Children’s Film Festival Begins, Dance Performances Galore
What to do this weekend
By Seattle Magazine Staff January 23, 2014
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Marvel/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/1dyFolx” target=”_blank”strongbrChildren’s Film Festival at the Northwest Film Forum/strong/abr(1/23 to 2/2, times vary) — A popular event for film-o-philes of all ages, the ninth installment of Children’s Film Festival Seattle boasts its biggest program yet. This year’s event features more than 130 films from 32 countries—including Azerbaijan, Mozambique, Morocco, Indonesia and Iran—which means kids in attendance will gain instant film cred./p
pstrongMust Seea href=”http://bit.ly/1g503p0 ” target=”_blank”brRaw, Rock-Fueled Performance Art at On the Boards/a/strongbr(1/23 to 1/26, 8 p.m.) — A high-energy synthesis of contemporary dance moves, nudity, theatrics and live rock ’n’ roll, Usually Beauty Fails reveals Montreal-based artist (dancer/guitarist/singer/lighting designer) Frédérick Gravel at his raw, intense best. The subject of all these gorgeous gyrations is sex and love, as is so often the case./p
pstrongMust Listena href=”http://bit.ly/1dYn9dJ” target=”_blank”brRichard Powers Discusses his new book ‘Orfeo’ with Nancy Pearl/a/strongbrWednesday (1/29, 7:30 p.m.) — Richard Powers, whose novel The Echo Maker won the 2006 National Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, talks with Seattle bookworm extraordinaire Nancy Pearl about his brand-new book, Orfeo, inspired by the myth of Orpheus./p
pstrongMust Luncha href=”http://bit.ly/1dgfCIx” target=”_blank”brLeaders at Lunch Series/a/strongbrWednesday (1/29, 12 to 1 p.m.) — Seattle magazine and Seattle Business magazine invite you to attend a new lunch series featuring local business leaders speaking about innovation, civic responsibility and business growth. This third session features John Connors, managing partner at venture capital firm Ignition Ventures, at Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Bellevue./p
pstrongMust SeebrGrupo Corpo Performs Two Seattle Premieres/strongbr(1/23 to 1/25, 8 p.m.) — If you’re interested in how bendy the human body can be, don’t miss acclaimed Brazilian dance company Grupo Corpo, whose performances never fail to amaze—by taking physicality to the limit. Combining Afro-Brazilian, jazz and ballet movement, the group will perform two pieces never before seen in Seattle./p
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