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Photo by Spencer Baker                                 Mark Haim’s torso will be guided by his friends’ movements in Parts to a Sum.
Crowdsourced Choreography
By Sandra Kurtz • February 27, 2019 1:30 am

Mark Haim’s ‘Parts to a Sum’ exemplifies how choreographers are relinquishing control in the name of collaboration.

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Nic Kay will perform at On the Boards’s Solo: A Festival of Dance. Photo by Sarah JiRhee
On the Boards and Velocity Dance Center’s New...
By Sandra Kurtz • September 26, 2018 1:30 am

The local arts institutions continue to push creative bounds under changing leadership.

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The Kinesthetic Truth of Jerome Robbins
The Kinesthetic Truth of Jerome Robbins
By Sandra Kurtz • September 18, 2018 5:00 pm

Pacific Northwest Ballet opens its season with a centennial celebration of legendary choreographer.

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Young Feet and Old Steps
Young Feet and Old Steps
By Sandra Kurtz • July 11, 2018 1:30 am

‘DANCE This’ connects young performers with their peers and their cultural traditions of movement.

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Seattle Dance Festival Takeover
Seattle Dance Festival Takeover
By Sandra Kurtz • June 6, 2018 1:30 am

June boast two of the most innovative events on the local performance calendar.

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Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Photo by Ani Collier
The Bleeding of Ballet
By Sandra Kurtz • February 14, 2018 1:30 am

Technique and transgression fill stages this spring as two styles become one.

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Pacific Northwest Ballet soloists Leta Biasucci, Kyle Davis, and Angelica Generosa in Emeralds from Jewels, choreography by George Balanchine. Photo by Angela Sterling
Fifty Years Later, George Balanchine’s ‘Jewels’ Is Still...
By Sandra Kurtz • September 27, 2017 1:30 am

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production ramps up the splendor with beautiful new staging and costumes.

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A Grand Jeté for Gender
A Grand Jeté for Gender
By Sandra Kurtz • September 13, 2017 1:30 am

Local dance companies aim to fix the art’s centuries-old imbalances between men and women.

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Photo by Angela Sterling
At Sculptured Dance, Choreographers Create Movements Around Immobile...
By Sandra Kurtz • August 30, 2017 1:30 am

For the second year, dancers are turning the Olympic Sculpture Park into their stage.

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In ‘Restless Creature,’ a Portrait of Pain and Meaning
In ‘Restless Creature,’ a Portrait of Pain and...
By Sandra Kurtz • July 26, 2017 1:30 am

In conversation and in movement, the documentary captures a defining moment in the life of storied dancer Wendy Whelan.

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Photo by Nate Watters
In ‘(Im)PULSE,’ Spectrum Dance Theater Confronts the Dark...
By Sandra Kurtz • June 21, 2017 1:30 am

Donald Byrd’s newest illustrates the dangers of being queer in America on stage.

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A Bittersweet Ending to Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Season
A Bittersweet Ending to Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Season
By Sandra Kurtz • June 7, 2017 1:30 am

The company’s final show also marks the final performance of two long-term dancers.

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Cherdonna is really, really into Ibsen. Photo by Jeff Carpenter
Cherdonna Shinatra Invades a Classic
By Sandra Kurtz • May 3, 2017 1:30 am

Washington Ensemble’s take on “A Doll’s House” gets a meta drag interloper.

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Jerome Robbins’ West Side Story Suite. Photo by Angela Sterling
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Latest Program Adapts and Redeploys...
By Sandra Kurtz • April 19, 2017 1:30 am

Ballet meets Broadway.

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Courtesy Blavka Photography
K.T. Niehoff’s Exceptional ‘Before We Flew Like Birds,...
By Sandra Kurtz • March 22, 2017 1:30 am

The multimedia show examines what it’s like to be on the edge of extraordinary physical experience.

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Dancers in Jessica Lang’s “Her Door to the Sky.” Photo by Angela Sterling
In ‘Director’s Choice,’ Pacific Northwest Ballet Moves From...
By Sandra Kurtz • March 22, 2017 1:30 am

The company’s latest features dark, ominous work as well as sunset-inspired pastels.

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Ten Years Later, Chop Shop Is Still a Success
Ten Years Later, Chop Shop Is Still a...
By Sandra Kurtz • February 15, 2017 1:30 am

The seasoned mixed-rep dance festival is celebrating its anniversary with a program of audience favorites.

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The Multimedia Flight of K.T. Niehoff’s “Before We Flew Like Birds, We Flew Like Clouds”
The Multimedia Flight of K.T. Niehoff’s “Before We...
By Sandra Kurtz • February 8, 2017 1:30 am

Incorporating dance, virtual reality, installation and audio, the complex piece explores other bodies.

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Photo by Nate Watters
‘Shot’ Brings the Reality of Police Shootings to...
By Sandra Kurtz • January 25, 2017 1:30 am

Spectrum Dance Theater’s production mixes high-intensity choreography with harrowing recordings.

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Three Holiday Variety Shows You Probably Shouldn’t Take Young Children To
Three Holiday Variety Shows You Probably Shouldn’t Take...
By Sandra Kurtz • December 14, 2016 1:30 am

‘Homo for the Holidays,’ ‘Land of the Sweets,’ and ‘The Buttcracker’ will make you go ho-ho-woah.

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Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Second Year of Balanchine’s ‘Nutcracker’ Adds Even More Goodness
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Second Year of Balanchine’s ‘Nutcracker’...
By Sandra Kurtz • November 30, 2016 1:30 am

Improving on an already impressive first year, PNB’s additions smooth the transition between acts.

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The Northwest African American Museum’s New Exhibit Dives Into 40 Years of Black Ballet
The Northwest African American Museum’s New Exhibit Dives...
By Sandra Kurtz • November 16, 2016 1:30 am

Honoring the Dance Theatre of Harlem—a loving tribute to an essential part of American dance.

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‘Into Ice’ Turns the Lifesystems of the Arctic into Evolutionary Choreography
‘Into Ice’ Turns the Lifesystems of the Arctic...
By Sandra Kurtz • November 16, 2016 1:30 am

This ecological dance work finds humans replicating the pack behaviors of canids.

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