Now in its 34th year, the NW New Works Festival features established artists from a variety of performance disciplines, upholding its mantra to create a platform for tomorrow’s artists today within the Northwest’s creative community. Curated by a panel of peer artists and administrators from across the region, the Festival provides rehearsal time, an honorarium, documentation, and the opportunity to present work at OtB.

WEEKEND 2: MAINSTAGE SHOWCASE
JUN 17-18

EARTH AND CEREMONY
I Want to Hear the Sea (Music/Theater | Seattle)
An opera about a fallen angel seeking an escape from immortality and finding meaning in the infinite absurdity of life.

SYNIVA WHITNEY/GENDER TENDER
The Renovation (Performance | Seattle)
Architectural drag. House flipping dance. A shapeshifting crew transforms the space. Queering the past and future of OtB and the developing landscape of Seattle.

PETRA ZANKI
Pleasant Place (Dance/Theater | Seattle)
Three dancers recollect objects of the remaining world, in an aftermath of an apocalyptic event. A blanket, a wind-up toy, a climbing harness, a sweater from 1978, a jar of peppermints, how do they relate?

WADE MADSEN
PEOPLE (Dance | Seattle)
What is beautiful in a look, a stance, a gesture? Fellini said it best, “There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life.”

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Check out the entire Festival schedule here, and learn how you can save when you purchase multi-showcase packages:
http://www.ontheboards.org/nw-new-works-festival-2017

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Top left: Photo by Eric Pitsenbarger. Bottom left: Photo by Rosetta Greek. All other photos courtesy of the artists.