White Bird News
White Bird Uncaged Brings Back Crystal Pite and Her Thrilling New Work "Dark Matters," Combining Puppetry with Dynamic Dance
WHITE BIRD UNCAGED WELCOMES BACK KIDD PIVOT WITH CRYSTAL PITE’S BRILLIANT NEW WORK DARK MATTERS, BLENDING LIFELIKE PUPPETRY, DYNAMIC MOVEMENT AND A HAUNTING ORIGINAL SCORE.
“Raw, visceral emotion.” –The Guardian (UK)
“Ambitious, fearless, dance.” –The Georgia Straight (Vancouver, BC)
Who: Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM, Dark Matters
Presented by: White Bird Uncaged
When: Thursday, March 15 – Saturday, March 17, 8:00 pm
Where: Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland
Sponsor: Willamette Week
Tickets: $30, $20 student/senior available at www.whitebird.org and at PSU Box Office, 1620 SW Park (ZERO ticket fees). Also available at 1-800-380-3516 (additional fees will apply).
For the latest information, please visit www.whitebird.org
Garth Fagan's Masterwork "Griot New York" Makes Portland Debut, Featuring Score by Wynton Marsalis
WHITE BIRD, IN ASSOCIATION WITH PORTLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL, PRESENTS
GARTH FAGAN’S MASTERWORK GRIOT NEW YORK, FEATURING AN ORIGINAL SCORE BY
WYNTON MARSALIS AND SET DESIGN BY MARTIN PURYEAR.
“The most blissful 105 minutes of dance any of us will be privileged to see.” -San Francisco Examiner
White Bird is proud to present, in association with the Portland Jazz Festival, Garth Fagan Dance, performing Griot New York, the legendary masterwork by Tony Award-winning choreographer Garth Fagan. The performance will take place on February 22, during Black History Month, at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Featuring an original score from internationally acclaimed trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis and sets by renowned sculptor Martin Puryear, Griot New York, created in 1991, is “free of polemics but rooted subtly in distilled allusions to the black experience; the choreography moves with urban bustle and pastoral lyricism toward a celebration of life.” (The New York Times).
Barry Johnson and Catherine Thomas Enthusiastically Review tEEth
The first reviews of tEEth's new work "Make/Believe" have just come out. Barry Johnson, in his online Oregon Arts Watch, praises the "aesthetic rigor of the work, it's careful formulation and execution."
Read the full review by clicking HERE.
And please follow Oregon Arts Watch regularly for comprehensive coverage of arts and culture in our state.
In The Oregonian Catherine Thomas is particularly impressed with Phillip Kraft's ingenious soundscapes. Read her review HERE.
We expect more commentary on this provocative new work by Portland's own tEETh and will post them on our site.
Paul & Walter Receive National Award for Programmatic Excellence
WHITE BIRD CO-FOUNDERS, WALTER JAFFE AND PAUL KING, RECEIVE NATIONAL AWARD FOR PROGRAMMATIC EXCELLENCE ON JANUARY 9, 2012 IN NEW YORK CITY
Paul King, Mario Garcia Durham, President & CEO of Association of Performing Arts Presenters, and Walter Jaffe after the awards luncheon, Hilton New York, Jan. 9, 2012. Photo by Jacob Belcher/APAP
Glowing Responses to Noche Flamenca
The feedback from both critics and audience on Soledad and Noche Flamenca has been extraordinary.
Read Catherine Thomas' glowing review in The Oregonian of Noche Flamenca by clicking HERE. She describes the evening as "flamenco puro, at its stripped-down, soulful essence."
And Sabrina Miller of Portland Stage Reviews has written perceptively about the evening as well. Click HERE.
Check Out Oregon Art Beat Tonight, Jan. 5, and Sunday for a Great Story on White Bird
White Bird is featured on tonight's Oregon Art Beat. Tune in at 8pm on KOPB.
Also see it online by clicking HERE! The complete story will be available on the OPB website after tonight's airing.
We're excited and want to extend great thanks to OPB and Katrina Sarson for producing this segment.
White Bird Uncaged Presents World Premiere of "Make/Believe," Newest Work by tEETh, Commissioned by White Bird
WHITE BIRD PRESENTS AND CO-COMMISSIONS MAKE/BELIEVE,
LATEST WORK FROM PORTLAND-BASED tEEth,
RECENTLY SELECTED BY DANCE MAGAZINE AS ONE OF THE “25 TO WATCH” FOR 2012
Who: tEEth, Make/Believe
Presented by: White Bird Uncaged
When: Thursday January 26-Saturday January 28, 2012 at 8pm
Where: Lincoln Hall, Portland State University, 1620 SW Park (at Market Street)
Media Sponsor: Willamette Week
Tickets: $30 Adult, $20 Student & Seniors – available at www.whitebird.org or PSU Box Office 503-725-3307 (ZERO ticket fees). Also available at 1-800-380-3516 (additional fees will apply).
One of Spain's Greatest Flamenco Artists Makes Portland Debut with Noche Flamenca
Who: Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca
Presented by: White Bird
When: Thursday-Saturday January 12-14, 2012
Where: Newmark Theatre, 7:30pm
Sponsor: The Oregonian
Tickets: From $26-$60. Available at www.whitebird.org and PCPA Box Office (zero ticket fees). Also available at 1-800-380-3516 (additional ticket fees will apply).
Visit www.whitebird.org for the latest information.
“Soledad Barrio is a gift from heaven to flamenco on earth.” -El Diario (Argentina)
Read About Trey McIntyre Project Before You See the Show!
Tickets are selling fast for the return of Trey McIntyre Project, this Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 1-3 at the Newmark.
Here are some helpful articles and videos that will prepare you for the exciting shows--
Marty Hughley's informative preview in Friday's Oregonian.
Martha Ullman West's illuminating cover story in the August issue of Dance Magazine.
A video of Trey McIIntyre creating The Sweeter End, set to Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Our exciting closer.
We will post the reviews on our website as they appear at the end of this week.
