Teen Tix Arts & Culture Guide for the Week of June 20, 2012
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| PICK OF THE WEEK QTET's Beyond Boxes @ Washington Ensemble Theatre CAPITOL HILL | 206.325.5015 | map | more info DATES: Jun 21 - 25 SHOWS REMAINING: 5 BEST CHANCE FOR SEATS: Thu Jun 21 & Fri Jun 22. Note that $5 tickets are available IN ADVANCE! Follow this link to purchase. 2 FOR $10: Sun Jun 24, plus Teens get in FREE Saturday, June 23 IN BRIEF: In the last week of school, big decisions loom large: prom, college, family, acceptance. Written and performed by the Queer Teen Ensemble. GOOD FOR: Those sick of plays about middle-aged people, those who like their theatre honest & personal, teens looking for youth-friendly Pride weekend fun! PREVIEW: "...we were blown away by these articulate, smart, funny [young artists]" - Seattle Gay Scene. RECOMMENDED FOR: Ages 13+ |
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TEEN TIX NEWS
| VOTE in the Teeny Awards, win $50! Once a year, teen audiences become the most powerful force in the Seattle arts scene. That time is now. The Teeny Awards are like a local Teen Choice Awards for the arts. You've got the power! Vote for your favorite plays, movies, music shows, dance performances, and art exhibits of the year. Tell us which organization gives Teen Tix members the best seats, the best box office service, which is the best for taking a date out, and dozens of other categories. Vote by June 30 and be entered to win $50! Vote here: surveymonkey.com |
| Summer Arts Opportunities for Teens What are you doing this summer? If you answered that you are doing something fun and exciting that will help you develop a new skill, make friends, express yourself creatively, look good on college applications, and, at the very least, be an alternative to obsessively reloading your facebook every 30 seconds, then don't follow this link. For the rest of you, here is a massive compendium of all of the arts classes and workshops you can do at our participating orgs this summer! Link: teentix.blogspot.com | |
| Vous aimez la France, oui? France Education Northwest and The Next 50 are seeking entries from teens for their Bastille Day exhibit at Seattle Center, exploring the differences and similarities between Seattle and Paris between 1962 and now. Submissions can be drawings, paintings, film, photography, stories, music, or whatever! More info at fenpnw.org |
| WEIRD OF THE WEEK Morlot Conducts The Damnation of Faust @ Seattle Symphony DOWNTOWN | 206.215.4747 | map | more info RUNS THROUGH: Jun 23 SHOWS REMAINING: 2 BEST CHANCE FOR SEATS: Thurs Jun 21 2 FOR $10: No 2 for $10 IN BRIEF: Seattle Symphony Chorale, NW Boy Choir, and soloists perform this genre-defying, unorthodox choral masterwork about an aging scholar who barters his soul to the devil. GOOD FOR: The Voice fans who want to hear some TRULY incredible voices perform live, symphony-curious theatre wonks, those who like their stories dark and dramatic. PREVIEW: "Benaroya will be bumping." - Jen Graves The Stranger. RECOMMENDED FOR: Ages 13+ |
THEATRE
| Romeo and Juliet on the Waterfront PIKE PLACE MARKET | map | more info RUNS THROUGH: Jul 1 SHOWS REMAINING: 5 2 FOR $10: All performances are free IN BRIEF: Two actors + 1 cellist = a young, urban, edgy retelling of Shakespeare's classic, complete with sunset backdrop and post-show bands. GOOD FOR: Those who can't stand being cooped up in the summertime, out-of-the box-experience seekers, cool kids, snugglers PREVIEW: One of Seattle Magazine's "30 Perfect Summer Nights in Seattle" RECOMMENDED FOR: Ages 13+ |
| Love, Death, and the Prom, YATC @ Theatre4, Seattle Center SEATTLE CENTER | map | Jun 29 - Jul 1 | more info Young artists, young protagonists, young themes, high school, short plays, poignant, funny, wry, hard-hitting | |
| CLOSING: As You Like It @ Seattle Shakespeare Company SEATTLE CENTER | 206.733.8222 | map | Through Jun 24 | more info Shakespeare, inventive, romantic, enchanting, sharp, smart, comedy, great acting | |
| CLOSING: Frost/Nixon @ Whidbey Island Center for the Arts WHIDBEY ISLAND | 206.221.8268 | map | Through Jun 23 | more info contemporary, dramatic, historical, tense, compelling, political, intriguing, suspenseful, sharp | ages 14+ | |
| One Slight Hitch @ ACT Theatre DOWNTOWN | 206.292.7676 | map | Through Jul 8 | more info Lewis Black, farce, comedy, riotous, zany, romantic, smart, modern, wedding | |
| No Sex Please, We're British @ Driftwood Players EDMONDS | 425.774.9600 | map | Jun 22 - Jul 8 | more info comedy, funny, farce, silly, light, naughty, British | ages 15+ |
DANCE
| love: subject/object, Spectrum Dance Theater @ Daniels Recital Hall DOWNTOWN | 206.325.4161 | map | more info RUNS: Jun 21 - 30 SHOWS REMAINING: 6 BEST CHANCE FOR SEATS: Thursdays 2 FOR $10: No 2 for $10 IN BRIEF: Two world-class cellists perform while Spectrum's magnificent dancers explore themes of love on two island platforms that the audience can walk around (or not). GOOD FOR: music lovers and dance fans looking for something new, those who like lifts, leaps, and other grand dancy things, those who hate sitting in one place, lovers of love PREVIEW: "In contrast to the gritty, cynical takes on love the company performed earlier in the year, this one comes with a hopeful note." - Seattle Mag RECOMMENDED FOR: All ages |
MUSIC
| Sing Out: You Pick the Hits, Seattle Men's Chorus @ McCaw Hall SEATTLE CENTER | 206.388.1400 | map | more info RUNS: Jun 22 & 23 SHOWS REMAINING: 2 BEST CHANCE FOR SEATS: Either night 2 FOR $10: No 2 for $10 IN BRIEF: The Chorus performs audience favorites PLUS winners of local singing competitions compete in "Chorus Idol," and audience votes pick the winner! GOOD FOR: screaming fans, choral music aficianados, anyone looking for a super fun evening of raucous entertainment RECOMMENDED FOR: All ages |
| The Matrix Live: Film in Concert @ Seattle Symphony DOWNTOWN | 206.215.4747 | map | Jun 28 & 29 | more info film, sci-fi, live soundtrack, costumes encouraged, pop culture, multi-media, fun | Ages 15+ | |
| Disney in Concert: Magical Music from the Movies @ Seattle Symphony DOWNTOWN | 206.215.4747 | map | Sat Jun 30 | more info Disney, film, pop culture, multi-media, kid-friendly, vocalists, musical, playful, light, nostalgic | |
| Ostad Hossein Omoumi @ Cornish College of the Arts' PONCHO Concert Hall CAPITOL HILL | map | Sat Jun 30 Classical, Persian, world music, beautiful, poetry, percussion, flute, celebrated artists, vocalists, rare opportunities, intimate setting |
MOVIES & LASERS
| Castles in the Sky @ SIFF Cinema Uptown LOWER QUEEN ANNE | 206.324.9996 | map | more info RUNS: Jun 22 - Jul 5 SHOWS REMAINING: 42 BEST CHANCE FOR SEATS: weekdays 2 FOR $10: Sundays Jun 24 & Jul 1 IN BRIEF: Films from Tokyo's studio Ghibli, with originality, dazzling animation, and epic storytelling: Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, and more. GOOD FOR: dreamers, animation buffs, lovers of light and magic, people who like a good story, beautifully told, film lovers of all stripes REVIEW: “It's very easy to understand Princess Mononoke’s phenomenal popularity...this intricate, epic fable is amazing to behold." – The New York Times RECOMMENDED FOR: Ages 13+ |
| CLOSING: Goodbye First Love @ Northwest Film Forum CAPITOL HILL | 206.829.7863 | map | Through Jun 21 | more info romance, young protagonists, teen themes, French, foreign, tender, touching, poignant | contains nudity and sexual content, ages 16+ | |
| Lost Bohemia @ Northwest Film Forum CAPITOL HILL | 206.829.7863 | map | Jun 22 - 28 | more info documentary, artists, unusual, fascinating, thought-provoking, real, New York City, historical, cool, Carnegie Hall | |
| Laser Gaga, Laser Beatles, and more @ Seattle Laser Dome SEATTLE CENTER | 206.443.2850 | map | DAILY | more info fun, silly, cool, laser art, music, Gaga, Beatles, Tool, Michael Jackson, Sublime, Queen, Pink Floyd, Daft Punk | |
| Mummies: Secrets of the Pharoahs, Mysteries of Egypt, and more @ Pacific Science Center's IMAX SEATTLE CENTER | 206.443.2850 | map | DAILY | more info fascinating, cool, film, documentary, history, 3D, big screen | NOTE: Prometheus & Rock of Ages are not Teen Tix eligible |
VISUAL ART
| CLOSING: Morning Serial: Webcomics Come to the Table @ Henry Art Galley U-DISTRICT | 206.543.2280 | map | more info RUNS THROUGH: Jun 30 DAYS REMAINING: 8 2 FOR $10: The Henry is ALWAYS FREE for Teen Tix members and you can always bring a guest for $5! IN BRIEF: Webcomics grew from the anti-establishment comix of the ‘60s and ‘90s ‘zine culture that prompt us to reconsider our definition of "comics". GOOD FOR: comics nerds, zine heads, visual art newbies, lovers of illustration, story, sounds, and interactivity, boundary-pushers RECOMMENDED FOR: Ages 13+ |
| Ancestral Modern: Australian Aboriginal Art @ Seattle Art Museum DOWNTOWN | 206.344.5275 | map | Through Sep 2 | more info "The art creates a desire to continually stare, searching for the source of the motion." - Chloe L. | |
| Bold Expressions: African American Quilts @ Bellevue Arts Museum DOWNTOWN BELLEVUE | 425.519.0770 | map | Through Oct 7 | more info American, folk art, distinctive, woman-made, traditional, everyday materials, recycling, quilting, technique, colorful, textiles, fascinating | |
| Native American Dolls @ The Burke Museum U-DISTRICT | 206.543.5590 | map | Through Jul 24 | more info Native American, traditional, craft, Arctic, Alaska, whimsical |
Note: Although Teen Tix strives to always promote only age-appropriate material, we cannot take responsibility for the content of individual arts programs. We encourage teenagers and parents who are concerned about content to contact the presenting organizations directly to discuss those concerns before attending a show or exhibit.
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