The Working Artist: Spotlight on The Cabiri
The Cabiri unite teamwork, effort, sweat, and concentration to pursue their art and hone it to its finest. That the group are not regularly celebrated by Seattle’s performing arts pundits, much less by Seattleites at large, strikes me as a miscarriage of justice. With their emphasis on creating spectacular shows for all ages of people, The Cabiri deserve a much larger and much more faithful following
Comix jump on stage for some Unexpected Productions improv during ECCC
Here at the Star, we will not be formally attending ECCC, but we do want you to know about some of the local events surrounding the convention. One such exciting opportunity will be held at the Unexpected Production’s Market Theatre on Saturday night, March 31.
Stuck: the Right to Atrophy
Is the pursuit of the right to atrophy a dramatically compelling one? This is the question that continues to occur to me as I reflect on playwright Jessica Hatlo’s Stuck, up now at Washington Ensemble Theatre.
Joining disciplines with a Hyphen: Catherine Cabeen Company at Velocity
One of the difficulties of assembling an accurate history of jazz is dealing with the subject of improvisation. Lacking a real system of notation, improvisation passes from teacher to student through direct practice alone and is difficult to reproduce. Dance also shares this problem. While there are various systems of notation for dance, these often narrow the range of expressive options rather than opening them up. Yet with a bit of humility and a sense of playfulness, one can approach the subject of notation as a playground for inspiration.
Printer’s Devil Theater’s Torso: An Unpredictable Yet Simple Fixation
By a stroke of luck, or serendipity, Seattle theatrical landscape is graced with the smart work of its women playwrights, actors and artists. Printer’s Devil’s Torso is a grand addition to those offerings.
Lark Eden at Theater Schmeater: Earnest, Simple, and Touching Drama
John Allis talks about Lark Eden, a simple, straightforward tale told through the letters of three southern women which is being produced now at Theater Schmeater.
BOOST Dance Festival: A Showcase of Seattle’s Diversity
Dancers face the very same challenges as theater groups. Rehearsal space, performance space, support funding and so on. But quite unlike their counterparts in the theater, dancers tend to gather together out of necessity and fix their problems from within. Marlo Martin rose to a challenge in 2010 by starting the BOOST Dance Festival.
At Long Last, The Seattle Fringe Theater Festival Rises From The Ashes
Announcing the return of a near forgotten Seattle Theater tradition, and José Amador couldn’t be more tickled.
Live Girls’ Emerald City: The Enchanting, Maddening Enigma That Is Seattle
José Amador took in Live Girls’ world premiere production of S.P. Miskowski’s Emerald City and found as honest an exploration of the multi-faceted way one could experience our fair city as one could find on stage or screen.
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