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
Indigenous Affairs Washington State University earns $15M a year on stolen land A Grist report reveals that over the past 150 years, WSU has collected at least $1B in profit from land taken from 21 Indigenous nations. by Venice Buhain / February 7, 2024
News Over half of WA school bond measures get majority vote, but fail Only seven of 21 school bonds statewide got supermajority votes, but 91% of school operations levies, which require only a simple majority, passed. by Venice Buhain / February 20, 2024
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
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