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Can’t Escape Racism in Spectrum’s Minstrel Show
Our society proclaims to be a progressive one, one that rises above stereotypes and prejudice. It’s not always true, of course, but maybe it’s the… Read More »Can’t Escape Racism in Spectrum’s Minstrel Show
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
Showing Out Shows Up
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
Black Arts Take the Stage at Showing Out
Velocity Dance Center’s Founders Theater was filled to the brim on Sunday, February 28, with faces of the young and the old, of seasoned dancemakers… Read More »Black Arts Take the Stage at Showing Out
Dancers Shine Bright in SIDF Final Program
The three-week Seattle International Dance Festival culminated Saturday, June 27, at the Moore Theatre. The program boasted work by choreographers Alejandro Chávez, Donald Byrd, and… Read More »Dancers Shine Bright in SIDF Final Program
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
Transfigured Night: Gems in the Perfect Setting
Under the artistic direction of Donald Byrd, Spectrum Dance Theater’s performances are always guaranteed to meld the talents of the dancers with Byrd’s highly intellectual… Read More »Transfigured Night: Gems in the Perfect Setting
Spectrum: Loveless in LOVE
The white-clad dancers of Spectrum Dance Theater moved between rigid poses with incredible speed in the challenging and rhythmic choreography of Donald Byrd’s LOVE (September… Read More »Spectrum: Loveless in LOVE
Spectrum Unpacks Racism
Bring up the topic of race anywhere in the country, and most people react with telling responses: clammy expressions, uncomfortable gestures, righteous defensiveness, or even… Read More »Spectrum Unpacks Racism