Culture Black Arts Legacies: The Negro Repertory Company’s lasting legacy Bursting with Black talent and fueled by WPA funding, this Depression-era theater troupe lit up Seattle stages with ambitious productions and huge casts. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 27, 2023
Culture Black Arts Legacies | Tina Bell: Forgotten forerunner of Seattle grunge A pivotal figure in Seattle’s proto-grunge scene, the Bam Bam singer has been long-overlooked. Now, rock history is being rewritten. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 1, 2022
Politics Take away the incentives for too many c-sections Caesarean births account for one third of all deliveries by Carolyn McConnell / August 5, 2009
In dance, youth is not wasted on the young The Urvasi Dance Ensemble performs Odissi, a classical Indian dance form. by Spider Kedelsky / July 12, 2010
Crosscut Tout: "DANCE This" at the Paramount Nathan Ayon and Kelsey Taylor, in "West Side Story" by Spider Kedelsky / July 6, 2010
Culture Looking from Seattle when your homeland is on fire An April demonstration by Red Shirts in Bangkok by Collin Tong / June 24, 2010
Village Theatre captures a musical with a history Shelly Burch (Dorothy Brock) and James Scheider (Billy Lawlor) performing “You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me.” by Spider Kedelsky / June 16, 2010
Flinging torsos, a buffoon, and a hint of English punk Lingo's KT Niehoff and Alia Swersky in “Embracing the Inevitable” at On the Boards. by Spider Kedelsky / June 14, 2010