Dance
April 14, 2013 | by Rachel Gallaher

PNB’s ‘Swan Lake,’ Star of the Season

Given Natalie Portman’s Academy Award-winning performance in 2010’s Black Swan, the ballet Swan Lake is fully ingrained into today's cultural perception of dance—for better or for worse. Pacific Northwest Ballet’s current production of Swan Lake captures the same emotion and intensity, with...

Events

May 20, 2013 | by Rachel Gallaher

Artist Exposed in ‘Third Degree’

There is a point in choreographer Olivier Wevers’ newest piece where he claims (as part of a larger stream of pre-recorded thoughts and admittances), “I’m not a...
May 16, 2013 | by Nate Watters

Ezra Dickinson Takes to the Streets with an Emotional Tribute to His Mother

I'm no expert on dance, but I love to photograph it. Sometimes it's over my head, and other times it's incredibly moving - as was the case earlier this week with...
May 9, 2013 | by Rachel Gallaher

Ezra Dickinson: Triumph and Tribute

Ezra Dickinson is known for his beautiful, inventive choreography, as well as his innovative "slow walks" through various parts of the city. In his current...
April 26, 2013 | by Rachel Gallaher

Spectrum Tours Southeast Asia

In mid-February, Donald Byrd, artistic director of Spectrum Dance Theater, packed a suitcase and set out for a month of travel through Southeast Asia. Joining him...
March 28, 2013 | by June Nho Ivers

Character Study: KT Niehoff

This month's cover star KT Niehoff talks about her year-long project, Collision Theory, the final installment of which runs at On the Boards April 18–21. Read...
March 27, 2013 | by Bret Fetzer

Outrage! A How-to Guide

This handy flow-chart by Bret Fetzer offers practical advice about what to do when you find yourself at a live performance that fills you with bile......
March 26, 2013 | by Rachel Shimp

International Boylesque Stars in Kings

Wednesday night the Triple Door will host Kings, a boylesque revue produced by filmmaker Deirdre Allen Timmons and impresario Paula Now, formerly known as Paula...