Dance

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Axis Dance Company SEE AGENDA, PAGE 29.

Pacific Northwest Ballet SEE REVIEW, PAGE 31.

Kultura Savannah Fuentes headlines a night of music and dance celebrating Romani culture. Columbia City Theatre, 4916 Rainier Ave. S., 800-838-3006, brownpapertickets.com. $20–$25. 8 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 3.

The Engendering Project: Casting Shadows Butoh artist Joan Laage explores gender fluidity with video artist/photographer Kaoru Okumura and a live string trio (with a roundtable discussion 5 p.m. Sun., Oct. 6). Velocity Dance Center, 1621 12th Ave., 325-8773, velocitydancecenter.org. $12–$15. 8 p.m. Fri., Oct. 4–Sat., Oct. 5.

Spectrum Dance Theater Donald Byrd starts his second decade at Spectrum with his usual intensity as the company opens its fall season with his take on George Balanchine’s Prodigal Son. SANDRA KURTZ Madrona/Spectrum Dance Studio, 800 Lake Washington Blvd., 325-4161, spectrumdance.org. $20–$25 (opening night $50). Opens Oct. 4. 8 p.m. Fri.–Sat., 6 p.m. Sun. Ends Oct. 20.