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Think opera is just for hoity-toity rich people? Not so! Here’s a beginner’s guide to this grand art form.
The region’s universities, including the University of Washington, put on opera performances ranging from inexpensive to free.
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These artists want to draw the Chinese railroad workers back into history
An artist’s inspiration can come from anywhere. For UW Painting + Drawing Professor Lin Zhi, it happened in August 2001, on a road trip from Missouri to Seattle.
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Why you're more likely to cry on an airplane
Stephen Groening, a professor of Comparative Literature, Cinema, and Media, has been studying this phenomenon in the context of in-flight entertainment for years.
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ArtsUW Roundup: Philip Glass’ Hydrogen Jukebox, George Rodriguez’s Exhibition Opening at MadArt, West Coast Premiere of “Nina Simone: Four Women”, and more!
This week in the arts, attend an original, gender-expansive adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet; see the dancer-illusionists of MOMIX, and more . . .
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New experiences shape the music of Seattle Symphony’s composer in residence
The Seattle Symphony's 2018-19 composer in residence Derek Bermel collaborates with Marcin Paczkowsky, a research associate in DXARTS.
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Alumni Spotlight: Jake Prendez
Meet the American Ethnic Studies alum whose new gallery in White Center celebrates Latinx art and a home for the 'in-between.'
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With ‘Nina Simone: Four Women,’ director Valerie Curtis-Newton wants audiences to see the work of black women
Valerie Curtis-Newton, head of directing program in the School of Drama, is the director of "Nina Simone: Four Women" at the Seattle Repertory Theatre, on stage April 26.
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ArtsUW Roundup: Romeo and Jules, Seattle Symphony: Mozart Symphony No. 40, Performing with the Brain, and more!
This week, attend opening night of “Romeo and Jules”, witness musicians perform with their brains, drop in at the library for a lunchtime concert . . .
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Indigenous weaving as resistance
Artist Sara Siestreem speaks at the Henry Art Gallery about what it means to be a tribe member, artist, educator
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370 dance videos combined into one striking solo
Seattle choreographer Mark Haim, a Department of Dance lecturer, crowdsources a new performance.
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Seattle rap vet Sol returns sharper, more thoughtful than ever on latest album ‘Soon Enough’
Sol Moravia-Rosenberg (BA, American Ethnic Studies | Comparative History of Ideas, 2011), celebrates his new album with an April 12 release show at the Showbox.
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This Week Then: Celebrating National Poetry Month in Washington
From the University of Washington, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Theodore Roethke and a pioneer of "theater in the round" Glenn Hughes, are celebrated in National Poetry Month.
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From Parks and Rec to A Doll's House
Actress Pamela Reed (BA, Drama, 1975) takes on a sequel to the classic Ibsen play at Seattle Rep.
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Building bridges with music
For Professor Timothy Salzman, “music is a universal language”. As director of the UW Wind Ensemble, he delights in helping students perfect their playing.
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UW’s Burke Museum moves to a new space less than 500 feet away
The 113,000-square-foot building is the 21st-century version of the 57-year-old cramped museum.