SGN February 10, 2017 - Section 2

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Seattle Gay News

Issue 6, Volume 45, February 10, 2017

Arts & Entertainment

Grammys 2017: Adele, Seattle Women’s Chorus Lady GaGa, The Weeknd, goes global in March Daft Punk, and more with “A Woman’s World”

Adele – Photo courtesy of Columbia Records

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer 59TH GRAMMY AWARDS CBS – 5PM PST (8PM EST) February 12

There are two reasons I’m hatin’ on the Grammys this year. First, no major nominations for David Bowie, whose Blackstar album deserved more than a bone tossing, nabbing just a few nods in lower brow catsee GRAMMYS page 4

Seattle Women’s Chorus in Unveiled – Photo by Conrado Tapado of eQuality Images

March is Women’s History Month and on March 17-19 Seattle Women’s Chorus (SWC) goes global in “A Woman’s World.” Around the world, women are the unsung heroes of ingenuity, creativity, and social justice. New Artistic Director Paul Caldwell introduces Seattle to uplifting sto-

ries of trailblazing women who have shattered glass ceilings and transformed our world. This empowering multimedia concert features pieces about Muslim refugees, orphans in Rwanda and women protesting see SWC page 4

PNB presents a very Olivia Newton-John modern, very funny and presents two acoustic very moving “Cendrillon” concerts Feb. 16 & 17

Cinderella’s stepmother (Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Lesley Rausch) with the Pleasure Superintendents (l-r corps de ballet dancers Steven Loch and Miles Pertl) in a scene from Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Cendrillon. PNB presents this new take on the classic tale, from the creators of Roméo et Juliette, February 3 - 12, 2017. Photo © Angela Sterling.

by Sharon Cumberland SGN Contributing Writer PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET “CINDERELLA/CENDRILLON” (1999)

MCCAW HALL February 4 (through 2/12) Sergei Prokofiev’s glorious ballet score, “Cinderella,” has been set for dance by see CENDRILLION page 7

Olivia Newton-John – Photo courtesy of queerty.com

by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer After a sold-out show at Snoqualmie Casino this past August, Olivia NewtonJohn returns to the Northwest next week for

a smaller acoustic-style show to promote her newest album, Liv On. Joining her for the concerts are her two dear friends, Amy Sky and Beth Nielsen Chapman, who appear on the album with her. see OLIVIA page 5


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