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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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Feb 6-8 || In Preparation for Disappearances to Come
Created and performed by Linda Austin, Allie Hankins, Danielle Ross, Chris Cochrane, and Kevin Bud Jones, “In Preparation for Disappearances to Come” is a music/dance collaboration. It is a machine to practice remembering and forgetting. It is an occasion for us to slyly, if futilely, enact strategies to sidestep the inevitability of our own future dissolution…
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Dec 21 | Winter Solstice Pop-up Karaoke-Cocktail Party-Raffle Fundraiser!!
Join us at Performance Works NW to celebrate the longest night and the return of the lengthening days—and to raise a toast (and a few extra bucks) to PWNW as we enter our 25th anniversary year! Stop by anytime between 7:30-11:30 to sing, hang out, and enjoy a libation.
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Feb 19-Apr 16 || Spring Fieldwork with Sadie Leigh
8 week session, Wednesdays Feb 19-Apr 16, 7:15-9:15pm –>NOTE: *NO SESSION* on March 19 or 26.Sliding scale, suggested range of $105 – $175, no one turned away for lack of funds, payment plans availableTo register, email sadieleighdance@gmail.com Fieldwork is a framework for artists of any and every discipline to play, experiment, fail, collaborate, and most importantly, give…
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Alembic Parent Residencies 2025: Deadline extended: Jan 25
PWNW || LAD invites one local and one visiting parent artist whose work engages a strong movement, body or dance-based component, to apply for one of our 2025 Alembic Parent Residencies providing studio time and financial support. DEADLINE Jan. 20. 2024
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2025 | Winter Events
Performance and workshop by visiting artists and a premiere by PWNW’s Artistic Director Linda Austin.
Performance Works NW || Linda Austin Dance 