Dance
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
Losing Lucien
Another Principal Departs PNB
When Lucien Postlewaite announced last month that he would be leaving Pacific Northwest Ballet at the end of the 2011–2012 season,...
Kyle Abraham Gets Real at On the Boards
Mixing an explosion of hip hop with the lyrical underpinnings of modern dance, New York choreographer Kyle Abraham brought a mesmerizing show to On the Boards....
Masculine Energy takes the Stage in “Apollo” and "Carmina Burana” at PNB
The starkly contrasting Apollo and Carmina Burana opened last night at PNB. The former, a minimalist Balanchine work, was danced with bravado, anchored by the...
Contrasting Choreography in Mark Haim’s 'X2'
According to choreographer Mark Haim, the past, present and future are all happening at once.
Haim’s X2 opened at On the Boards this past week, an abstract new...
Show Me the Money
In the face of daunting financial challenges, artists are interfacing directly with the people who matter most: you. But how does that affect their art?
“Art...
Screen Test
At the center of the main piazza in Verona, Italy, an ancient Roman arena still hosts outdoor operas in the summertime. Inside its stone stadium enormous voices...
Brave New Talent at Weekend Two of the BOOST Dance Festival
Over the weekend local choreographer Marlo Martin produced the second weekend of the annual BOOST Dance Festival. Now in its third year, BOOST seeks to provide...
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