THRU Magazine Archive
Talking to choreographer of contemporary dance, Linda Austin, about her life and times developing herself in New York City before founding a Performance Works Northwest in outer southeast Portland, Oregon, nearly fifteen years ago. She is a cornerstone to the dance and arts community in PDX and it was my honor to chat with her. […]
I once owned a VHS copy of Fantastic Planet that had been abandoned in the basement of an old Portland home, cluttered with signs of musician life. There is something very appealing about this film to musicians, myself included. We tend to seek unique visual experience in line with our musical pallet as well as […]
Viola musician, recording artist and composer, Jordan Dykstra joins me to discuss his new album and the process of becoming in Portland, Oregon. Moving back to the Los Angeles area to start a new life and focus on school, we have a brief moment of reflection before a new epoch begins. @JordanDykstra on Soundcloud and more […]
When I heard about the shooting of an unarmed black teen in Ferguson, Missouri, it felt like old hat news, something that would disappear in a few days. I was hearing about police brutality since I was ten years old, starting with the Rodney King riots. The resounding question, “can we all get along?” became […]
There is a truly disturbing reality for citizens of the Middle East nations. The most powerful militaries and wealthiest nations, such as Iran and Saudi Arabia, manage to keep relative peace, much like we enjoy in the United States, but in Iraq, Syria, and Gaza (to name only a few) life is constantly threatened by […]