Dance •  Urban Bush Women Thirty years ago, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

February 12, 2015 12:32 am

Dance

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Urban Bush Women Thirty years ago, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar founded Urban Bush Women to “explore the use of cultural expression as a catalyst for social change,” which is pretty heady stuff. Fortunately, she’s managed to do this by creating and collecting a repertory that’s known for its kinetic excitement as well as its powerful commitments. Drawing from a broad mix of dance traditions, from the African diaspora to current postmodern developments, the work combines enlightenment and entertainment. The company will perform Zollar’s Hep Hep Sweet Sweet, set in a club during the Great Migration, and Walking With ‘Trane, Chapter 2, inspired by John Coltrane’s astonishing “A Love Supreme” (performed live by pianist George Caldwell). Nora Chipaumire’s haunting Dark Swan, a meditation on Mikhail Fokine’s seminal Dying Swan, finishes the program. (Through Sat.) Meany Hall, UW campus, 543-4880, uwworldseries.org. $41-$46. 8 p.m. SANDRA KURTZ Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $41-$46 Thursday, February 12, 2015, 8pm

Chop Shop: Bodies of Work The Eastside’s contemporary-dance festival welcomes dancers from Philadelphia, Brussels, and elsewhere alongside locals like Coriolis Dance and the Stone Dance Collective. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 14, 3 p.m. Sun., Feb. 15. Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE 6th StBellevue, WA 98004 $23-$28 Saturday, February 14, 2015, 7:30pm

Carmona Flamenco Traditional music and dance. 8 & 9:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 14. Cafe Solstice, 4116 University Way NE – Seattle $15-$20 Saturday, February 14, 2015, 8pm

Carmona Flamenco Traditional music and dance. 8 & 9:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 14. Cafe Solstice, 4116 University Way NE – Seattle $15-$20 Saturday, February 14, 2015, 9:30pm

Chop Shop: Bodies of Work The Eastside’s contemporary-dance festival welcomes dancers from Philadelphia, Brussels, and elsewhere alongside locals like Coriolis Dance and the Stone Dance Collective. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 14, 3 p.m. Sun., Feb. 15. Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE 6th StBellevue, WA 98004 $23-$28 Sunday, February 15, 2015, 3pm

Double Vision Tara Dyberg and Ashleigh Miller each present two works, a doubled vision of each artist. Velocity Dance Center, 1621 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $15-$20 Friday, February 20, 2015, 8 – 9pm

Double Vision Tara Dyberg and Ashleigh Miller each present two works, a doubled vision of each artist. Velocity Dance Center, 1621 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $15-$20 Saturday, February 21, 2015, 8 – 9pm