"Decades ago, when I was growing up and starting my career as a dancer, the world was very different. [Male] dancers, especially in classical ballet, were subjected to ridicule and overwhelming ...

More than forty years ago, dancer Richard Jessup traveled to Seattle for a show, fully intending to leave once the run was over. “I wasn’t planning to stay,” he says, “but other theater and dance ...

Fifty-two dancers from over 20 countries — what a difference five years makes. In November 2020, when Men Who Dance made its premiere, the all-male dance extravaganza featured only 15 performers. Men ...

It’s no easy feat to keep a dance festival going year after year, let alone decade after decade. Men in Dance, founded in Seattle 30 years ago, deserves a well-earned cheer, celebrating the ...

Since its inception six years ago, Men Who Dance Festival set out to break down stereotypes and prejudices that have long hindered the development of male dance. “Decades ago, when I was growing up ...