JANUARY NEWS ROUNDUP
Dance Church goes national. Velocity’s Artistic Director Fox Whitney steps down. UW dance program overhauls their curriculum. Two Seattle dancers named in Dance Magazine’s 25 to watch. This and more in January’s news roundup!
Shane Donohue
Boys! Boys! Boys!
It’s hard to use terms like “event of the season” without sounding cliché, but if you want to be on the pulse of what’s happening in Seattle’s dance (or nightlife) scene, Drama Top’s Boys! Boys! Boys! is not to be missed!
DANCERS DID THAT?
Seattle dancers/administrators Maris Antolin and Liz Houlton on their podcast, Dancers Did That?, and why history matters now.
TRUTH IN TRANSITION
Drama Tops: This is for You examines a journey of gender transition with nuance and generosity.
RESET: AVID AND DRAMA TOPS
Drama Tops and AVID bring a hilarious and intimate show to Washington Ensemble Theatre’s Dance Nation set.
DANCECRUSH SPOTLIGHT: ELBY BROSCH
West Liberty talks with Elby Brosch about gender, creative process, and his latest project Drama Tops, This Is For You.
RITUAL AND REBELLION
Velocity’s NEXT FEST runs the gamut of responses to theme Ritual & Rebellion within a permeable, shifting performance space.
DANCECRUSH SPOTLIGHT: KIM LUSK
Kim Lusk talks about taking her work to Jacob’s Pillow, starting grad school this fall, and her choreographic approach.
PERFORMANCE MEETS PARTY
LA’s WHYTEBERT and Seattle’s Dance Undercurrent team up to host a Pop up performance/party at Photon Factory.
