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Community Focus
Location
Community Focus
North European, WA, European, Norwegian
Location
Seattle, WA
The Norwegian Male Chorus of Seattle was founded in 1889 — the year of Washington’s statehood — and is the oldest continuously operating choral organization in Seattle.
Community Focus
WA, Brazilian
Location
Kirkland, WA
Show Brazil Productions is a family arts organization lead by co-founders Brazilian-American immigrants Eduardo and Ana Paula Mendonça with the goal of incorporate quality, experience and total commitment into every one of its projects to create more than satisfying results.
Community Focus
WA, For All
Location
Seattle, WA
ACT envisions a world where the power of theatre expands our collective understanding of community and our own humanity.
Community Focus
South European, East European, WA, Balkan, European
Location
Seattle, WA
Vocal Magic from Eastern Europe.
Community Focus
WA, Hawaiian / Kanaka Maoli, Maori, Pasifika, Tahitian
Location
Spokane, WA
The largest Hula school and Hula performing company in Spokane with over 100 dance students learning Hula in camps and classes each year. Crowd pleasing entertainment!
Community Focus
Middle Eastern, South Asian, WA, Asian, Persian
Location
Bellevue, WA
Community Focus
WA, American (US)
Location
Seattle, WA
Dina Blade is a Seattle based vocalist who sings and swings American Jazz. Dina and her band, Swingin’ in the Rain, play Classic songs from the Great American Songbook at tempos that are perfect for dancing.
Community Focus
Middle Eastern, WA, Iranian
Location
Seattle, WA
Seattle Iranian Choir is a community ensemble focusing on Iranian/Persian songs. The choir consists of members of the Seattle community.
Community Focus
WA, Black
Location
Seattle, WA
Cypher Cafe is run by the WA not-for-profit Corporation, Black Power Unlimited, and manages the first floor of Washington Hall, spaces developed by The Hidmo Cypher, which includes the Lodge Room, Library, Cafe, Kitchen and Classroom.
Community Focus
African, WA
Location
Seattle, WA
Community Focus
African American, WA, Afro-Latina/e/o/x, Asian / Pacific Islander (API), Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), German, Hispanic, Indigenous, Italian, Latina/e/o/x, Native American, For All, Multicultural
Location
Seattle, WA
The festival began in 2006 after Cyrus Khambatta, Executive Artistic Director for Khambatta Dance attended an Artistic Director Leadership training program with a grant from The Paul G. Allen Foundation and began to realize a long, stirring desire to connect audiences with dance through the festival environment. After a decade in which his own Khambatta Dance was invited to numerous international festivals, each with its own particular take on dance, he found the excitement and fervor with which audiences digested dance works to be a stimulating environment in which to create.
Community Focus
WA, Hawaiian / Kanaka Maoli, Maori, Pasifika, Tahitian
Location
Seattle, WA
Halau Hula O Napualani is the oldest Hawaiian dance school (Halau) in Seattle, Washington. We hold classes in Seattle and Gig Harbor. We teach dance and music. Our dance classes include Traditional Hawaiian Hula (Auana and Kahiko), Tahitian, and Maori dancing. Music that we teach includes ukulele and toere/pahu pehe (Tahitian drumming).
Community Focus
WA, Brazilian
Location
Seattle, WA
Choroloco is an acoustic trio of Seattle musicians brought together by their shared love of Brazilian music. The name Choroloco reflects their enthusiasm and love for choro, a highly melodic and rhythmic form of Brazilian popular music that originated in early 1900’s Rio de Janeiro.
Community Focus
WA, Mexican
Location
Seattle, WA
Community Focus
WA, Japanese
Location
Seattle, WA
JCA has started by co-founder, Ringtaro Tateishi and Asako Tateishi: full time Japanese Taiko Performers. All programs are organized by Asako Tateishi as President/Executive Director, Ringtaro has created the art of Taiko as an Artistic Director, taking advantage of his unique experience - 10 years of experience as a former member of the world-famous Taiko group ONDEKOZA and performed every day at Walt Disney World / Epcot for 7 years.
Asako also at Epcot as Disney’s international artist as member of Matsuriza.
Community Focus
WA, Japanese
Location
Seattle, WA
Taiko is Japanese drumming. Seattle Matsuri Taiko is headed by temple member Donna Zumoto and the group rehearses at the temple, attends area workshops, and performs at the summer Bon Odori festival and at selected events throughout the year.
Community Focus
WA, Filipino, Filipino American, Indigenous
Location
Bainbridge Island, WA
The genesis of the Indipino Community of Bainbridge Island began when thirty-six Indigenous women from nineteen different tribes in Canada, Washington State and Alaska migrated to Bainbridge Island, Washington to pick berries for Japanese American farmers in late 1930s and early 1940s. There they met and married young Filipino immigrant bachelors and settled on the Puget Sound Island located in the traditional territory of the Suquamish people.
Community Focus
WA, American (US), Native American
Location
Seattle, WA
​​Red Eagle Soaring (RES) is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) serving urban Native American youth ages 10-19 with free programming integrating contemporary theatre and traditional Native performing arts. RES engages Native youth and their families in critical discussions about the issues affecting their lives and provides a cultural peer group in which to build confidence, identity, and community.
Community Focus
WA, Multicultural
Location
Seattle, WA
ReAct Theatre is Seattle's multi-ethnic philanthropic theatre company
Community Focus
WA, For All
Location
Seattle, WA
Theatre Puget Sound is the ultimate resource for Puget Sound performing artists and performing arts organizations.