By Gavin Larsen No one should ever fear music, but if you are especially curious and excited by it, I have an event to recommend. Local chamber music group Fear No Music has a concert this coming Sunday, March 13, at the Aladdin Theater in Southeast Portland. FNM is known for their bold explorations into… Read More
Gavin Larsen in Fertile Ground Festival 2011
Fertile Ground 2011 is a ten-day arts festival celebrating new work by Portland artists. This year’s festival will feature over 50 Portland-generated new works, along with a myriad of other arts events from Portland’s creative community. From fully-staged world premieres in theatre, to ensemble and collaborative driven work, dance, comedy, visual art and film, this… Read More
Act 4
The (rarely staged) final act of Sleeping Beauty includes the reconciliation of the Lilac Fairy and Carabosse… We’ve had three great performances so far, plus one equally great student matinee, and are in the final stretch of the last three shows. The dancers are more than just hanging in there through their fatigue, which must… Read More
The Celebration of Gavin Larsen
I snagged a photo of Gavin’s final curtain call this afternoon. It was beautiful to be a part of. The principal women honored Gavin with a hand-crafted tiara and the men each presented her with a rose, along with countless bouquets, hugs and kisses from the whole company. Flowers flooded the stage from the box… Read More
Tolstoy’s Waltz Pas de…
Deux? Trois? Quatre? Adrian and I have been rehearsing Tolstoy’s Waltz for about four weeks now, and are learning that although the costume seems to have a mind of its own, it can be trained to obey commands. In the photo above, we imagine the worst-case scenario and possible mishap. Adrian also pointed out that… Read More
