Last night we went to the premiere of Amelia Reeber’s this is a forgery full-length solo piece at Erickson Theatre, and the first - and most striking - thing we read in the program was “This performance is dedicated [to] the Feminine.” Maybe it would have been better if we hadn’t read that; as a result we viewed Reeber’s performance piece through this “Feminine” lens, helplessly drawing frequent parallels to the ideas of feminine mystique, power and obligation. more ›

PULP: Featuring four different dancemakers -- Alianna Jaqua (Seattle), Laura Curry (Seattle), Keith Johnson (Long Beach), and Daniel Charon (NYC) -- PULP offers solos, a trio, quartet, and an ensemble of six. Performed by the women of d9 Dance Collective, it's supposed to include provocation, emotional appeal, and some wacky fun. We believe it. more ›

Saturday we went to see Ten Tiny Dances, co-curated by Seattle's Crispin Spaeth and Portland's Mike Barber. All the dances are made for a 4' x 4' plywood stage, and this year Barber had decided to tighten the constraints by insisting that the performers stay within a foot or so of the stage if they stepped off. more ›

Frank Hayes (no, not that Frank Hayes) is a solo dance work from Amelia Reeber featuring a foggy arctic landscape, a person rowing a small boat, and a polar bear. The piece was performed at On the Boards' Northwest New Works Festival (which is currently headed into its second weekend, the 16-18, by the way) and in Portland at TBA, back in 2004. more ›