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NW Dance Project in Dance Magazine

NW Dance Project in Dance Magazine

Dance Magazine honored our 20th Anniversary Season that's full of new works with a mention of our Secret Stories shows featuring three world premieres.

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NW Dance feature from Dance Informa

NW Dance feature from Dance Informa

Dance Informa dove into NW Dance Project's 20 years of risk-taking work and explored the artistic ethos, motivations, and intentions of founding Artistic Director Sarah Slipper.

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NW Dance Project at 20

NW Dance Project at 20

Oregon ArtsWatch founder and noted Portland performance arts journalist Bob Hicks spent a couple days at our Creative Center looking into the three new works premiering on our Sharing Stories as well as seeing where NW Dance Project has landed after 20 years of work...

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stravinsky program wows

stravinsky program wows

Audiences and critics were captivated by the two world premieres on our Petruska program, JUN 2+3, 2023 at the Newmark Theatre. Reviewing for Oregon Arts Watch, critic Max Taponga noted "This is not a traditional staging of Stravinsky’s iconic ballet about a love triangle involving...

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COMMON GROUND SHOW IN REVIEW

COMMON GROUND SHOW IN REVIEW

Oregon Arts Watch's Amy Leona Havin joined us for our debut at the beautiful Patricia Reser Center for the Arts for our Common Ground show featuring two world premieres, noting, "three striking pieces...the dancers presented clean, strong lines...choreography of Common Ground was captivating, punchy, and...

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NW Dance Project featured on "Hello, Rose City!" TV show

NW Dance Project featured on "Hello, Rose City!" TV show

NW Dance Project had the honor of being invited on Portland's new morning show, Hello, Rose City!, to preview our Common Ground shows March 17+18 at The Reser in Beaverton featuring world premiere works from Caroline Finn (U.S. debut) and Artistic Director Sarah Slipper. What...

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BOLERO+ show in review

BOLERO+ show in review

Oregon Arts Watch reviewer Max Tapogna was wowed by our 2022-23 season-opening show, BOLERO+ OCT 14+15 at the Newmark Theatre, noting "..the audience saw flowers clenched between a dancer’s teeth and passed around like a baton, ripped to pieces, and falling suddenly from the sky...In...

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Go Solo profiles Artistic Dirtector Sarah Slipper

Go Solo profiles Artistic Dirtector Sarah Slipper

Go Solo profiled NW Dance Project's founding Artistic Director Sarah Slipper as part of their Entrepreneur Stories series, exploring her artistic history, accomplishments as a pioneering female arts and non-profit business leader, her greatest challenges, and what keeps her reaching for more.

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JOSEPH HERNANDEZ NAMED ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER

JOSEPH HERNANDEZ NAMED ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER

After his latest company creation, bye bye for now, and choreographing on the pre-professional dancers selected for our 2022 MOVE project, Joseph Hernandez has been named NW Dance Project's first Associate Choreographer. A gifted, sharp, and daring dance and theater creator, Joseph will return to...

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SUMMER PREMIERES CAPTURES PORTLAND'S PRESS

SUMMER PREMIERES CAPTURES PORTLAND'S PRESS

Our Summer Premieres shows certainly caught the attention of Portland's arts and culture press!In addition to being covered by KGW News, Portland Monthly Magazine and The Portland Tribune both ran preview features focusing on the premiere of Andrea Parson's ode to Little Women titled March...

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MASKS NOW OPTIONAL FOR ADULT CLASSES

MASKS NOW OPTIONAL FOR ADULT CLASSES

Beginning Monday, May 9, adult class participants have the option of taking classes without being masked. Our HVAC system was recently upgraded for improved airflow and as weather allows, the windows will be open letting more fresh air circulate! Youth class participants will remain masked...

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SUMMER SHOWS WELCOME BACK TWO STARS

SUMMER SHOWS WELCOME BACK TWO STARS

We are thrilled to welcome back two NW Dance Project stars and Princess Grace Award winners for our Summer Premieres shows JUN 10+11 / 2022 at Lincoln Performance Hall, where we held our inaugural performance in 2004!Andrea Parson returns as a featured choreographer to create...

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SPRING PREMERIES WOW AUDIENCES

SPRING PREMERIES WOW AUDIENCES

Our Spring Premieres - Live shows MAR 4+5 / 2022 at the Newmark Theatre ushered in three distinct and varied works by returning NW Dance Project choreographers Yin Yue, Ihsan Rustem (Resident Choreographer), and Joseph Hernandez. Oregon Arts Watch noted "NW Dance Project’s program Spring...

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In-Person Classes Are Back

In-Person Classes Are Back

We are able to once again have (limited numbers of) dancers with us in the studio for youth and adult classes, and we are thrilled to have some great new teachers joining the NW Dance Project team and a full roster of fun+fit dance classes...

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Meet the new company

Meet the new company

Meet the new company! Part of our re-emerging from the pandemic meant that we needed to secure some new dancers and we could not be more excited for, and proud of, the new company of dancers will have brought together from points near and far...

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