EVENTS
THE SKY IS THE SAME COLOR EVERYWHERE OR ON THE RAPTURE OF BEING ALIVE
"the sky is the same color everywhere or on the rapture of being alive" is a FREE, five-hour dance performance that combines art, history, architecture, and community engagement. A collaboration between Seattle dance and durational performance company MALACARNE, and Path With Art (PWA) – a non-profit organization that offers free art classes to people recovering from houselessness and addiction. Performed at Downtown Seattle’s 2+U Tower courtyard, the project focuses on community engagement, duration, history as source material/inspiration, architecture, place, and space.
Pioneer Square Fest 2024
Join us for an unforgettable experience of art, music, food, and community spirit at the Pioneer Square Summer Market. We're dedicated to preserving the rich history and vibrant culture of our neighborhood, and we invite you to come make new memories in "Seattle's Oldest Neighborhood"
Terrance Hayes: In‑Person & Online
So to Speak, a powerful, timely, dazzling new collection of poems from Terrance Hayes, the National Book Award–winning author of Lighthead, reminds us of the strange and lyrical grammar of thinking and feeling.
On the one hand, these fabulous fables, American sonnets, quarantine quatrains, and ekphrastic do-it-yourself sestinas animate what Toni Morrison called “the writerly imagination of a black author who is at some level always conscious of representing one’s own race.” On the other hand, these urgent, personal poems contemplate fatherhood, history, and longing with remarkable openness and humanity. So To Speak is the mature, restless work of one of contemporary poetry’s leading voices.
STG Presents Dani Tirrell and The Congregation Leviticus or Love and to walk amongst HUMANS (Book I) World Premiere
Dani Tirrell, Seattle’s Mayor Arts Award recipient 2019, is a Black, Trans Spectrum, Queer choreographer, dancer, and movement guide. Dani's performance of Leviticus or Love and to Walk Amongst Humans: A Dance in Two Parts (Book I: Leviticus) is a movement meditation of sin, love, loss, and a world in which Black Queer bodies are of the highest. Set to traditional and contemporary gospel music (reimagined), this multi-part dance work is set to traditional and modern gospel music that will be inspired and reimagined by Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace gospel album and documentary.
Dani has guided people in Detroit and Seattle and shared movement practices in other cities in the United States. Dani is the curator for the Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas (Seattle). Dani hosts and co-creators several online talk programs, including Sunday Dinner, The Living Room, and Intimate Conversations. Dani is the founder and current artistic director of The Congregation, a movement/art group. Dani has taught at Northwest Tap Connection and the University of Washington Seattle and Bothell campuses. Dani has created work for Dance This (Northwest Tap Connection), Strictly Seattle (advance/professional track), Seattle Repertory Theater, Nina Simones Fou’ Four Women (Directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton). Dani is an Arts Matter Fellow, Artists Trust Fellow (Seattle), and 4Culture Arc Fellow (Seattle). Dani is the Artist in Residence at Velocity Dance Center (2020/2021) and one of 6 Artists in Residence at On the Boards (Seattle, WA)
Dani works at Dance Place (Washington, DC) as Dance Place’s Artistic Director.
Dani’s production of Black Bois (On the Boards and Seattle Theater Group) was a locally critically acclaimed work that produced sold-out shows in Seattle and is developing a documentary film. 2019, Dani received an Artist Trust Fellowship and a Dance Crush Award for Black Bois (performance). Dani also received a 2018 Arts Matter Fellowship grant. Dani current work, FagGod, in collaboration with Anastasia Renee and Naa Akua, was presented in the Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas 2019/2020 season. Dani’s new work, 46, is a photo exhibit styled, staged, and photographed by Dani. This work can be found online under Dani’s Instagram profile.
The Griot Party Experience presents: Black is Life
The Griot Party Experience presents: Black is Life
Come join us at the Bulldog News & Café for an unforgettable evening celebrating the richness of Black culture. Get ready to immerse yourself in a vibrant atmosphere filled with music, art, and soulful vibes.
On Saturday, February 24, 2024, starting at 6:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time), we invite you to be a part of this unique event that honors the beauty and resilience of the Black community.
Indulge in a captivating experience as talented griots share their stories through spoken word, poetry, and captivating performances. Let the rhythm move you as you dance to the beats of live music, showcasing the diverse sounds of Black artists.
Discover a curated selection of artwork that celebrates Black history, culture, and achievements. Engage in thought-provoking conversations with fellow attendees, fostering connections and dialogue that uplift and empower.
Join us for an evening filled with love, inspiration, and unity. Let's celebrate the magic of Blackness together at The Griot Party Experience presents: Black is Life. See you there!
Arts and Beats 2024
Join us for a creative gathering of art and music at 5016 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, WA, USA! Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of artistic expressions and infectious beats. This in-person event promises to be an unforgettable experience, bringing together talented artists and musicians. With free wine tasting and raffles throughout the night.
STG Presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Produced by STG Education & Community Engagement Department, the 26th annual production of the DANCE This performance brings together youth and adult performers from diverse communities to collaborate and share their cultures through dance. Works from local and national artists highlight this region’s vibrant talent.
Past guest master artists have included Dance Theatre of Harlem, Syncopated Ladies Napoleon & Tabitha from So You Think You Can Dance, Savion Glover, Joffrey Ballet, Mark Morris Dance Group, Spectrum Dance Theatre, Whim Whim, Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet, Jeroboam Bozeman from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, as well as Broadway professionals.
Friday-Sunday, March 15-17, 2024 | Friday & Saturday 7:30pm (doors at 6:30pm) | Sunday 2:00pm (doors at 1pm).
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Black Is Not a Monolith: A Cultural Cocktail Experience
Join us in celebrating the richness and connection across the diaspora through food, music, art, and conversation.
Black Is Not A Monolith is a curated event produced to highlight the intersectionality and uniqueness of the different aspects of culture practiced by the people from the diaspora; we will use various artforms of culture as mediums to inform, engage, and entertain. We will also explore the role positive collaboration has within the diaspora to ensure healthier communities are produced.
Agenda
7-8 Open Art Gallery Cocktail Hour with DJ
8-830 Curated Conversation led by MC Courtney Jones
830-9 Mixing and Mingling
9-10pm Performaces on the Main Stage
Performing Artist Line-Up
Jayza Duhon
Sassy Tha Cap
Grae Dreamer
Luther Leonard
Dancing Tings
Visual Artist Line-Up
Nahom Girmay
Edimbo Lekea
African Print Takeover
Keeper of The Crowns
Market Place Curated by Nu Qulture Social House
Esspresso Martini drink special in support of Black Coffee NorthWest"
New Exhibitions at Wa Na Wari
Wa Na Wari is proud to present the art of Marin Burnett (Renton, Washington), Brandon Donahue-Shipp (Baltimore, Maryland), DK (Seattle, Washington), and Christopher Iduma (Lagos, Nigeria) on view from February 3-April 20, 2024.
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday: 2 pm-6 pm
Friday: 5 pm-8 pm
Saturday and Sunday- 11 am-5 pm
