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Robin Lane’s Do Jump + a story by Erin Leddy

Nov 18, 2011 No Comments by Dmae Roberts

Dmae Roberts visits with Robin Lane, the Founder and Artistic Director of Do Jump! Plus a piece by Erin Leddy. This holiday season, Do Jump! presents their new holiday show, Ahhh HA. Dmae will also feature an audio piece from  Hand2Mouth ensemble member Erin Leddy, highlighting her return to Portland after touring to Seattle and New Orleans with [...]

 
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Imago Theatre’s ‘Zugzwang’ +OSF

Sep 27, 2011 No Comments by Dmae Roberts

Dmae Roberts talks with dancers Gregg Bielemier and Catherine Egan  in Imago Theatre’s Zugzwang. This is the fifth installment of creator Jerry Maowad’s Opera Beyond Words series. And we’ll also learn how the Oregon Shakespeare Festival overcame a potential disaster this summer.

 
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Imago Theatre’s Zugzwang is described as part theatre and part dance. This wordless opera centers on [...]

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Fall Fest 2011

Sep 01, 2011 2 Comments by Dmae Roberts

I’ve said before and it’s worth repeating: On any given weekend in Portland tri-county area, you can have yourself an arts festival with a multitude of choices. Here are just a few of the offerings that came my way via email this week.
PICA presents the perennial TBA (Time-Based Art) Festival, (photo left) 10 nights of music [...]

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Remembering Carolyn Holzman

Aug 09, 2011 6 Comments by Dmae Roberts

On Friday, August 5, 2011, Portland lost one of its angels on earth. Carolyn Holzman, a dear friend, an innovative theatre artist and a devoted teacher, passed away from a heart attack. In her work as a director and choreographer for Portland stages and as an adjunct Professor in the theatre arts department at Portland State [...]

 
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Pushing Beyond Boundaries

Jul 22, 2011 1 Comment

On this Stage & Studio, we hear two artists pushing boundaries of traditions and limitations. Dmae Roberts profiles musician/dancer Michelle Fujii and her new solo performance, Choking. And Producer Tali Singer presents a NEW story on Catherine J.H. Miller, who created “A Somewhat Secret Place: Disability and Art.” This is a Pushing Boundaries special funded [...]

 
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Opera Beyond Words +Averting Disaster at OSF

Sep 23, 2011 No Comments

Tuesday Sept. 27 at 11 a.m., Dmae Roberts talks with dancers Gregg Bielemier and Catherine Egan who are featured in Imago Theatre’s Zugzwang (Sept. 29 – Oct. 22). This is the fifth installment of creator Jerry Maowad’s Opera Beyond Words series. And in the last part of the show we’ll also learn how the Oregon Shakespeare [...]

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Pendulum Aerial Arts

Apr 12, 2011 No Comments

In the second Pushing Boundaries feature piece, Producer Macon Reed presents this sound collage of Pendulum Aerial Arts with artistic director Suzanne Kenney.

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A Wrinkle In Time/ BodyVox

May 01, 2011 No Comments

Dmae Roberts presents a membership drive edition with “A Wrinkle In Time” at Oregon Children’s Theatre and A Thousand Little Cities at BodyVox Dance. The classic book by Madeleine L’Engle comes alive with a fantasy and sci-fi adventure. Director Marcella Crowson and actor Madeleine Rogers join host Dmae Roberts to talk about bringing this [...]

 
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Pendulum, Cymbeline, and WR 5

Apr 08, 2011 No Comments

Host/Producer Dmae Roberts reflects on the theme of  ”Beauty” with the second Pushing Boundaries piece, this time featuring Pendulum Aerial Arts with artistic director Suzanne Kenney. Founded in 2000, Pendulum’s innovative performances blend dance, drama, and storytelling with a circus flair. We’ll also find out about NW Classical Theatre Company’s production of Shakespeare’s ‘Cymbeline‘ and we’ll [...]

 
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The Best of Oregon Treasures 2010

Dec 25, 2010 No Comments

End the year with the best of Stage and Studio of 2010 on December 28th at 11 am on KBOO 90.7. Host and producer Dmae Roberts presents a special end-of-year show with features on the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Allen Nause & Artists Repertory Theatre, and Eugene Ballet.  These three arts groups have [...]

 
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