Mission Statement
White Bird is committed to bringing the best Portland-based, regional, national and international dance companies to Portland, Oregon and to fostering the growth of dance in the region. White Bird will do this through presenting established and emerging companies and choreographers, commissioning or co-commissioning new work, and collaborating with other arts organizations in Portland and the region to make dance performances possible.
White Bird strongly believes in making dance exciting, educational and accessible to everyone, young and old, of all social backgrounds, and will seek to realize these goals through contributed income and sponsorships, which will facilitate outreach to schools and keep ticket prices affordable. As an advocate for dance, White Bird will strive to broaden audiences, develop new dance venues, and support both existing and new dance programs
-- 10 years, 118 dance companies and a total audience of over 240,000 - and all since Walter Jaffe and Paul King launched White Bird in July 1997 as a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to bringing excellence in dance to Portland, Oregon
Education OutreachPartnersWalter Jaffe Bio.Paul King Bio.Staff
Walter Jaffe,
co-founderPaul King,
co-founderChelsea Bushnell, director of audience servicesNancy Ellis,
development coordinator
Chad Greenwood,
marketing managerC. Noel Plemmons,
fiscal manager
Christopher Roesing,
special projects coordinatorKayla Scrivner,
technical coordinator