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…
Author: Dean G. Speer
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…
Diablo Ballet: Put A Little Love In Your Heart…
Diablo Ballet The Lesher Center for the Arts Walnut Creek, California February 27, 2022 (digitally streamed viewing date); originally filmed and p…
Oregon Ballet Theatre: A Sterling Performance
Oregon Ballet Theatre Keller Auditorium Portland, OR February 19, 2022 Dracula Dean Speer It's very tempting to launch into a bunch of Dr…
Olympic Ballet Theatre: Debuts Debuts
Olympic Ballet Theatre Edmonds Center for the Arts Edmonds, WA February 12, 2022 Debuts Program: She travels softly (through midday light), Borde…