5:30 a.m.  Not long ago, I was immersed in some epic dreams.  There are too many images to recall.  In the first dream, Faith, we are in our long past.  Sorrow.  Low and slow we contract and move through our suffering, changing our place, but repeat these lessons until we surrender.  Again.  It is here, the ecstasy between the flesh and the spirit.  This dream feels rich, visceral, dark, warm, and wet.  Cut into the next set of images that are change.  There is buoyancy and lightness.   Red orbs hurl through space, let’s play this out.  roll, glide, fold over them with gr

Few theater experiences can enthrall a viewer in the digital age for over three hours.  Graney's Faith Triptych is worth the commitment of a long evening.  

...that you ought to check out Pat Graney:

"Her brain is kin to Pina Bausch; her eyes to Caravaggio."
-"Soft Power: Pat Graney's Faith Triptych, a Homegrown Dance Masterpiece" - Brendan Kiley, The Stranger

"If you give any kind of damn about dance or performance, this is required viewing." - Stranger Suggests

Marcie Sillman of KUOW recently interview Pat for On the Boards. The casual conversation can be found on OtB's site (listen here or read the transcript).

The Friday night of Pat Graney Company's Faith Triptych is sold out. Check the other nights for availability!

Michael Upchurch at the Seattle Times wrote a great preview of Faith Triptych in yesterday's Sunday edition. Check it out and get some more insight into this trio of pieces and the Pat Graney Company.

Pat Graney wil be joining Amy O'Neal, Charles Mudede, Peter Boal, DJ Spooky and others next Satuday as part of one of City Art Festival's Fireside Chats. Head to the Sorrento on Oct 23 at noon about art and theft in dance and music.

Details at City Arts Festival.

Keeping the Faith is Pat’s 15+ year educational program that the NY Times once called “one of the nation’s most innovative programs for inmates.” It includes both The Prison Project and Transitions. From Pat’s site:

Ralph Lemon has been touring How Can You Stay in the House All Day and Not Go Anywhere? for a few weeks now, including stops at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the Walker Art Center, and is currently gearing up for the NYC premiere at BAM.

1. Pat has been creating work in Seattle for nearly 30 years. From her first piece in 1982 up until now, she has been a mainstay of the local dance scene and has toured widely (the original tours of Faith, Sleep and Tattoo took Pat and company everywhere from NYC to Germany to Chile). Take a look at this quick overview of Pat’s productions from over the years.