In Everlasting Stranger, New York-based choreographer and writer Will Rawls (b. 1978, Boston, MA) activates relationships between language, dance, and image through the fragmentary medium of stop-motion animation. In his installation, time and movement slow as a live, automated camera photographs the frame-by-frame actions of four dancers.

We are excited to welcome Ishmael Butler, of Shabazz Palaces and Digable Planets, for the second of three artist residencies to activate Gary Simmons: The Engine Room.

The Henry Art Gallery invites you to an online performance by The Black Tones, the final part of the band’s artist residency held in conjunction with the current exhibition, Gary Simmons: The Engine Room. Over the last month, the Seattle-based rock ‘n’ roll band, founded by twin siblings Eva and Cedric Walker, has spent time in the gallery rehearsing, writing, and experimenting in the space. Join us on YouTube for the culminating performance which will be broadcast on May 29 at 6 PM PDT. No ticket reservation required.

You Already Know, the New Deal/Impulse! debut from the acclaimed drummer Ted Poor—“a trustworthy engine in countless modern-jazz settings” (New York Times)—isn’t your typical jazz drummer’s recording, almost defiantly so.

Join SMO in a joyful celebration of its tenth anniversary in the newly-renovated Town Hall. The ensemble revisits some of its most memorable performances, local collaborators, celebrated composers, and Seattle “firsts.”

Faculty member & alum Tim Bond (MFA Directing ’83) directs The Children at Seattle Rep. Alum Melanie Burgess (MFA Costume Design ’12) is the costume designer, faculty member Geoff Korf is the lighting designer, faculty member emerita Judith Shahn is the dialect coach. Feb 7 – Mar 15 at Seattle Rep

Faculty member Deborah Trout is the costume designer for True West at Seattle Rep. Faculty member Geof Alm is the fight choreographer. Alum Lori Larsen (BFA Acting/PATP ’72) is in the cast.

Faculty member Kelly Kitchens directs The Revolutionists at ArtsWest. Alum Sunam Ellis (MFA Acting ’15) is in the cast, faculty member & alum Julia Hayes Welch (MFA Scenic Design ’15) is the set designer, alum Thorn Michaels (BA ’05, MFA Lighting Design ’16) is the lighting designer.

An experimental trumpet and American Sign Language performance directed by exhibiting artist Alison O’Daniel, followed by a reflective conversation.

This performance is the first iteration of a multi-year project investigating visibility and the effects we experience when engaged in acts of looking.