All the Live Art I Witnessed in 2003

What is live art? Well, in my world, it is anything that is performed, experienced, or interacted with solely in a live setting. It can be a play, a concert, or a museum exhibition. It can be a comedy show, a lecture, or a podcast taping. It doesn’t really matter, so long as it is happening in front of me, and I am there to see it in the moment.

This list will not be as extensive as some of my others, mostly because these things cost money and time, in a way the other culture consumables do not, but I still managed to engage with more than a fair share of live art over the course of 12 months. It is a list which I will organize in chronological order, and categorize thusly:

music
play
COMEDY
visual art
lecture/reading/other

January

1/12 The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe — Seattle Children’s Theatre

June

6/12 The Dismemberment Plan, Enon — Graceland

July

7/23 Fountains of Wayne, Ben Lee — Crocodile Cafe

August

8/31 Radiohead — White River Amphitheater

September

9/1 R.E.M., Wilco — Mainstage, Bumbershoot
9/21 Topdog/Underdog — Seattle Rep
9/30 Damien Rice — Crocodile Cafe

November

11/19 21 Dog Years — Intiman Theatre