Finding Balance as Dancer and Mother
Is it possible to be both dancer and mother? This is a question that many dancers will contemplate at a certain point in their lives.… Read More »Finding Balance as Dancer and Mother
On the Boards
Yellow Towel’s Physical Metaphor
In her baggy black sweats, Dana Michel edges her way into the entirely white space. She is hunched over, arms curled and twisted, tense and… Read More »Yellow Towel’s Physical Metaphor
Shore: Performance sets us adrift
The audience is led to a nearby parking lot in the rain, marked by a line of performers singing gentle ‘“aaaahs” and a sign that… Read More »Shore: Performance sets us adrift
Pat Graney’s Girl Gods: All the Rage
If at any point in life you ever wonder, “Why are women always so damn angry?” Pat Graney has good reasons for you. In her… Read More »Pat Graney’s Girl Gods: All the Rage
NWNW Weekend 1: Highlights
June marks the return of the NW New Works Festival at On the Boards, where you can catch a variety of dance, theater, and musical… Read More »NWNW Weekend 1: Highlights
Creating a New MANIFESTO
It started as a solo skit for a sea cucumber. The roots of ilvs strauss’s MANIFESTO are simple enough, but the past two years have… Read More »Creating a New MANIFESTO
Surveillance Playground at Clytigation
If you like absurdity and technology mixed in with your dance and served alongside portions of antiquity and current events, let me introduce you to… Read More »Surveillance Playground at Clytigation
Marking Freedom’s Progress Through Dance
Just days before the 50th anniversary of the historic American Civil Rights Movement march in Selma, Alabama, known as “Bloody Sunday,” Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion’s March 5,… Read More »Marking Freedom’s Progress Through Dance
12 Notable Performances of 2014: A Personal Appreciation
Most people in the Seattle dance community know Anne Lawrence. A faithful mega-fan of all things dance, Anne can usually be found sitting front and… Read More »12 Notable Performances of 2014: A Personal Appreciation
Wandering through Abstraction in BLEED
If dance is, as choreographer Tere O’Connor said in a Q&A last weekend, “a journey away from language,” how on earth is one supposed to… Read More »Wandering through Abstraction in BLEED