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Frye Art Museum Fetes Seattle Choreographer Donald Byrd with a Retrospective

Frye Art Museum Fetes Seattle Choreographer Donald Byrd with a Retrospective

The exhibit will explore his life and work

This article appears in print in the October 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. To mark his 70th birthday and a body of work that has covered subjects from musicals to race relations (sometimes at the same time, as in his Tony-nominated dance for The Color Purple), the Frye Art Museum is honoring Seattle-based choreographer and Spectrum Dance…

Gavin Borchert

Kate Wallich + The YC x Perfume Genius: 'The Sun Still Burns Here' Debuts at The Moore

Kate Wallich + The YC x Perfume Genius: ‘The Sun Still Burns Here’ Debuts at The Moore

Local creatives combine soulful choreography with transcendent tunes in this much anticipated show—it’s deep, it’s erotic and it’s exactly what we want

From left to right: David Harvey, Thomas House, Mike Hadreas of Perfume Genius, Lavinia Vago, Alan Wyffels of Perfume Genius, Andrew Bartee, Kate Wallich

Lauren Alexander

4 Seattle-Area Dance Performances Not to Miss

4 Seattle-Area Dance Performances Not to Miss

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The Stone Dance Collective in “Carbon Black and Fiber” presented at Chop Shop 2016

Gavin Borchert

W'him's '3x3': 3 Renown Choreographers, 3 New Works

W’him’s ‘3×3’: 3 Renown Choreographers, 3 New Works

The Seattle dance company opens its 2019 season with multiple original performances

LIGHTS, ACTION: Whim W’him dancers rehearse Yin Yue’s to-be-named new dance work; the piece will be performed along with two others this month

Gavin Borchert

Playful, Heartfelt 'A Dance For Dark Horses' to Premiere at Velocity Dance Center

Playful, Heartfelt ‘A Dance For Dark Horses’ to Premiere at Velocity Dance Center

Seattle choreographer Kim Lusk's work riffs on a quirky cowboy lineage

bodies in motion Kim Lusk’s playful, heartfelt A Dance for Dark Horses debuts this month at Velocity

Gavin Borchert

Balanchine’s Famous Plotless Ballet Has No Lack of Sparkle

Balanchine’s Famous Plotless Ballet Has No Lack of Sparkle

The glittery "Jewels" opens this weekend.

A staggering amount of gemstones dot the show’s glittering costumes.

D. Scully

New Erotic Film Fest Wants Seattle to Talk About Sex

New Erotic Film Fest Wants Seattle to Talk About Sex

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A sex-positive film fest from Seattle Erotic Cinema Society hits Grand Illusion Cinema.

Seattle Magazine Staff

James Beard-Winning Chef Throws (Free!) Dog Friendly Park Pop-Up

James Beard-Winning Chef Throws (Free!) Dog Friendly Park Pop-Up

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Must Play Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show(6/9–6/11) Join other pinball lovers at this show, which will include more than 400 vintage and new pinball machines, tournaments, seminars, raffles and prizes. Times and prices vary. Tacoma, 1500 Broadway; nwpinballshow.com. Must Dance Seattle International Dance Festival (6/9-6/25) We know you totally killed it at your cousin Nancy’s…

Seattle Magazine Staff

The Top 25 Shows to See in Seattle This Spring

The Top 25 Shows to See in Seattle This Spring

Zandra Rhodes’ ‘Magic Flute’ costumes, first seen by Seattle audiences in 2011, return in an encore performance by the Seattle Opera. The designer calls them “wearable dreams”

Florangela Davila, Tim Appelo, Eva Seelye, Rebecca Ratterman and Sarah Murphy

The Must List: Angel Olsen, A Moveable Feast, The Pajama Game

The Must List: Angel Olsen, A Moveable Feast, The Pajama Game

What to do in Seattle in the weeks ahead

Singer/songwriter Angel Olsen plays the Neptune this Saturday

Seattle Magazine Staff

Century Ballroom Celebrates 20 Years

Century Ballroom Celebrates 20 Years

Century Ballroom kicks up its heels to celebrate 20 years of dance

Jazzed about Century Ballroom’s 20th anniversary, owner Hallie Kuperman (right) kicks up her heels with dancer Alison Cockrill, at the place that makes 40 feel like 20 again

D. Scully

Donald Byrd's 'Shot': Compelling and Unforgettable

Donald Byrd’s ‘Shot’: Compelling and Unforgettable

The show doesn’t let the audience breathe, serving up round after round of ritual and repetition to drive home the point

“Stop! Please don’t shoot!”, a common, eerie refrain in Byrd’s ‘Shot’

D. Scully

Northwest Folklife Honors Festál’s 20th Year

Northwest Folklife Honors Festál’s 20th Year

The community arts and music organization celebrates the ongoing work of a like-minded group

Mexicans of Washington performing at the Northwest Folklife festival

Kasee Bailey

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