Julie Tobiason choreographed a new contemporary ballet piece for the Seattle International Dance Festival. Set to music by Philip Glass and danced by local artists Alice Cao and Joshua Crouch, Tobiason’s piece combines dance technique from both classical ballet and contemporary dance.
Julie Tobiason has been a guest teacher, dancer, choreographer, and dance educator at various ballet schools and companies throughout the U.S. Julie Tobiason is a former Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer and was also co-founder and co-artistic director of Seattle Dance Project.
New to the festival this year, the Spotlight on Contemporary Ballet series is being performed (June 21-22). For more information and ticket sales.
Festival Performances are from June 10-25 at Raisbeck Hall, 2015 Boren Ave., and Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. Tickets from $18. (888-377-4510 or seattleidf.org).