Deborah Hay News

Seattle's Hub for Contemporary Dance and Performance Celebrates A Remarkable 20 Years

by A.A. Cristi — August 18, 2016

For 20 years, Velocity has gathered people on Capitol Hill around a common love of making, experiencing, experimenting and watching dance.

April Matthis Receives 2016 Ruth Maleczech Award Tonight

by BWW News Desk — July 26, 2016

Actor/performer April Matthis is the recipient of the 2016 Ruth Maleczech Award, created last year to honor the memory of the legendary and beloved downtown actress and director who passed away in 2013.

April Matthis to Receive 2016 Ruth Maleczech Award

by BWW News Desk — July 18, 2016

Actor/performer April Matthis is the recipient of the 2016 Ruth Maleczech Award, created last year to honor the memory of the legendary and beloved downtown actress and director who passed away in 2013.

Peak Performances Sets 2016-17 Season

by Tyler Peterson — July 7, 2016

Velocity to Offer Encore Performance of Peggy Piacenza's TOUCH ME HERE

by Tyler Peterson — August 11, 2015

Velocity is thrilled to bring the encore performance of Peggy Piacenza's Touch Me Here, a multi-disciplinary movement memoir created and performed by Piacenza, with an original live score by cellist Scott Bell.

STRICTLY SEATTLE 2015 Kicks Off This Weekend at Velocity

by BWW News Desk — July 24, 2015

Super-charged Strictly Seattle performances feature seven new works by some of Seattle's most celebrated choreographers: 2015 Guggenheim Fellow Zoe Scofield, Pat Graney, Kate Wallich, Anna Conner, Shannon Stewart, Kaitlin McCarthy and Bryon Carr, plus new shorts from KT Niehoff's Dance Film Track at

Okwui Okpokwasili Among New York Live Arts' 2015-16 Residency Artists

by BWW News Desk — July 13, 2015

New York Live Arts today announced the recipients of a number of new works residency programs for the 2015-16 season and beyond as part of its newly envisioned new work development program, reflecting a renewed, industry-leading commitment to the support of the creative process.

BWW Reviews: Stratford Festival's THE TAMING OF THE SHREW is a Must See

by Lauren Gienow — July 6, 2015

Shakespeare fans will be flocking to an exciting production of THE TAMING OF THE SHREW that is featured on the Festival Theatre stage at the Stratford Festival this season.

STRICTLY SEATTLE 2015 to Kick Off 7/24-25 at Velocity

by BWW News Desk — June 24, 2015

Super-charged Strictly Seattle performances feature seven new works by some of Seattle's most celebrated choreographers: 2015 Guggenheim Fellow Zoe Scofield, Pat Graney, Kate Wallich, Anna Conner, Shannon Stewart, Kaitlin McCarthy and Bryon Carr, plus new shorts from KT Niehoff's Dance Film Track at

Velocity Dance Center Presents Ate9's Return Concert with New Works Tonight

by BWW News Desk — June 19, 2015

Ate9 Dance Company has become one of the country's “hottest cultural commodities” (Dance Magazine).

BWW Review: THE ADVENTURES OF PERICLES at the Stratford Festival is Moving and Fun

by Lauren Gienow — June 5, 2015

THE ADVENTURES OF PERICLES by William Shakespeare, and directed by Scott Wentworth, opened at Stratford Festival's Tom Patterson Theatre on Saturday night.

Velocity Dance Center to Present Ate9's Return Concert with New Works, 6/19

by Matt Smith — May 12, 2015

Ate9 Dance Company has become one of the country's “hottest cultural commodities” (Dance Magazine).

Velocity Presents World Premiere of HOW TO BECOME A PARTISAN Tonight as Part of MADE IN SEATTLE

by BWW News Desk — April 25, 2015

Velocity is proud to present the world premiere of How to become a partisan tonight, April 25, 2015 at Saint Mark's Cathedral.

Monica Bill Barnes & Company Brings HAPPY HOUR to Velocity Tonight

by BWW News Desk — April 16, 2015

For one night only -- the hilarious and affecting Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass (NYC) trade their signature sequins and feather headdresses for a pair of everyday men's suits in Happy Hour, the world's first-ever cocktail party dance show tonight, April 16 at 7:30PM at Velocity Founders Theater 1