The Rite of Spring

This is the centennial of Igor Stravinsky's iconic The Rite of Spring, and our friend Jürg Koch, an assistant professor at the University of Washington Dance Program, choreographed a piece to commemorate. In addition to creating a chilling and often dark piece, Koch used an interesting combination of professional dancers, students and community performers, all …

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M’s are SkyWalking in Flirtation with Hamilton

This column originally appeared at SeattleWeekly.com David Thompson was 29, had started in the NBA All-Star Game the season before, and should have been at the height of his SkyWalking powers when he took a literal fall from grace in 1984. During a melee with a nightclub employee, he rolled down the stairs at New …

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