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November 27 | SEARCH AND DESTROY (S.A.D.)
SEARCH AND DESTROY (S.A.D.)November 27FridayDoors 7:30pm | Show 8:00pm SEARCH AND DESTROY (S.A.D.) was partly inspired by late-night television talk shows & variety hours andfollows a similar format: an eye-catching opening number, a charming Emcee willing to play the fool, and a shared evening of dance, music, film, comedy, and conversations/interviews, all loosely tied to…
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2027 | Winter Events
LOCATION: Performance Works NW, 4625 SE 67th Ave, Portland, OR 97206 unless otherwise noted.COVID SAFETY POLICY: Masks are welcome, and we encourage full COVID and flu vaccinations. Masks available at the door.TICKETS: PWNW-produced events can usually be found at https://buytickets.at/pwnw. This does not include PWNW Public Access Performances, which do their own ticketing. January 14…
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January 14 | Brown | Stillabower & Jenkins
Join us for an evening of sound with Hunter Brown (Berlin) and Anthony Stillabower & Jean-Paul Jenkins Thursday, January 14thDoors 7:00| Show 7:30pm$10-25 sliding scale$5 Arts for All (Oregon Trail / SNAP) ABOUT THE ARTISTS: Hunter Brownhttps://www.hunterbrownsound.com/about.htmlHunter Brown is a Berlin-based composer, improviser, and sound artist. His work treats the infrastructure of digital audio —…
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Alembic Parent Residency 2027 | Local Parent Artist Call for Applications
PWNW || LAD invites one local parent artist whose work engages a strong movement, body or dance-based component, to apply for one of our 2027 Alembic Parent Residencies providing studio time and financial support. DEADLINE December 7th, 2026.
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November 15 | POWERDRONE
Genderbomb’s “Impact Play” is a soiree combining kink and storytelling live onstage. Enter our salon, sample crudités from a human platter, and settle in for an evening of bondage, cannibalism, living dolls, and, of course, impact play!
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Call for Applications for the 2027-2028 Alembic Residency
The application for the 2027-2028 Alembic Residency is NOW OPEN! The Alembic Core Residency is at the heart of PWNW’s commitment to artists and the development of new experimental performance in Portland. Now in its 12th year, the program provides three Portland artists with 100–150 hours of studio time to be used over a 9–11…
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November 19–22 | Harvest of Woman + Guest Artist Series
Genderbomb’s “Impact Play” is a soiree combining kink and storytelling live onstage. Enter our salon, sample crudités from a human platter, and settle in for an evening of bondage, cannibalism, living dolls, and, of course, impact play!
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November 5–8 | Alembic Artists in Performance
Alembic Cohort #11—Sophia Tweed Ahmad, Kye Kauffman Grant, and Kai Hynes—have been researching, creating and rehearsing during the past months and will now share the results of their Alembic Residency at PWNW!
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October 30 | SEARCH AND DESTROY (S.A.D.)
Genderbomb’s “Impact Play” is a soiree combining kink and storytelling live onstage. Enter our salon, sample crudités from a human platter, and settle in for an evening of bondage, cannibalism, living dolls, and, of course, impact play!
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October 2 | Kathryn Claire
October 2FridayDoors 7 pm, show 7:30 pm Join Kathryn Claire for an exclusive evening of live music, performance and a music video premier. Kathryn Claire will release her forthcoming album When I Find You in early 2027. She has been working on the album and an accompanying large scale performance piece for several years. This…
