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NOTHINGBEING | Takahiro Yamamoto
May
18
to May 21

NOTHINGBEING | Takahiro Yamamoto

NOTHINGBEING is a project that investigates ways to embody the presence of nothingness and "being," breathing spaces that we could easily dismiss and considering possibilities for the unfiltered self. This project addresses the notion of nothingness and "being" from multiple modalities such as moments of highly physical movement, a communal meditation, and internal activation of sensory memories.

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[POSTPONED] Freeway Dance | Ayaka Nakama
Apr
27
to Apr 30

[POSTPONED] Freeway Dance | Ayaka Nakama

What is our first memory of dancing? To write and choreograph Freeway Dance, Japanese dancer Ayaka Nakama asked a number of people close to her to describe their first memory of themselves dancing. Nakama treats these memories as choreography in order to reconstruct these movements with her own body.

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Native Intelligence/Innate Intelligence | Christopher Morgan
Apr
13
to Apr 16

Native Intelligence/Innate Intelligence | Christopher Morgan

Bear witness to stories from varied identities weaved together in celebration of difference and unique individuality. Native Intelligence/Innate Intelligence incorporates dance, Hawaiian chant and percussion, original compositions for cello, and multimedia scenic design to examine ancestry, home, and belonging.

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The UN-[TITLED] Project
Mar
23
to Mar 26

The UN-[TITLED] Project

UN-[TITLED] is an immersive, multisite-specific project that centers on the ways in which communities are displaced by gentrification. Guests are guided through a series of engagements and reckonings with community meaning, cultural memory, and healing in the Central and Chinatown-International Districts of Seattle.

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Faye Driscoll | Thank You For Coming: SPACE
Jan
19
to Jan 22

Faye Driscoll | Thank You For Coming: SPACE

Faye Driscoll returns to On the Boards with a piece that’s well worth the wait!  Faye Driscoll’s Thank You For Coming: Space is the final performance in her celebrated Thank You For Coming series. Driscoll considers theater one of the last secular social spaces, where the vulnerability and complexity of human interconnection is made palpable.

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Plan Your Visit

OtB is located in Uptown at 100 West Roy St, Seattle WA, 98119, on the corner of 1st Ave West and West Roy St.

Parking in the city can be difficult, especially when there are major events at Seattle Center. We recommend public transportation, carpooling, and planning, in order to best enjoy your visit to On the Boards.

Parking Lots (within 3 blocks of OtB)
U-Park - 1st Ave W / West Roy - $10.00 after 6PM
Diamond - 1st Ave W (between W Roy & Mercer) - $5.00 after 5PM
Republic - 2nd Ave W (behind KFC) - $5.00 after 5PM
Chase Bank Lot - (Mercer / 1st Ave N) - evenings after 6PM, Sat after 2PM, Sun/Holidays All Day - $3.00 per hour

4-Hour Street Parking
Mercer between 1st Ave W and 2nd Ave W
1st Ave W between W Roy and Mercer
1st Ave W between Republican and W Harrison

Coming from out of town? Stay close:
Mediterranean Inn Queen Anne
Inn at Queen Anne
MarQueen Hotel
The Maxwell Hotel

We recommend accounting for traffic and parking availability, based on the activities of other nearby venues:

Climate Pledge Arena Events Schedule

McCaw Hall Events Calendar

 

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