Visits to Portland are always filled with surprises and frequently leave one contemplating the possibilities that exist in civic-minded, inward-looking cities that do not aspire to global significance. In the once-forgotten former meat packing district of Kenton in North Portland, the pattern of n...
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As a sometime dance critic, I frequently find my opinions wildly at odds with those of individuals talking in the lobby after the show, writing reviews in the paper the next day, or posting on blogs waiting for me when I get home later that night. I often wonder whether everyone but me was complet...
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When we use the word “contemporary” to describe a work of dance we are usually talking about two things. First are the formal elements of movement employed in conveying the meaning; elements that are of the moment and constitute a kind of recognizable global vernacular. Second is the vag...
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When a Korean-American woman decides to take on the subject of race in America by writing a play about blackness cast solely with African American actors, the theater-going public is likely to be filled with curiosity, skepticism, or dread. But what happens when volatility and the promise of social ...
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Last month Artdish received a grant from 4Culture for the expressed purpose of covering art in Seattle. Hopefully this will be the first step towards a future that will include regular, comprehensive arts coverage with respectable writers’ fees. There has been a conversation taking place abo...
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