Check out the Portland Public Library’s suggested reading list for Sugar Skull! “Equal parts artistic and educational… re-defines the interactive entertaining experience, engaging and captivating audiences of all ages. A pure delight to watch!” NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN Twelve-year-old Vita Flores thinks her family has gone loco planning a celebration for deceased loved ones. Why … Read more
“A fun evening, sure to entertain children and adults alike.” THEATREMANIA Part vaudeville, part make believe, all charm — A Year With Frog And Toad is an inventive, joyful, and enchanting experience for the whole family. Based on the books by Arnold Lobel, this whimsical musical featuring a jazzy, upbeat score follows two great friends — … Read more
“Explosive drumming and dance routines, the group delivered mind-blowing acrobatic sequences with extraordinary precision.” VICE MAGAZINE Gravity-defying acrobatics. Astonishing human pyramids. Live Afro-jazz, percussion and kora. Welcome to the universe of Cirque Kalabanté. Created by Guinean artist Yamoussa Bangoura, an alum of Cirque Éloize and Cirque Baobab who has also performed with Cirque du Soleil, … Read more
“More than a hip isolating dance ensemble…CONTRA-TIEMPO pushes boundaries.” THE WASHINGTON POST The exciting Los Angeles-based CONTRA-TIEMPO draws on salsa, Afro-Cuban, hip-hop, and contemporary dance combined with text and original music to create an original physical, visual and sonic vocabulary. A bold, multilingual, activist dance theater company, CONTRA-TIEMPO inspires and embraces communities where all people … Read more
Join Red, Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober and all your friends from the iconic series “Fraggle Rock”, on a brand-new exciting, interactive, live musical adventure perfect for fans of all ages. Gobo Fraggle discovers a legend about a lost Fraggle treasure: the Song Stone. Legend says the Song Stone can provide a special treasure — the … Read more
“Talented kids. Professional coaches. Life on the road. Adoring 5-year-olds, sitting around the ring just feet from the stars of Circus Smirkus, where big kids have been the stars of the show of this Vermont-based company for 32 years now.” THE BOSTON GLOBE Step into a world of whimsy and wonder, as Circus Smirkus celebrates … Read more
We welcome you to join us in the audience for the School-Time Performance of POLI POP! This performance is ideal for young audience members ages 3 – 8. All tickets are only $8 and are general admission in designated areas of Merrill Auditorium. You will be in attendance along with local school groups on field trips. … Read more
Co-presented by Portland Ovations and Indigo Arts Alliance Stay in touch with this project! Click here to register for emails providing project updates. Add the complimentary tickets to your cart and check out. You will then be on a contact list for future updates. Read March project updates Black, Haitian American composer, violinist and activist … Read more
“A glorious celebration of everything you love about the show.” THE GUARDIAN This is Bluey’s Big Play, For Real Life. When Dad feels like a little bit of Sunday afternoon time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans! Join them as they pull out all of the games and cleverness at their disposal to get … Read more
“STOMP finds beautiful noises in the strangest places.” USA TODAY STOMP returns to Portland! Explosive, provocative, sophisticated, utterly unique and appealing to audiences of all ages, the international percussion sensation has garnered an armful of awards and rave reviews and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion … Read more