Strictly Seattle Announces Free Events

Super-charged Strictly Seattle performances feature new works by some of Seattle's most celebrated choreographers performed by dancers from around the country. The choreographers create new work in the pressure-cooker of just three weeks --often with stunning results. Pat Graney's "Girl Gods" had its first take at Strictly Seattle before winning two prestigious New York Performance "Bessie" Awards and premiering at On the Boards; and recent Strictly Seattle premieres by Zoe Scofield and Dayna Hanson have also had extensive lives after their Strictly Seattle premieres.

Now in its 19th year, Strictly Seattle is a festival of open experimentation where audiences get to "see local choreographers try new things, often with big future projects in mind" (Michael Upchurch) and see stunning new dancers who just moved to Seattle from all over the country.

A total immersion into the Seattle dance scene, Strictly Seattle is Velocity's world-class summer dance festival, drawing gifted dancers from around the globe. Seattle Dances: "Strictly Seattle is integral to Seattle's dance scene... because it brings more dancers into the community than any other event in the city."

Strictly Seattle performances are commissioned and produced by Velocity Dance Center with funding provided by the National Endowment of the Arts. Special underwriting for Strictly Seattle through Velocity's New Dance Initiative by Glenn Kawasaki.

INVISIBLE WOMXN

Part of Velocity's Strictly Seattle Festival JULY 16 / 11AM-2PM
See website for location
FREE + open to all

Velocity commissioned this 3-hour performance spectacle architected by choreographer Alice Gosti, that brings together prominent womxn community leaders Liisa Spink (WomXn's March Coalition), Cindy Black (Fix Democracy), ShaRon Williams (Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas), Nancy Chung (Reel Girls/ Skate Like a Girl), Loren Othen (Women's Commission and Office for Civil Rights), and Kris Steinnes (Women of Wisdom) . They are joined by Strictly Seattle dancers, Gosti's company members, poets Panayiota Bertzikis and Nandi Seboulisa, and musicians; with a sound score created by The Filthy FemCorps marching band.

This community event celebrates the stories of womxn that have shaped Seattle, and the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Invisible Womxn is free and open to the public.
Location on Capitol Hill (Check Velocity's Website: http://velocitydancecenter.org/festivals/strictly-seattle-2017/#performances)

From Alice Gosti:
"Invisible Womxn aims to bring to the fore stories of local womxn. Washington State's womxn

were the first to vote in the United States. Womxn have shaped our city and state from the very beginning yet little mention is made of these brave womxn who were full partners in the bold venture of Seattle's founders. My aim is also to create a performance event that is a celebration without obscuring our problematic history."

Invisible Women is commissioned and produced by Velocity Dance Center for Strictly Seattle 2017; with funding provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Neighborhood Matching Fund from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Special underwriting for Invisible Womxn through Velocity's New Dance Initiative by Carlo Scandiuzzi.

SH*T GOLD: THE DEEP END
JULY 16 / 6-10PM
Velocity Founders Theater 1621 12th Ave FREE + open to all

The annual marathon of Velocity's celebrated open-mic performance night . Raw works-in-progress in the spirit of experimentation and risk.

Shit Gold is an ongoing program of Velocity Dance Center, facilitated by a rotating roster of artists. Shit Gold: The Deep End is produced by Velocity Strictly Seattle 2017 with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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