A conversation with Seattle
The stars were aligned Friday night, not just in the firmament, but on stage at McCaw Hall, where Pacific Northwest … Continue reading ‘One of the finest performances of Swan Lake that I’ve seen’
The first impression left by Pacific Northwest Ballet’s opening performance of an all-Forsythe repertory (through March 22 at McCaw Hall) was … Continue reading ‘Totally, Imaginatively Original’: the Forsythe Showcase at PNB
Intimacy is front and center in And Lose the Name of Action, Miguel Gutierrez’s collaboration with The Powerful People at … Continue reading Talking About Intimacy From A Distance
Axis Dance Company came to Meany Theatre Thursday night, the opening production of the 2013-2014 UW World Series. The series … Continue reading Twirling on an Axis
Last Friday night, after a few Euros (shot of Fernet and a Radeberger) at St. John’s, I was lying flat on my back trying to keep the people I saw from spinning. I was having no luck, though, because I was watching a dance performance (of sorts: It was also an experiment, research, and rehearsal). Zoe | juniper’s “No one to witness and adjust, Study #4” took place in a small studio at Velocity Dance Center. Continue reading Getting In On the Ground Floor with zoe | juniper
But what is happening? There’s plenty to chuckle or howl at, there’s tenderness and rage, but the show in refusing language Schrödingers away in its box, resolving and unresolving meaning. Is the rap “video” an on-the-nose feminist response, or commentary on a response? Continue reading At OtB, an “Untitled Feminist Show” Questions Your Authority
So what does Gibson’s new baby look like? It differs in spirit from his sleek, red, sharp Piano Dance. What we saw of this new ballet feels more courtly, using old music and recognizable steps. It feels true to Mozart: energized, elegant, clean, delighting in patterns. Continue reading After Preview of Gibson’s “Mozart Pieces,” PNB’s Men Hold Court