dani tirrell – NWTheatre

Chase D. Anderson April 21, 2024April 23, 2024 dani tirrell, Seattle Theatre Group

Where Black Is Safe and Pure and Loud and Beautiful

dani tirrell’s joy-filled world premiere of ‘Leviticus or Love and to walk amongst HUMANS (Book I)’ runs through 4/21 at the Moore Theatre.

DANCE FEATURE

Chase D. Anderson February 13, 2020February 20, 2020 Black Bois, Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas, dani tirrell, On the Boards, Seattle Theatre Group

‘Black Bois’ Takes the Big Stage This Week, to Another Sold-Out House

Dani Tirrell’s ‘Black Bois’, which premiered in April 2018 at On the Boards, returns this year on Valentine’s Day at the Moore Theatre. It’s a multi-genre love letter to Black community, healing, and joy.

FEATURE THEATRE

Chase D. Anderson February 6, 2020February 26, 2020 ACT Contemporary Theatre, Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas, dani tirrell, Jasmine Joshua, On the Boards, Sharon Nyree Williams, Sherif Amin, Susan Lieu

Solo Fest: Dare to Claim the Stage

This weekend, Sharon Nyree Williams brings ‘Dare to Claim the Sky’ to ACT Theatre, alongside work from three other solo performers; and On the Boards features five dancers and seven durational works in its own solo fest later this month.

DANCE QUICK TAKES

Chase D. Anderson November 23, 2019December 22, 2019 barry johnson, Base, Cameo Lethem, Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas, dani tirrell, Fausto Rivera, Fox Whitney, Matt Aguayo, new dance works, Nia-Amina Minor, On the Boards, Velocity Dance Center

(Ovations) Short-Form Dance Fests

Short-form work is an easy way to test out different art forms. It’s experimental. It’s approachable. And there’s usually something for everyone. Happily, Seattle is bustling with festivals of short new work in performance art and dance. Here are a few coming up soon.

QUICK TAKES

NWTheatre August 25, 2019November 8, 2019 Center on Contemporary Art, dani tirrell, Delbert Richardson, Intiman Theatre, Jenny Durkan, Jourdan Imani Keith, Marcie Sillman, Mayor's Arts Awards, Office of Arts and Culture

Mayor’s Arts Awards Honor Intiman Theatre, Dani Tirrell, and More

The ceremony on this Thursday honors the 2019 award recipients: Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), Intiman Theatre, Delbert Richardson, Marcie Sillman, and Dani Tirrell. Newly named Seattle Civic Poet Jourdan Imani Keith will present at the ceremony.

DANCE REVIEW

Chase D. Anderson July 28, 2019July 28, 2019 Alethea Alexander, Broadway Performance Hall, dani tirrell, Jaret Hughes, Kate Wallich, KT Niehoff, Mark Haim, Maya Soto, Pat Graney, Velocity Dance Center

‘Strictly Seattle’: In Festivals of Shorts This Weekend, Local Cities Show Their Northwest Flavor

This weekend brought two lively slates, in two different media, of short, new works grounded here in the Northwest. One of such shows was Velocity Dance Center’s decades-running ‘Strictly Seattle Performances’, a festival of dance shorts and dance films, which ended Saturday.