For 36 years, On the Boards ran a new works showcase called 12 Minutes Max—the title determining the runtime. Annex…
My people are spread out over centuries in dusty books full of creatures with infinite eyes and many-headed serpents,” Emily…
In the through-the-looking-glass world of the Soviet Union under Stalin, Dmitri Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues for piano were politically…
Though such an iconic feature of the American landscape, cows are more than just a symbol of rural life, say…
Understandably, many young artists turn to their own training (or mis-training) as a subject. Contemporary art often takes itself as…
John Grade has long made sculpture that reflects the history and origins of its source material (most often wood). He…
O nce upon a time, readings were held in bookstores, not bars; dance and classical music were confined to concert…
ONGOING Around the World in 80 Days Phileas Fogg accepts a challenge to circle the world, resulting in an adventure…
Stage Openings & Events The Atomic Bombshells “J’Adore! A Burlesque Valentine!” is their seventh annual burlesque, drag, and dance spectacular….
The waiter bicycling home from a banquet, hit by a bratty rich kid’s SUV late in the slushy December night…
The law of averages tells us there must be years in which cheerful, silly efforts are nominated in the best…
Some movies want to wear you down—an approach that seems logical for, say, a World War II tank picture like…
Tough call if you’re a movie marketer: Do you sell The Duke of Burgundy as a story of a professor…
English playwright Charlotte Jones’ 2001 comedy is like a dazzling yet oddly odorless rose, lovely in concept though strangely unsatisfactory….
There is nothing subtle about Don Quixote. The Spanish-inflected dancing (full of big virtuoso tricks), the thumping rhythms in the…
Author Events Bellevue Regional Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E., 425-450-1765, kcls.org. Eagle Harbor Books, 157 Winslow Way E. (Bainbridge Island),…
Opening ThisWeek PThe Duke of Burgundy Opens Fri., Feb. 6 at SIFF Cinema Uptown and Film Center. Not rated. 101 minutes….
Opening Nights PDon Quixote McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St. (Seattle Center), 441-2424. $30–$184. Runs Thurs.–Sun. See pnb.org for schedule. Ends Feb….
Britain’s audacious answer to The Twilight Zone for our plugged-in world of social media and screen culture, Black Mirror seemed…
Thursday, Feb. 5 Alexandra Fuller Anyone familiar with Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, Fuller’s 2001 account of childhood…
