Faraji Blakeney (Yoga Behind Bars) - poetry The Rhapsody Project - music band Chamber Music Marysville - string + wind + organ Sharon Nyree Williams - story teller ARC Dance Company - ballet dance with a modern twist Puget Sound Co. - 9-voice ensemble Camp Jitterbug/Evergreen Rhythm - swing dance Siddharth Siravara (Key to Change) - teenage violin student Avi Spillers (Key to Change) - another teenage voilin student Resounding Love Center for the Arts - large gospel choir Puckduction - burlesque with overweight women Speak With Purpose - youth speech
Out of these, my favorite is Puget Sound Co - a cappella voice group. They are very good.
I also like Evergreen Rhythm which looks very fun, and not difficult.
ARC Dance Company's take on Romeo and Juliet is quite good.
The gospel choir is good too, with almost 100 voices, the sound is booming.
The first poem is not bad.
The rest are cappy. The burlesque show is eye-opening. So much bundles of flesh. It gives me nightmare (I need to stop eating sweets!). However, Kuto to these ladies' bravery.
The host Yusef Seevers is very good: beaming voice, funny, engaging.
Seattle Symphony accompanied some of the dances and speeches in the 2nd half of the show.
Overall, entertaining. However, free concerts have drawbacks: a dog barking, babies trying. The lady who sat behind us was eating some snack out of a loud plastic bag, and we moved after intermission.
After the concert, cookies and flavored water were stationed in the lobby.
