ArtSEA: Black History Month brings Afrofuturism to the dance floor Plus, Seattle Art Museum trades in a tree sculpture for plastic clouds, and ways to plan a Super Bowl-free weekend. by Brangien Davis / February 6, 2025
Culture A $4M makeover awakens Pacific Northwest Ballet’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’ With costumes by Wicked designer Paul Tazewell and sets by artist Preston Singletary, PNB hopes to breathe new life into the 19th-century classic. by Marcie Sillman / January 27, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: An ode to Seattle’s sparkling holiday shows The seasonal gang’s all here, from Charlie Brown to Ebenezer Scrooge to the Nutcracker and swimming Santa. Plus: Art markets galore. by Brangien Davis / December 5, 2024
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Cipher Goings and the rich tradition of tap This Seattle dancer is performing on local and national stages while shaping the next generation of tap dancers. by Jas Keimig / May 31, 2024
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle arts venues are putting on a good face Plus, ideas for an artful Mother’s Day weekend, from plants to printed matter. by Brangien Davis / May 9, 2024
Culture ArtSEA: A Seattle writer sings the praises of local street trees Plus, fluid geometry on view in downtown galleries, and a must-see performance at Pacific Northwest Ballet. by Brangien Davis / April 11, 2024
Culture ArtSEA: Gifted $300 million in art, Seattle U plans a new museum Plus, a long-awaited dance at Pacific Northwest Ballet, and new books by Northwest authors. by Brangien Davis / March 14, 2024
Culture ArtSEA: In Seattle, vacant spaces become creative arts venues Local arts organizations have repurposed former churches, homes — and even a gas station, luggage store and massive flour mill. by Brangien Davis / January 18, 2024
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle is brimming with holiday shows See Nutcrackers, Scrooges, hear Charlie Brown’s woes. Here’s a big list of events for the season — laid out in rhyme (for festivity reasons). by Brangien Davis / November 30, 2023
Culture ArtSEA: Diving headfirst into Seattle’s fall arts season Plus, a 1903 throwback at Seattle Symphony, acrobatics at Seattle Rep and cavorting cacti at Pacific Northwest Ballet. by Brangien Davis / September 21, 2023
Culture Pacific Northwest Ballet’s new guard brings diversity center stage Seattle’s largest dance company is at a turning point with a fall roster that’s younger and 50 percent BIPOC. by Marcie Sillman / September 13, 2023
Culture ArtSEA: Dancing in Seattle parks and poetry on public buses Plus, finger paintings pop at SAM and the Seattle Design Festival spawns a ‘giggle prism’ in SLU. by Brangien Davis / August 17, 2023
Black Arts Legacies Syvilla Fort The Black Seattle dancer who influenced James Dean and maybe even the Space Needle. June 30, 2023
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Syvilla Fort helped put Seattle dance on the map The Seattle-born dancer/choreographer worked with artists from Merce Cunningham and John Cage to Eartha Kitt and James Dean. by Jas Keimig / June 30, 2023
Culture ArtSEA: For Northwest art, more is merrier at local group shows Plus, the Seattle artist whose legacy has been lost and found. by Brangien Davis / June 15, 2023
Culture A “Venn diagram” of genres keeps this Seattle dance fest afloat With an emphasis on local contemporary dance, organizers hope to attract new audiences amid a challenging arts climate. by Marcie Sillman / June 12, 2023