Oregon Ballet Theatre: “La” versus” Les”
Oregon Ballet Theatre Keller Auditorium Portland, OR February 18, 2023, evening La Sylphide Dean Speer There is an assumption among some …
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Pacific Northwest Ballet: We’re Mad About Giselle
Pacific Northwest Ballet McGaw Hall Seattle, WA February 4, 2023 matinee Giselle Dean Speer I like most often to begin my reviews with pers…
Ballet West’s Nutcracker: At the Crossroads of Ballet
Ballet West Capitol Theatre Salt Lake City, UT December 21, 2022, matinee and evening Nutcracker Dean Speer I've been lucky enough to have …
University of Washington: Combined Fund Drive for the Arts
Editor's Note: The University of Washington is sponsoring a Combined Fund Drive on behalf of arts-related organizations in the Pacific Northwest. The a…
Sunny Spain Arrives in Edmonds
Olympic Ballet Theatre Edmonds Center for the Arts Edmonds, WA May 14, 2022 Don Quixote Dean Speer A strong antidote to too many gloomy win…
Mark Morris Dance Group: A Homecoming
Mark Morris Dance Group Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Seattle, WA April 23, 2022, evening Words, Rock of Ages, Grand Duo Dean Speer …
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Trumpeter Swan
Pacific Northwest Ballet McCaw Hall Seattle, WA April 15, 2022, evening Swan Lake (opening night) Dean Speer I sometimes struggle with how …
Pacific Northwest Ballet: It’s A Plot
Pacific Northwest Ballet McCaw Hall Seattle, WA March 19, 2022, evening Plot Points Program: Before I Was, Caught, Plot Point, The Times Are Raci…
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Ballet 101
Pacific Northwest Ballet McCaw Hall Seattle, WA March 20, 2022 Beauty and the Beast Dean Speer I once heard the creator of this ballet, Bru…