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Closer by Ishmael Houston-Jones + Keith Hennessy w/ music by jose e. abad

Thursday, August 6, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · 12th Avenue Arts
Performing Artsimprovisationdancelive musiccontemporary dancequeer performanceperformancemusiccontemporaryqueerall agesexperimental$35
Closer by Ishmael Houston-Jones + Keith Hennessy w/ music by jose e. abad
Ishmael Houston-Jones and Keith Hennessy collaborate on Closer, a dance and improvisation piece with live music by jose e. abad, on Thursday, August 6 at 12th Avenue Arts in Capitol Hill. Houston-Jones is a Bessie Award–winning choreographer known for politically charged work; Hennessy brings his San Francisco-based practice of improvisation as a tool for investigating power and ritual. If you're into contemporary dance that thinks, this is worth your time.

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  • Ishmael Houston-Jones

    Houston-Jones and Fred Holland shared a 1984 New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award for Cowboys, Dreams and Ladders, which reintroduced the erased narrative of the Black cowboy back into the mythology of the American west. He was awarded his second “Bessie” Award for the 2010 revival of THEM, his 1985/86 collaboration with writer Dennis Cooper and composer Chris Cochrane.

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  • Keith Hennessy

    Keith Hennessy is a performer, choreographer, teacher, and activist. Born in northern Ontario, he lives in San Francisco and tours internationally. His interdisciplinary research engages improvisation, ritual, and public action as tools for investigating political realities.

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  • jose e. abad

Venue

12th Avenue Arts
1620 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 · Capitol Hill, Seattle
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