Gemma D. Alexander

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Pacific Northwest Ballet Completes My Cinderella Season

Fairy tales, by definition, are timeless. And yet they also seem to have their moments. This year, Cinderella seems to be having hers. I’m not sure what it is about Cinderella that makes it more important to people right now than Snow White or Sleeping Beauty. But I have seen three different adaptations of Cinderella this season across three different art forms. The Cinderella season concluded for me last weekend at opening night of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Cinderella by Kent Stowell.

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Ash and Dust, Daisies, Dark Smith, Degressive, Four of Arrows, Great Grandpa, Interdimensional Invocations, Night of the Worm Moon, Shana Cleveland, What Are You Waiting For, Xoth, Year of the Cobra

Local Music I Like

Being small-to-smallish regional fests, Pickathon, Timberfest, and Doe Bay Fest all feature a lot of local bands. Other local bands like Dave B and Black Belt Eagle Scout have popped up in posts before. But I moved to Seattle for the music, so a post dedicated to current local music I like is probably way overdue.

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China, China travel, family travel

Yet Another Charming Streetscape

When I visited Qingdao in 2015, I stayed in the historical German Concession area. The neighborhood’s mixture of European and Asian architecture constantly reminded me of the pseudo-European landscapes of Studio Ghibli movies. As a result, I took dozens of pictures of neighborhood streets that were completely ordinary but struck me as potentially magical.

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Angela Meade, Cavalleria rusticana, Don Giovanni, Elixir of Love, Flight, Jamie Barton, John Keene, Jonathan Dove, Pagliacci, Seattle Opera, Tosca

Looking Forward to Seattle Opera’s 2020/2021 Season

**Philip Newton** photo c/o Seattle Opera

Seattle Opera announced their new season really early this year. Coincidentally, I happened to be on their website that day and saw the new line-up before the press release even hit my inbox. I didn’t get around to writing about it until now, but not for lack of enthusiasm. It’s going to be an interesting season.

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1997, Backxwash, Deviancy, Drab Majesty, False Memory Archive, Fumio Miyashita, FxckMr, Modern Mirror, Oak, Orificial Purge, Vastum, WAVE Sounds of the Universe

Music I Like That Spilled Over

As I listen to new music, I make notes of what I’d like to share. When I have time, I work my way through my lists of discoveries and try to slot bands into the themed drafts saved on my computer. When a draft has enough bands in it (usually 4-6), I schedule it for publication. It’s a system that’s worked pretty well for me, but sometimes when I’m working through my lists I come upon a band that really belonged in a post that already published. So I started this post of missed opportunities. The theme is regret, but the music is good.

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Pacific Northwest Ballet Completes My Cinderella Season