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The Essentials
The records, dance show, and books you can't miss this month
05/15/2017 By Fiona McCann
Theater
A personal tale packs political punch in Dahlak Brathwaite's solo show.
04/20/2017 By Fiona McCann
The comedy shows, record, and play you can't miss this month
04/17/2017 By Fiona McCann
Q&A
Persephone, a.k.a. puppets in hell.
04/17/2017 By Rebecca Jacobson
Roger Guenveur Smith’s solo show ends its four-year run right here in Portland, and it's more relevant than ever. He tells us why.
04/13/2017 By Fiona McCann
Andrea Stolowitz—whose Berlin Diary runs at CoHo in April—will be funded by WillaKenzie Estate's Ronni Lacroute.
03/28/2017 By Rebecca Jacobson
Arts News
The Portland institution invites audiences to join intimate conversations with some of its longtime collaborators. First up: Judith Jamison and Ronald K. Brown.
03/23/2017 By Fiona McCann
Dance
Portland choreographers Eric Skinner and Daniel Kirk talk Elliott Smith and their 30-year dance partnership.
03/23/2017 By Lauren Kershner
The singers, books, and play you can't miss this month.
03/20/2017 By Fiona McCann and Rebecca Jacobson
The result is UniSon, getting its world premiere at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
03/20/2017 By Rebecca Jacobson
The award-winning local designer teams up with NW Dance project to update the classic story of passion and murder.
03/14/2017 By Eden Dawn
The album, book, musical event, and poetry collection to know this month
02/20/2017 By Fiona McCann
OBT was all but pronounced dead near the start of the decade. Now, very much alive, it forges ahead into a bold, ambitious future.
02/20/2017 By Fiona McCann Illustrations by Nick Iluzada
Head to Ashland for Julius Caesar, a modern-day Medea through a Latino lens, and more.
02/20/2017 By Rebecca Jacobson
Matthew Kerrigan’s new solo show taps Alice in Wonderland in an exploration of dreams and identity.
01/26/2017 By Jason Buehrer
Storytelling
Six women—from computer animators to software engineers—take the stage to tell their stories.
01/24/2017 By Rebecca Jacobson
Family
We’ve got 10 gold-standard destinations and off-the-radar alternatives that will blow your little ones’ little minds.
01/23/2017 Edited by Fiona McCann By Kelly Clarke, Zach Dundas, and Margaret Seiler
Festival
Need some help navigating the annual bonanza of new, locally produced performance? Here are three solid bets and three wild cards.
01/19/2017 By Rebecca Jacobson and Fiona McCann
Performance
The longtime local comedian brings back her solo show, Stellar, before she abandons us for Los Angeles.
01/04/2017 By Rebecca Jacobson
The highly conceptual Portland choreographer unveils a new, intimate piece for six women.
12/20/2016 By Rebecca Jacobson
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