SGN February 9, 2018 - Section 2

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Seattle Gay News

Issue 6, Volume 46, February 9, 2018

Arts & Entertainment

Michael Feinstein on old Pacific Northwest Ballet friends, timeless music presents a spectacular, virtuosic and memorable and building bridges Swan Lake

Michael Feinstein – Photo courtesy of PBS

by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer MICHAEL FEINSTEIN: CELEBRATING THE CROONERS – FRANK SINATRA, DEAN MARTIN, SAMMY DAVIS, BING CROSBY, & OTHERS BROADWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PANTAGES THEATER (TACOMA) February 23 @ 7:30pm EDMONDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS February 24 @ 7:30pm

In 1990 I traveled to New York for the first time and while there I was mentored by a man that knew many people in show business. The name, Michael Feinstein came up and once I heard his voice and saw his stunning good looks, I became an instant fan. My friend, Buddy, also told me to follow my dreams and encouraged me to become a journalist. In 1993-94, Feinstein was coming to Portland to perform with the Oregon Symphony and I wanted to interview him. I reached out to his publicist, but since I only had my talk show on public access, the interview never happened.

see FEINSTEIN page 5

Pacific Northwest Ballet company dancers in Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake – Photo by Angela Sterling

by Sharon Cumberland SGN Contributing Writer PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET SWAN LAKE MARION OLIVER MCCAW HALL February 3 (runs through 2/11)

It has been three years since Seattle dance lovers have seen Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake – one of the iconic ballets of the 19th century storybook genre. It’s fabulous in every sense – a big, glossy work based on a fable about a prince who falls in love with a

see SWAN LAKE page 6

Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Company brought profound conversation and dance to University of Washington by Sharon Cumberland SGN Contributing Writer UW WORLD DANCE SERIES BILL T. JONES, LECTURER: “ANALOGY/FORM: FINDING MEANING IN CONFUSING TIMES” KANE HALL UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON January 30 UW WORLD DANCE SERIES BILL T. JONES / ARNIE ZANE COMPANY THE ANALOGY TRILOGY, PART 2 – LANCE: PRETTY AKA THE ESCAPE ARTIST MEANY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON February 2 In a wonderful lecture at the University of Washington on January 30th Bill T. Jones spoke movingly about his Analogy Trilogy – three evenings of dance presented together for the first time by the Meany Center for the Performing Arts. I wish I could have been present for all three evenings since the one part I did get to see, Lance: Pretty AKA The Escape Artist, was

see JONES / ZANE page 7

The Analogy Trilogy – Lance: Pretty AKA The Escape Artist – Photo by Paul B. Goode


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