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Critic’s Picks: “Ramayana” at ACT, Seattle Art Museum’s “Elles,” Seattle Opera’s “Fidelio” and Fireworks at the Rialto
See the “Ramayana” live at ACT
ACT’s multi-discipline adaptation of the Hindu epic “The Ramayana” begins preview this week before opening next week. Featuring actors, dancers, music and puppetry the play tells the age-old South and South East Asian love story of the Hindu gods Rama and Sita. Previews 8 p.m. tonight and Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14, 16,17; then opens 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 through Nov. 12. From $37.50/$20 under-25/$15 students. Senior discounts. ACT, 700 Union St., Seattle. 206-292-7676, acttheatre.org
SAM hosts an “Elles” community night out
Seattle Art Museum is opening up the touring show “Elles: Women Artists from the Pompidou, Paris” free this Friday with a community night out event that includes local performances by the Chinese Community Drill Team, Pecha Kucha presenters, Skin Deep Dance, Northwest Girl Choir and Rain City Rock Camp for Girls. The Paris show of artists like Cindy Sherman and the Guerilla Girls is complemented by “Elles: SAM” from the museum’s collection. 6-9 p.m. tonight. Free. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 1st Ave., Seattle. 206-654-31000, seattleartmuseum.org Read more »