Taalam (Rhythm) is a joyous exploration of what happens when the South Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam meets the African-American art of tap dance. The show celebrates the euphoria that occurs from cross-cultural exchange, while also playfully highlighting the humorous missteps that occur when experiments encounter language barriers. 

sweetwaterdances explores how water functions as a conduit for memory keeping, co-creating a memory ritual that connects us to both a past-present-future and the potential of other realms. sweetwaterdances is an experiment on recalling and preserving memories that connect us and brings forth space-time-histories into a conversation in a contemporary moment.

Join Dekoboko Taiko for an hour of thunderous drumming! Featuring a wide range of Japanese drumming styles and a repertoire ranging from traditional music to original pieces. Come experience the joy and energy of our fun-loving taiko crew.

Passengers aboard the Seattle Center Monorail will experience an unprecedented collision of movement, sound, and space as Alice Gosti and MALACARNE presents Chapter 2 — a site-responsive performance featuring four of the most revered figures in contemporary dance: Mark Haim, Tonya Lockyer, Wade Madsen, and Bebe Miller.

DaySoul Exquisite hosts an interactive live show and community gathering at The Seattle Center to explore themes of housing justice, racial equity, and the future of the city. Featuring a live set by the band, a performance by MC Yirim Seck, refreshments, and an art-based writing reflection and community talkback

The tumultuous decade of the Seventies can be looked upon as an awakening in Philippine popular music. Historically influenced through the early years of colonization, Philippine music either had brushes of Spanish sentimentality, or outright copy-cat cover versions of American and Western pop music. Until that one song that let loose since a wave of liberating self-awareness in what is now called, OPM—Original Pilipino Music.