Alvin Ailey tells the African American story through dance
For 58 years, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) has been reflecting and preserving the African American experience by
Leslie Holleran
Leslie Holleran regularly writes about arts and culture for print and online publications. Her work has appeared in national dance publications and in Seattle newspapers and magazines.
Latest work
Equity
A conversation about race, inspired by dance
Choreographer Donald Byrd wants to get Seattle talking about race. To do that, the longtime leader of Spectrum Dance Theater
Washington-born dancer's pioneering influence lives on
It’s a homecoming of sorts for the Trisha Brown Dance Company as it returns to Washington next week for
Group wants to turn waterfront silos into art
It's impossible not to notice -- by sea or land -- the silos at Pier 86 at the
Culture
A Grammy and big donation from Taylor Swift mark a banner year for Seattle Symphony
Seattleites are lucky. The city has world-renowned ballet, opera, and symphony orchestra companies that exist first and foremost to serve