Together, the partner theaters and the Seattle Center will be sharing in the financial risk of this project. If Brook's production has the impact on this community that we think it will, Seattle theaters and artists will be reaping the benefits for years to come. And Seattle does have an excellent reputation as a theater town. However, being chosen as the location to launch this tour has more to do with geography and Brook's schedule. Money is not an infinite resource.
Artists learn more by doing their own work than by observing the work of others.
Originally gay and lesbian, the NLA evolved into becoming the first national pansexual leather organization in history. From Maidhof's vision came Living in Leather, a conference providing BDSM education in a format accessible to new and already active leather folks. Local chapters of the National Leather Association were eventually established all over the world, surviving today as the National Leather Association International. The conference returned this year to Seattle to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Seattle's fetish community found itself without a home.