Taiwanese Troupe Offers Something Sacred
All art has the power to inspire, to be thought-provoking and teach us about the true nature of life. With that said, it wouldn’t be right to view Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s Song of Wanderers at Meany...
View ArticleCirca Amazes with Jaw-Dropping Simplicity
Circa’s self-titled performance at Meany Hall on Saturday, March 22, gave Seattle audiences a rare treat. The Australian company, directed by Yaron Lifschitz, has established a strong international...
View ArticleDancers Watching Dancers Dance
Like people talking over each other in an animated conversation, three dancers of the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève flitted and swivelled around each other. The scene dissipated as they walked away...
View ArticleCoast to Coast: Tete-a-Tete with Holley Farmer
I caught up with Bessie Award-winning dancer, choreographer, and teacher Holley Farmer just outside UW’s campus, where the UW MFA alumna will soon premiere her solo, run down, a collaboration with...
View ArticleMMDG: A Very Musical Offering
The Mark Morris Dance Group stopped by UW World Series this past weekend, March 5-7, with a strong show of some of Morris’ more recent works. A modern dance company after the old model, MMDG presents a...
View ArticleTime, Nature, and Sankai Juku
Sankai Juku has been coming to Seattle for 30 years, performing here multiple times in several different dance works, but it seems that the more we see them, the more the work just appears to be one...
View ArticleUW Dance Celebrates 50th With Diverse Offerings
The mothership that is the UW Dance Program is calling its little ones home this October in honor of celebrating the program’s rich history. To commemorate its 50th anniversary, the department is...
View ArticleUW Faculty Concert Provides Valuable Exposure
On January 23, University of Washington’s dance department performed 2016’s Faculty Concert to a sold out house at the Meany Studio Theatre. The department is home to students at many different points...
View ArticleTrisha Brown: Homecoming and Farewell
The Trisha Brown Dance Company stopped by the UW World Series recently, for what was both a homecoming and a farewell. Brown, born in Aberdeen, was a west coast woman who attended Mills College and...
View ArticleSeattle Celebrates Grupo’s 40 years in Brazil
UW World Series (soon to become Meany Center for the Performing Arts) presented Grupo Corpo, one of Brazil’s foremost dance companies, this past weekend. Known worldwide for their distinctive movement...
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