Spectrum Dance Theater: “Occurrence” www.michaelupchurchauthor.com/website-only-reviews When it comes to watching certain kinds of dance, closer is better. Choreographer Donald Byrd and the dancers of Spectrum Dance Theater can certainly hold their own...
By Moira Macdonald and Brendan Kiley Seattle Times arts critics Contemporary Dance At this particular, precarious moment in Seattle’s history, the contemporary dance scene is a bucket of conundrums. Talk to almost any dancer, choreographer or artistic director and...
Honor this ‘(IM)PULSE’ “We are permitted a window into the disruption and devastation this kind of senseless attack causes in a person’s life. The emphasis on time and repetition speaks directly to how long and how difficult rehabilitation is,...
Love, Fear and Fury in Spectrum’s (IM)PULSE “Spectrum Dance Theater’s new evening-length work, “(Im)PULSE,” opens at fever pitch and never lets up. It’s fueled by love, fear, fury and bewilderment. Mixing dance, text, music and...
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...
