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Tap may be the only kind of dance you don't have to see to enjoy—it's as much about sound as vision. Last night, Jason Sa...   More

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Dance history sprang to life in an excellent multimedia program from the Martha Graham Dance Company, staged Tuesday night at the Arlene Schnitzer Conce...   More

Performance What scares BodyVox dancer Eric Skinner? Scary clowns climbing through his bedroom window. Skinner’s childhood nightmare of invasive circus freaks provided fodder for BloodyVox, BodyVox’s ...   More

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Like Stravinsky and Balanchine or Cunningham and Cage, Tchaikovsky and Petipa created great dance by collaborating closely on steps and score. Their partnership produced some of the classical ballet world's greatest hits, including The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and T...   More

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Burn the Floor, the nationally touring Broadway show that opened in Portland last night at the Keller, is a midriff-baring, hair-flinging, fog-machine-shrouded gallop through exhibition ballroom dance. This is either good news or bad, depending on your expectations.

If you're expecting ...   More

Special Section GRAHAM BACKER: Longtime Portland choreographer Josie Moseley. IMAGE: mikelarremore.comWhy, when the dance industry is so heavily populated by women, are so many men company directors and choreographe ...   More

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If you're a dancer, winning a Princess Grace Award is a Very Big Deal: the national award, which recognizes emerging artists in performing arts and film, honors ...   More

Performance Sixteen square feet might not seem like much, but you’d be surprised what Ten Tiny Dances participants have done with such a small space over the event’s 19 shows. Sojourn Theatre once sur ...   More

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As Portland Mayor Sam Adams put it during a pre-show presentation, “What a difference a year makes.” He was referring to the 12 months between the 2009 Dance United concert, a fundraiser for the    More

Performance A door isn’t just a door in Dutch dancemaker Didy Veldman’s Frame of View. It’s a vehicle to swing from, shimmy over and collapse against. It’s even a source of titillation, wh ...   More