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Dec. 2-4 || A Turbulence of Muses
December 2-4 at 8pm A Turbulence of Muses: A symbolist ritual Fri/Sat/Sunday 8pm sharp Doors open 7:45pm. No entry after 8pm. $10 admission (cash at the door). Not suitable for children or pets. Performance Works NW 4625 SE 67th Ave. Portland, OR MAP “After 20 years of paratheatrical experiments, music and film production in Berkeley…
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Dec. 9-11 || I’d Like to Get to Know You
I’d Like to Get to Know You is inspired by The Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness: A Procedure and Preliminary Findings, which is commonly known as The 36 Questions that Lead to Love. The goal of this research was to create temporary feelings of closeness between same or cross-sex pairings. In I’d like to Get…
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Dec. 15-17 || Complicated Women || Katie Scherman
Complicated Women, featuring dancers Jess Zoller, Faith Morrison, and Katie, explores the collective experience of being a woman; through wonder, depth, and complexity. Over the past two years, Katie has found herself constantly coming back to femininity in the studio; questioning and investigating how to translate the never ending self-dialogue. The work examines narcissism, vulnerability,…
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Dec. 18 || GIFTS
PWNW presents a screening of GIFTS, a 65 minute film by Nichola Bruce centering on a 10-year project by U.K. artist Clare Whistler. Clare’s project was inspired by eight objects that were traditionally given in England to welcome a new child into the world: Egg, Coal, Evergreen, Salt, Candle, Bread,Coin and Silver. Each symbolic gift…
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Nov. 26 || The Work of Fire
The Work Of Fire Saturday, November 26th 8pm Performance Works Northwest || Linda Austin Dance 4625 SE 67th Ave. Portland, OR 97206 One Night Only No ticket fee $5 suggested donation A multi-media meditation on the nature of time, language, the imagined, history, butterflies, rocks, neurology, and revolt, The Work Of Fire brings forward a…
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Nov. 16 || Last bell karaoke party & fundraiser
Join PWNW || Linda Austin Dance and the cast of The last bell rings for you for a celebratory party and fundraiser to support artist fees! Nov. 16 Wednesday 7-11:30pm Shaking the Tree Warehouse || 823 SE Grant. $10 at the door || $5 with purchase of ticket to The last bell rings for you…
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Oct. 21 || Pharmakon Wobble
Pharmakon Wobble presents an unconventional evening of sound, image and movement. Arranged from philosophical and spiritual sources, both primitive and modern, from the traditional to the esoteric, Pharmakon Wobble is a work that examines the noumenous relationships between the human condition and its mythical paradox.
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Nov. 12-20 || The last bell rings for you
Linda and her collaborators have invited a diverse group of 18 community participants to learn, perform, and find pleasure in a tender and richly patterned tapestry of group behaviors including singing, walking, bell-ringing, and yes, dancing. Informal rituals, texts, songs and interactions with everyday objects generate a web of transitory relationships that are both celebrated…
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Nov. 4-6 || Obstacles & Victory Songs
Performance Works NorthWest presents a double bill by Dora Gaskill and Stephanie Lavon Trotter, who have extended their immersion in performative research initiated through a 2015 Alembic Residency at PWNW. They now bring us Obstacles and Victory Songs, a shared evening offering their individual and collective results: “S-Words” by Dora and “Sight Shadow” by Stephanie.
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Check out our fall events!
Join us for an amazing panoply of performance this fall, including Linda Austin’s “the last bell rings for you!
Performance Works NW || Linda Austin Dance 