By Marcie Sillman Seattle’s dance scene has been sizzling. From world premieres that tackled topical subjects like immigration and the pandemic shutdown to a site-specific work created for the city’s historic monorail, artists and their presenters served up an array of intriguing new dances over the last few months. Olivier Wevers’ contemporary company Whim W’Him
By Steve Sucato The crown jewel in Grand Rapids Ballet’s 50th anniversary season, artistic director James Sofranko’s Romeo and Juliet, was decidedly a traditional classical ballet take on Shakespeare’s famous tale. The three-act production plus epilogue, the first full-length story ballet the former San Francisco Ballet soloist has choreographed, premiered on February 17 at home