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September 6 | ART SALE | Amy Conway
A note from Amy! Hello friends I am writing to invite you to my upcoming ART SALE. You see, back in July i cracked my tooth apart biting down on a popcorn kernel. and from there, the story worsens but i will summarize with these light, descriptive words: pain, extraction, liquids, allergic, hives, rashes, sleep…
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September 12 | Anthony Stillabower + Linda Austin at Wyrd Hut
Linda Austin joins Anthony Stillabower for a sound gig at PWNW’s neighbor Wyrd Hut, alongside other very cool experimental musicians.
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RFP | Alembic Residency #12
PWNW || LAD invites artists working in original and contemporary time-based performance, whose work engages a strong movement, body, or dance-based component, to apply for the Alembic Resident Artist Program. Deadline November 1, 2025 for a residency beginning April 1, 2026.
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September 5-7 | Drama Tops | DADS at PICA’s TBA Festival
PWNW is happy to co-produce the TBA Festival performance of Drama Tops’ newest Queer Tragedy, DADS—a holesome, sci-fi dreamscape about fatherhood that is guaranteed to blow your mind and stick with you for years. DADSSept. 5 at 8:00 PMSept. 6 & 7 at 6:00 PMPICA Annex15 NE Hancock St. In DADS, Elby and Shane are confronted with…
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Red Cedar Tai Chi | Fall 2025
Tai Chi is a daily practice that cultivates a healthy, relaxed, conscious way of being. We have been teaching the Yang 37 posture form, as passed down by Grand Master Cheng Man-Ch’ing, for 9 years. Our classes are small so we can offer a relaxed atmosphere and individual attention. Red Cedar Tai Chi is a member of the…
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2025 | Fall Events
New works from Alembic Artists, current and alums. Plus music, a movie night, and PWNW’s 25th Anniversary celebration!
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November 20-23 | Beyond Gravity in PDX
eyond Gravity features two programs of San Francisco artists, as well as Portland-based Allie Hankins with her SF-based collaborator Rachael Dichter. The works all navigate the vulnerability of change and the beautiful fragility of the interconnected webs we weave with lovers, family, and intimate friends.
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October 5, 10, 12 | workshops with Maya Dalinsky & claire barrera
In conjunction with their residency and performances at Performance Works, Maya Dalinsky and claire barrera are offering three workshops, two of them free! claire and Maya are two dance-artists exploring themes of friendship, language and memory through immersive games and scores that draw on the vast wealth of archived materials from their decades-long relationship.
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October 17-19 and 23-25 | The Risible Rise and Fall | Douglas Allen and Tracy Broyles
Douglas Allen, Tracy Broyles, and Adrian Hutapea, inspired by Mary Oliver’s poem, “The Leaf and the Cloud,” offer “The Risible Rise and Fall,” a performance attuned to the web of connectivity as well as life’s ephemeral nature.
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October 10–11 | The Fantastical Power of Two | claire barrera & Maya Dalinsky
Performance Works is delighted to host claire barrera and Maya Dalinsky, whose project The Fantastical Power of Two is the most recent manifestation of a collaborative friendship that spans decades. October 10 & 11, 2025Friday and Saturday at 7pm The Fantastical Power of Two is a performance exploring the generative power of two: two people,…
Performance Works NW || Linda Austin Dance 