As holiday season shifts into high gear, Snow Queens and Sugar Plum Fairies trip the light fantastic with dancer/choreographers, costumed critters, and more.
October 29, 2025Jamuna Chiarini
The month's dance calendar also includes Balinese dance, a "Sleeping Beauty" with lights, Barcelona's RUNA, push/FOLD's "Catalysts," "Enchanted Toyshop" and more.
September 28, 2025Jamuna Chiarini
From OBT's "Dracula" and White Bird's Complexions and Limon troupes to a seasonal "BloodyVox," dance from Korea, India and the Philippines, and small-scale contemporary works, October dance opens its doors to all.
August 31, 2025Jamuna Chiarini
From the Time-Based Art Festival to Griot, flamenco, classic dance of India, the legendary Deborah Hay, the Portland Dance Film Fest, Grand Kyiv Ballet's "Swan Lake" and much more, the fall dance season gets off with a bang.
July 28, 2025Jamuna Chiarini
High summer brings a swelter of dance performances, including a Vancouver arts festival, Summer Soup, NW Dance Project, and more.
June 29, 2025Jamuna Chiarini
From Ten Tiny Dances to dancing in the trees, July's lineup bubbles with well-seasoned complexity and frisky flavors.
May 29, 2025Jamuna Chiarini
Plus: Shining the Light at The Reser, NW Dance Project's student showcase, OIBA's 10th anniversary show, Alembic Artists' new work, a Ballet Folklorico debut.
April 16, 2025Jamuna Chiarini
Oregon's dance scene is a blur of motion with Step Afrika!, esperanza spalding, dance from India and Indonesia, BodyVox, OBT originals, and Ukraine's "Sleeping Beauty."
January 27, 2025Jamuna Chiarini
The month brings a range of dances from "Carmen" to Goya to Polynesian to the Trocks, flamenco, a world-premiere "Giselle," a dance on death, a spot of Jane Austen, a dance film festival and a Dragon Day parade.
January 3, 2025Jamuna Chiarini
Our columnist Jamuna Chiarini reports while on Odissi dance tour in India. Back in Oregon: Martha Graham, small dance, "A Woman's Song for Peace," Dark Side of the Moon and more.
November 28, 2024Jamuna Chiarini
The season casts its spell on Oregon's dance scene, with companies from OBT to Ballet Fantastique to Grand Kyiv Ballet to BodyVox and many more joining in on the enchantment.
October 28, 2024Jamuna Chiarini
A busy month also features Māori dance, traditional and hip-hop Nutcrackers, a Jefferson Dancers extravaganza, Bridge City Dance, the return of Alonzo King LINES Ballet, and a double bill of "Firebird" and "Petrushka."
September 27, 2024Jamuna Chiarini
From a seasonal "BloodyVox" and dancing murder mystery to White Bird's season opener, jingle dancing, and OBT's "Hansel and Gretel," the month's dance scene is filled with stories.
August 29, 2024Jamuna Chiarini
Oregon dance meets fall with a flourish of events, from BodyVox's open floor night to TBA Fest, dance from India, world premieres, the Portland Dance Film Festival and more.
July 31, 2024Jamuna Chiarini
Greater Portland's August dance schedule is busy -- and a lot of it's happening in the great outdoors in parks and squares and other public spaces.
June 28, 2024Jamuna Chiarini
With the sun shining, Oregon's dance scene skips happily into the great outdoors (and a few indoor performances, too).
May 30, 2024Jamuna Chiarini
As summer approaches, Oregon's dance scene brings a broad array of statements and styles to the party.
April 29, 2024Jamuna Chiarini
A busy bloom of storybook ballets, world premieres, film festivals and experimental dance is highlighted by a festival featuring the work of women choreographers.
March 28, 2024Jamuna Chiarini
The dance photography of Jingzi Zhao kicks off a busy month that also features contemporary, collaborative, experimental and aerial works and the chance to see elite student performers.
February 27, 2024Jamuna Chiarini
As the Oregon dance card fills up for a busy month of movement, a performance space goes away and another springs to life.
January 30, 2024Jamuna Chiarini
Jamuna Chiarini looks back on December and January shows and ahead to February's dance, from BodyVox's "Flights" to Rejoice!'s "Rites of Passage" to OBT's "Peter Pan" and more.
December 30, 2023Jamuna Chiarini
From dancerly Broadway musicals to Éowyn Emerald's return to a Bantu circus, a mystical being from Buenos Aires, Linda Austin's birthday bash and more, 2024 kicks off in grand style.
November 28, 2023Jamuna Chiarini
More nuts than you can crack a whip at, classical Indian dance, contemporary premieres, the return of "ZooZoo," five women choreographers at NW Dance Project – and even a "NOT-Cracker."
October 30, 2023Jamuna Chiarini
As Oregon's dance scene steps into the start of the holiday season, the possibilities of a busy calendar embrace a wide world of movement, style, and sound.
September 27, 2023Jamuna Chiarini
As the fall dance season kicks in, shows ranging from Pilobolus to circus acts, fright nights, Camille A. Brown, and a dance film festival hit the stage.
August 29, 2023Jamuna Chiarini
As the fall performance season approaches, there’s still time to catch some of the best dance summer has to offer, including performances by Linda Austin, NW Dance Project, B. Movement Project, and more.
July 28, 2023Jamuna Chiarini
The heat of summer brings a bounty of dance performances, including new productions and familiar favorites.
June 27, 2023Jamuna Chiarini
It’s the middle of summer and dance performances are just heating up, including several outdoor productions in venues from parks to shipyards.
May 31, 2023Jamuna Chiarini
Jamuna Chiarini takes a deep dive into Indian dance this month with a look at a performance of the epic "Ganga to Kaveri," plus productions from NW Dance Project, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Danielle Ross, and more.
May 1, 2023Jamuna Chiarini
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month brings with it a wealth of cultural dance and music, joined by a rich array of performances from across Oregon’s dance community.
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