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The Wonder Ballroom has long been a springboard for queer pop icons launching into the stratosphere, from Durand Bernarr’s concert last spring ahead of his Grammy win to the local stop nearly 20 years ago of Lady Gaga’s Fame Ball tour. Swedish producer and beatsmith Cobrah slithered into Wonder’s pantheon on Wednesday, April 1 during […]
The long-running LGBTQ+ electronic dance party Blow Pony will saddle up for the last time on Saturday, March 28. Airick X—Blow Pony’s co-founder, who was known for several years as Airick Redwolf and Airick Heater—is retiring the party after uniting the queer community on the dance floor for 19 years, per a statement shared on […]
Stretch those calves, Latroy Robinson tells us. By day, Robinson is a senior research assistant at OHSU. By night, he is TwoMoods—a performer in the local and national ballroom scene. “I get very left brain, right brain satisfaction from it,” says Robinson. Sometimes Robinson goes right from work to the club. If the club stays […]
“Oh, the performance has started,” Allie Hankins said, interrupting our conversation. She didn’t point, gesture, or treat the situation with immediacy, so I turned my head to find Takahiro Yamamoto in the crowd. NOTHINGBEING‘s choreographer / “instigator” stood in a throng of masked, golden hour-lit TBA festival attendees. They chatted in little clumps, in the […]
The story behind the ubiquitous ads.
Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Closer removes audience and dancer boundaries.
Come for the amazing choreography! Leave because dancing candy should not be this racist!
Local ballroom culture is about much more than looking fabulous.
Local ballroom culture is about much more than looking fabulous.
Portland Choreographer Nancy Ellis Takes on Aging and Gender
In an uncertain world, rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theater keeps moving forward.
Where to Wear What Hat Shows the Reach of Gender Roles
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