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Performing Arts

While Seattle is well known as the birthplace of grunge, we’re also home to more traditional musical delights, such as one of the world’s most recorded symphony orchestras and our renowned Seattle Opera, both of which enchant audiences year after year with their compelling performances. This “City of Music” offers more than eighty clubs and venues presenting live music on a regular basis, allowing you to choose anything from a sizzling jazz trio to your new favorite rock band. We’re also recognized as one of the county’s great theatre centers.

Groups like Seattle Repertory Theatre, ACT and The 5th Avenue Theatre offer everything from world-premieres and new works to award-winning interpretations of the classics. The historic Paramount Theatre and the Moore Theatre host touring concerts and Broadway shows, while over fifty other theatres produce inspired work by emerging artists. And that’s just the beginning. From the grand artistry of Pacific Northwest Ballet to a poetry reading in the most intimate setting, Seattle will set the stage for you.

Upcoming Performing Arts Events

Ismo – Woo Hoo! World Tour

5/16/2025

ISMO takes the mic at The Neptune Theatre.

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Laughs in Spanish

Now through 5/11/2025

Alexis Scheer’s outrageous new comedy will have you laughing one minute and wanting to hug your mom the …

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Ziwe’s America

4/27/2025

Ziwe brings her tour to Seattle at The Neptune Theatre.

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Complexions Contemporary Ballet

5/8/2025 through 5/10/2025

Led by dance icons Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Complexions Contemporary Ballet exhilarates audiences with their singular reinvention …

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Duo Comedy Showcase

Now through 5/28/2025

On Wednesday evenings, watch as duos create hilarious, quick-witted, and seemingly impossible scenes right before your eyes – …

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Parade

Now through 5/4/2025

Riveting and gloriously hopeful, Parade reminds us that to love, we must truly see one another.

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Miguel Gutierrez: Super Nothing

5/1/2025 through 5/3/2025

Super Nothing is a new dance performance by Miguel Gutierrez that works with archive to see how our …

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Hamid Rahmanian’s Song of the North

5/17/2025

Song of the North is a cinematic performance combining the manual art of shadow puppetry with projected animation …

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Sam Morril: The Errors Tour

5/6/2025

Sam Morril takes the mic at The Moore Theatre.

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