The Sleeping Beauty at Pacific Northwest Ballet 2019
Story ballets are supposed to be the most accessible type of ballet. But I’ve always had a hard time with them. To me, the elaborate...
Music I Liked – Svartidaudi, Scott Hirsch, Mr. Twin Sister, Marc Mac
This isn’t actually a list of music I listened to last week. I’ve been keeping track of things I liked, but even as briefly as...
Ballet 101- Ballet Classics: The Sleeping Beauty
Two hours dissecting the fairy variations from the prologue to Marius Petipa’s classic ballet, The Sleeping Beauty felt like he just scratched the surface. ...
Il Trovatore at Seattle Opera
We were both excited to see how this new production of Il Trovatore directed by local artist Dan Wallace Miller compares to our earlier experiences....
Ice Box
Stupid gimmicks are not a purely American invention. As evidence, take the Ice Bar. It took me a while to figure it out, even after...