White Bird News

White Bird Uncaged Presents Gifted Choreographers Eric Skinner, Daniel Kirk, and Gregg Bielemeier in a Thrilling Collaborative Program with All New Work, December 3-7

Who: skinner | kirk + bielemeier
Presented  by: White Bird Uncaged
When: Wednesday-Sunday; December 3-7; 8 pm. Saturday & Sunday Matinees; 2 pm
Where: Portland Opera Studio Theater; 211 SE Caruthers
Tickets: $16 Students/Seniors; $26 Adults plus service fee. Ticketmaster and Ticketmaster.com; 503-790-2787
Information: 503-245-1600 ext. 201
Sponsor: Willamette Week

White Bird Uncaged Dance Series Launches November 12-15 with American Premiere of Brilliant Canadian Choreographer Crystal Pite's Lost Action

For Immediate Release: October 20, 2008                                Contact: Chad Greenwood, 503-245-1600 ext. 205

Who: Kidd Pivot, Artistic Director Crystal Pite
Work: Lost Action
Presented by: White Bird Uncaged (formerly White Bird/PSU Dance Series)
When: Wednesday-Saturday, November 12-15; 8 pm
Where: Kaul Auditorium, Reed College (3203 SE Woodstock, Portland, OR)
Sponsor: Willamette Week
Tickets: $26 Adults. $16 students/seniors. Plus Service fee. Available through Ticketmaster and ticketmaster.com, 503-790-2787.
Information: 503-245-1600 ext. 201

White Bird Presents Renowned Finnish Choreographer Tero Saarinen and West Coast Debut of His Company.

Who: Tero Saarinen
Work: Westward Ho!; Wavelengths; HUNT
Presented by: White Bird
When: Wednesday, October 29, 7:30 pm
Where: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Sponsors: Lufthansa; The Oregonian A&E
Tickets: $20-$50 plus service fee. 20% discount for students/seniors. 503-790-2787. All Ticketmaster outlets including the PCPA Box Office. Online at www.ticketmaster.com. Group Discounts/Info: 503-245-1600 ext. 201. 

For Immediate Release, September 15, 2008

Contact: Chad Greenwood 503-245-1600 ext. 205

White Bird Presents Eagerly Awaited Return of Israel's Inbal Pinto Dance Company on October 7 with US Premiere of Shaker, Set in a Magical Dreamscape of Snow and Melting Ice

Who: Inbal Pinto Dance Company
Work: Shaker
Presented by: White Bird
When: Tuesday, October 7
Where: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Sponsor: The Oregonian A&E
Tickets: $20-$50 plus service fee. 20% discount fo students/seniors. 503-790-2787, all Ticketmaster outlest, including the PCPA Box Office. Online at www.ticketmaster.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 3, 2008

Contact: Chad Greenwood, 503-245-1600 ext. 205                  

WHITE BIRD CO-FOUNDER PAUL KING CHOSEN AS CHAIR-ELECT OF THE DANCE/USA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

White Bird Co-Founder Paul King has been chosen as the new Chair-Elect of the Dance/USA Board of Directors at their most recent annual conference held in Denver, Colorado in June. Dance/USA is the leading organization in the United States focused on cultivating and advocating on behalf of the dance community in this country. Its annual conference is a gathering of dancers, choreographers, agents, directors, and presenters from across the nation.

”I’m very honored to be elected for this prestigious position,” King said, “Dance/USA is such a valuable organization connecting the dance community in the United States.”

White Bird has been a member of Dance/USA for close to 10 years, during which time King has served on the board for 5 years, and acted as the Chair of the Presenters Council for 3 years. In his new role, he will spend one year as the Chair-Elect and then 2 years as the actual Chair of the Board of Directors, beginning June 2009. He will work with the current Board Chair and the Dance/USA Executive Director on issues like strategic planning, fiscal and administrative oversight, as well as advocating for dance funding and support.  

White Bird's 2008-2009 Season Overflows with More New Companies, More Performances in More Venue Than Ever Before

About to enter its 11th season, White Bird launches its next 10 years of contemporary dance from around the world with more performances by more companies in more venues than ever before. The busy 2008/2009 schedule includes 12 companies, 8 of whom White Bird will present for the first time, from as far away as Finland, Israel, Australia, and Brazil.

We are also excited to introduce a brand new series: White Bird Uncaged, which replaces the White Bird/PSU Dance Series while Lincoln Hall undergoes two years of deferred maintenance and seismic upgrading. White Bird will move out into the community, presenting four groundbreaking companies in adaptable venues in four Portland neighborhoods.

White Bird Dance Series at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 7:30 pm (unless otherwise noted)
Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet with the Shaolin Monks,  Wednesday, September 24.
Ballet meets martial arts in Alonzo King’s recent thrilling creation Long River, High Sky, a collaboration with the Shaolin Monks of China that demonstrates an unprecedented synthesis of Eastern and Western forms of movement.

Inbal Pinto Dance Company, Tuesday, October 7

White Bird Presents Landmark Evening 4x4 The Ballet Project on May 8 & 9 at the Schnitzer

Who: 4x4 the Ballet Project
Presented by: White Bird
When: Thursday, May 8 and Friday, May 9, 2008, 7:30 pm
Where: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Sponsors: NW Jeep, Amtrak Coast Starlight, Oregonian A&E
Tickets: $20-$62 plus service fee. 20% discount for students/seniors.
503-790-2787 all Ticketmaster outlets including PCPA Box Office
Online at www.ticketmaster.com

White Bird is proud to conclude its tenth anniversary with a landmark program at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon—4x4  The Ballet Project, which will bring together the West Coast’s four major ballet companies all on the same stage: Eugene Ballet Company (Artistic Director Toni Pimble), Oregon Ballet Theatre (Artistic Director Christopher Stowell), Seattle’s Pacific Northwest Ballet (Artistic Director Peter Boal) and San Francisco Ballet (Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson). Each company has become a vital incubator of contemporary ballet in the United States, and each company will perform a Portland premiere of an exciting contemporary work.