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What We’re Hearing This Month: Classical Music Picks For May

Dana Wen — Sat, 10 May 2014 14:55:42 +0000

Though May is already in full swing, there are still plenty of options for classical music fans looking for live music. This month's offerings run the gamut from opera and chamber music to modern dance and ballet.

Reviews: Spectrum’s “Autopsy of Love” & a Spotlight on Shannon Stewart

Michael van Baker — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 23:25:20 +0000

The power of Autopsy of Love is in how close it slices to the bone, to use the evident metaphor. Byrd isn't one to take Heine's often florid protestations of what love is at face value.

Spectrum Dance’s Revival of “A Cruel New World” is Explosive

Michael van Baker — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 01:03:15 +0000

More dances should put people in jumpsuits, or better said, find a good reason to. In Spectrum Dance Theater's revival of Donald Byrd's A Cruel New World/the new normal (at Emerald City Trapeze Arts from April 11 to 13), this blistering, anguished, and tender work seats its audiences in front of a wire fence topped with razor-wire.

Wevers / Spaeth / Byrd Dance Bill Closes a Sold-Out Run at Spectrum

Michael van Baker — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:47:54 +0000

Each piece spoke to common themes found in different contexts in each: relationship, power, identity, and intersubjectivity, if you want to get into a whole Merleau-Ponty line of investigation. [...] For the audience, it's a bit of a Rorschach -- which couple did you like? Who did you want to see stick together?

At Spectrum, Works from Wevers, Spaeth & Byrd

Michael van Baker — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:11:04 +0000

This weekend and next, Spectrum Dance Theater hosts in its Lake Washington studio fellow choreographers Olivier Wevers (founder of Whim W'Him) and Crispin Spaeth. The Fall Studio Series also includes a world premiere from Spectrum's Donald Byrd. Opening night is already sold out. The Stranger suggests you make time to see it. Actually, everyone does, including us.

2012-13 Season Preview: The Year Ahead in Seattle Classical Music

Dana Wen — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:20:22 +0000

Get your calendars and planners ready! Here's a rundown of the best Seattle classical music events of the upcoming 2012-13 season, including highlights from the major local ensembles, notable events, and groups to watch in the coming year.