A triptych of images. On the left, a headshot of Mx. Pucks, a black queer femme woman. They are surrounded by nature and they are tilting their head slightly back in a dreamy way as their short black hair with light highlights is framing their face has their hand caressing their face. They are wearing a light brown crop top. At center, A photo of Vanessa, a Chicana woman with caramel skin, is leaning on her walker named Pluto that has blue spikes on the backrest. Vanessa is posing with her head leaning on the handle with her eyes slightly closed. Her arm is reach back. At right, Saira who is a Black with warm brown skin is seated wearing an all-white outfit, boots, and fabric over their face.

Mouthwater: A Disabled Dance Festival Launches in Seattle

Mouthwater: A Disabled Dance Festival started as a deeply personal dream for co-founders Saira Barbaric, NEVE Mazique, and Vanessa Hernández Cruz, and fellow curators Mx. Pucks A’plenty and India Harville. “Throughout time, our communities were often seen as either undesirable, objectified, or as a deficit,” the curators write in a joint statement. “We wanted to […]

News of Note: What You May Have Missed in February 2020

Here are the latest promotions, appointments and transfers, plus notable awards and accomplishments from the last month. Comings & Goings Alejandro Cerrudo has been named Pacific Northwest Ballet’s first resident choreographer. Kyle Davis has been promoted to principal. Paris Opéra Ballet étoile Eleonora Abbagnato will give her final performance May 18. Manuel Legris has been […]

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