Expect the Unexpected at BeginAgain
Chances are good that many in the Seattle audiences have heard the buzz surrounding the upcoming zoe | juniper performance, BeginAgain, this weekend at On… Read More »Expect the Unexpected at BeginAgain
On the Boards
Gutierrez and a Hundred Tiny Deaths
End… End… End… Miguel Gutierrez sits facing Ishmael Houston-Jones, verbally cueing the length of each semaphoric movement they perform in unison. End. A projected professor-type… Read More »Gutierrez and a Hundred Tiny Deaths
Gravel Works in the Space In Between
Frédérick Gravel teeters between worlds. His show, Usually Beauty Fails, was half dance performance and half music concert, without the normal divisions—all performing as part… Read More »Gravel Works in the Space In Between
An Intelligent and Intuitive American Parable
The premise of Dayna Hanson’s The Clay Duke is a 2010 shooting at a Florida school board meeting subsequently made famous by a 7-minute YouTube… Read More »An Intelligent and Intuitive American Parable
A Cinematic Movement
Film is not a new medium. The nexus of dance and film is not particularly new either, but this week’s events at the NW Film… Read More »A Cinematic Movement
Another Stellar 12 Minutes Max
On the Boards’ second 12 Minutes Max of the season, curated by Jim Kent and Kia Pierce, offered another full, engaging evening of dance and… Read More »Another Stellar 12 Minutes Max
“We are people before we are dancers”
“Alright…” (long pause) “it will be good for his personal development.” Such was the reaction of Cédric Andrieux’s first dance teacher when presented with a… Read More »“We are people before we are dancers”
Complex Historical Themes Reflected in Exit/Exist
South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma belongs to a culture of people whose history is riddled with oppression and resistance. In Exit/ Exist, his recent performance… Read More »Complex Historical Themes Reflected in Exit/Exist
12MM Shines in Season Opener
12 Minutes Max at On the Boards is one of the treasures of the Seattle performance scene. By removing the high stakes and risk for… Read More »12MM Shines in Season Opener
Kravas Tests Endurance for Dancers and Audience
Heather Kravas’ the quartet played this weekend, Oct 10-13, 2013 at On the Boards—the theater set up in the three-quarter-round. Four dancers presented four distinct… Read More »Kravas Tests Endurance for Dancers and Audience