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Spectrum’s Dark, Psychological Season Opener
Donald Byrd takes the road that art is all about tension—the theme for Spectrum Dance Theater’s 2013-2014 season is nothing less than “America: Sex, Race, and Religion.” Such a title promises to break...
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KDC Melds Desire with Design
Khambatta Dance Company has been a prevailing force in the Seattle dance scene for many years—the group combines raw, carefully selected talent with purposeful, straight-from-the-gut choreography by...
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Greed, Love, and the Garden of Eden
Khambatta Dance Company concluded a three-year residency at the Kirkland Performance Center with their Friday, February 21 performance. The evening featured two restagings and one world premiere by...
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SIDF Offers Contrasting Ideas
Local and international dance companies took to the stage and delighted, dazzled, and challenged audiences with their works in the first weekend of this year’s Seattle International Dance Festival....
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Spotlight on Seattle: Take the Bad with the Good
The Spotlight on Seattle series forms a weeknight core of the Seattle International Dance Festival, organized annually by Cyrus Khambatta. Spotlight features three showcases of local artists, each...
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SIDF Culminates With a Bang
As the Seattle International Dance Festival (directed by Cyrus Khambatta) drew to a close on Sunday June 22, 2014 there was an ironic air of openness amidst the duality of works presented. This...
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Dance for the Win!
A team of scantily clad women shimmy in a tight group, a martial artist punches the air, a performer strips as she makes out with an audience member, and a tap dancer hoofs it in the background. A...
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Epic Mythology Retold at Cabiri’s EZID
Fans of mythology and spectacle rejoice: The Cabiri is back with EZID, the second installment of an epic mythological trilogy, running June 12-13, 18-20 at the Cornish Playhouse. SeattleDances caught...
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SIDF Brings New Ideas
This past weekend, June 19-21, dancers at Raisbeck Hall performed a vast array of work as part of Cyrus Khambatta’s tenth annual Seattle International Dance Festival. The festival, currently in its...
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Dancers Shine Bright in SIDF Final Program
The three-week Seattle International Dance Festival culminated Saturday, June 27, at the Moore Theatre. The program boasted work by choreographers Alejandro Chávez, Donald Byrd, and Cyrus Khambatta, as...
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Live Music at the Heart of Converge
There were many takeaways from Sapience Dance Collective’s annual Converge Dance Festival—including the talent of the dancers and the creative, engaging choreography—but the most exciting part was that...
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SIDF Shines Spotlight on Seattle
Despite the “international” in its title, the Seattle International Dance Festival has been making plenty of room for local artists. Two of this year’s Spotlight shows were focused on the Seattle dance...
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What is actually happening at SFDI Dance Innovators Performance?
Every year, Velocity’s Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation (SFDI) brings together accomplished improvisational artists from the Seattle area and across the country. This year was no exception,...
View ArticleTHIS FEST IS FAST
Weekend one of Seattle International Dance Festival's first weekend features lightning speed and experienced partnering.
View ArticleFORESTIERI HITS AND MISSES
In the 2nd weekend of SIDF Mini Winter Fest, one Gabriel Foresteri work is the highlight, but the other suffers from poor sight lines and lack of audience consideration.
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The 4th Annual Winter Mini-Fest goes virtual and runs for four nights from Seattle’s Erickson Theater. It includes live streamed
View ArticleSIDF Winter Mini Fest
The 4th Annual Winter Mini-Fest goes virtual and runs for four nights from Seattle’s Erickson Theater. It includes live streamed
View ArticleSIDF Winter Mini Fest
The 4th Annual Winter Mini-Fest goes virtual and runs for four nights from Seattle’s Erickson Theater. It includes live streamed
View ArticleSIDF Winter Mini Fest
The 4th Annual Winter Mini-Fest goes virtual and runs for four nights from Seattle’s Erickson Theater. It includes live streamed
View ArticleDance for the Win!
A team of scantily clad women shimmy in a tight group, a martial artist punches the air, a performer strips
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