White Bird News
White Bird Concludes 14th Season with Europe's Most Acclaimed Hip-Hop Company Compagnie Käfig
WHITE BIRD CONCLUDES ITS 14TH SEASON WITH EUROPE’S MOST ACCLAIMED
HIP-HOP COMPANY, COMPAGNIE KÄFIG, FEATURING 11 EXPLOSIVE MALE DANCERS FROM RIO DE JANIERO.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER MOURAD MERZOUKI HAS CREATED
TWO SPELLBINDING WORKS TO SHOWCASE THE YOUNG BRAZILIAN MEN’S
ACROBATIC SKILLS AND VIRTUOSITY.
Who: COMPAGNIE KÄFIG CCN Créteil et Val-de-Marne
Presented by: White Bird
When: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 7:30 pm
Where: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland
Sponsors: Darci H. Swindells and The Oregonian
Tickets: $26-$64 available at www.whitebird.org and at PCPA Box (ZERO ticket fees). Also available at
1-800-380-3516 (additional fees will apply).
For the latest information, please visit www.whitebird.org
“The best hip-hop show of the past 10 years.” FigaroScope (Paris)
Reviewers Praise Goteborg Ballet and Draw Comparisons between the Swedish City and Portland
The reviews of the West Coast debut of Goteborg Ballet are great.
Here is Catherine Thomas's in The Oregonian today. Click HERE.
Here is Bob Hicks's piece from Oregon Arts Watch, comparing Portland to Goteborg, and OBT to White Bird. HERE.
There are still some seats left for the final show tonight, Saturday. We're delighted to have this wonderful company in Portland.
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company Returns with Masterworks Set to Brahms, Schumann and Glass
WHITE BIRD PRESENTS EAGERLY AWAITED RETURN OF LAR LUBOVITCH DANCE COMPANY,
FEATURING SOARING DANCES SET TO BRAHMS, SCHUMANN AND PHILIP GLASS.
LAR LUBOVITCH HAILED AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S BEST CHOREOGRAPHERS.
Who: Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
Presented by: White Bird
When: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 7:30 pm
Where: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland
Sponsors: West Coast Bank, The Oregonian
Tickets: $26-$64 available at www.whitebird.org and at PCPA Box (ZERO ticket fees). Also available at 1-800-380-3516 (additional fees will apply).
For the latest information, please visit www.whitebird.org
“Masterfully crafted, ingeniously musical, naturally lyrical.” –Back Stage (NYC)
Responses to Yasmeen's "Love Fire"
The reviews of Yasmeen Godder's "Love Fire" are starting to come in.
Here's a very enthusiastic one from Robert Tyree. He maintains that "Love Fire" is the boldest production White Bird has ever presented. Click HERE.
Also Barry Johnson talks about his reaction to this controversial work. Click HERE.
Sweden's Göteborg Ballet Makes West Coast Debut with Three Dynamic Nordic Choreographers
WHITE BIRD PRESENTS THE WEST COAST DEBUT OF THE GÖTEBORG BALLET FROM SWEDEN,
FEATURING THREE OUTSTANDING NORDIC CHOREOGRAPHERS.
Who: The Göteborg Ballet
Presented by: White Bird
When: Thursday April 12 – Saturday April 14, 2012, 7:30 pm
Where: Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland
Sponsor: The Oregonian
Tickets: $26-$64 available at www.whitebird.org and at PCPA Box (ZERO ticket fees). Also available at
1-800-380-3516 (additional fees will apply).
For the latest information, please visit www.whitebird.org
“Gorgeous. The Swedes’ riskiness and speed are breathtaking.” –The Boston Globe
Reviews of Kidd Pivot's "Dark Matters" All Raves
Crystal Pite's "Dark Matters" is generating wonderful reviews. Click the links below to read them now.
Barry Johnson in Oregon Arts Watch
Heather Wisner in Willamette Week
Catherine Thomas in The Oregonian.
Aaron Scott in Portland Monthly
Faddah Wolf in Portland Stage Reviews
Israeli Choreographer Yasmeen Godder's "Love Fire" Has North American Premiere and Concludes White Bird Uncaged 2011-12 Season
WHITE BIRD UNCAGED 2011-12 CONCLUDES WITH THE
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE OF ISRAELI CHOREOGRAPHER
YASMEEN GODDER’S BOLD "LOVE FIRE,"
A TWIST ON STEREOTYPES OF MALE AND FEMALE IDENTITY
Who: Yasmeen Godder’s "Love Fire"
Presented by: White Bird Uncaged
When: Thursday March 29 – Saturday March 31, 2012, 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).
“A beautifully perceptive microcosm of humanity.” –Ballet Magazine (UK)
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.
