DANCE This, produced by Seattle Theatre Group, put young dancers and choreographers and local dance companies on stage for "dance tweets" and some longer works. The new wrinkles this year mostly worked, though the shift to the Moore's smaller stage created some problems.
Flying paper, the birth of the universe, and a new take on "Little Red Riding Hood." New ideas were abundant among the new works shown during the festival's closing weekend at On the Boards.
Lines Ballet of San Francisco explores the commonalities of Chinese monks and modern American dance. Donald Byrd's Spectrum Dance Theater dances across the intractable Israeli-Palestinian divide.
There's still time to catch the Seattle International Dance Festival and NW New Works Festival. Both conclude this weekend (June 17-19) at Cornish, On the Boards and other venues.
Along with the iconic Sharks and Jets, an elegant surprise and a gratifying bit of hope for an anxious time.
