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April 13 | PASTfuture | Linda K. Johnson with Pat Wong
PASTfuture Long Form Archival ConversationLinda K. Johnson with Patricia WongSunday, April 1311am -1pm at PWNWFREEBagels+coffee+snacks+kind people The Mycelium Dreams PASTfuture Long-Form Archival Conversation Series, conceived and curated by Linda K. Johnson, continues in April with a conversation with another of our Portland dance elders, Pat Wong. NEXT UP: May 4 Chisao Hata | June 8 Barry Johnson Patricia Wong was…
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April 26 || workshop #4 || Becky Miller + Alim Ringgold + Yaara Valey Perczek
workshop #4 features new and in-process works by Becky Miller, Alim Ringgold, and Yaara Valey. workshop, curated by stephanie lavon trotter, is a series for musicians and artists working in sound to present new and in-progress works and compositions. workshop supports experimentation, improvisation and composed sound and noise, maybe even “songs”.
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Announcing our Alembic Parent Artists for 2025-26
We are excited to welcome interdisciplinary artist Lilia Hernandez Galusha and dancer/pychotherapist Sara McIntyre for The Alembic Parent Residency at Performance Works NW from June 2025 through March 2026.
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April 3-June 5 || Beginning Level Tai Chi Chuan
Red Cedar Tai Chi is offering a beginning level Tai Chi class at PWNW this spring. The class, led by Linda Hutchins, Angie Holland, and Linda Austin, takes place Thursdays 11am to noon April 3-June 5
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2025 | Spring Events
Performances by our Alembic Residency artists—both current and alum—a Fieldwork showing and Public Access guest artists, and more PASTfuture Longform Archival Conversations.
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Feb 16 | PASTfuture | Linda K. Johnson and Vincent Martinez-Grieco
The Mycelium Dreams PASTfuture Long-Form Archival Conversation Series, conceived and curated by Linda K. Johnson, continues in February with another conversation with one of our Portland dance elders, Vincent Martinez-Grieco.
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March 21-23 | FLOOR | Emma Lutz-Higgins
Emma Lutz-Higgins presents her evening-length work with dancers Allie Hankins, Emily Jones, and John Niekrasz. FLOOR looks at desire. How close can we get to having everything we want? Something changes and suddenly we are thrown into unfamiliar terrain, mucking through together but unsure if by the end we will know who we are to each…
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Jan 26 | PASTfuture | Linda K. Johnson and Jeff Forbes
The PASTfuture Long-Form Archival Conversation Series picks up again with the first of six new public interviews with Portland dance elders, this one with PWNW director and lighting wizard Jeff Forbes
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Feb 1 || workshop #3 || Seth Nehil + cat ross + Anthony J. Stillabower
workshop #3 features new and in-process works by Seth Nehil, cat ross, and Anthony J. Stillabower. workshop, curated by stephanie lavon trotter, is a series for musicians and artists working in sound to present new and in-progress works and compositions. workshop supports experimentation, improvisation and composed sound and noise, maybe even “songs”.
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Support & Celebrate PWNW in Our 25th Anniversary Year
A quarter of a century! We are filled with joy, gratitude and not a little awe as we contemplate the thousands of artists, performances, rehearsal hours, and audience members whose energetic traces from 25 years of artistic activity linger in our humble space. Please help PWNW celebrate and prepare for the next chapter by donating…
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