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...

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December 28, 2011 | by City Arts Staff

The Future List

Creators. Innovators. Opportunity-makers. The 20 culture sources that follow erase boundaries and defy expectations to deliver us into the new. Together, they’re...
December 28, 2011 | by City Arts Staff

The Philosophers: Zoe Scofield & Juniper Shuey

Ages: 33, 36Hometown: Gainesville, Ga., Santa Cruz, Calif.Current Neighborhood: “Capitol Thrill”Pets: Leolo (Malamute dog), Ping (cat) Juniper Shuey was a...

Theft and Devotion: NEXT Fest NW at Velocity Dance Center

This year, Velocity Dance Center's NEXT Fest NW featured new works from the likes of coreographers Mike Pham, Marlo Martin, and Kate Wallich, among others.  ...

“Burlesque Nutcracker” Exposes the Holiday

In the sixth annual incarnation of Corps du Burlesque’s grown-up holiday show at the Triple Door, our hep-cat host Jasper McCann reminds us what the season is all...

zoe|juniper's A Crack in Everything

It was like a photograph sprung to life, an image unraveling, a moving rumination. A Crack in Everything, the latest collaboration between dancer/choreographer Zoe...
November 28, 2011 | by Amy O'Neal

Occupy Your Ass

I want to talk about ass. Not about getting ass, but about having one, moving one and watching one. A lot of importance is placed on the ass, and for good reason....

Merce Cunningham, Leaving the ‘Legacy’

In the world of contemporary dance, Merce Cunningham looms large, and tonight is Seattle’s last chance to see his company perform.  As both a dancer and...