A conversation with Seattle
Krk Nordenstrom, a filmmaker and photographer, spent more than a week on the road with Seattle’s favorite Balkan-influence punk band Kultur Shock, shooting a documentary. At Georgetown Art Attack this weekend, he’s presenting a selection of photography from the tour as a glimpse of what’s to come. Continue reading A Photo Exhibit About a Documentary About Seattle Rock Band Kultur Shock
Of the more than 40 major productions of experimental and international theater that crowded New York stages in January, Mariano Pensotti’s “El pasado es un animal grotesco,” which comes to On the Boards this week, was one of only a handful of indisputable hits, a critical and audience favorite Continue reading Mariano Pensotti on “El pasado es un animal grotesco,” Coming to OtB This Week
As the stage explodes with light, the company of four (three women, one man) dancers ups the tempo of the piece considerably in the upstage area, while Scofield herself performs a long left-to-right solo across the glass, spinning and moving herself slowly, the whole while tracing (parts of) her silhouette in a red marker on the glass. It’s long and forceful, and what we’re ultimately left with is a beautiful image capturing the spirit of the piece. Continue reading Zoe | Juniper’s “A Crack in Everything” at On the Boards This Week
Kultur Shock has always been mindful of avoiding the Bregović controversy and crediting trad whenever they use it. But now, a Turkish pop singer named Gökçe has released a tune called “Tuttu Fırlattı,” a Turkish transliteration of the phrase “Tutti Frutti,” which is scheduled to appear on her upcoming album this fall. As it happens, the song sounds nearly identical to Kultur Shock’s “Tutti Frutti,” the lead single from their 2004 album Kultura Diktatura, produced by Faith No More’s Billy Gould, whose label Kool Arrow released the album. Continue reading Musical Mystery of the Day: Is Seattle’s Kultur Shock Being Ripped Off By a Turkish Artist?
ticktock’s work is sophisticated, thoughtful and complex in a way that shamed most other acts I saw. Within their work, Schaffner, Rose and Bridget Gunning, also known for her work with Manifold Motion, among others, present choreographically complex pieces in which the aerial component is applied, albeit in healthy doses, much like you might expect to find ballroom or folk incorporated into the palette of a contemporary dance work. Continue reading Dept. of Last Minute Notice: ticktock aerial dance’s New Show is Opening
Solo Performance Festival #5 continues! Tonight, the lovely and talented Yana Kesala presents her show, The Ukrainian Dentist’s Daughter, based … Continue reading Five Questions With Yana Kesala
My first solo show was my Cornish senior project and it was called EL ULTIMO COCONUT. It was about a Mexican American teen who was socially awkward and addicted to World of Warcraft. That show received the city of Seattle’s Smartventure grant and was used as the inaugural production of the newly formed Latino Theater Collective, eSe Teatro. I even made some money off of it, which is unheard of for Cornish Senior Projects. I expect to have even more success for Chicha. There is something about this character that people will love. Continue reading Five Questions With Gerald Alejandro Ford