Arts & Entertainment, Dance

Bold New Dances by Catherine Cabeen, Annabelle Ochoa & Olivier Wevers

This weekend only, Seattle dance fans can jeté between On the Boards and the (Intiman) Playhouse at Seattle Center, and see new works from three young rising-star choreographers: Catherine Cabeen & Company is presenting Fire! at OtB, and over on Mercer Street, Whim W’Him brings you Crave More, with works by Olivier Wevers and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Both short runs end Sunday, January 20. Continue reading Bold New Dances by Catherine Cabeen, Annabelle Ochoa & Olivier Wevers

Catherine Cabeen’s <em>Hyphen</em> Will Leave You Breathless

Arts & Entertainment, Dance

Catherine Cabeen’s Hyphen Will Leave You Breathless

Catherine Cabeen is, at what seems to me a young age, a significant choreographer and, colloquially, a smartypants. Her MFA from the University of Washington centered on 20th century history and feminist theory, and locally, she belongs in that group of dance makers (other names jumping to mind are Spectrum’s Donald Byrd, Whim W’Him’s Olivier Wevers, Salthorse’s Beth Graczyk and Corrie Befort) whose works tend to engage their audiences in a battle of wits. Continue reading Catherine Cabeen’s Hyphen Will Leave You Breathless

Arts & Entertainment, Dance

11 Minutes of Jumping & More at Catherine Cabeen’s Velocity Dance Show

The relationship of music and dance is a theme of the evening, of sorts, as Cabeen explained that one of the three world premieres that Catherine Cabine & Co. is presenting, “On the Way Out,” is choreographed site specifically: Mathis performs on the kora, but he’s “out of the pit” (as Cabeen puts it), situated up front while Lustbader’s dancing is seen only through doorways at the end of room. Continue reading 11 Minutes of Jumping & More at Catherine Cabeen’s Velocity Dance Show

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Catherine Cabeen on the Yves of Creation (Review)

Catherine Cabeen’s Into the Void (at On the Boards through Saturday) doesn’t resurrect conceptual painter Yves Klein, who would have been 83 this year: It says “Thank you for your life’s work”–and “Bet you wish you’d thought of this.” It is sometimes joyful, sometimes embattled, frequently gorgeous, and always in pursuit of the elevating moment, the one you suspect might flash across your mind’s eye in a dark time. Continue reading Catherine Cabeen on the Yves of Creation (Review)