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Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Second Year of Balanchine’s ‘Nutcracker’ Adds Even More Goodness
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
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
This ecological dance work finds humans replicating the pack behaviors of canids.
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The Precise ‘an attic, an exit’ Pulls the Audience in Through Objects
Dance with props can feel incoherent, but Lincoln and Seiters make it feel vital.
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‘Men in Dance’ Showcases the Spectrum of Male Dancing Prowess
The local festival’s varied bill proves dance isn’t just for women.
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Ballet Returns to Its French Origins at PNB’s Excellent ‘Tricolore’
Including two pieces by famed choreographer Benjamin Millepied.
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Seattle Dance Companies Struggle to Find Room to Move
For those trying to survive in booming Seattle, it’s all about time and space … and money.
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In Seattle, June Is the Month of Dance
With Northwest New Works and the Seattle International Dance Festival, the options are overwhelming.
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Good Men Are Easy to Find at PNB’s American Stories
The program is jam-packed with juicy male roles.
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Donald Byrd Choreographs a Conversation on Race to Consider the State of the Present Day
As part of Spectrum Dance Theater’s #RACEish season, Byrd is using Baldwin and Mead’s past encounter to consider…
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The Dancers of Pacific Northwest Ballet Masterfully Play With Dolls
A village boy loves a village girl, but is also infatuated with what he thinks is the lovely…
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Pacific Northwest Ballet Refreshes Past Works in the Latest ‘Director’s Choice’
Pacific Northwest Ballet director Peter Boal often uses the annual “Director’s Choice” program to introduce local audiences to…
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There’s something about the 19th-century ballets choreographed by Marius Petipa (1818–1910) that
There’s something about the 19th-century ballets choreographed by Marius Petipa (1818–1910) that calls for excess. The old stories…
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William Forsythe may be a choreographer, but he sounded a bit like
William Forsythe may be a choreographer, but he sounded a bit like an engineer during a Pacific Northwest…
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Jody Lee Lipes’ documentary isn’t so much about a dance as about
Jody Lee Lipes’ documentary isn’t so much about a dance as about the process of making one. We…
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For 36 years, On the Boards ran a new works showcase called
For 36 years, On the Boards ran a new works showcase called 12 Minutes Max—the title determining the…
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For 36 years, On the Boards ran a new works showcase called
For 36 years, On the Boards ran a new works showcase called 12 Minutes Max—the title determining the…
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There is nothing subtle about Don Quixote. The Spanish-inflected dancing (full of
There is nothing subtle about Don Quixote. The Spanish-inflected dancing (full of big virtuoso tricks), the thumping rhythms…
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The last time Pacific Northwest Ballet danced all of George Balanchine’s neoclassical
The last time Pacific Northwest Ballet danced all of George Balanchine’s neoclassical masterwork, in 2009, Lesley Rausch didn’t…
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One of the first films director Carlos Saura made was a short
One of the first films director Carlos Saura made was a short about flamenco, in 1955, and throughout…