The Method Gun explores the life and techniques of Stella Burden, the actor-training guru of the 60s and 70s and creator of “The Approach” (referred to as “the most dangerous acting technique in the world”), which fused Western acting methods with risk-based rituals to infuse even the smallest role with sex, death,... View it now
Performance: September 12, 2011 | Imago Theatre | Portland, OR | Length: coming soon | Added: December 12, 2011
A wild musical combining a live string octet, an entirely new language and 6 international performers from Mexico, France, Japan and Iran, El Gallo portrays the challenges a composer and a group of singers face when trying to mount a performance in just 2 weeks. The original music theater work is the result of a... View it now
Performance: May 13, 2011 | On the Boards | Seattle, WA | Length: 90 min | Added: September 1, 2011
Inspired by postmodern visual artist Yves Klein, Into the Void mixes visual arts, drag performance and precise choreography performed by 5 dancers to evoke the complex gender politics of Klein’s work. Juxtaposing ornate materials with open spaces and transparent fabrics, the stage environment and materials... View it now
Performance: Apr 29, 2011 | On the Boards | Seattle, WA | Length: 70 min | Added: July 6, 2011
An angry puppet propels the action in this Frankenstein-esque tale from choreographer and OtB audience favorite Crystal Pite. Pite’s most ambitious work to date features a heightened set, theatrical tricks and 7 freakishly talented dancers hand selected from around the world. Dark Matters has toured widely... View it now
Performance: Feb 18, 2011 | On the Boards | Seattle, WA | Length: 120 min | Added: June 3, 2011
Styled like an Eastern European punk concert, director Radosław Rychcik’s contemporary spin on In the Solitude of Cotton Fields features 2 actors in chic suits backed by a house band, The Natural Born Chillers. Based on the French play of the same name by Bernard-Marie Koltès, the action follows an illicit,... View it now
Performance: Jan 14, 2011 | On the Boards | Seattle, WA | Length: 75 min | Added: April 13, 2011
Tattoo is the third performance in Seattle choreographer Pat Graney’s Faith Triptych. Combining 3 iconic performances that investigate the lives of women and that were created over the span of a decade (1991-2001), the triptych creates a mini retrospective of Graney’s work. Faith (1991), Sleep (1997)... View it now
Performance: Oct 22, 2010 | On the Boards | Seattle, WA | Length: 60 min | Added: March 23, 2011
Sleep is the second performance in Seattle choreographer Pat Graney’s Faith Triptych. Combining 3 iconic performances that investigate the lives of women and that were created over the span of a decade (1991-2001), the triptych creates a mini retrospective of Graney’s work. Faith (1991), Sleep (1997)... View it now
Performance: Oct 22, 2010 | On the Boards | Seattle, WA | Length: 60 min | Added: March 15, 2011
Faith is the first performance in Seattle choreographer Pat Graney’s Faith Triptych. Combining 3 iconic performances that investigate the lives of women and that were created over the span of a decade (1991-2001), the triptych creates a mini retrospective of Graney’s work. Faith (1991), Sleep (1997) and... View it now
Performance: Oct 22, 2010 | On the Boards | Seattle, WA | Length: 65 min | Added: February 25, 2011
Iconic and not-so-iconic moments from the Revolutionary War come together in a dance-driven, rock musical by Dayna Hanson. Created with Dave Proscia and Peggy Piacenza, this new work takes a layered, colorful and gritty look at the roots of America’s inequities. Doubling as a live band, the... View it now
Performance: Dec 4, 2010 | On the Boards | Seattle, WA | Length: 80 min | Added: February 24, 2011
A multimedia performance including film, live narration and dance, How Can You Stay in the House All Day and Not Go Anywhere? explores loss and transcendence experienced in human partnerships. Reflecting on his relationship with 102-year-old former sharecropper, carpenter and gardener Walter Carter and... View it now
Performance: Nov 19, 2010 | On the Boards | Seattle, WA | Length: 85 min | Added: February 24, 2011
