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[Regional (US)]
Indiana Rep Production, 1982
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VIDEO: Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Hosts Community Conversation Inspired By John Lewis

Moderated by Kimberly Barrett of Lawrence University, this discussion addresses the Good Trouble documentary, life and legacy of John Lewis and how our community can create positive change in trying times.
Velocity Presents An Evening of Performance Artists One Night Only

Join Velocity in our Founders Theater on February 10 for a very special one-night-only performance by artists mayfield brooks and Karen Nelson. Entitled Improvising in the Break, the improvisational work will tackle the poetics of racial justice and dancing as a radical act. The performance will mark brooks' Seattle debut, and will give audiences a window into the research they will bring to the Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation in August 2019 at Velocity.
Maximum Velocity Summer Festivals 2017 Announced

A world-class summer immersion bringing together Strictly Seattle summer dance intensive and the International Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation (SFDI). Maximum Velocity is the premiere west coast summer dance festival.
Check Out Velocity's International SFDI 2015 Line-Up

The international Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation (SFDI) is the leading convening of dance improvisers in the country, and a leading international festival.
Julie Nathanielsz & Karen Nelson to Present THE TUNING PROJECT in January

Acclaimed Austin dancer-choreographer Julie Nathanielsz presents new work directed by internationally celebrated dancer-choreographer Karen Nelson, featuring a cast of some of Austin's most exciting dance-artists. Performances will take place on Saturday January 17 at 4:00 PM and Sunday, January 18 at 2:30 and 7:00 pm at the Ballroom at Hancock Center, 811 East 41st Street, Austin.
Velocity Presents DANCE INNOVATORS IN PERFORMANCE at Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation Tonight

Part of the world class 20th Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation, for one evening only, Dance Innovators in Performance features a critical mass of exciting artists who have been dancing everywhere but in the mainstream. The evening features all-star SFDI faculty John Jasperse, Sara Shelton Mann, Chris Aiken, Heidi Henderson, Stephanie Skura, Shelley Senter, Michael Schumacher, Karen Nelson, Louis Gervais, Jill Sigman, Salt Horse, Tonya Lockyer, John Dixon, Andrew Wass, Eric Nordstrom and Michal Lahav at Broadway Performance Hall.
Velocity Celebrates 20th Annual Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation, Now thru 8/4

Velocity celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Seattle Festival of Improvisation (SFDI) with an all-star faculty line-up, performances by world-class innovators, and daily community events. One of the world's leading festivals of dance and improvisation, SFDI brings together renowned dance artists and teachers to perform, collaborate and share their creative processes. SFDI is a week of intensives, classes, jams, somatic workshops, performances and discussions focused on fostering the study, practice and appreciation of dance improvisation.
Velocity to Present DANCE INNOVATORS IN PERFORMANCE at Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation, 8/1

Part of the world class 20th Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation, for one evening only, Dance Innovators in Performance features a critical mass of exciting artists who have been dancing everywhere but in the mainstream. The evening features all-star SFDI faculty John Jasperse, Sara Shelton Mann, Chris Aiken, Heidi Henderson, Stephanie Skura, Shelley Senter, Michael Schumacher, Karen Nelson, Louis Gervais, Jill Sigman, Salt Horse, Tonya Lockyer, John Dixon, Andrew Wass, Eric Nordstrom and Michal Lahav at Broadway Performance Hall.
Velocity to Celebrate 20th Annual Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation, 7/28-8/4

Velocity celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Seattle Festival of Improvisation (SFDI) with an all-star faculty line-up, performances by world-class innovators, and daily community events. One of the world's leading festivals of dance and improvisation, SFDI brings together renowned dance artists and teachers to perform, collaborate and share their creative processes. SFDI is a week of intensives, classes, jams, somatic workshops, performances and discussions focused on fostering the study, practice and appreciation of dance improvisation.
TINY KUSHNER and More Set for New City Theater, Fall 2012

Seattle's New City Theater has announced its upcoming August and Fall 2012 shows. See full details below.
TINY KUSHNER and More Set for New City Theater, Fall 2012

Seattle's New City Theater has announced its upcoming August and Fall 2012 shows. See full details below.
Taproot Closes WEDDING BELLES, 9/29

Pour yourself a glass of lemonade and get married all over again this fall with the regional premiere of Wedding Belles, the final production in Taproot Theatre's 34th season. When a bedraggled bride is found stranded at an East Texas bus station in 1942, the determined ladies of the Eufala Springs Garden Club leap into action! Lemonade, wedding cake and a gown are easy enough to come by... but where's the groom? This side-splitting comedy overflows with love, laughter and Southern hospitality at its best! Wedding Belles was written by Alan Bailey and Ronnie Claire Edwards. Directed by associate artistic director Karen Lund, Wedding Belles opens on September 24 and runs through October 23, with low-price previews on September 22 and 23, plus a pay-what-you-can performance on September 29.
Photo Flash: WEDDING BELLES Opens at Taproot

Pour yourself a glass of lemonade and get married all over again this fall with the regional premiere of Wedding Belles, the final production in Taproot Theatre's 34th season. When a bedraggled bride is found stranded at an East Texas bus station in 1942, the determined ladies of the Eufala Springs Garden Club leap into action! Lemonade, wedding cake and a gown are easy enough to come by... but where's the groom? This side-splitting comedy overflows with love, laughter and Southern hospitality at its best! Wedding Belles was written by Alan Bailey and Ronnie Claire Edwards. Directed by associate artistic director Karen Lund, Wedding Belles opens on September 24 and runs through October 23, with low-price previews on September 22 and 23, plus a pay-what-you-can performance on September 29.
Taproot to Close Season with WEDDING BELLES, 9/22-29

Pour yourself a glass of lemonade and get married all over again this fall with the regional premiere of Wedding Belles, the final production in Taproot Theatre's 34th season. When a bedraggled bride is found stranded at an East Texas bus station in 1942, the determined ladies of the Eufala Springs Garden Club leap into action! Lemonade, wedding cake and a gown are easy enough to come by... but where's the groom? This side-splitting comedy overflows with love, laughter and Southern hospitality at its best! Wedding Belles was written by Alan Bailey and Ronnie Claire Edwards. Directed by associate artistic director Karen Lund, Wedding Belles opens on September 24 and runs through October 23, with low-price previews on September 22 and 23, plus a pay-what-you-can performance on September 29.
Taproot to Close Season with WEDDING BELLES, 9/22-29

Pour yourself a glass of lemonade and get married all over again this fall with the regional premiere of Wedding Belles, the final production in Taproot Theatre's 34th season. When a bedraggled bride is found stranded at an East Texas bus station in 1942, the determined ladies of the Eufala Springs Garden Club leap into action! Lemonade, wedding cake and a gown are easy enough to come by... but where's the groom? This side-splitting comedy overflows with love, laughter and Southern hospitality at its best! Wedding Belles was written by Alan Bailey and Ronnie Claire Edwards. Directed by associate artistic director Karen Lund, Wedding Belles opens on September 24 and runs through October 23, with low-price previews on September 22 and 23, plus a pay-what-you-can performance on September 29.

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