Donald Byrd’s Shocking (IM)PULSE “…The tensions of these traumas are embodied by Spectrum’s captivating dancers… I wish the masculinist white guys who voted for Trump, the people who believe gays have it easy and guns are the answer-the...
Spectrum’s “(IM)PULSE” Is A Beautiful, Painful Road To Healing “Between this dance ensemble, the astounding acting talent of MacArthur, Quirk’s honest writing, and Byrd’s intriguing choreography and direction, (IM)PULSE is an...
In “(IM)PULSE”, Spectrum Dance Theater Confronts the Dark Side of the Rainbow “No one will ever accuse Donald Byrd of being too subtle. From his take-no-prisoners movement vocabulary to his socially confrontational topics, his work registers an 11...
(IM)PULSE – Spectrum Dance Theater Disrupts Complacency “In the Leo K Theatre at Seattle Rep, a near capacity audience at opening night watched the remarkable Spectrum dancers present this new work… This show is disruptive, and it is well worth your...
Using video clips, some apparently body-cams on police officers, excellent music by Jaimeo Brown and Julius Eastman, and the full expressive talents of the Spectrum company over and over again we feel the humanity of these murdered fellow humans through dance. Click...
“Shot” is masterfully staged and paced, and the Spectrum dancers’ usual all-out prowess is on ample display. Finely executed though it is, there’s not much that’s surprising here if you’ve kept track at all of the news the last few years. That lack of surprise may say...
