What's up for this month? Considering the recent cold snap, we thought it
would be good to get the collective blood flowing again with a little
movement. So January's show is going to be dancentric. Dancerrific even.
Featured performances include:
- a collaboration between Agnieszka Laska Dancers and Impetus Arts
- modern/acrobatics/tribal belly dance by Gemini Project
- Great House of Music (with choregraphy by Angelle Hebert and music by
Phillip Kraft)
To further raise the temperature we'll have a house band with the very
torch-y Paula Byrne on vocals. Add a bit of comedy, some performance art,
lots of "made from scratch" goodies and the usual silliness - it's the
recipe for another fun, exciting show. Come help us start the new year on
the right foot.
Inspired performances, energized crowds, and Hipbone's intimate atmosphere
have combined to create
this uniquely Portland-style event.
Agnieszka Laska Dancers with Impetus Arts at IFCC photo by Jason E. Kaplan
January 15 at 7:30pm
- to Saturday, January 17 at
White Bird Presents
Bad Boys of Dance
A sensation at the 2007 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Bad Boys of Dance are an all company assembled from the worlds of ballet, modern, Broadway and even television (So You Think You Can Dance). Led by Rasta Thomas, the group dissolves aesthetic boundaries separating contemporary dance from popular culture. Performances on January 15, 16 and 17. For tickets and more information, call 503-245-1600 or visit the link below. In the Newmark Theatre.
PORTLAND DEBUT: TRIUMPHANT CHINESE NEW YEAR SPECTACULAR
January 20 at 7:30 pm.
Portland Debut: Triumphant Chinese New Year Spectacular
As part of its third 20-country world tour, New York-based Divine Performing Arts Company (www.DivineArts.org) brings to life classical Chinese dance and music in a gloriously colorful and exhilarating show.
In 2008, with overwhelming success, Spectacular performed over 200 shows in 70 cities on four continents, including the world’s most prestigious stages from New York's Radio City Music Hall to Paris' Le Palais des Congrés, enchanting more than 600,000 audience members.
Keller Auditorium
222 SW Clay Street
Portland, Oregon 97201
White Bird Dance Series:
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
Celebrating its 40th anniversary with its first U.S. tour in more than a decade, the Company makes its White Bird debut with a program of new and retrospecdtive work. Series season tickets now on sale; single tickets to this performance on sale November 21. Call 503-245-1600 or visit the link below. At Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
As we prepare to honor Oregon's 150th anniversary of statehood, we will participate in this historic event in our "fear no music" way by adding a fresh, musical twist to the excitement, festivities and pride associated with the anniversary.
Join fEARnoMUSIC for the world premieres of four new works, written especially for this grand occasion. Welcome emerging composer Ryan Francis, one of the promising graduates of our Young Composers Project; hear supernatural sounds created by composer Bonnie Miksch, Professor of Composition at Portland State University; experience acoustical journeys by the daring Robert Kyr; explore new sounds by Robert Priest, Artistic Director of Marzena; and revel in the ballet version of "Jilted" by Robert McBride and "Mama's Song" by Jack Gabel.
We are excited to collaborate with the Agnieszka Laska Dancers and Gavin Larsen, a lead dancer for the Oregon Ballet Theater, moving to the music of Tomas Svoboda, Jack Gabel, and Robert McBride. Also, featuring works by John Peel and David Schiff. This concert is part of a regional tour, and will be repeated in Salem, Eugene, and two additional cities.
This project is supported in part by a grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust, investing in Oregon's arts, humanities and heritage.
DISJECTA
8371 N Interstate
Portland, OR 97217 [get map]
TICKETS AT THE DOOR: $20 general admission, $15 seniors, $5 students and children under 13
ONLINE - www.artixpdx.com
Contact: INÉS VOGLAR, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (503) 227.3127 OR VISIT www.fEARnoMUSIC.org
Repeat performances
EUGENE:
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 8:00 P.M.
Presented by Vanguard Concert Series
Beall Concert Hall, University of Oregon map
$8 general admission; $5 students.
SALEM:
Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 7:30 P.M.
Presented by New Music at Willamette
Hudson Concert Hall, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, Willamette University map
Admission to this concert is free.
Agnieszka Laska Dancers photo by David Steck
Saturday February 14, 2009 @ 12 Noon, FREE
Open Performance Showing - Repertory Workgroup : Winter Session I
Join Gregg Bielemeier's Repertory Workgroup for a free open showing of the work developed during their first session. This free event is presented as part Conduit's Education and Creative Practice programs.
Conduit Dance, Inc.
918 SW Yamhill Avenue, Suite 401
Portland, OR 97205
SOURCE TO STREAM: A FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT THE 3RD ANNUAL WATER IN THE DESERT FESTIVAL
Join us for an evening celebration of the spectrum of expression, and a kick-off-global-extravaganza-benefit for this year's Water in the Desert Festival.
The evening includes performances by Soriah (Internationally awarded Tuvan Throat Singer), PSU's Kyogen Theatre (medieval Japanese farce), Mizu Desierto Butoh Theatre (american butoh/contemporary dance), Miriam Burke (Balinese-Ritual Dance), and more....
The Someday Lounge
125 NW 5th Ave.
Portland, OR 97217
$8 adult; $4 child (age 12 & under)
ticket.purchase.locations = at the door
Wednesday, February 25, 26, 27 @ 7:30pm
Trey McIntyre Project - White Bird
Newmark Theatre
"One of the hottest choreographers in the dance world." - Boston Globe
Since his first work debuted with the Houston Ballet in 1990 at the age of 20, Trey McIntyre has created more than 50 contemporary ballets for Oregon Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Houston Ballet, among many companies. Premiering in 2004 as a summer company composed of a group of America's most talented ballet dancers, Trey McIntyre Project immediately won over the hearts of audiences and critics alike at the major summer festivals, including Jacob's Pillow. Using classical ballet as the point of departure, Trey McIntyre creates emotionally charged dances that defy categorization, set to musical scores ranging from Beethoven to Beck, the Beatles, and Pink Martini. White Bird is proud to present the Portland debut of the Trey McIntyre Project with an evening of dances bursting with dazzling creativity and heightened physicality.
Co-commissioned by the White Bird/MKG Financial Group New Workds Fund.
Dance for a Reason is an annual dance performance and benefit that showcases the variety of talented dancers, choreographers and movement specialists in our area. It also provides a financial boost to one of the many nonprofit groups working in our community.
This show sells out! Get your tickets now!
Reserved Seating | All seats $15.00
This Year's Performers:
This showcase of local talented dancers and eclectic choreographers, sponsored by The EDGE and including EDGE performers, provides a financial and publicity/citizen-education boost for a different local, non-profit group every year. The next show will be February 27, 2009.
History
Dance for a Reason was conceived by Geni Morrow in 1992. She had been dancing with several companies in Eugene for many years and often wished she could get all of her friends together for one big performance. Thinking beyond friends, she reached out into the vast community of dancers, asking them to give their time and expertise to help create an eclectic and exciting dance extravaganza in which the profits would be donated to organizations that benefit our community. Call it Dance for a Reason! After a lot of hard work, the first Dance for a Reason was staged in 1993. Held at the University of Oregon campus in Agate Hall, the audience numbered just over 100. As it grew throughout the years, Dance for a Reason moved to the Performing Arts auditorium at Lane Community College. And then, in 2006, it made its debut in the Silva Concert Hall at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts with an audience of over 1800 people.
A DANCE PERFORMANCE CREATED BY HOT LITTLE HANDS
Part of Reed Arts Week
Kaul Auditorium
3202 SE Woodstock Blvd. Portland OR 97202
Admission $10 or reed I.D.
Contact: info@hotlittlehands.org Hotlittlehands.org
March 12 - 22
anoukvandijk dc - White Bird
Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:00pm
Friday, March 13, 2009 7:00pm
Friday, March 13, 2009 9:30pm
Saturday, March 14, 2009 7:00pm
Saturday, March 14, 2009 9:30pm
Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:00pm
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00pm
Thursday, March 19, 2009 7:00pm
Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:30pm
Friday, March 20, 2009 7:00pm
Friday, March 20, 2009 9:30pm
Oaks Park Dance Pavilion
"Stau is raw energy." -The Berkshire Eagle
From The Netherlands
Artistic Director Anouk Van Dijk
STAU
Anouk van Dijk (pronounced A-NOOK VAN DIKE) is one of the Netherland's most distinctive and honored independent choreographers, and STAU (meaning "traffic jam") is considered her most dazzling creation, a huge hit at all the major international festivals. A confined square stage opens out to expansive, limitless space. Intimate, exact gestures become dynamic, spectacular movements as spaces shift and the relationship between spectator and performer becomes increasingly connected. Thrillingly interactive, STAU perfectly embodies the liberating spirit of our new series, White Bird Uncaged. As Uncaged moves from one venu to the next, from one experience to the next, the world of STAU is constantly changing, constantly evolving.
Contains nudity. Limited seating at each performance.
March 13 @ 7:30 pm; March 15 @ 11:00 am; March 18 @ 7:30 pm
(FREE!) IN-STORE COMMUNITY CLASSES
Hosted by lululemon athletica & BodyVox
MOVIE NIGHT - Friday, March 13
A special screening of BodyVox's award winning short film - Modern Daydreams with artistic directors Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland
Popcorn provided.
MOVE TOGETHER w/ Renee Adams - Sunday, March 15
Parent/Toddler Creative Movement class. Move Together is a fun and creative way for children and parents to bond in an exploration of movement and imagination. Each child is expected to attend w/ a parent or adult they are comfortable with.
BEGINNING BODYVOX DANCE TECHNIQUE w/ Sarah Carl - Wednesday, March 18
The BodyVox Dance Technique is more than a way of moving, it is a philosophical approach to theatre that assimilates all possibilities for movement into refined dancing that knows no boundaries.
lululemon athletica
1231 NW Couch Street (across the street from Whole Foods)
Portland, OR 97209
Ballroom & Latin Performance Event at Portland Dancesport
This event is for all dance lovers.
Please join us for a Ballroom dance event and performance at Portland's newest dance venue and facility, Portland Dancesport. Enjoy a class, open dancing and professional dance performances from local area instructors. Anyone and everyone is invited to come and learn more about partner dancing and to see Portland's finest professionals.
An open Beginning class will be taught, then enjoy dancing and socialization with new friends and the owners of the studio. During the dance will be the professional show of Ballroom, Swing and Country Western numbers.
No partner needed, just a smile!
Portland Dancesport
7981 SE 17th Ave.
Portland, OR 97202
ticket.price = $14
ticket.purchase.locations = Portland Dancesport 7981 SE 17th Ave., Portland, OR 97202
ticket.purchase.numbers = 503.236.8160
March 26, 27, 28, 29 @ 7:30 pm; April 1 @7:30 pm
March 26-29 and April 1-5 7:30PM and 2PM Saturday Matinees
The Foot Opera Files
BodyVox explores the raw space that will be its new home with the all new show, The Foot Opera Files. Featuring BodyVox's signature blend of bodies, theatre, dance and humor, Foot Opera Files will
be accompanied live by the talented Portland Opera Studio Artists.
Artistic directors Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland draw inspiration from the ballads of Tom Waits and enlist the choreographic contributions of company members Eric Skinner, Daniel Kirk, Lane Hunter and Matt Hope. Seating is extremely limited and we recommend you order tickets
as soon as possible.
BodyVox Dance Center
NW 17th and Northrup Streets
Portland, OR 97209
PORTLAND BUTOH FESTIVAL 2009: PART I: CELEBRATING THE FEMININE LINEAGE
Join us for a week of workshops, lectures, film and performances---all in celebration of the 50-year anniversary of Butoh (1959-2009).
Part I [of III] celebrates the feminine lineage with Butoh Master Natsu Nakajima (Japan), Joan Laage (Seattle), & Nicole LeGette (Chicago). Nakajima helped to bring Butoh off the stage, to diverse populations– of elderly, children, and people with disabilities. Her community-dance approach encourages everyone to enjoy the expressive play and physical-mental-spiritual benefits from working with the body, paired with the imagination.
For more information, visit our website: www.theheadwaters.net
HEADWATERS, PSU, Conduit
8371 N. Interstate Ave. (@ Disjecta)
Portland, OR 97217
April 25 @7:00 pm
May 23 @ 7:00 pm
June 27 @ 7:00 pm
July 25 @ 7:00 pm
Aug. 22 @ 7:00 pm
Sept. 26 @ 7:00pm
Oct. 24 @ 7:00pm
Nov. 28 @ 7:00pm
Dec. 26 @ 7:00pm
RACHEL LIDSKOG'S "DANCE WITH JOY" PARTY
"Dance With Joy" social dance party ...
Join us for an evening of friendship and dancing beginning at 7:00 PM with a dance lesson taught by Rachel. Then, at 8:00 PM, Daniel will spin those great DJ'd tunes of Ballroom/ Latin/ Swing & your special requests in the big Ballroom, while DJ Glen offers beautiful Argentine Tango music in the small Ballroom. $8 person /$6 students. Singles, Couples, and All Ages are welcome!
***We hope you will join us every 4th Saturday! Enjoy Lessons in: ChaCha(April 25), Waltz(May 23), Rumba(June 27), Salsa(July 25), Swing(Sept. 26), Tango(Oct.24th), Samba(Nov.28), (Night-Club 2step)Dec. 26
Class Schedule for "Dance With Joy" www.2dancewithjoy.com
For additional information, to schedule Private lessons/Special Event Shows, please contact Rachel at (503) 704-5617/ 2dancewithjoy@gmail.com
Ankeny Street Studio
Corner of SE 9th and Ankeny Street
(975 SE Sandy is the building front, but the entrance to the studio is the back of the building, and this is the parking lot for students to park in)
Portland, Oregon
location.zip = 97214
PORTLAND BUTOH FESTIVAL 2009: PART I: CELEBRATING THE FEMININE LINEAGE
Join us for a week of workshops, lectures, film and performances---all in celebration of the 50-year anniversary of Butoh (1959-2009).
Part I [of III] celebrates the feminine lineage with Butoh Master Natsu Nakajima (Japan), Joan Laage (Seattle), & Nicole LeGette (Chicago). Nakajima helped to bring Butoh off the stage, to diverse populations– of elderly, children, and people with disabilities. Her community-dance approach encourages everyone to enjoy the expressive play and physical-mental-spiritual benefits from working with the body, paired with the imagination.
For more information, visit our website: www.theheadwaters.net
HEADWATERS, PSU, Conduit
8371 N. Interstate Ave. (@ Disjecta)
Portland, OR 97217
"An electrifying example of the globalization of dance." - Salt Lake Tribune
From Brazil
Artistic Director Jelon Vieira
Direct from Salvador, Bahia, Dance Brazil is a stunning company of dancers, musicians and capoeristas, who celebrate the pulsating music and dance of Brazil. Vibrant and seductive, Dance Brazil has created an athletic style of movement which melds the energy of traditional capoeira with contemporary twists. Capoeira is the dance-like Afro-Brazilian martial arts form that first emerged among slave communities in Brazil in the 16th and 17th centuries. Artistic Director Jelon Vieira is credited with introducing capoeira to the States in the mid-1970's, and for the past 35 years, he has guided the company through breathtaking performances around the world. The richly colorful music and costumes, samba-inspired dance, and whiplash movement of capoeira - that is the glory of Dance Brazil
DCO's Annual Choreographers showcase is at Conduit this year.
Blue Sky is a choreographers showcase where emerging choreographers and groups meet with experienced dance-makers - all done with local forces, by choreographers and for choreographers. We draw steadily growing audiences - Blue Sky has become an anticipated annual event in the dance community - early ticketing recommended.
Friday - April 3 - 7:30 pm
Jennifer Camp
Caravan Dance Collective
Allegra Carlson and Eric Zimmer
Lauren Edson
Blythe Kirkpatrick
Aiyana Maye
Kimm Mahoney-Watson
Kirsten Peterson
Saturday - April 4 - 7:30 pm
Kristine Anderson
Russell Capps
Connie DeNault
Richard Sokpor
Gemini Project
Agnieszka Laska Dancers
Pure Dance Company
Enjoy an evening of dance and a musical floor show reminiscent of the 1940s era.
Portland Dancesport hosts its affiliate professional company Sugarbomb in its debut performance. A song and dance troupe of talented female entertainers provide a glitzy revue of popular musicals of the era in an intimate setting.
A Swing dance lesson by well known Portland instructors Andrew and Ida Slac is provided with open dancing and show afterward. Light hors d' oeuvres will be served.
Portland Dancesport
7981 SE 17th Ave.
Portland, OR 97202
ticket.price = $14 per person
ticket.purchase.locations = Portland Dancesport; 7981 SE 17th Ave.; Portland, OR 97202
ticket.purchase.numbers = 503.236.8160
April 9, 10, 11 @ 7:30 pm
April 11 @ 2:00 pm
PURE DANCE COMPANY -
LOVE
With their forthcoming show, "LOVE," Pure Dance seeks to push the envelope further, presenting Portland with a mesmerising evening of dance, filled with new choreography, skilled athletes, and inspiring technique. Come allow yourself to remember the butterflies, the happiness, the jealousy, come fall in love with Pure Dance.
Pure Dance Company, Inc. presents the Portland premiere of, "LOVE," an entertaining evening of dance exploring that age old emotion that binds us to one another. Through athleticism, expression, intricate choreography, and endless style Pure Dance offers new takes on the feelings and ideas we associate with love: the excitement of butterflies in your stomach, the disappointment of promises broken, the devotion of commitment, the simple happiness that love can inspire.
World Trade Center Auditorium
121 SW Salmon Street, Building Two
Portland, OR 97204
tickets: $15 General, $12 Students
online at www.ArtixPdx.compopular shows - usually sell out - buy early
April 15 - 19
Chunky Move - White Bird
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:00pm
Thursday, April 16, 2009 8:00pm
Friday, April 17, 2009 8:00pm
Saturday, April 18, 2009 2:00pm
Saturday, April 18, 2009 8:00pm
Sunday, April 19, 2009 2:00pm
Sunday, April 19, 2009 8:00pm
10th Avenue Athletic Club @ YWCA of Greater Portland
"An incredible visual tornado." - La Provence
From Australia
Artistic Director Gideon Obarzanek
Two-Faced Bastard
There is nothing predictable about Chunky Move - one of Australia's most original dance companies that creates thrilling, genre-defying work. Many of you recall Tense Dave, the unforgettable work from 2004 that had its North American premiere in our PSU series. Now we bring you Chunky Move's Two-Faced Bastard, currently being created by the same collaborators, Gideon Obarzanek and acclaimed choreographer Lucy Guerin. You will sit on one side of a curtain, watching one part of the action, and there will be other audience members on the other side, watching the other part of the action - and that's just the beginning! Sounds crazy? Absolutely - and like Tense Dave, you won't easily forget the experience.
Limited seating at each performance.
Order tickets online through whitebird.org and save on handling fees.
April 16, 17, 18 @ 7:30 pm; plus April 18 @ 2:30 pm
DANCE WEST IN CONCERT: 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!
A sensation in Philadelphia, Okinawa, Miami, Korea, with the Oregon Symphony, and in performances this year for the American Diabetes Association and Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Artistic Director Julane Stites brings this 20-member dance company to the PCC Performing Arts Center stage. Award-winning original choreography from Heather Cornell and Pat Debenham, and ACMA faculty Les Watanabe, Jason Davis, and Terry Brock is featured in ballet, modern, ethnic, jazz and tap performances, as well as ever-popular Broadway production numbers. Housed at ACMA, a Beaverton District public school, Dance West celebrates 10 years of exciting and educational performances around the world.
PCC Sylvania Performing Arts Center - Portland, OR
12000 SW 49th Avenue
Portland, OR 97219
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
"Non-stopping, eye-popping, full-on dancing." - Albany Times Union
From Spain
Artistic Director Nacho Duato
One of the world's outstanding choreographers, Nacho Duato creates dances of robust originality, fluid movement and Mediterranean sensuality. White Bird has presented Duato's work many times over the past ten years, including most memorably his thrilling Bach, performed by his own Madrid-based Compania Nacional de Danza in 2002. CND 2 is Nacho Duato's 16-member company of younger dancers, founded in 1999, who display such dazzling technical skill and deep emotion that you will think they have been dancing Duato's masterworks all their lives. This is an electrifying company of great passion and maturity, making its Portland debut, that you will remember for years to come.
Bend Dance Project presents Spectrum - A Collaboration of the Arts. A spectrum of emotion and color will be represented in original dance pieces performed by Fish Hawk Wing Modern Dance, Jazz Dance Collective, and Ubiquitous Dance Company. The evening will include lyrical and traditional jazz dance, contemporary ballet, and modern dance. All performed by youth and adult dancers from the Bend dance community. Sprinkled among the dances will be music, poetry, and visual arts. The artwork of Alma de la Melena Cox, will be displayed in the lobby of the theatre.
Cascades Theatrical Company
148 NW Greenwood Avenue
Bend, Oregon 97701
April 25 @ 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm; April 26 @ 2:00 pm
SPRING GALA PRESENTED BY COLUMBIA DANCE
A diverse repertory and new works concert,including excerpts from the ballet Coppelia is performed by Columbia Dance Company, a member of Regional Dance America/Pacific.
Royal Durst Theatre
3101 Main Street
Vancouver, WA 98663
ticket.price = $15 adult; $10 child (age 12 & under)
ticket.purchase.locations = Columbia Dance Center & at the door
April 25 @ 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
NW FUSION DANCE COMPANY PRESENTS "PULSE"
Portland's newest pre-professional dance company NW Fusion, directed by Brad Hampton is in its inaugural season. They are excited to announce their premiere performance of "Pulse" at the World Trade Center Theatre on April 25th 2pm and 7:00 pm. This evening of dance will showcase original works by choreographers: Lauren Edson (Hubbard Street Dance Chicago), Brad Hampton (Broadway 42nd St.), Kurt Douglass (Limon) and Dana Bliss (Minnesota Ballet). These performances will blend the styles of contemporary, tap, and modern into a fast-paced and innovative concert event. Seating is extremely limited and we recommend you order tickets as soon as possible.
World Trade Center Theatre
25 SW Salmon St.
Portland, OR 97204
Carry On...The Legacy of Charles Weidman
Produced by the Weidman Chamber Dancers
Join us for a multimedia and live dance demonstration as Janet Towner, Charles' rehearsal assistant and dancer, presents a historic look at the Weidman modern dance style.
The Little Church
5138 NE 23rd
Portland, Oregon
(one block N of NE Alberta St)
$10 Adults, $5 Students
April 30, May 1, 2 @ 7:30 pm
DANCE WORKS VI
Pacific University's Dance Works VI opens April 30-May 2 at 7:30 pm.
Dance Works VI celebrates its sixth season with an outstanding dance performance by Pacific's gifted Dance Ensemble Company; faculty choreographers, Jennifer Camp and Mary Hunt; and Portland based professional dancer/choreographer, M'liss Stephenson. Over the past six years, the Dance Department has grown into a strong program that encompasses a community of diversely talented and athletic dancers who perform rich, moving, eclectic choreography. This year's performance is special because it includes a celebration of the Theatre and Dance department's new dance facility.
Pacific University / Tom Miles Theatre
2043 College Way
Forest Grove
Oregon 97116
ticket.price = $5.00 students / $7.00 general admission
ticket.purchase.locations = at the door / call box office for advance purchases
ticket.purchase.numbers = 503-352-2918
Pacific University's Dance Works VI opens April 30-May 2 at 7:30 pm.
Dance Works VI celebrates its sixth season with an outstanding dance performance by Pacific's gifted Dance Ensemble Company; faculty choreographers, Jennifer Camp and Mary Hunt; and Portland based professional dancer/choreographer, M'liss Stephenson. Over the past six years, the Dance Department has grown into a strong program that encompasses a community of diversely talented and athletic dancers who perform rich, moving, eclectic choreography. This year's performance is special because it includes a celebration of the Theatre and Dance department's new dance facility.
Pacific University / Tom Miles Theatre
2043 College Way
Forest Grove
Oregon 97116
ticket.price = $5.00 students / $7.00 general admission
ticket.purchase.locations = at the door / call box office for advance purchases
ticket.purchase.numbers = 503-352-2918
May 2 @ 9:00 pml May 3 @ 7:00 pm
Pendulum Dance Theatre Presents NINE: An Evening of Unconfined Circus
Pendulum Dance Theatre is celebrating its ninth professional season with NINE, an evening of unconfined circus, on May 2nd and 3rd. The work will be presented in the intimate setting of the Pendulum rehearsal space, at the French American International School. Acrobatic choreography, insomniac contortionists, and roller skating lovers appear in short performance pieces and a preview of a full length creation. Trapezes become furniture and masked dancers ponder technology in exciting new works and revisited old favorites. Guest artists and choreographers add to the mix. Come celebrate nine years with us!
French American International School
8500 NW Johnson St
Portland, OR 97229
THIS SPRING'S PREMIUM EVENT - SHEN YUN DIVINE PERFORMING ARTS
New Tang Dynasty TV invites you to enjoy an uplifting evening with the triumphantly touring the globe Shen Yun Divine Performing Arts, the New York based elite company of nearly 100 dancers, singers, and musicians that celebrates the pure excellence and grandeur of classical Chinese dance and music inspired by the myths, legends, and divine beauty of 5,000 years of traditional Chinese culture.
Come see the show that Richard Conema, Talkin’ Broadway critic, who has reviewed over 4,000 shows since 1942, calls "perfect,"and "mindblowing", saying further "I will give this production 5 stars. That's the top."
Keller Auditorium
222 SW Clay St
Portland, OR 97201
Our talented Laurelhurst Studio Dancers present their Spring Dance Festival. This annual event is the highlight of the year for our enthusiastic students. It includes both classical & contemporary pieces-sure to please the entire family.
Da Vinci Arts Middle School Auditorium
2508 NE Everett St.
Portland, OR 97220
ticket.price = $12 Adults, $9 children/seniors
ticket.purchase.locations = At Auditorium Door before Performance
May 30th @ 7:00 pm
BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME Agnieszka Laska Dancers - Spring 2009 Fundraiser
with guest artist Nancy Wood
A benefit for Agnieszka Laska Dancers
An evening of dining and dance in classic American Depression Era style.
Gramophones of the era provide music for dance - regional fine and performing artists provide silent auction donations - a lovers-of-bargains-in-the-arts paradise.
Dinner, dance, silent auction and stage entertainment by ALD and friends, including vocalist Nancy Woods in the tradition of "the girl singer" of the popular entertainment of the 1930s. Dress period, wear your dancing shoes.
Perhaps its a bit crass to throw a party on such a theme, but if you think about it, during the Great Depression, people found a way to pull together and help one another out of sheer strength of heart.
That's what we're hoping you'll feel when you drop in for a tasty hot Polish meal, modest cheerful libation, ballads of the era from the gorgeous voice of Nancy Wood and dancing to tunes of the day played on Stan Stanford's great old gramaphones.
An evening not to be missed - one of a kind this season in Portland.
Polish Hall
3832 N. Interstate Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97227
Northwest Professional Dance Project - Choreographer: Aszure Barton
June 26, 27 @ 7:30 pm
WATER IN THE DESERT FESTIVAL 2009 -- BUTOH: EXPLORING THE SOURCE
Featuring performances by Japanese National Treasure Koichi Tamano, Hiroko Tamano, and Mexican Master Artist Diego Piñón
ORIGINS: June 26th
Koichi & Hiroko Tamano and Harupin-Ha Butoh Theatre, Japanese Folk Dancers from Portland Taiko, PSU's Kyogen Theatre, Buyo , Cydney Wilkes, Sheri Brown & Douglas Ridings, Wobbly
EVOLUTIONS: June 27th
Diego Piñón Butoh-Ritual Mexicano, Linda K. Johnson, Mizu Desierto Butoh Theatre, TeeTh, Syzygy Butoh, Christina Braun SF Butoh Lab
A 50-year retrospective of Butoh, from the traditional and modern forms that influenced it as an emerging underground adance experiencea in post-WWII Japan, to its development as a vital global performance art.
The Dolores Winningstad Theatre Portland Center for the Performing Arts
1111 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
