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Theater review: ACT's Rock 'n' Roll finds a groove

Posted Fri, Oct 23, 5:07 p.m.

By Ben Rankin

Tom Stoppard's latest play melds memory and mirth in ACT's strong re-imagining of the Broadway production.

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Opera Review: 'La Traviata' kicks off 'Verdi-fest'

Posted Fri, Oct 23, 1 p.m.

By Thomas May

Seattle Opera's production soothes and sometimes soars, but doesn't stretch.

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It's like a full-time gig

Posted Mon, Oct 19, 6 a.m.

By Michele Matassa Flores

Navigating the unemployment system is no easy task ... for people seeking jobs, hiring, or even those advising the applicants. Anybody need a professional hoop-jumper?

Seattle Rep: One too many steps

Posted Wed, Oct 7, 6 a.m.

By Ben Rankin

In going from thriller novel to onstage comedy, the slapstick adaptation of Hitchcock's classic '39 Steps' tries just about everything to get a laugh, when maybe none was needed.

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Exploring options for Classic KING-FM

Posted Thu, Oct 1, 6 a.m.

By Feliks Banel

Welcome to Seattle's next media melodrama, this time concerning an icon in Seattle's cultural history. Much more than a single radio station is at stake.

Utopia: Are we there yet?

Posted Wed, Sep 9, 9:24 p.m.

By Knute Berger

An art exhibit in Port Angeles displays creative responses to the Cascadia dream.

An encore for the Seattle World's Fair

Posted Mon, Sep 7, 6 a.m.

By Feliks Banel

The case for marking the 50th anniversary of the big fair with a weeklong celebration called Century 21.5.

Chaos and twilight: Seattle Opera's Ring, part 2

Posted Sat, Aug 15, 6:08 p.m.

By Fred Hauptman

The first cycle is marred by an ill Siegfried and a subpar Brünnhilde. But there are some wonderful singers and just-right moments, and the subsequent cycles are likely to be better.

Ah, Cappella!

Posted Mon, Aug 10, 11:39 a.m.

By Thomas May

Portland's remarkable choral group, Cappella Romana, performs an otherworldly concert of music by Arvo Pärt

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Heritage institutions get shorted on stimulus funds

Posted Wed, Jul 15, 6 a.m.

By Joe Follansbee

Locally, $500,000 is being passed around as part of Obama's $50 million bonus for culture. As usual, small heritage organizations get very little.

Can the Web save classical music?

Posted Sat, May 23, 11:13 a.m.

By Tom Luce

A conference in Seattle provides some intriguing examples for the digital age, but it also stirs skepticism.

Nancy Evans to head Symphony search committee for new conductor

Posted Wed, Apr 8, 4:49 p.m.

By David Brewster

Meanwhile, SSO Board chair Susan Hutchison departs to run for County Executive

Peter Donnelly and the Seattle way of arts

Posted Fri, Apr 3, 6 a.m.

By David Brewster

We've followed the have-it-all mode for building the arts rapidly, with many gains and tradeoffs. What will it be like After Donnelly (A.D.)?

Will a bad economy wipe out Oregon history? Maybe.

Posted Thu, Mar 19, 6 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

As the state celebrates its 150th birthday, an institution full of its historic documents goes on life-support.

Bringing it all back home: an operatic Odyssey

Posted Fri, Mar 13, 4:58 p.m.

By Thomas May

Pacific Operaworks' Ulysses is rich, original and an inspiring rejection of comfort-food programming.

Cultural life: Especially important in hard times

Posted Tue, Mar 3, 6 a.m.

By Maggie Walker

The Cultural Access Funds proposal, modeled on successful programs in other urban regions, will come to the rescue of arts institutions suddenly facing serious funding problems

A must-see night at the Opera

Posted Wed, Feb 25, 6 a.m.

By Fred Hauptman

Seattle Opera takes on challenging operas by Bartok and Schoenberg and gives them masterful performances

Slow movement at the Symphony

Posted Mon, Feb 23, 6 a.m.

By David Brewster

It's been half a year since Music Director Gerard Schwarz announced his retirement in 2011, but still no search committee has been announced. Here are a few glimpses into what's happening.

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A feast of Monteverdi

Posted Sat, Jan 31, 7:37 p.m.

By Thomas May

Opera was born when Monteverdi created its first masterpiece, setting the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. Early Music Guild next weekend presents the opera in its full glory, importing a top-rank company from Milan.

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2008: Year of Hope, Year of Fear. Essay 12

Posted Sun, Jan 4, 1:20 p.m.

By Ben Rankin

Yes, we can. Will we?

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Other media

A slide show on Seattle's theater scene The leadership has changed a lot and Seattle still merits attention from The New York Times.

NEW YORK TIMES

Latest orchestra to join the endangered list: Indianapolis It just reported a $2.8 million deficit. Others on the critical list are Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Cincinnati.

INDIANAPOLIS STAR

Honolulu Symphony is broke, heading for bankruptcy, and ending its season The 109-year-old orchestra is said to be the oldest west of the Rockies.

HONOLULU ADVERTISER

Andrea Wagner, executive director of Seattle Children's Festival, fired by board The board of the international festival, now called Giant Magnet, said it is "seeking new leadership." Wagner has led the organization for 14 years.

SEATTLE TIMES

'Euphoria' leads Oregon Ballet Theater down a dubious fiscal path "Earned income", meaning ticket sales, is increasingly important for arts organizations which makes programming decisions an even more delicate balance.

THE OREGONIAN

Blog posts

Tonight at MOHAI: 'Warship Under Sail'

Posted Thu, Nov 19, 6 a.m.

by Feliks Banel

Author Lorraine McConaghy discusses her book chronicling a seamy Seattle in the 1850s.

'GIVE': Seattle music fit for holiday giving

Posted Tue, Nov 17, 4 p.m.

by Travis Hay

A star lineup of city musicians, backed by some popular venues and arts orgs, has produced a 36-track CD with all proceeds going to charity.

Celebrating icons of Washington's history

Posted Tue, Nov 10, 6 a.m.

by Feliks Banel

At the 120th anniversary of statehood, museum director David Nicandri has put together an exhibit covering indelible moments, from Vancouver's exploration to Galloping Gertie to Wild Rainiers, and more.

MOHAI’s future begins at the Armory

Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.

by Feliks Banel

With a new fundraising campaign kicking off tonight, the history museum hopes to be in its new Lake Union digs in 2012.

Dance and the art of preservation

Posted Thu, Oct 22, 6 a.m.

by Spider Kedelsky

Spectrum's mounting of the late Merce Cunningham's work shows both his genius and the value of planning for a choreographer's legacy.

'Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair'

Posted Sat, Oct 17, 1:19 p.m.

by Feliks Banel

KCTS documentary on AYP Exposition airs tonight.

Flip Side, the surprise Nobel Prize winner!

Posted Fri, Oct 16, 6 a.m.

by Steve Clifford

Awarded apparently for what he might achieve later, the Crosscut "humor" columnist fakes nonchalance about his imagined coup, then dreams of other "achievements."