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  Speakers Forum

  Best-selling author discusses the fact and fiction in her sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s tale’.

  As we approach a spooky time of the year (No, I’m not referring to the US election season) we may be finding ourselves slowly drawn towards unnerving but entertaining cautionary tales. One of those stories just may be the award-winning TV show The Handmaid’s tale based on the best-selling novel by author Margaret Atwood.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Seattle Symphony returns to Benaroya for virtual audience

  This weekend, the Seattle Symphony kicked off its new concert season. It was an opening night like no other.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Seattle artist Christopher Montoya says "I choose to live"

  Christopher Montoya was a ballet dancer for most of his adult life. His career included a stint with the internationally acclaimed drag company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. But even there, Montoya felt like an outsider.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  How dance goes digital in Seattle

  If there’s one thing that distinguishes artists, it’s an aptitude for creative problem-solving. They’ve had to be particularly creative this summer. Six months into a pandemic that shuttered theaters, nightclubs and other venues, with no set date to reopen, Seattle area dance companies are pivoting from live performance to producing new digital content for their audiences.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Nia-Amina Minor finds inspiration in the fight for racial justice

  It's been a tough year for Seattle dancer Nia-Amina Minor, but she finds energy and inspiration from the fight racial justice
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  KUOW Newsroom

  New 'Twilight' book promises to rekindle vampire tourism, but pandemic could also put stake in it

  The Twilight phenomenon gets an injection of fresh blood this Tuesday with the release of a new installment in the bestselling vampire saga from author Stephenie Meyer. The series of novels and subsequent hit movies spurred legions of fans to visit the fictional story's real-life setting on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. But a predicted "renaissance" in vampire tourism could be bled by the resurgent virus pandemic.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  What we’re doing for fun: Seattle Shakespeare launches Midsummer scavenger hunt

  There are a lot of anxiety-inducing headlines these days, but people are still finding ways to have fun. If you see someone out and about in costume, they might be part of the Seattle Shakespeare Company’s first-ever scavenger hunt.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Dance is 'close and sweaty,' but Donald Byrd is working to create the art form for the pandemic age.

  In early March, Donald Byrd, artistic director at Seattle’s Spectrum Dance Theatre, and his company members were working on a new dance about the intersection of race and climate change. The performance was scheduled to premiere in April, and while coronavirus cases were on the rise here, officials hadn’t yet issued any public gathering restrictions. So Byrd and his dancers continued rehearsals at their studio at Madrona Beach.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  The pandemic has upended routines for the elderly. This music therapist is getting creative

  Joe Kaufman works with assisted living residents in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood. Their normal routines have been upended: No more visitors or group activities. He says it’s a difficult time, but also one for creativity.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  'It’s about me getting back to myself.' Seattle artist explores identity in new photo series

  Seattle art fans know Dani Tirrell as a dancer and choreographer, a recipient of the 2019 Mayor’s Arts Award, and a beloved teacher at Northwest Tap Connection. So they were surprised earlier this week when Tirrell published a series of self-portraits on Instagram.

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