You must see this show. Personal preface: I make dance, even though for the past 10 years I have been more inspired by film and music and visual art forms than the craft that I have been trained in since I was 3.   I always believed that dance could say what all the other forms could not.   That it could tap into the unspeakable, a primal creative impulse, and connect us to our bodies in a sexually retarded culture that tells us not to, in any sort of healthy way that is.   But the truth, is that I have secretly hated dance for the past 10 years.   Not trusting that it c

I've been getting many emails this morning  from people wanting to share their thoughts about the show last night. Here's what I've heard so far: "...fucking amazing. Authentic and strong." "I knew I would stand halfway through." "Beautiful! I heard many gasps during the performance which is a sign that the performance affected others just as it did me. Thanks OTB for bringing KIDD PIVOT to Seattle. Some of the best dance I've seen!" UPDATE 1pm Kidd Pivot's Lost Action was an incredible experience.

I’m afraid I’ve already hyperbolized myself out of relevance. There are shows. There are wars. War. There is extreme discipline. And what it enables. There is wrestling with angels. There is one death and it is shared and bodies in violent motion, everyday motion, play motion, are fathered and mothered by its impossibility, expanding and contracting, passionately - to the music of organs, crossing signals, breath, chatter – like the universe around a vortex of void. Even the score on its own would be worth it, k?

People were buzzing at last night's karaoke shindig held at OtB's favorite post-show hang out, The Sitting Room. Check out what some attendees had to say:  “It was amazing to start to see sweat come through the male dancers shirts towards the end of the piece. You saw so much dance that looked just effortless - it was a reminder just how hard they were working. ”  “The fastest standing ovation I have ever seen at OtB ”  “How rare is it that anyone who has the ability to work this hard actually does – the company went above and beyond the call of duty. ”

So says the Oregonian about Lost Action. Come check it out for yourself this Thu - Sat. (And don't forget opening night karaoke!)

Join us this Thursday evening after the Kidd Pivot performance for a very special post-show party at the Sitting Room. We're talking karaoke! The Kidd Pivot company and crew, with Crystal Pite at the helm, have arranged a decathlon of events concurrent with their 10-city tour and we've been chosen to play host to the karaoke competition. In an unprecedented move, we're renting a karaoke machine to be installed in the Sitting Room for one night only.

Yesterday Crystal Pite and her company Kidd Pivot got a couple great media previews around Seattle. Alice Kaderlan shared her excitement about Crystal during her appearance on KUOW's Sound Focus. The dance loving kicks in at the 38 minute mark and is preceded by a preview of OtB friend Donald Byrd's latest work.

Check out these press reviews for Orpheus and Eurydice: Seattle Times – Dance Review | Chouinard gives "Orpheus and Eurydice" a provocative twist

Seattle PI – Chouinard's visual power is unfailing

Cross Cut – Marie Chouinard, a very distinctive voice in dance