The Consumption of Control

Control is a double-edged sword, dear hedonists. On the one hand, it gives one comfort – even a sense of superiority. On the other, it can become an addiction – an obsession that can consume not only the controller, but those near as well.
Enter The House of Bernarda Alba, a play by Spanish writer, poet, [...]

Two Shows Closing This Sunday

Two shows are currently wrapping up this weekend. One is about the incredibly meaningful life of a dog – and how, in the end, he reincarnates himself as a human. The other, about the incredibly tragic life of a woman – and how, in the end, she turns it around. (Your Hedonista recently accepted media [...]

Technological Transformation: First Date

They say technology makes life easier, but does it really? From the hardware to the software, at the core of it all, technology is like any other tool – it enslaves us only as much as we let it. From Facebook to Twitter, it’s all about who we are, what we share and how we [...]

A Nod to the Ancient Religions

They used to say that there are three taboo topics: sex, politics, and religion. Perhaps fittingly so, since more often than not they are irrevocably intertwined. Further, given that they seem to make up a large portion of the foundation of what makes this cray cray world of ours go ’round – even in today’s [...]

Sex … “Or” Consequences

Sometimes, we all need a little sexin’ up. Perhaps a dash of intrigue mixed in. Oh, and a bit of gender-bendin’ can’t hurt, either.
Running from March 23rd until April 22nd, 2012 at the Seattle Repertory Theatre (which will, incidentally, be celebrating its 50th Anniversary Season next season, scheduled to run from September 2012 until May [...]

Two Shows Left This Weekend: Don Pasquale

There’s a saying that goes like this: “The apple never falls far from the tree.” What does it mean? Well, that the child is never completely different from the parent. Or the fledgling emulates the master.
For example: the Seattle Opera may well be grand, but it’s 21-week-long Young Artists Program (YAP), begun in 1998, is [...]

Chinook Bookin’ It

Around every October or so, something new hits the shelves. Fundraisers abound concerning the unleashing of this product. A product designed to build community, to encourage responsibility for how we live our lives, what we put in out mouths, and how we treat the Earth.
That product?
Why, none other than the Chinook Book. Founded some dozen [...]

A Psychoanalysis of Theology

Theatre is one of the many hedonistic pleasures in life. Far more than merely entertaining, theatre – if it’s good, that is – asks its audience members to delve deeper into their own respective hearts, minds, souls, morals, and beliefs. Theatre challenges us to test our own boundaries and, if we’re so lucky, to evolve [...]

A PNB Doubleheader

Like all art media, ballet is more than a form of dance, more than an expression of art through the body and its movements; it’s a way to draw out emotive responses in those who not only observe, but become drawn in and an actual part of a given performance. It’s also good to shake [...]

A TASTE of Polynesia at SAM

I know that I’ve said this many times before, but there’s just something about art. Something about the passion, the courage, the drive. Quite often driven by emotion rather than logic, art is the child of a love affair between the hopes and dreams of the artist. Such “love children,” if you will, go out [...]

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