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Contemporary Dance

Bolero + the Rising Tide

NW Dance Project opens its 13th season on a high note with Bolero + Three world premieres opened NW Dance Project’s 13th season last night at Lincoln Hall and the stage transformed with each, holding what felt like three completely different worlds. The range of everything and everyone involved was far reaching: dance, lighting, costumes, […]

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Dance

Louder When Beyond Words

At the Newmark Theatre in downtown Portland Thursday night, before the show got underway at Northwest Dance Project’s Louder than Words, Artistic Director Sarah Slipper and Executive Director Scott Lewis had announcements to make. Firstly, the troupe had just returned from two weeks in Germany, where they performed with “sold out shows and standing ovations.” […]

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Dance

Ten More Years

Director’s Choice Sweeps Away Anniversary with Debut Will NW Dance Project fans fill the house for a series of reruns? Probably. It’s not like a bad movie that for some reason you just keep seeing on TV or can bring up on Netflix any time. What if a debut was added to the balance? Definitely. […]