By Gigi Berardi Donald Byrd’s season-long Race and Climate Change project grew out of his desire to use dance as an instrument for social change and to encourage conversations around community concerns. The seasoned choreographer, who last year received a prestigious Doris Duke Artist Award, sees a social-inquiry focus as central to the mission of
by Kaitlin McCarthy In a city renowned for its futuristic tech industries, the dance scene in Seattle has been looking to the past this season. Pacific Northwest Ballet opened its season with a Jerome Robbins Festival, choreographer Dayna Hanson reprised an early 33 Fainting Spells work, and Hypernova Contemporary Dance Company presented a nostalgic look