http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:05:25 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:05:25 PDT MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2013/06/18/seattle-arts-and-lectures-appoints-ruth-dickey-new-executive-director/?syndication=rss Seattle Arts & Lectures has appointed a new executive director. It’s Ruth Dickey, director of Cincinatti’s Clifton Cultural Arts Center. In a press release, the organization cited Dickey’s programming and fundraising abilities, saying she raised $2 million for capital renovations f ArtsPage http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2013/06/18/seattle-arts-and-lectures-appoints-ruth-dickey-new-executive-director/?syndication=rss Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2021211236_stoppardplaysseattlexml.html?syndication=rss The Arts http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2021211236_stoppardplaysseattlexml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:16:04 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2013/06/17/step-up-for-a-free-chamber-music-preview/?syndication=rss Regular festival-goers have probably already marked their calendars for the Seattle Chamber Music Society’s Summer Festival, to be held June 29-July 26 at Benaroya Hall. Chamber-music newbies, as well as anyone who wants a taste of this year’s fest, are invited to a free SCMS multimedia ArtsPage http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2013/06/17/step-up-for-a-free-chamber-music-preview/?syndication=rss Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2021210502_internationaldancefestivalxml.html?syndication=rss A look at opening weekend of the 2013 Seattle International Dance Festival, which continues with both local and out-of-town performers through June 23, 2013. The Arts http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2021210502_internationaldancefestivalxml.html?syndication=rss Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:16:05 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2013/06/17/cutlure-mash-5-ways-to-learn-more-about-japan/?syndication=rss The coming weeks are rich in opportunities for Seattleites to experience many facets of Japanese culture: a silent film, museum exhibitions, a photography book and a close look at Noh. Dig in: ArtsPage http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2013/06/17/cutlure-mash-5-ways-to-learn-more-about-japan/?syndication=rss Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:01:04 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2013/06/17/superman-solstice-sandwiches-10-things-to-do-this-week/?syndication=rss ArtsPage http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2013/06/17/superman-solstice-sandwiches-10-things-to-do-this-week/?syndication=rss Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2021175957_johnlutheradamsxml.html?syndication=rss Seattle Symphony, under Ludovic Morlot, performs the world premiere of “Become Ocean” by Alaska composer John Luther Adams, with Shostakovich’s Violin Concert No. 1 (soloist Sergey Khachatryan) rounding out the program, June 20, 22 and 23, 2013 The Arts http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2021175957_johnlutheradamsxml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2021188937_symphonyrequiemreviewxml.html?syndication=rss A review of Seattle Symphony’s performance of Britten’s moving, seldom-heard War Requiem. The Arts http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2021188937_symphonyrequiemreviewxml.html?syndication=rss Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:16:04 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2013/06/14/weekend-preview-rockers-30-rock-ers-and-beer/?syndication=rss Whether you’re into historic rock ‘n’ roll, crude humor, fine art or just a frosty-topped mug of beer, your weekend is here. We’ve got five suggestions of ways to spend it. Want more? Go to our Entertainment page for ideas. Also feel free on the comments thread your own ideas ArtsPage http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2013/06/14/weekend-preview-rockers-30-rock-ers-and-beer/?syndication=rss Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021180910_seattleplayfestivalsxml.html?syndication=rss Seattle Repertory Theatre, Live Girls! Theater and other drama outfits are offering staged public readings of hot-off-the-computer scripts during the weekend of June 16, 2013, and beyond. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021180910_seattleplayfestivalsxml.html?syndication=rss Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:16:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2021180892_spectrumpreviewxml.html?syndication=rss Seattle’s Spectrum Dance Theater, back from a tour of Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, debuts artistic director Donald Byrd’s latest piece, “Autopsy of Love,” June 20-29, 2013. The Arts http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2021180892_spectrumpreviewxml.html?syndication=rss Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2021184957_financiallivespoetsxml.html?syndication=rss A review of Book-It Repertory Theatre’s terrific adaptation of Jess Walter’s novel “The Financial Lives of the Poets,” running through June 30, 2013. The Arts http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2021184957_financiallivespoetsxml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:16:05 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2013/06/13/field-trip-try-a-tacoma-museum-district-pass/?syndication=rss Beginning June 15, the Tacoma Museum District is offering a district pass, allowing visitors admission to Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum and Washington State History Museum for one price: $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, kids 6 and up and military. Each pass is good for seven days from the first ArtsPage http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2013/06/13/field-trip-try-a-tacoma-museum-district-pass/?syndication=rss Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:46:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2021172040_5thavenueawardsxml.html?syndication=rss The school won the grand prize for its staging of “The Drowsy Chaperone,” and the honor for outstanding chorus performance, at Tuesday’s ceremony. The Arts http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2021172040_5thavenueawardsxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:16:06 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2013/06/12/memorial-service-for-herbert-blau/?syndication=rss From Misha Berson, Seattle Times theater critic: A memorial service has been set for influential theater director, author and scholar Herbert Blau, of Seattle, who died May 3 (obituary here). The author of a dozen books, he held several posts at the University of Washington: professor emeritus of En ArtsPage http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2013/06/12/memorial-service-for-herbert-blau/?syndication=rss Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:16:04 PDT