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FLOCK: A New Center for Dance
The Biennial Closes, and a Dance Center Opens
A new dance center takes up residence in Disjecta.
Posted inMusic
Happy Friday, NYC!
At the risk of adding to the “Happy” overload—check out director Geoffrey Steven’s remake of Pharrell’s “Happy” video using the considerable dancing skillz of normal, everyday New Yorkers. Bonus: It was all shot in February so many of these amateurs are dancing on ICE. Anyway, it will make you say, “Goddammit. New York IS pretty […]
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Win Tickets to Friday’s Silent Disco at Rontoms!
Silent Disco is OBVIOUSLY the most different dance night currently available—because instead of having your ears blasted out, you wear fashionable headphones where YOU can control the volume! (Or easily take them off to talk to Hunky or Hottie McCutieson across the bar.) Well, we’re doing the super fun Silent Disco again this Friday, outside […]
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Let’s Go SILENT DISCO!
For those who love to dance differently, we’re throwing another of our famous smokin’ fun Silent Disco events this Friday—and this time we’re whooping it up on Rontom’s heated patio! As you surely recall, Silent Disco invites you to wear wireless headphones as you silently shake your ass to the hottest music in town, this […]
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Heidi Duckler Dance: Dancing the End of Days
Anton Legoo Flame thrower at Heidi Duckler Dance I love watching dance in unexpected places, and fortunately, Portland offers up a lot of it. Example: POV Dance’s performance last month in the Leftbank building, which was great. And, this past weekend, Heidi Duckler Dance performed Ragnarok in the burned out old Taylor Electric Supply Company […]
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Coming Soon: A New Dance Center in North Portland
Matthew Miller For a contemporary dancer, rehearsing is a challenge. You need space, often a lot of it. The space needs to be danceable (e.g. hardwood floors). And the space needs to be affordable, because—this goes without saying—dancers don’t really make money from dancing. Enter on the scene local choreographer Tahni Holt (co-founder of “FRONT” […]
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Northwest Dance Project: Doing a Thing Called the Crocodile Rock
Blaine Truitt Covert Click! Patrick Kilbane’s performing in “Rothko.” Tonight the Northwest Dance Project resumes their holiday show “In Good Company.” Surprisingly, you can still get tickets! Surprising, because it easily sells out (seating is limited), and, because it is awesome. The show features music culled specifically from the year 1973, including all the classics: […]
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Half-Off Tix to “Your Holiday Office Party”… Today Only!
People! The Mercury presents Your Holiday Office Party is gonna be soooooo fun! Silent Disco dancing, comedy, a Secret Santa raffle for charity, a business attire costume contest, a “make-out cubicle,” a Xerox machine for taking pictures of your buttocks, BOOZE, and so much more! BUT GET THIS! Buy your tickets today and you can […]
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Portland’s Most Clever Dance Troupe
David Krebs Jonathan Krebs flexes in “Let Him Dangle” BodyVox wraps up their production “Body Opera Files” this weekend, and, whether or not you follow dance, this show is delightful and definitely worth checking out. The troupe has teamed up with musical director Michael Papillo for the program. It’s a theatrical blend of live music, […]
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Dancing with the Stars Celebrates Speed Addiction!
As I mentioned yesterday, the world simultaneously squealed with glee over the possibility of seeing Dancing with the Stars‘ Elizabeth Berkley reenact her famous “I’m so excited/scared” caffeine pill freakout from her glory days on Saved By the Bell. (Watch that here.) And last night? SHE DID IT. And it is just as glorious and […]
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Bye-Bye Bill Nye
For those who remain even marginally interested, Bill Nye the Science Guy has been eliminated from Dancing with the Stars, giving us absolutely no reason to keep watching. Here’s his final, pretty terrible robot dance—though in his defense, he did tear some knee ligaments while performing the paso doble last Monday night, and kept on […]