Manual Cinema combines handmade shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, and innovative sound and music to create immersive stories for stage and screen. Using vintage overhead projectors, multiple screens, puppets, actors, live feed cameras, multi-channel sound design, and live music, Manual Cinema transforms the experience of attending the cinema and imbues it with liveness, ingenuity, and theatricality. … Read more
Join internationally recognized storyteller and poet Andri Snaer Magnason for an exploration of language and communication in this age of climate change. As a planet, we are faced with an imbalance or realignment of all elements of water—glaciers, sea level, permafrost, the pH of the world’s oceans, currents, rain and snow, the absence of water … Read more
Join us for a pre-performance conversation on Afro-Diasporic movement practices! Featuring a panel of local artists and practitioners, alongside company members of Rennie Harris Puremovement, we will explore how Hip-Hop, Afrobeats, Vogue, House, Drag, and more are in conversation with each other. From their historical roots to contemporary practice, these very different styles remain influenced … Read more
The goal of Rennie Harris Puremovement is to empower community through history, embodied movement, and dialogue surrounding the roots, power, and politics behind Hip-hop culture’s origins. This multi-dimensional exploration incorporates body awareness, physical practice, and lecture-demonstration. Characterized as a contemporary indigenous form, Street Dance encompasses the diverse and rich African American traditions of the past, … Read more
Join Portland Ovations and local Drag Queens for an hour of stories and art! Glamorous expert storytellers use the art of drag to read books and lead craft projects at local bookstores, libraries, and community centers around Portland. This fun, fabulous literary experience fosters learning and play, encouraging children and their caregivers to celebrate all … Read more
Join Portland Ovations and local Drag Queens for an hour of stories and art! Glamorous expert storytellers use the art of drag to read books and lead craft projects at local bookstores, libraries, and community centers around Portland. This fun, fabulous literary experience fosters learning and play, encouraging children and their caregivers to celebrate all … Read more
Join Portland Ovations and local Drag Queens for an hour of stories and art! Glamorous expert storytellers use the art of drag to read books and lead craft projects at local bookstores, libraries, and community centers around Portland. This fun, fabulous literary experience fosters learning and play, encouraging children and their caregivers to celebrate all … Read more
The music of DakhaBrakha is not only pulsing, beautiful, and rich in ghostly reminiscence, it also invites a deep wake-up call. Join Grammy Award-winning recording artist and composer Eugene Friesen as he sifts through the alluring folk-rock sound of the quartet to uncover the edgy, challenging cultural message beneath. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 5:30 – 6:30 … Read more
This pre-performance lecture traces gospel music’s roots to embarking upon a journey from African American spirituals, hymnody, and choirs of the Black church experience, along with the profound influence on R&B, soul, rock, and hip-hop. Gospel music is not a genre of song, but a powerful testimony of the global pursuit for liberty and justice … Read more
Join Portland Ovations and local Drag Queens for an hour of stories and art! Glamorous expert storytellers use the art of drag to read books and lead craft projects at local bookstores, libraries, and community centers around Portland. This fun, fabulous literary experience fosters learning and play, encouraging children and their caregivers to celebrate all … Read more