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Announce: Alembic Resident Artist Program RFP
Request for Proposals 2013 PWNW Alembic Resident Artist Program Deadline: December 28 2012 Alembic = apparatus used in alchemy or distilling. The word “alembic” is also used metaphorically for anything that refines or transmutes, as if by distillation (as in “the alembic of creative thought”). PWNW || LAD is proud to announce that, with the…
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PWNW artists & audience thank the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
Many of you know about the electrifying and tear-inducing wonderful surprise we received about two weeks ago, when PWNW—along with 19 other grass-roots arts non-profits in five (non NYC) geographical locations around the US—was notified that we were winners of the first round round of SEED grants given by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. At the…
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Nov. 8-17 || 10th (FINAL) Richard Foreman Festival
Performance Works NorthWest presents the 10th Annual (and FINAL) Richard Foreman Festival Nov. 8-17, 2012 Performance Works NW is gearing up for its 10th annual fundraiser inspired by the work of avant-garde theatre pioneer Richard Foreman. Formerly known as a “Mini-Festival,” this avant-extravanza is “Mini-” no more. Get ready for 10 days of Foremanesque tomfoolery around the…
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Photos from the 7 Objects/69 talk
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7 Objects/69
October 11, 2012 at 6pm at the Portland Art Museum I will dance and talk about the artwork 7 Objects/69, which includes pieces by Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Richard Serra, David Bradshaw, Keith Sonnier, Stephen Kaltenbach and Alan Saret whose piece you can see here along with a reflection of my shoes.
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Oct. 3 || A Portland Circus on John Cage’s Silence
We are stoked to continue the worldwide celebrations of John Cage’s 100th with the following event at PNCA: In concert with HAPPY BIRTHDAY: A CELEBRATION OF CHANCE AND LISTENING, an exhibition celebrating the 100th Anniversary of John Cage’s birth, The Philip Feldman Gallery at PNCA presents “A PORTLAND CIRCUS ON JOHN CAGE’s SILENCE.” http://cal.pnca.edu/haps/457 Created…
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SAVE THE DATES: 10th & last Richard Foreman Fest
The dates to save: Nov. 8-17, 2012 Performance Works NW is pulling together the 10th version of its annual fundraiser inspired by the work of avant-garde pioneer Richard Foreman. Formerly known as a “Mini-Festival,” it is “Mini-” no more. For this 10th and final Festival will stretch out over ten days of Foremanesque antics around…
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once in a blue moon…
We enjoyed and took many photos of the blue moon on Foster Road this evening. Ah…September is here, and with it for me a mixture of ease (3 week break from teaching), poverty (the break is unpaid) busy-ness (TBA, catching up on projects and plans) and the savoring of the last days of summer that…
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The Pronouns: 40 dancers do 40 dances
My friend Clarinda Mac Low has assembled 40 performers, now in the process of creating dances for a September 2012 staging of The Pronouns, a series of chance-derived dance instructional poems by Clarinda’s father, poet/composer Jackson Mac Low. I am honored to be a part (via Skype!) of this fabulous homage to Jackson, a weekend of…
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August-September rehearsal time sale!
Book our studio to rehearse your performance project or just play around! Special price for August only extended through September! Check out our studio rental page for contact info and studio calendar. Anything not booked is up for grabs. Studio time booked 9am-6p = $7/hr
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