Can't Miss It: Thursday
ALL TOGETHER: Brazilian dance theatre company, Grupo Corpo, knows how to bring a little flair to the world of modern dance. The group's work is equally based in ballet, with lifts and sweeping gestures, the sensuality of Brazilian dance, classical music and movement, angular modernity and even a few light additions of swing. The result is a new(er) vocabulary of ballet, the seamless combination of these styles. Grupo Corpo's first ballet, Maria Maria, ran internationally and in Brazil from 1976 to 1982. Its stay in Seattle will last three days. Friday and Saturday are already sold out. Along with tonight's performance, there will be a pre-show lecture on the stage beginning at 7:10 p.m.
8:00 p.m. // Meany Hall 15th Ave NE & NE 40th St. // $46
HOMEWORK: Adult actress N'Tasha Anders plays Winnie, an 8-year-old girl, in My Wonderful Day. Which is fitting, really, because every adult that Winnie encounters in My Wonderful Day, a one-act play from British humorist Alan Ayckbourn, acts like a child as well, making for some juicy writing as Winnie watches and records everything she sees. Winnie has the day off of school but has an assignment to write about her wonderful day away from the classroom. She goes to work with her mother, a cleaning lady in a wealthy couple's tawdry, bawdry home.
7:30 p.m. // Seattle Public Theatre // $15-$25
GET ALONG: The Seattle Police Department has had more than its share of "incidents" in the past year. Thanks to dash cams and surveillance video, we've gotten up close views of many, though probably not all, of them. Chief among the recent police stomps, police punches, and police shootings, is the killing of John T. Williams, whose very questionable death at the hands/service weapon of an SPD officer has triggered loads of protests and public backlash against the Department. Now, in an effort to open up civil, public discourse on the topic, the biggest names in the city police biz are participating in The Stranger's "Where Do We Go from Here?" forum. SPD Chief Mike Diaz, Mayor McGinn, City Council member Tim Burgess, Jennifer Shaw of the ACLU and others will participate in a public meeting to address concerns (probably), address SPD's accountability (maybe) and develop ideas for "where to go" (hopefully). The meeting is free to the public.
7:00 p.m. // Seattle City Hall // FREE
