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A Tale of Two Cities, Part 3

Even before I started walking my neighborhood during the pandemic, I often ran around in Ballard. And when I did, I was constantly struck by the juxtaposition of old Ballard with new Ballard. Since the photos I took around that time are a few years old now, I would guess that not many of the old Ballard parts of these images are left.

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Here & Now from Seattle Dance Collective

I saw on social media last summer that Seattle Dance Collective was working with choreographers in some kind of residency. But the summer came and went without a performance – live or virtual – and I thought maybe there wouldn’t be an SDC production this year. Then I got an announcement that their new program, Here & Now, would be available for streaming on Veteran’s Day. Just as I’ve come to expect from SDC, the program was both enjoyable and challenging, often at the same time.

SDC dancers in 5 Favorite Things. Photo by Bruno Roque c/o SDC
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A Tale of Two Cities, Part 2

Even before I started walking my neighborhood during the pandemic, I often ran around in Ballard. And when I did, I was constantly struck by the juxtaposition of old Ballard with new Ballard. Since the photos I took around that time are a few years old now, I would guess that not many of the old Ballard parts of these images are left.

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A Tale of Two Cities, Part 1

Even before I started walking my neighborhood during the pandemic, I often ran around in Ballard. And when I did, I was constantly struck by the juxtaposition of old Ballard with new Ballard. Since the photos I took around that time are a few years old now, I would guess that not many of the old Ballard parts of these images are left.

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Beyond Ballet at PNB

PNB dancers in Alonzo King’s The Personal Element. Photo © Angela Sterling. c/o PNB

Beyond Ballet is Pacific Northwest Ballet’s second post-lockdown in-person program and the third in McCaw Hall, which also hosts Seattle Opera. I’ve attended all three programs, so by now you’d think watching shows in person would be back to normal. Or at least the new normal. It is not. But that does not mean it isn’t worth it. And it does get easier.

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