Chris Grygiel at the Seattle P.I. posted this preview of West

If you're going to call yourself "Awesome," you'd better have a good sense of humor or be very, very good. "Awesome," the seven-piece Seattle band/performance troupe, doesn't take itself too seriously. And they've definitely got the skills to match the lofty status their name implies.

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Are you coming to world premiere of 3Seasons this weekend? Want some material to help you prep for it? Here's a small handful of new preview pieces for you to check out: "The choreographic style he's developed in the past few years is also virtuosic and quirky, a highly physical, musical, and detailed approach. Seeing him right now may be similar to what it was like to see Twyla Tharp or Jirí Kylián early in their careers." - Seattle Weekly

Seattle Times writer Michael Upchurch on the upcoming Whim W'Him show.

For Seattle dance lovers, the members of Whim W'Him, a newly founded Seattle dance company, are a known quantity. They're four stellar performers from Pacific Northwest Ballet (Chalnessa Eames, Kaori Nakamura, Jonathan Porretta, Lucien Postlewaite), another gifted quartet from Spectrum Dancer Theater (Ty Alexander Cheng, Hannah Lagerway, Kylie Lewallen, Vincent Lopez), and an eye-catching loner, Jim Kent, who has danced with Mark Haim ("Goldberg Variations") and Scott/Powell Performance.

Check out what the local press had to say about JERK at OtB: Seattle PI (preview) – Hand puppets do the dirty work in telling the disturbing tale of 'Jerk' Seattle PI – Troubling 'Jerk' reveals the real puppets Seattle Times – Theater review | There's little redemption for violent "Jerk" at OTB

Dance critic Alice Kaderlan raved about Compagnie Marie Chouinard last week on KUOW. Her talk about the company kicks in at the 34 min mark.

Small metal objects gets a preview write-up in today's Seattle Times.

Here are some media previews of the Festival: On the Boards' NW New Works Festival set for next two weekends in The Seattle Times On the Boards Showcases Northwest Talent on Seattlest

Check out this SLOG post about Obama, Alex Ross, and a critique of the upcoming Icebreaker Festival here at OtB. Barack Obama and Alex Ross. When Worlds Collide. In Seattle.

Chamber-music festivals break the winter ice in the Seattle Times