Culture
Seattle was once a hub for contemporary dance. What happened?
Choreographers and performers say a lack of studio space, high costs of living and the pandemic have made it hard to kickstart a career in the city.
Choreographers and performers say a lack of studio space, high costs of living and the pandemic have made it hard to kickstart a career in the city.
As new development proliferates in the historically Black neighborhood, artists proclaim: ‘We were here, and we are still here, and we will be here.’
The Seattle I grew up in was far from perfect, but its recent reaction to the head tax has shaken me to the core.
Seattle is one of the last major cities with a large LGBTQ+ population to get a permanent, public and physical space for grief and remembrance.
As the pandemic emboldens bigotry, Monyee Chau tells her neighborhood: ‘We will survive this, too.’