A Seattle Thread to Post Theater, Music, Art and Cultural Happenings Around the Area (George: purchase, airport)

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World Rhythm Festival

April 20, 2019


Immerse yourself in more than 100 drum/dance workshops and performances at World Rhythm Festival at Seattle Center.

Here's the link: https://www.swps.org/

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Seattle Anime Festival
April 19 - 21, 2019

Anime is a style of Japanese film and TV animation featured at Sakura-Con, plus gaming, cosplay, cultural panels, dances, concerts, exhibits, and industry guests at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Here's the link: http://sa*****on.org

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Free National Park Day
April 20, 2019

Entry is free at Mount Rainier and Olympic National Parks on Free Entrance Days in the National Parks. Here's the link: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm

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STG Presents Dance Theatre of Harlem - 50th Anniversary Celebration at The Paramount Theatre on April 27 & 28, 2019.

DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM (DTH) was founded in 1969 by the legendary Arthur Mitchell and his former teacher, the late Karel Shook, with the primary goal of providing access to the art form of classical ballet to people of all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. DTH quickly grew into a globally-acclaimed dance institution that has occupied a distinguished place in New York City’s cultural landscape and at the forefront of American artistic achievement for 49 years.

Located on a block officially named “Dance Theatre of Harlem Way” in testament to its enduring legacy, DTH now comprises a professional touring Company, a school, and a broad range of community programs. Under the leadership of Virginia Johnson, a former prima ballerina with the Company who was appointed Artistic Director in 2010, the DTH mission has been revitalized to:

- Present a Company of African American and racially diverse artists who perform the most demanding repertory at the highest level of quality;

- Maintain a world-class school that trains young people in classical ballet and allied arts; and

- Provide arts education, community outreach, and positive role models for all.

The Company is a racially diverse, 16-member professional dance ensemble that tours across national and international stages. The DTH Company has performed in 41 countries on six continents, in 44 states, and in more than 250 cities across North America. Last year alone, the Company performed for nearly 60,000 audience members across the U.S. and reached more than 6,000 during its home season at New York City Center. Here is the link: https://www.stgpresents.org/calendar...ry-celebration

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Student art show
April 27 - May 10, 2019 (reception April 26)

Cornish College of the Arts showcases the work of its Bachelor of Fine Arts students at the BFA Exhibition. See art at 2000 Terry Avenue, design at 2014 9th Avenue, and film at 2015 Boren Avenue. Free. Each spring Cornish College of the Arts holds its annual BFA Exhibitions in: Art, Design, Film, and Interior Architecture. The BFA Exhibition is the crowning achievement of graduating seniors from these four departments and announces their introduction to the community as emerging artists, filmmakers, designers, and interior architects. The graduates demonstrate their fluency with new work reflecting the themes and techniques of the contemporary visual landscape. Join us in celebrating their conceptual, imagistic, and technical levels of achievement. Link here: https://www.cornish.edu/bfa/

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Portrait of an activist
April 26 - June 2, 2019 (7:30 p.m.). Nina Simone: Four Women tells the story of an American singer, songwriter, and Civil Rights activist, and features her music (classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop) at Seattle Repertory Theatre. When “The High Priestess of Soul” Nina Simone heard about the tragic bombing death of four young girls in an Alabama church in 1963, the songstress turned to her music as a means of expressing the country’s agony. “Four Women” and Simone’s other evocative activist anthems sang a truth that the world needed to hear. And it is a truth that remains sung to this day. Through storytelling, debate, and music, Nina Simone: Four Women immerses us in the complex harmony of protest.

“Simmering and imperious”
–The Washington Post

Link Here: https://www.seattlerep.org/Plays/1819/NS/Synopsis

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Mexican show in Tacoma
April 27, 2019 (3 p.m.). Enjoy authentic dance and music “from the well-known dances and mariachi of Jalisco, to the Afro-Mexican traditions of Veracruz, and the indigenous Zapotec” at México Diverso, performed by Bailadores de Bronce, and Trío Guadalevín at Pantages Theater. Celebrate the diversity in our community as the Northwest’s most celebrated Ballet Folklorico company, Bailadores de Bronce, joins Trío Guadalevín in a celebration of Mexican culture. From the well-known dances and mariachi of Jalisco to the Afro-Mexican traditions of Veracruz and the Zapotec indigenous language of Oaxaca, the night will be packed with brilliant energy, mesmerizing movement, and compositions crisscrossing traditional styles.

Bailadores de Bronce have been dancing for more than 40 years, and promote the beauty and richness of Mexican traditions through music and dance in the Pacific Northwest. They encourage a bridge of understanding among all people by sharing culture, and preserving traditions.

Trío Guadalevín’s repertoire overlaps generations and genres: from Mexican son jarocho, son huasteco and the music of Oaxaca, to Spanish Baroque, Sephardic Jewish, Arab-Andalusian, and more. Link here: https://www.tacomaartslive.org/event...mexico-diverso

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May Day!

May Day! Fremont Arts Council
Maypole Picnic
Welcome to Spring! Every May 1st we celebrate the traditional rites of fertility and spring with a family picnic, complete with a crowning of a Green Man and May Queen, games for the kids, and a potluck supper. And of course, we will dance and weave around the Maypole! The Maypole Picnic takes place at Woodland Park beginning at 5 p.m., just off Aurora & 60th near the horseshoe courts. Wear something white and don your flower crowns! Bring your friends and family and spread a picnic blanket among the trees. Bring a dish to share, drinks and good spirits. Pack out everything you bring.
Seasoned May Day organizers from days of yore – please let us know if you’ll be there to help guide the festivities. May Day is new to you want you want to get involved? Everyone is welcome! Contact us at events@fremontartscouncil.org if you’d like to volunteer to make the magic happen. Link here: https://fremontartscouncil.org/may-day/

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As You Like It

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Kelly Kitchens
Performed at the Center Theatre

April 23, 2019–May 19, 2019


Lost and Found. Seeking her exiled father and escape from an oppressive court, Rosalind, disguised as a boy, flees with her cousin and a clown to the Forest of Arden. The woods offer not only freedom, but also a motley crew of characters, and the chance to experience life and love with a fellow outcast, Orlando, from a whole new perspective.
The Game of Love. This glorious comedy of love and change features the irrepressible Rosalind, Shakespeare’s most fully-realized female character. Intimate and light-hearted, the play subverts the traditional rules of romance. Gender roles, the natural world, and politics all get woven together into a beguiling and entertaining romance.
All the World’s a Stage. Wise fools, a magical forest, cross-dressing, young love…and wrestling! As You Like It has all the elements that make a Shakespeare play so much fun. Director Kelly Kitchens, a frequent Seattle Shakespeare Company collaborator both on stage and off, returns for this delightful dive into the beauty and complexities of love.


Link here: https://www.seattleshakespeare.org/s...-like-it-2019/

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SEATTLE - Washington Rowing welcomes the German men's and women's national teams, the Boston University men and the UCLA women to the 33rd annual Windermere Cup, scheduled for Saturday, May 4, 2019.

The annual spring rowing event on the Montlake Cut is held in conjunction with the Seattle Yacht Club's Opening Day parade, which signals the beginning of boating season in Seattle. Here's the link: https://gohuskies.com/news/2019/2/7/...on-u-ucla.aspx