In the spirit of International Dance Day, a busy month in Oregon ranges from Dance Theatre of Harlem to a circus moon shot, steampunk Shakespeare, flamenco, contemporary and more.
Portland filmmaker Kirby Ferguson’s new documentary ‘Everything is a Remix — Remixed’ shows how artistic creativity really happens — again.
Jennifer Gwirtz’s new full-length dance, at Performance Works Northwest through May 1, explores feminist Jewish themes through a universal lens.
The Portland artist is donating 100 percent of the proceeds from pieces sold — more than $60,000 so far — to GlobalGiving’s Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund.
Corrib Theatre’s play about a guy in a bar is being played by a guy in a bar. Oregon Children’s Theatre takes on Shakespeare and a bus trip with Grandma. Freud and C.S. Lewis get down to it.
Area choirs collaborate on Ukraine benefit concert; the Tallis Scholars sing Antoine Brumel, David Lang, and Tomás Luis de Victoria; ISing brings “Stuck in the Americas” to The Reser; Willamette Master Chorus gives thanks to educators.
A fresh and poignant Iranian road trip, a David Lynch mind trip, an affair in Estonia, witchery on Clinton Street, decadent Berlin and mind games in a rural house.
Portland State Opera’s therapeutic production of ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor.’
The paintings in “Emanating” are evocative and lush. They may or may not include representations of Swedish Fish, airplanes, and the hand of God.
Drum ‘n’ bass gathering Juice celebrates its 17th anniversary at Holocene.
Cynthia Whitcomb is honored for her literary legacy during the ceremony marked by thanks and a sense of wonder at the weirdness of the past two years.
Juliana Souther’s multimedia exhibit at The Arts Center conveys a sense of deep longing for connection.
How should audience members act and react in the theater? Who gets to decide? As the Oregon Shakespeare Festival reopens, the questions rise anew.
In Mulieribus performs Sungji Hong, Joanne Metcalf, Steve Reich, James MacMillan and James McCarthy; Choral Arts Ensemble commissions Timothy Takach; Oregon Repertory Singers pair superstar Eric Whitacre with Ily Matthew Maniano, Ko Matsushita, and Darius Lim.
Darrell Grant’s “Step by Step: The Ruby Bridges Suite” reveals the continuing relevance of historic struggle.
Tilda Swinton teams fascinatingly with an inventive Thai director; big-budget bloody battles Viking style; Nic Cage playing (sort of) himself in an action-comedy spy caper.
Bay Area rapper and podcaster performs at Jack London Revue on Friday.
From its Walters Arts Center to its Civic Center, a surprise Lee Kelly sculpture and more, Portland’s booming western neighbor offers a surprise for the eyes.
Blake Andrews interviews the Bend-based photographer about past and future projects and her recent Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography.
Through a lifelong study of the Japanese tea ceremony, Oregon’s Margie Yap learned how to brew an intentional life.
An instrument cannot truly be owned, the luthier says: “You are its custodian, for as long as you keep it, or for as long as you live,” but the instrument belongs to history.
Test your knowledge of the music of Richard Rodgers and others in a brand-new crossword puzzle.
Old pros Mendelson and Alper continue a long onstage partnership in Artists Rep’s “The Children.” Plus: Ashland opens, new seasons, Lost Treasures & more.
This week at the movies: From the busy bedrooms of Paris to a pasture near London, with a pop star and a startling prison tale between.
Esteemed Morehouse Glee Club director teaches local choral students at three-day event in Portland.
Portland Chamber Orchestra premieres the dynamic spoken-word and music collaboration “My Words Are My Sword.”
Oregon Ballet Theatre’s dancers cut loose spectacularly, and the audience cheers to see live performance once again.
Former Portland Opera director discusses new company.
As the nation celebrates the art of language, K.B. Dixon photographs ten leading Oregon poets.
Portland documentary filmmaker Jan Haaken talks about the Columbia Gorge, oil trains, civil disobedience, and her newest film.
A big step toward a new home for the university’s School of Art + Design. “Merry Wives” sing out. In Salem, Putin on parade. Voices for Ukraine. A tribute to Lady Day. A memorial for Una Loughran. Wayne Brady in the house. Brunish takes on London.
Gabriel Kahane’s magnificent online embargo; Spiritualized semicircles at Revolution Hall.
On beyond streaming and big screens: “Old” technologies give a fresh lease on life to some eye-opening cinematic rediscoveries.
Artist Ophir El-Boher and Desert Fiber Art interweave ideas of consumption, extraction, fashion, and refashioning.
A major new work from choreographer Suzanne Haag, delayed by the pandemic, arrives at last on the Hult Center stage.
Re-imagining cultural philanthropy will require innovative thinking if we really want to provide access, achieve equity, and create a diverse ecology.
Five women singer-songwriters sing out Sunday in a benefit concert for Ukraine, and 10 pianists put on a show to aid a children’s music program.
In Part 2 of the “Queens Girl” trilogy, Lauren Steele dazzlingly embodies voices out of Africa; “Hamilton” and its hip-hop cousin settle in; “Titus” wraps things up.
Stage & Studio: Dmae Roberts talks with the rising star, who is wowing theater audiences and carrying forward a rich family musical legacy.
Bach and MacMillan in Portland; Brahms in Bend; Vivaldi and Mozart in Eugene; Schubert in Salem.
A Columbia Gorge haiku challenge. An interim leader for Portland Baroque Orchestra. Damien Geter and the Oregon Symphony go bicoastal. Classical jams. Oregon Fringe Festival.
Music for clarinet and strings by Benny Goodman, Schiff, Schickele, and Mozart in Chamber Music Northwest concert.
Local rapper/producer performs at Kelly’s Olympian this week.
Alternate universes, an IRS office, hot dog fingers, and tons of fun. Plus: Israel, Palestine and “Ahed’s Knee”; French “Gagarine.”
Local ensemble’s release show celebrates debut CD with gusto.
April’s art offerings provide an opportunity to reflect on quotidian existence, the notion of home, and our relationship with the natural world.
Artist Xander Griffith, part of Maryhill Museum’s collaborative Columbia River project, makes deeply dotted works in felt that create worlds of color and texture.
“These dancers fit together with a perfectly nonsensical logic”: Two seasoned choreographers dig into surrealist influences at Performance Works NW.
The Portland stage star, 78, took classic turns in plays by Eugene O’Neill, Arthur Miller, Edward Albee, Noel Coward, and G.B. Shaw.
From hip-hop to ballet to contemporary to surreal to the African diaspora, Oregon’s dance scene springs into action.
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