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...
October 27, 2012 | by Rachel Gallaher

A Stunning Show Returns to Spectrum

Donald Byrd’s 10th season as Artistic Director at Spectrum Dance Theater opened this weekend with a stunning show that perfectly represents the brilliant...
October 24, 2012 | by Rachel Gallaher

Kidd Pivot Takes on ‘The Tempest’

There is no doubt that Shakespeare was a genius. It takes a very brave, or very brilliant, individual to create a new production of one of the Bard’s great works...
October 21, 2012 | by Nate Watters

City Arts Fest 2012 in Photos

A third City Arts is in the books. Here are a few photographic highlights from the weekend: Kicking off City Arts Fest 2012 at the opening night party at Benaroya...
October 8, 2012 | by Leah Baltus

Seattle's Brand-New Arts Director Randy Engstrom

Randy Engstrom is the newly minted director of Seattle’s Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs. A longtime local arts leader (City Arts dubbed him "the Advocate" on...
October 4, 2012 | by Leah Baltus

Madonna's MDNA Tour at the Key Defies Expectation

As far as arena concerts go, Madonna's MDNA show at the Key on Tuesday night brought an unparalleled level of spectacle and theatrics. Huge set pieces, hydraulics,...
October 2, 2012 | by Rachel Gallaher

Avant-Garde Dance from Africa gives Women a Voice

There is no language barrier in dance—communication is achieved through the body, and the art is in the movement. Last weekend Seattle Theatre Group presented “...
September 26, 2012 | by City Arts Staff

Q&A with Zoe Scofield of zoe | juniper

Dance/video duo Zoe Scofield and Juniper Shuey create performances and installations that unfold like choreographed paintings. Visceral and dreamlike, their work...