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
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
Donald Byrd’s Spectrum Dance Theater ends its season on a high note with Rambunctious: A Celebration of American Composers and Dance—two weekends of performances at… Read More »Spectrum Gets Rambunctious
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
For a good, hard look at race in America, go see Donald Byrd’s The Minstrel Show Revisited this weekend. Opening Thursday, February 20, as part… Read More »Minstrel Show Update Revisits Race Conversation
As the Eastside’s biggest—only?—dance festival, the annual Chop Shop Contemporary Dance Festival provides a wide array of performances each year. Festival organizer and producer Eva… Read More »Dancers Shine Brightest at Chop Shop 2014
Spectrum Dance Theater hosted an evening of work last Saturday, November 23, entitled Showing Out: Contemporary Black Dance. The concert, curated by Spectrum Artistic Director… Read More »Showing Out Showcases Black Choreographic Voices
Donald Byrd takes the road that art is all about tension—the theme for Spectrum Dance Theater’s 2013-2014 season is nothing less than “America: Sex, Race,… Read More »Spectrum’s Dark, Psychological Season Opener
If you ever start fearing that contemporary dance in Seattle all looks the same, the Velocity Fall Kick Off is here to remind you otherwise.… Read More »Velocity Kicks Off into a New Season
I moved to Seattle to dance. I stayed in Seattle because I was not only dancing, but because I found so many ways different ways… Read More »Letter From the Editor