and film work and has a working background as a performer and dramaturg. She is co-founder of Black Collectivity\, a collaborative project that curates and creates movement-based experiences that celebrate memory and culture. \nAs a performer\, Nia-Amina has worked with artists such as dani tirrell\, Zoe Juniper\, Will Rawls\, Alice Gosti\, Keyes Wiley\, and Amy O’Neal. From 2016-2021 she was a Company Artist at Spectrum Dance Theater under the direction of Donald Byrd. Nia-Amina has also provided dramaturgical assistance to choreographers Jade Solomon-Curtis and Donald Byrd. In her work as a curator\, she has developed programming at On the Boards\, Wa Na Wari\, Velocity\, and Base\, and Friends of the Waterfront Park. From 2014-2016\, she was a co-founder and curator of Los Angeles based collective\, No)one Art House. As an educator\, she has taught\, guest lectured\, and been a visiting artist at Cornish College\, University of Minnesota\, CalArts\, University of Washington\, Western Washington University\, Saddleback College\, Cypress College\, and UC Irvine. Nia-Amina received her MFA in Dance from UC Irvine and a BA from Stanford University. She was Dance Magazine’s 25 Artists to Watch in 2021\, and one of Seattle Magazine’s Most Influential People in 2025. Nia-Amina is currently on faculty at Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University and is the Curating Artist in Residence at Velocity Dance Theater. \nCameo Lethem is a choreographer and performer based in Seattle. Her work has been shown at On the Boards\, Velocity Dance Center\, Erickson Theater\, 12th Ave Arts\, Kirkland Performance Center\, Base: Experimental Arts + Space\, Yaw Theater\, Electric Lodge\, and more. She has performed works by Alice Gosti\, Annie Franklin\, Bebe Miller\, Beth Twigs\, Chartreuse Coleman\, Doug Varone\, Kate Wallich\, Robert Moses\, and others. Her mentors from Ellenore Scott’s The Breaking Glass Project were Nia-Amina Minor and Sidra Bell. Cameo is a recipient of SeattleDances’ 2017 DanceCrush award. She received her MFA from the University of Washington.
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/cornish-dance-theater/2026-04-10/
LOCATION:Cornish Playhouse\, 201 Mercer St\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109
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SUMMARY:Cornish Dance Theater
DESCRIPTION:Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University’s Dance Department is proud to the present the Spring 2026 Cornish Dance Theater\, on April 10 – 11 at the Lee Center for the Arts at Seattle University. \nCornish Dance Theater is a bi-annual production where guest choreographers are invited to devise pieces in collaboration with Cornish student dancers. This Spring\, we are pleased to announce that our two guest choreographers are Cornish Faculty members\, Nia-Amina Minor and Cameo Lethem. \nNia-Amina Minor is a movement artist\, choreographer\, curator\, and educator originally from Los Angeles. Her work focuses on the body and what it carries using physical and archival research to converse with memory. She approaches her practice as an imaginative space grounded in rhythm where improvisation and choreography meet. Nia-Amina has received regional and national commissions for her choreographic and film work and has a working background as a performer and dramaturg. She is co-founder of Black Collectivity\, a collaborative project that curates and creates movement-based experiences that celebrate memory and culture. \nAs a performer\, Nia-Amina has worked with artists such as dani tirrell\, Zoe Juniper\, Will Rawls\, Alice Gosti\, Keyes Wiley\, and Amy O’Neal. From 2016-2021 she was a Company Artist at Spectrum Dance Theater under the direction of Donald Byrd. Nia-Amina has also provided dramaturgical assistance to choreographers Jade Solomon-Curtis and Donald Byrd. In her work as a curator\, she has developed programming at On the Boards\, Wa Na Wari\, Velocity\, and Base\, and Friends of the Waterfront Park. From 2014-2016\, she was a co-founder and curator of Los Angeles based collective\, No)one Art House. As an educator\, she has taught\, guest lectured\, and been a visiting artist at Cornish College\, University of Minnesota\, CalArts\, University of Washington\, Western Washington University\, Saddleback College\, Cypress College\, and UC Irvine. Nia-Amina received her MFA in Dance from UC Irvine and a BA from Stanford University. She was Dance Magazine’s 25 Artists to Watch in 2021\, and one of Seattle Magazine’s Most Influential People in 2025. Nia-Amina is currently on faculty at Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University and is the Curating Artist in Residence at Velocity Dance Theater. \nCameo Lethem is a choreographer and performer based in Seattle. Her work has been shown at On the Boards\, Velocity Dance Center\, Erickson Theater\, 12th Ave Arts\, Kirkland Performance Center\, Base: Experimental Arts + Space\, Yaw Theater\, Electric Lodge\, and more. She has performed works by Alice Gosti\, Annie Franklin\, Bebe Miller\, Beth Twigs\, Chartreuse Coleman\, Doug Varone\, Kate Wallich\, Robert Moses\, and others. Her mentors from Ellenore Scott’s The Breaking Glass Project were Nia-Amina Minor and Sidra Bell. Cameo is a recipient of SeattleDances’ 2017 DanceCrush award. She received her MFA from the University of Washington.
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/cornish-dance-theater/2026-04-11/1/
LOCATION:Cornish Playhouse\, 201 Mercer St\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109
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SUMMARY:BASE + RADAR: Featuring Alex Tatarsky
DESCRIPTION:Base partners with Under the Radar Festival to create a new residency that brings Alex Tatarsky to Seattle. Three showings April 10 + 11! \nBase\, in partnership with Under the Radar Festival\, is pleased to announce BASE + RADAR! This new residency initiative brings renowned artist Alex Tatarsky to Seattle for an immersive two-week development process in April 2026\, advancing Alex’s latest project and culminating in public showings at Base on April 10–11. \nAbout Alex Tatarsky\nCalled “a hilarious\, finely tuned absurdist” (Theatre Jones) and “one of the most exciting and hilarious performance artists around\,” (Artspace) Alex Tatarsky makes performances in the unfortunate in-between zone of comedy\, performance art\, dance\, theater\, and deluded rant – sometimes with songs. Sad Boys in Harpy Land\, their spiraling clown play about wanting to die\, enjoyed a sold-out double extended run Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons and was named “Best of 2023” by the New York Times\, New Yorker and ArtForum. They are currently touring Dirt Trip (MoMA PS1)\, a decomposing lecture-performance on fear of clowns and fear of compost\, to community composting sites around the country\, and were a featured artist in the 2024 Whitney Biennial. Along with artist Ming Lin\, Tatarsky is one half of the roving poetic research unit Shanzhai Lyric and its fictional office Canal Street Research Association. \nAbout BASE + RADAR\nThis new\, collaborative residency model is designed to give artists an opportunity to develop work in an immersive\, supportive environment while engaging a new community in the work’s evolution. In this inaugural edition\, Tatarsky will experiment with a new piece\, working with long-time collaborators Shane Riley (sound)\, Andreea Mincic (scenic\, costumes) and Iris McCloughan (co-direction\, dramaturgy) as well as a rotating cast of local Seattle-based outside eyes. Tatarsky and collaborators will have 24/7 access to Base and the chance to share their work in two public showings. The residency allows Tatarsky to experiment and refine this work-in-progress in real time prior to its premiere at Under the Radar. \nAbout Base’s 25-26 Pilot Programs\nMade possible through the community support of our Flourish campaign\, our 2025-26 pilot programs\, BASE + RADAR\, Jump / Cut: The Moving Body On Screen\, and Pairings: Collaborations in Movement and Music\, aim to create more space for the making and experiencing of experimental\, multidisciplinary art. Arising organically from conversations with members of the creative community in Seattle and nationally\, Base hopes these programmatic experiments provide compelling opportunities while filling a gap in the local arts landscape. Learn more about our pilot programs here. \nAbout Base\nBase is dedicated to elevating risk and invention in dance\, performance and multidisciplinary art. A space for developing and publicly sharing original work\, Base is committed to addressing experimental artists’ needs for time\, space\, creative freedom and critical discourse. Founded in 2015 by longtime Seattle artists and collaborators Dayna Hanson\, Peggy Piacenza and Dave Proscia\, Base aims to add vibrancy to 21st century art in Seattle and nationally by encouraging artists of all levels to take creative chances\, deepen their practices and share an ongoing flow of fresh\, original work and ideas. Learn more at thisisbase.org. \nSupport for Base\nNow in its second year\, Flourish is our first major fundraising campaign that leverages community support in order to grow and expand in response to local\, regional\, and national demand. Flourish is generating $300\,000 over three years to support three areas of growth: increased artist residencies\, a more robust staff\, and new\, community-facing programs. Learn more about Flourish here.
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/base-radar-featuring-alex-tatarsky/2026-04-11/1/
LOCATION:Base Art Space\, 6520 5th Ave S #122\, Seattle\, WA\, 98108
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SUMMARY:BASE + RADAR: Featuring Alex Tatarsky
DESCRIPTION:Base partners with Under the Radar Festival to create a new residency that brings Alex Tatarsky to Seattle. Three showings April 10 + 11! \nBase\, in partnership with Under the Radar Festival\, is pleased to announce BASE + RADAR! This new residency initiative brings renowned artist Alex Tatarsky to Seattle for an immersive two-week development process in April 2026\, advancing Alex’s latest project and culminating in public showings at Base on April 10–11. \nAbout Alex Tatarsky\nCalled “a hilarious\, finely tuned absurdist” (Theatre Jones) and “one of the most exciting and hilarious performance artists around\,” (Artspace) Alex Tatarsky makes performances in the unfortunate in-between zone of comedy\, performance art\, dance\, theater\, and deluded rant – sometimes with songs. Sad Boys in Harpy Land\, their spiraling clown play about wanting to die\, enjoyed a sold-out double extended run Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons and was named “Best of 2023” by the New York Times\, New Yorker and ArtForum. They are currently touring Dirt Trip (MoMA PS1)\, a decomposing lecture-performance on fear of clowns and fear of compost\, to community composting sites around the country\, and were a featured artist in the 2024 Whitney Biennial. Along with artist Ming Lin\, Tatarsky is one half of the roving poetic research unit Shanzhai Lyric and its fictional office Canal Street Research Association. \nAbout BASE + RADAR\nThis new\, collaborative residency model is designed to give artists an opportunity to develop work in an immersive\, supportive environment while engaging a new community in the work’s evolution. In this inaugural edition\, Tatarsky will experiment with a new piece\, working with long-time collaborators Shane Riley (sound)\, Andreea Mincic (scenic\, costumes) and Iris McCloughan (co-direction\, dramaturgy) as well as a rotating cast of local Seattle-based outside eyes. Tatarsky and collaborators will have 24/7 access to Base and the chance to share their work in two public showings. The residency allows Tatarsky to experiment and refine this work-in-progress in real time prior to its premiere at Under the Radar. \nAbout Base’s 25-26 Pilot Programs\nMade possible through the community support of our Flourish campaign\, our 2025-26 pilot programs\, BASE + RADAR\, Jump / Cut: The Moving Body On Screen\, and Pairings: Collaborations in Movement and Music\, aim to create more space for the making and experiencing of experimental\, multidisciplinary art. Arising organically from conversations with members of the creative community in Seattle and nationally\, Base hopes these programmatic experiments provide compelling opportunities while filling a gap in the local arts landscape. Learn more about our pilot programs here. \nAbout Base\nBase is dedicated to elevating risk and invention in dance\, performance and multidisciplinary art. A space for developing and publicly sharing original work\, Base is committed to addressing experimental artists’ needs for time\, space\, creative freedom and critical discourse. Founded in 2015 by longtime Seattle artists and collaborators Dayna Hanson\, Peggy Piacenza and Dave Proscia\, Base aims to add vibrancy to 21st century art in Seattle and nationally by encouraging artists of all levels to take creative chances\, deepen their practices and share an ongoing flow of fresh\, original work and ideas. Learn more at thisisbase.org. \nSupport for Base\nNow in its second year\, Flourish is our first major fundraising campaign that leverages community support in order to grow and expand in response to local\, regional\, and national demand. Flourish is generating $300\,000 over three years to support three areas of growth: increased artist residencies\, a more robust staff\, and new\, community-facing programs. Learn more about Flourish here.
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/base-radar-featuring-alex-tatarsky/2026-04-11/2/
LOCATION:Base Art Space\, 6520 5th Ave S #122\, Seattle\, WA\, 98108
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T210000
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SUMMARY:Springshot: Bloom Week 2
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating a diverse garden of artists\, Springshot is a micro-festival of bold\, short performances over three weekends. From theater to movement\, burlesque to comedy\, solo storytelling to hybrid genre chaos\, one thing is for sure – you can expect the intimate\, the absurd\, and the audacious. Each weekend\, a new bouquet of performers bloom through pieces lasting 18 minutes or less. Tickets are “Choose your own price”. Note performances are 18+. \nPRESENTING:\nErin Popelka\nFruits and Guts\nRang Rasiya (Dance)\nRisqué and Rye\nSeattle Irish Dance Company (Dance)
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/springshot-bloom-week-2/2026-04-11/
LOCATION:Seattle Open Arts Place (Formerly 18th & Union)\, 1406 18th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T213000
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SUMMARY:Full Tilt 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join Evoke Productions for their nineteenth annual production of Full Tilt\, an evening of\nnew independent dance works. Evoke Productions produces new works from five local\nchoreographers; Olivia Evans\, Diana Kim\, Marlo Martin\, Heather Smith & Samantha\nWeissbach\, and dani tirrell. This year we are pleased to produce Washington DC based\nchoreographer Madeline Maxine Roman. Dancers were selected from an open casting\naudition. There will be three performances at Seattle’s NOD Theater. \n“It’s clear that this well-oiled machine is a vital part of the Seattle dance performance\ncalendar; it not only successfully identifies choreographers on-the-rise but provides an\noutlet for more established dance-makers\, as well.  Evoke Productions has created an\ninvaluable opportunity for Seattle dance artists that’s worth getting involved with in any\ncapacity—as a performer\, choreographer\, or audience member.” – SeattleDances \nAdvance Tickets: $30 general / $25 seniors\, students\, and working artists\,\nAt the Door Tickets:  $35 general/ $30 seniors and students\nMore information:  www.evokeproductions.org\nTickets: http://universe.com/FullTilt2026 \nHeather Smith & Samantha Weissbach (Equipoise Dance) create a new work\ncentered on the concept of a human tapestry. Each dancer’s life experiences inform the\nmovement\, shaping unique textures and patterns within the choreography. Using\nguided meditation as a starting point\, the dancers generate material rooted in personal\nhistory\, which is then reshaped and reimagined to explore change\, resilience\, and\ncollective storytelling. \nMadeline Maxine Roman’s Blink of an Eye blends inspiration from time travel\, stop-\nmotion animation\, and paper textures to confront how life only moves forward.\nFeaturing an original live score by her wife and artistic collaborator\, Valentina Roman\,\nthe dancers move through moments that stretch endlessly\, collapse instantly\, and blur\ninto one another\, with time slipping through their bodies as it does our own. \nDiana Kim’s latest work asks if we are able to ever truly break free from the cycles of\nour trauma. Inspired by the phrase “I am not a violent dog\, I don't know why I bite” the\npiece flows through a journey of introspection becoming more nightmarish as layers are\nstripped away. The 10 dancer ensemble explores repetition\, time\, uniformity\, and\ncontrol to show that even in the act of attempting to break free from our past we may\nstill bring others down with us. “I bite because it is all I have ever known.” \nAs always\, Marlo Martin\, is most interested in the artists in the room and molds the\nwork around the specific individuals in the cast. She spends time witnessing and is\ngenuinely interested in each dancer’s energy\, their preferences as a mover\, and their\nwillingness to dive into work with vulnerability. Based on the human experience as she\nhas experienced Marlo weaves a wild tapestry of patterns\, highly physical movement\,\nand brave hearts. Martin’s “lingering” playfully and poetically examines patterns of\ninterpersonal and social dynamics within humankind. More specifically it is based on\nperception and the practices of assumption\, form identification\, and desensitization. \nOlivia Evans‘ latest work embodies the feeling of anticipation. This urge to imagine\nsomething over and over again\, trying to play out every possible scenario of how it\nmight go. And then\, when this imagined thing occurs\, it often turns out that feeling the\npre-emptive anticipation was far more effortful than the experience it built up to. What\nwas thought to be the climax ends up being anti-climactic. Repetition is a largely used\ntool in this piece\, and Olivia has challenged herself to devise a plethora of unique ways\nin which to utilize it. The piece will ebb and flow\, building up towards potential climaxes\nand then faltering short. Still in development\, an original score by local musician Paul\nStovall will enhance the movement ideas generated collaboratively between Olivia and\nher cast. \ndani tirrell’s work creates a world grounded in spiritual practice and draws from Black\nAmerican life and Black American movement practice\, using a sound and movement\nscore that includes gospel\, house\, and instrumental music. \nEvoke Productions is an Associated Program of Shunpike.
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/full-tilt-2026/2026-04-11/
LOCATION:NOD Theater\, 1621 12th Avenue\, Seattle\, 98122
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ORGANIZER;CN="Evoke Productions":MAILTO:evokeproductions@yahoo.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T213000
DTSTAMP:20260219T050702Z
CREATED:20260212T054152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T050702Z
UID:10015021-1775937600-1775943000@seattledances.com
SUMMARY:for posterity: proof of free will
DESCRIPTION:created by Skye Hughes \nfor posterity: proof of free will is a speculative oral history—a performance staged as a panel discussion reflecting on the end of humanity. Panelists look back at a civilization and environment in collapse\, tracing the chain of events that began when humanity chose to stop reproducing and instead prepare for the last person’s death. \nThis is an exploration of peace in the face of existential crisis. As runaway climate change spiraled uncontrollably and humanity reached the brink of cataclysmic war\, undeniable questions arose: Do we continue? What if we just… stopped? \nThe project asks what happens if we stop resisting mortality—not just individually\, but on a global scale. Under this condition\, the discussion is forced to consider alternative meanings for sex\, existence\, and community\, opening space for new\, subversive questions. If not survival\, then what? If we were to turn off the engines of exploitation\, how would the trauma we carry and the damaged planet transform? How could we practice inter-species care\, care for the planet\, recognition of harm and attempt reparation on the largest possible scale? \nIn this world\, what did humanity ultimately achieve through designing its own end? \nFeaturing Serena Chopra\, Alyza DelPan-Monley\, HATLO\, Lío Sainz-Jones\, and Fox Whitney. \nMusic by scott farkas and Paulina Michels
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/for-posterity-proof-of-free-will/2026-04-11/
LOCATION:Town Hall – The Wyncote NW Forum\, 1119 8th Ave (Entrance off Seneca St.)\, Seattle\, 98101
ORGANIZER;CN="Skye Hughes":MAILTO:skyehug@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T213000
DTSTAMP:20260303T044426Z
CREATED:20260303T043855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T044426Z
UID:10015057-1775937600-1775943000@seattledances.com
SUMMARY:Cornish Dance Theater
DESCRIPTION:Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University’s Dance Department is proud to the present the Spring 2026 Cornish Dance Theater\, on April 10 – 11 at the Lee Center for the Arts at Seattle University. \nCornish Dance Theater is a bi-annual production where guest choreographers are invited to devise pieces in collaboration with Cornish student dancers. This Spring\, we are pleased to announce that our two guest choreographers are Cornish Faculty members\, Nia-Amina Minor and Cameo Lethem. \nNia-Amina Minor is a movement artist\, choreographer\, curator\, and educator originally from Los Angeles. Her work focuses on the body and what it carries using physical and archival research to converse with memory. She approaches her practice as an imaginative space grounded in rhythm where improvisation and choreography meet. Nia-Amina has received regional and national commissions for her choreographic and film work and has a working background as a performer and dramaturg. She is co-founder of Black Collectivity\, a collaborative project that curates and creates movement-based experiences that celebrate memory and culture. \nAs a performer\, Nia-Amina has worked with artists such as dani tirrell\, Zoe Juniper\, Will Rawls\, Alice Gosti\, Keyes Wiley\, and Amy O’Neal. From 2016-2021 she was a Company Artist at Spectrum Dance Theater under the direction of Donald Byrd. Nia-Amina has also provided dramaturgical assistance to choreographers Jade Solomon-Curtis and Donald Byrd. In her work as a curator\, she has developed programming at On the Boards\, Wa Na Wari\, Velocity\, and Base\, and Friends of the Waterfront Park. From 2014-2016\, she was a co-founder and curator of Los Angeles based collective\, No)one Art House. As an educator\, she has taught\, guest lectured\, and been a visiting artist at Cornish College\, University of Minnesota\, CalArts\, University of Washington\, Western Washington University\, Saddleback College\, Cypress College\, and UC Irvine. Nia-Amina received her MFA in Dance from UC Irvine and a BA from Stanford University. She was Dance Magazine’s 25 Artists to Watch in 2021\, and one of Seattle Magazine’s Most Influential People in 2025. Nia-Amina is currently on faculty at Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University and is the Curating Artist in Residence at Velocity Dance Theater. \nCameo Lethem is a choreographer and performer based in Seattle. Her work has been shown at On the Boards\, Velocity Dance Center\, Erickson Theater\, 12th Ave Arts\, Kirkland Performance Center\, Base: Experimental Arts + Space\, Yaw Theater\, Electric Lodge\, and more. She has performed works by Alice Gosti\, Annie Franklin\, Bebe Miller\, Beth Twigs\, Chartreuse Coleman\, Doug Varone\, Kate Wallich\, Robert Moses\, and others. Her mentors from Ellenore Scott’s The Breaking Glass Project were Nia-Amina Minor and Sidra Bell. Cameo is a recipient of SeattleDances’ 2017 DanceCrush award. She received her MFA from the University of Washington.
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/cornish-dance-theater/2026-04-11/2/
LOCATION:Cornish Playhouse\, 201 Mercer St\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cornish College of the Arts Dance Department":MAILTO:dance@cornish.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260412T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260412T163000
DTSTAMP:20260316T195610Z
CREATED:20260316T192642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T195610Z
UID:10015075-1776004200-1776011400@seattledances.com
SUMMARY:Full Tilt 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join Evoke Productions for their nineteenth annual production of Full Tilt\, an evening of\nnew independent dance works. Evoke Productions produces new works from five local\nchoreographers; Olivia Evans\, Diana Kim\, Marlo Martin\, Heather Smith & Samantha\nWeissbach\, and dani tirrell. This year we are pleased to produce Washington DC based\nchoreographer Madeline Maxine Roman. Dancers were selected from an open casting\naudition. There will be three performances at Seattle’s NOD Theater. \n“It’s clear that this well-oiled machine is a vital part of the Seattle dance performance\ncalendar; it not only successfully identifies choreographers on-the-rise but provides an\noutlet for more established dance-makers\, as well.  Evoke Productions has created an\ninvaluable opportunity for Seattle dance artists that’s worth getting involved with in any\ncapacity—as a performer\, choreographer\, or audience member.” – SeattleDances \nAdvance Tickets: $30 general / $25 seniors\, students\, and working artists\,\nAt the Door Tickets:  $35 general/ $30 seniors and students\nMore information:  www.evokeproductions.org\nTickets: http://universe.com/FullTilt2026 \nHeather Smith & Samantha Weissbach (Equipoise Dance) create a new work\ncentered on the concept of a human tapestry. Each dancer’s life experiences inform the\nmovement\, shaping unique textures and patterns within the choreography. Using\nguided meditation as a starting point\, the dancers generate material rooted in personal\nhistory\, which is then reshaped and reimagined to explore change\, resilience\, and\ncollective storytelling. \nMadeline Maxine Roman’s Blink of an Eye blends inspiration from time travel\, stop-\nmotion animation\, and paper textures to confront how life only moves forward.\nFeaturing an original live score by her wife and artistic collaborator\, Valentina Roman\,\nthe dancers move through moments that stretch endlessly\, collapse instantly\, and blur\ninto one another\, with time slipping through their bodies as it does our own. \nDiana Kim’s latest work asks if we are able to ever truly break free from the cycles of\nour trauma. Inspired by the phrase “I am not a violent dog\, I don't know why I bite” the\npiece flows through a journey of introspection becoming more nightmarish as layers are\nstripped away. The 10 dancer ensemble explores repetition\, time\, uniformity\, and\ncontrol to show that even in the act of attempting to break free from our past we may\nstill bring others down with us. “I bite because it is all I have ever known.” \nAs always\, Marlo Martin\, is most interested in the artists in the room and molds the\nwork around the specific individuals in the cast. She spends time witnessing and is\ngenuinely interested in each dancer’s energy\, their preferences as a mover\, and their\nwillingness to dive into work with vulnerability. Based on the human experience as she\nhas experienced Marlo weaves a wild tapestry of patterns\, highly physical movement\,\nand brave hearts. Martin’s “lingering” playfully and poetically examines patterns of\ninterpersonal and social dynamics within humankind. More specifically it is based on\nperception and the practices of assumption\, form identification\, and desensitization. \nOlivia Evans‘ latest work embodies the feeling of anticipation. This urge to imagine\nsomething over and over again\, trying to play out every possible scenario of how it\nmight go. And then\, when this imagined thing occurs\, it often turns out that feeling the\npre-emptive anticipation was far more effortful than the experience it built up to. What\nwas thought to be the climax ends up being anti-climactic. Repetition is a largely used\ntool in this piece\, and Olivia has challenged herself to devise a plethora of unique ways\nin which to utilize it. The piece will ebb and flow\, building up towards potential climaxes\nand then faltering short. Still in development\, an original score by local musician Paul\nStovall will enhance the movement ideas generated collaboratively between Olivia and\nher cast. \ndani tirrell’s work creates a world grounded in spiritual practice and draws from Black\nAmerican life and Black American movement practice\, using a sound and movement\nscore that includes gospel\, house\, and instrumental music. \nEvoke Productions is an Associated Program of Shunpike.
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/full-tilt-2026/2026-04-12/1/
LOCATION:NOD Theater\, 1621 12th Avenue\, Seattle\, 98122
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://seattledances.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-16-at-12.23.25-PM.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Evoke Productions":MAILTO:evokeproductions@yahoo.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260412T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260412T203000
DTSTAMP:20260316T195610Z
CREATED:20260316T192642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T195610Z
UID:10015076-1776018600-1776025800@seattledances.com
SUMMARY:Full Tilt 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join Evoke Productions for their nineteenth annual production of Full Tilt\, an evening of\nnew independent dance works. Evoke Productions produces new works from five local\nchoreographers; Olivia Evans\, Diana Kim\, Marlo Martin\, Heather Smith & Samantha\nWeissbach\, and dani tirrell. This year we are pleased to produce Washington DC based\nchoreographer Madeline Maxine Roman. Dancers were selected from an open casting\naudition. There will be three performances at Seattle’s NOD Theater. \n“It’s clear that this well-oiled machine is a vital part of the Seattle dance performance\ncalendar; it not only successfully identifies choreographers on-the-rise but provides an\noutlet for more established dance-makers\, as well.  Evoke Productions has created an\ninvaluable opportunity for Seattle dance artists that’s worth getting involved with in any\ncapacity—as a performer\, choreographer\, or audience member.” – SeattleDances \nAdvance Tickets: $30 general / $25 seniors\, students\, and working artists\,\nAt the Door Tickets:  $35 general/ $30 seniors and students\nMore information:  www.evokeproductions.org\nTickets: http://universe.com/FullTilt2026 \nHeather Smith & Samantha Weissbach (Equipoise Dance) create a new work\ncentered on the concept of a human tapestry. Each dancer’s life experiences inform the\nmovement\, shaping unique textures and patterns within the choreography. Using\nguided meditation as a starting point\, the dancers generate material rooted in personal\nhistory\, which is then reshaped and reimagined to explore change\, resilience\, and\ncollective storytelling. \nMadeline Maxine Roman’s Blink of an Eye blends inspiration from time travel\, stop-\nmotion animation\, and paper textures to confront how life only moves forward.\nFeaturing an original live score by her wife and artistic collaborator\, Valentina Roman\,\nthe dancers move through moments that stretch endlessly\, collapse instantly\, and blur\ninto one another\, with time slipping through their bodies as it does our own. \nDiana Kim’s latest work asks if we are able to ever truly break free from the cycles of\nour trauma. Inspired by the phrase “I am not a violent dog\, I don't know why I bite” the\npiece flows through a journey of introspection becoming more nightmarish as layers are\nstripped away. The 10 dancer ensemble explores repetition\, time\, uniformity\, and\ncontrol to show that even in the act of attempting to break free from our past we may\nstill bring others down with us. “I bite because it is all I have ever known.” \nAs always\, Marlo Martin\, is most interested in the artists in the room and molds the\nwork around the specific individuals in the cast. She spends time witnessing and is\ngenuinely interested in each dancer’s energy\, their preferences as a mover\, and their\nwillingness to dive into work with vulnerability. Based on the human experience as she\nhas experienced Marlo weaves a wild tapestry of patterns\, highly physical movement\,\nand brave hearts. Martin’s “lingering” playfully and poetically examines patterns of\ninterpersonal and social dynamics within humankind. More specifically it is based on\nperception and the practices of assumption\, form identification\, and desensitization. \nOlivia Evans‘ latest work embodies the feeling of anticipation. This urge to imagine\nsomething over and over again\, trying to play out every possible scenario of how it\nmight go. And then\, when this imagined thing occurs\, it often turns out that feeling the\npre-emptive anticipation was far more effortful than the experience it built up to. What\nwas thought to be the climax ends up being anti-climactic. Repetition is a largely used\ntool in this piece\, and Olivia has challenged herself to devise a plethora of unique ways\nin which to utilize it. The piece will ebb and flow\, building up towards potential climaxes\nand then faltering short. Still in development\, an original score by local musician Paul\nStovall will enhance the movement ideas generated collaboratively between Olivia and\nher cast. \ndani tirrell’s work creates a world grounded in spiritual practice and draws from Black\nAmerican life and Black American movement practice\, using a sound and movement\nscore that includes gospel\, house\, and instrumental music. \nEvoke Productions is an Associated Program of Shunpike.
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/full-tilt-2026/2026-04-12/2/
LOCATION:NOD Theater\, 1621 12th Avenue\, Seattle\, 98122
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ORGANIZER;CN="Evoke Productions":MAILTO:evokeproductions@yahoo.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T210000
DTSTAMP:20260331T044210Z
CREATED:20260331T044210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044210Z
UID:10015113-1776367800-1776373200@seattledances.com
SUMMARY:Springshot: Bloom Week 3
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating a diverse garden of artists\, Springshot is a micro-festival of bold\, short performance over three weekends. From theater to movement\, burlesque to comedy\, solo storytelling to hybrid genre chaos\, one thing is for sure – you can expect the intimate\, the absurd\, and the audacious. Each weekend\, a new bouquet of performers bloom through pieces lasting 18 minutes or less.\n\n \nPRESENTING: \nAlina Rios\nLou Chow\nReverend Fowl\nSusanna Burney\nVida Catastrophe D’Ho \nPlease note: this show is 18+
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/springshot-bloom-week-3/2026-04-16/
LOCATION:Seattle Open Arts Place (Formerly 18th & Union)\, 1406 18th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://seattledances.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/bloom.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T213000
DTSTAMP:20260410T133144Z
CREATED:20260410T133144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T133144Z
UID:10015124-1776369600-1776375000@seattledances.com
SUMMARY:CICADA SYMPHONY
DESCRIPTION:spring: viscous energy moving low— all humid sweat dripped back down to soft earth. we have been here before— not just once or twice\, but thousands of times. every ending knows that everything will begin again. every time we began to be crushed out\, every cell in our bodies sing out & i we return over & over— an embodiment of joy that makes sense for us\, here & now\, in these bodies. \nbloodsugar presents: cicada symphony; the life cycle of the cicada experienced as an experimental performance of sound and movement. sonic sensory by seattle noise duo Till the Teeth; spring duet by the vibrant & unpredictable Alethea Alexander and maia melene d’urfé; & finally\, the ephemeral\, cicada cycle somatic composition brought to life by Birdy Adler\, Lydia Jewel Gerard\, Tshedzom\, Lou Chow\, sullivan forderhase\, and rawivati.
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/cicada-symphony/
LOCATION:The Chapel Performance Space\, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N.\, Seattle\, WA
ORGANIZER;CN="BLOODSUGAR":MAILTO:aeforderhase@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T200000
DTSTAMP:20260219T040313Z
CREATED:20260219T035852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T040313Z
UID:10015029-1776452400-1776456000@seattledances.com
SUMMARY:CO-PRESENTS: TRICK | Carlin x PITH
DESCRIPTION:a split-bill evening of performance by Carlin Kramer & PITH (Alissa Pegram and Caroline Maxwell)\nCO-PRESENTS features artists you’ve seen previously in CO- programming\, giving our growing CO- family the opportunity to expand upon or deepen work they may have started while in our orbit. We’re proud to announce that the third iteration of CO-PRESENTS features Carlin Kramer of SHOW2 and PITH (Caroline Maxwell + Alissa Pegram) of SHOW10. \nThrough CO-PRESENTS\, two Seattle-based artists are granted a 40-hour residency with competitive hourly rehearsal wages and two fully produced\, split-bill performances. This has been a step up in CO-‘s programming that further fosters growth for independent Seattle-based dance artists. CO-PRESENTS is our answer to a community need for opportunities to present longer-form\, more fully supported work.
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/co-presents-trick-carlin-x-pith/2026-04-17/1/
LOCATION:West of Lenin\, 203 N 36th St in Fremont\, Seattle\, WA\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="CO-":MAILTO:emma@coseattle.dance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T210000
DTSTAMP:20260318T153712Z
CREATED:20260318T153712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T153712Z
UID:10015082-1776452400-1776459600@seattledances.com
SUMMARY:Cadence Video Poetry Festival – you flew from my eyes
DESCRIPTION:Giving shape and voice to what’s felt but can’t always be seen\, touched\, or retrieved\, these video poems meditate on the marks we leave and with which we are left. Between earthly boundaries and open sky\, dances\, phone calls\, and a trampoline become buoys for self and other within the sea of time. \nThis showcase features “The Sky After Rain (Aseman Bad Az Baran)\,” a poetic screendance from Australia. Written after the arrest of his boyfriend during Iran’s 2009 Green Movement protests\, this soaring work is based on a poem by exiled Iranian poet\, Payam Feili. \nABOUT\nCadence Video Poetry is a literary media organization hosting year-round screenings\, an artist residency\, workshops\, and artist gatherings to nurture creative community through video poetry.
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/cadence-video-poetry-festival-you-flew-from-my-eyes/
LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\, 1515 12th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://seattledances.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cadence-26_the-sky-after-rain_01.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Cadence Video Poetry Festival":MAILTO:cadencevideopoetry@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T210000
DTSTAMP:20260331T044210Z
CREATED:20260331T044210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044210Z
UID:10015114-1776454200-1776459600@seattledances.com
SUMMARY:Springshot: Bloom Week 3
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating a diverse garden of artists\, Springshot is a micro-festival of bold\, short performance over three weekends. From theater to movement\, burlesque to comedy\, solo storytelling to hybrid genre chaos\, one thing is for sure – you can expect the intimate\, the absurd\, and the audacious. Each weekend\, a new bouquet of performers bloom through pieces lasting 18 minutes or less.\n\n \nPRESENTING: \nAlina Rios\nLou Chow\nReverend Fowl\nSusanna Burney\nVida Catastrophe D’Ho \nPlease note: this show is 18+
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/springshot-bloom-week-3/2026-04-17/
LOCATION:Seattle Open Arts Place (Formerly 18th & Union)\, 1406 18th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://seattledances.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/bloom.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T220000
DTSTAMP:20260219T040313Z
CREATED:20260219T035852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T040313Z
UID:10015030-1776459600-1776463200@seattledances.com
SUMMARY:CO-PRESENTS: TRICK | Carlin x PITH
DESCRIPTION:a split-bill evening of performance by Carlin Kramer & PITH (Alissa Pegram and Caroline Maxwell)\nCO-PRESENTS features artists you’ve seen previously in CO- programming\, giving our growing CO- family the opportunity to expand upon or deepen work they may have started while in our orbit. We’re proud to announce that the third iteration of CO-PRESENTS features Carlin Kramer of SHOW2 and PITH (Caroline Maxwell + Alissa Pegram) of SHOW10. \nThrough CO-PRESENTS\, two Seattle-based artists are granted a 40-hour residency with competitive hourly rehearsal wages and two fully produced\, split-bill performances. This has been a step up in CO-‘s programming that further fosters growth for independent Seattle-based dance artists. CO-PRESENTS is our answer to a community need for opportunities to present longer-form\, more fully supported work.
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/co-presents-trick-carlin-x-pith/2026-04-17/2/
LOCATION:West of Lenin\, 203 N 36th St in Fremont\, Seattle\, WA\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://seattledances.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_1A8EB1737B1E-1.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="CO-":MAILTO:emma@coseattle.dance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T180000
DTSTAMP:20260318T200114Z
CREATED:20260318T200114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T200114Z
UID:10015084-1776528000-1776535200@seattledances.com
SUMMARY:Cadence Video Poetry Festival – the gaps in me
DESCRIPTION:What lies beyond the watery weight of a body? Do mirrors reflect the dusty light of truth? Part ghost story\, part performance art\, and part art object\, these video poems forsake flesh and revel in repetition. Emerging from the sand and slime of our collective grief\, they reveal the shared realities of loss and persistence\, as told through sutures\, similes\, and mise-en-scènes. \n  \nThis showcase features two poetic screendances: \n“All ways.” from the US \nYou could not have tried any harder. \n“Blessed Are Those Who Grieve” from Germany \nA slice of an inner\, surreal landscape of grief. Melting somatic work\, multilayered soundscapes\, and digital spheres\, the film explores a hybridity of mourning through the birth of a creature pushing towards the reconciliation of a collective grief. \n  \nABOUT \nCadence Video Poetry is a literary media organization hosting year-round screenings\, an artist residency\, workshops\, and artist gatherings to nurture creative community through video poetry. \n  \nEvent Date & Time: April 18\, 4-6pm
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/cadence-video-poetry-festival-the-gaps-in-me/
LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\, 1515 12th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cadence Video Poetry Festival":MAILTO:cadencevideopoetry@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T200000
DTSTAMP:20260219T040313Z
CREATED:20260219T035852Z
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SUMMARY:CO-PRESENTS: TRICK | Carlin x PITH
DESCRIPTION:a split-bill evening of performance by Carlin Kramer & PITH (Alissa Pegram and Caroline Maxwell)\nCO-PRESENTS features artists you’ve seen previously in CO- programming\, giving our growing CO- family the opportunity to expand upon or deepen work they may have started while in our orbit. We’re proud to announce that the third iteration of CO-PRESENTS features Carlin Kramer of SHOW2 and PITH (Caroline Maxwell + Alissa Pegram) of SHOW10. \nThrough CO-PRESENTS\, two Seattle-based artists are granted a 40-hour residency with competitive hourly rehearsal wages and two fully produced\, split-bill performances. This has been a step up in CO-‘s programming that further fosters growth for independent Seattle-based dance artists. CO-PRESENTS is our answer to a community need for opportunities to present longer-form\, more fully supported work.
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/co-presents-trick-carlin-x-pith/2026-04-18/
LOCATION:West of Lenin\, 203 N 36th St in Fremont\, Seattle\, WA\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="CO-":MAILTO:emma@coseattle.dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T210000
DTSTAMP:20260318T200338Z
CREATED:20260318T200338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T200338Z
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SUMMARY:Cadence Video Poetry Festival – a sculpture of echoes
DESCRIPTION:Vegetal time meets time travel\, demonstrating the subtle ways in which we are interconnected and influenced by our environments. Urban infrastructure defines new habitats\, the hand that feeds nourishes a new intimacy\, and a surreal spell brings new life into being. Creation myth\, memory\, humor\, and history combine in unexpected ways as these video poems ask: Is it cake? Or is it chaos? \nThis showcase features two poetic screendances:  \n“Reach” from the US \nAt the crossroads of intimacy\, trails of invisible energy imprint as two wanderers maneuver throughout the landscape\, leaving hints of mirrored action yet inverted perspective. Through the shifting shape\, current\, and conduit of water\, “Reach” follows the journey of two people in search of the other. \n“WE’VE WORKED SO MUCH (ABBIAMO LAVORATO TANTO)” from Italy \nThrough a visual poem of words\, dance\, and matters\, the colossal forms of cement mixers in a deserted factory become transformative spaces. The notion of labor and motherhood is redefined through these looming metallic bodies of resonance—concrete mixers treated as productive organs\, sites of a life’s work. \nABOUT \nCadence Video Poetry is a literary media organization hosting year-round screenings\, an artist residency\, workshops\, and artist gatherings to nurture creative community through video poetry. \n  \nEvent Date & Time: April 18\, 7-9pm
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/cadence-video-poetry-festival-a-sculpture-of-echoes/
LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\, 1515 12th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cadence Video Poetry Festival":MAILTO:cadencevideopoetry@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T210000
DTSTAMP:20260331T044210Z
CREATED:20260331T044210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044210Z
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SUMMARY:Springshot: Bloom Week 3
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating a diverse garden of artists\, Springshot is a micro-festival of bold\, short performance over three weekends. From theater to movement\, burlesque to comedy\, solo storytelling to hybrid genre chaos\, one thing is for sure – you can expect the intimate\, the absurd\, and the audacious. Each weekend\, a new bouquet of performers bloom through pieces lasting 18 minutes or less.\n\n \nPRESENTING: \nAlina Rios\nLou Chow\nReverend Fowl\nSusanna Burney\nVida Catastrophe D’Ho \nPlease note: this show is 18+
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/springshot-bloom-week-3/2026-04-18/
LOCATION:Seattle Open Arts Place (Formerly 18th & Union)\, 1406 18th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260419T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260419T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190617Z
CREATED:20260403T190617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T190617Z
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SUMMARY:O-Jak Bridge Art & Dance Festival Watch Party
DESCRIPTION:The O-Jak Watch Party is BACK! Did you enjoy last year’s performance? Curious about what’s next? \nWhether you’ve been with us from the beginning or are just discovering O-Jak\, we’d love to see you! Join us as we revisit last year’s festival and be among the first to experience this year’s THEME!

The O-Jak Bridge Art & Dance Festival is a multidisciplinary arts festival in Seattle that brings together dance\, visual art\, music\, and cultural storytelling. Founded in 2022\, O-Jak is now entering its 5th year\, growing into a vibrant annual platform for artists across cultures and disciplines. The festival features diverse choreographers\, visual artists\, and performers from the Seattle community and beyond. Each year\, O-Jak presents an immersive\, story-driven experience that blends contemporary and traditional elements\, building a bridge between cultures\, artistic forms\, and audiences. \nWhat’s included in the O-Jak Watch Party:\n• Networking\n• Refreshments by Chef Freddy Robinson (Korean–Southern fusion)\n• Live dance performance\n• Festival screening + theme reveal\n• Free giveaway opportunity \nCome hang out with us!\nFree Event; RSVP Required
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/o-jak-bridge-art-dance-festival-watch-party/
LOCATION:Central Cinema\, 1411 21st Ave.\, Seattle\, 98122
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ORGANIZER;CN="MiYoung Margolis Dance Collective":MAILTO:info@mmdc.dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260419T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260419T180000
DTSTAMP:20260318T201002Z
CREATED:20260318T201002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T201002Z
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SUMMARY:Cadence Video Poetry Festival – proof that we were here
DESCRIPTION:Inventing realities not as escapism but as determinism\, these video poems perfect the alchemy of dreaming. A love story emerges out of the polluted atmosphere\, plant life blooms into a collage of words\, and ice melts into a procedural poem. Through new channels of communication with nature\, these shapeshifting films prove that the key to providing a sustainable future is protecting the past. \nThis showcase features a poetic screendance: “People Mountain People Sea” from China. The scales of carbon-based life are out of balance. We are ‘losing’ each other just as we are ‘losing’ our bodies. This film explores the dynamic equilibrium of the Five Elements in Taoism—Water\, Wood\, Fire\, Earth\, and Metal—alongside three sets of balance between disease and health\, war and peace\, rationality and emotion. \nABOUT \nCadence Video Poetry is a literary media organization hosting year-round screenings\, an artist residency\, workshops\, and artist gatherings to nurture creative community through video poetry. \nEvent Date & Time: April 19\, 4-6pm
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/cadence-video-poetry-festival-proof-that-we-were-here/
LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\, 1515 12th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cadence Video Poetry Festival":MAILTO:cadencevideopoetry@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260419T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260419T190000
DTSTAMP:20260323T221356Z
CREATED:20260323T221356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T221356Z
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SUMMARY:Short Shorts: Jumpsuit Spring 2026
DESCRIPTION:Jumpsuit is an experimental night for works-in-the-works\, crossing\nvarious genres of live performance. Curated by the Short Shorts team\,\n“Jumpsuit” gives performers more time than they would get at Short\nShorts Open Stage. Sometimes\, an idea needs more than 5 minutes! While\nslightly more formal\, this evening will maintain the casual\, supportive vibe\nof Short Shorts\, hosted by Alisa Popova & Erica Badgeley\, with lighting\ndesign and technical support from Ricardo Solis. \nSpring 2026 Jumpsuit artists: Zara Felipe Lopez\, Alex (Alexandra) Kronz\,\nLou Chow\, Alexandra Romanyshyn\, and Noelle Chun.\nFollow @short__shorts__ on IG for more artist info! \nDoors at 4:30pm\, show at 5pm at Seattle Open Arts Place
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/short-shorts-jumpsuit-spring-2026/2026-04-19/
LOCATION:SOAP: Seattle Open Arts Place\, 1406 18th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122
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ORGANIZER;CN="Short Shorts Open Stage":MAILTO:short.shorts.team@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260419T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260419T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T192025Z
CREATED:20260406T192025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T192025Z
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SUMMARY:Sparks: Faculty Showcase (A Benfit for The Dance School)
DESCRIPTION:Join The Dance School for our first ever Faculty Performance Showcase and Fundraiser\, SPARKS! \nThis is an opportunity to see our teachers and staff lean fully into their artistry as they perform personal\, new\, and original creations\, supporting the heart of The Dance School through their love of dance. \nThe funds we raise will sustain student-led creative programming and our Financial Aid Scholarship Fund\, ensuring that cost is never a barrier to participation. Anyone who wants to dance should get the opportunity! \nSparks: Faculty Showcase (Benefit Show)\nApril 19: 5pm @ The PUD Auditorium in Everett\, WA \nAt The Dance School\, we believe that anyone can dance\, and that everyone thrives in a culture rooted in inclusion\, care\, and the nurturing of creative energy.
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/sparks-faculty-showcase-a-benfit-for-the-dance-school/
LOCATION:Everett PUD Theater\, 2320 California Street\, Everett\, 98201
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Dance School":MAILTO:admin@thedanceschool.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260419T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260419T200000
DTSTAMP:20260318T201325Z
CREATED:20260318T201325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T201325Z
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SUMMARY:Cadence Video Poetry Festival – an imperceptible mark
DESCRIPTION:Tracing a multilingual lineage through the condensation of our collective memory\, this showcase peers into the abstract spaces of female poets. A feature-length video poem and an accompanying screendance expand our understanding of mother tongue and of presence\, even in absence. Have we forgotten what the women before us bore\, broke\, and buried to survive? A chorus of layered voices invites us to remember. \nThis showcase features a poetic screendance: “Ausencia (Absence)” from Mexico. In a place woven with memories\, absence is invoked only to be recognized as something filled with presence. \nABOUT \nCadence Video Poetry is a literary media organization hosting year-round screenings\, an artist residency\, workshops\, and artist gatherings to nurture creative community through video poetry. \nEvent Date & Time: April 19\, 6:30-8pm
URL:https://seattledances.com/event/cadence-video-poetry-festival-an-imperceptible-mark/
LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\, 1515 12th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cadence Video Poetry Festival":MAILTO:cadencevideopoetry@gmail.com
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