(DOUBLE BILL) Installation artist Juniper Shuey built the set for this premiere of Seattle choreographer Zoe Scofield’s modern dance work, set to a score by Morgan Henderson (Blood Brothers) and titled There Ain’t No Easy Way Out. Also tonight, Tahni Holt and her Portland dance crew Monster Squad debut their portrait of the corporate desk, devised on the premises of an ad company, with video by Emily Bulfin and music by Brent Knopf of Menomena. (On the Boards, 100 W Roy St, 217-9888. 8 pm, $18.

Jen Graves (The Stranger’s former arts critic) mostly writes about things you approach with your eyeballs. But she’s also a history nerd interested in anything that needs more talking about, from male...