Didn’t get quite enough Wheeldon after that gorgeous version of “After the Rain” by the sea? Here’s a peek of his tremendously successful Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Does the queen of hearts’ hilarious and fierce variation remind you of anything? The company premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s Liturgy will be a part of Chromatic Quartet in… Read More
Daily Dance Break: Dance in the Wild – After the Rain
In terms of outdoor dance, this one is a doozy. We’ve got San Francisco Ballet Principals Damian Smith and Yuan Yuan Tan performing Christopher Wheeldon’s gorgeous After the Rain on the ocean at sunset. Does it get better? Shouldn’t every dance be performed on the ocean at sunset? Portland audiences may recognize this piece from… Read More
Joe Smith from KGW visits OBT Exposed
OBT Exposed on the news! Joe Smith from KGW learns about the classes we have to offer for FREE during OBT Exposed
Daily Dance Break: Dance in the wild – Pina Bausch
This entire week, OBT is in Director Park in downtown Portland for OBT Exposed. The whole week is entirely free and open to the public. In honor of OBT Exposed, we are featuring a week of outdoor performance videos. It feels like the dancer in this Pina Bausch video is dancing at the end of… Read More
Daily Dance Break: Dance in the wild
This week OBT is breaking out of the studio walls and set up shop in the middle of downtown Portland for OBT Exposed. The whole week is entirely free and open to the public. OBT Exposed gives you the chance to see the daily lives of our company dancers – from class, to rehearsal to… Read More