Wade Madsen
TRANSPORTIVE STORYTELLING IN FLEW LIKE CLOUDS
What was it like to be in your body this morning? What was it like to be in your body when you were a child?… Read More »TRANSPORTIVE STORYTELLING IN FLEW LIKE CLOUDS
Chamber Dance Company’s Snapshot of Postmodern Dance
One great part of the Seattle dance scene is that there is a lot of dance happening: from big shows staged by PNB to small… Read More »Chamber Dance Company’s Snapshot of Postmodern Dance
PRIME time for RDC
Before it’s possible to push boundaries with art, there must first be an audience to be pushed. Enter Seattle’s Relay Dance Collective. Since 2013, the… Read More »PRIME time for RDC
Buttcracker: Unholy Night
Where do ugly Christmas sweaters, lightsaber fights, giant codpieces, keytars, paper snow, and 80s rock anthems come together? At Buttcracker of course! This most ingeniously… Read More »Buttcracker: Unholy Night
Ten Tiny Dances: The Beauty of Restrictions
“Ten tiny dancers on a platform” is how my companion referred to the show in a slip of the tongue. And as intriguing as the… Read More »Ten Tiny Dances: The Beauty of Restrictions
Ten Tiny Dances: Small Stage, Big Idea
If “art is limitation, and the essence of every picture is the frame,” as the writer G.K. Chesterton once said, then the essence of every… Read More »Ten Tiny Dances: Small Stage, Big Idea
MID Week 1: A Delightful Feast
Seattle’s Against the Grain/Men in Dance Festival is a biennial endeavor of performances exploring, celebrating, and focusing on exactly that: male dancers, choreographers, and the… Read More »MID Week 1: A Delightful Feast
At Converge, Less is More
While the spectacle of virtuosic, technical dancing and flashy costumes is inviting to many artists, choreographers at the Converge Dance Festival proved that subtle, pared… Read More »At Converge, Less is More