Former OBT dancer Matthew Boyes shares his memories of Speak, Trey McIntyre’s ballet set to a spoken-word piece by Tracie Morris and the hip-hop music of The Bloodhound Gang. Vanessa Thiessen and Matthew Boyes in the world premiere of Trey McIntyre’s Speak. Oregon Ballet Theatre, 1998. Photo by David Straub. By Claire Willett How was… Read More
Your Daily Dance Break: Singing in the Rain
A true classic that proves that all these rainy days we’ve had in Portland don’t have to be gloomy.
Your Daily Dance Break: A Contotionist Does a Yoga Inspired Dance
A quick survey of other dances inspired by yoga (like Nicolo Fonte’s Left Unsaid in our upcoming Song & Dance program) reveals the following: We think she must be made out of rubber. Don’t you?
The Life and Times of Anne Mueller Part Four: Anne on Christopher
OBT staffer Claire Willett sits down with Anne Mueller to talk all things Christopher Stowell – how she met him, how she would describe him in three words (HINT: she can’t), her favorite Stowell role, how she’s grown as a dancer over the past few years, and the one time she got to dance with… Read More
Your Daily Dance Break: Tanaquil LeClercq & Nicholas Magallanes | Jacob’s Pillow Dance Interactive
Today’s Daily Dance Break comes from the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Video Archive, an amazing online resource for historical dance video. It’s a Balanchine piece filmed at the Festival in the ’40s and well worth a look. The only downside? The archive doesn’t let you embed video so you’ll need to click on the link to… Read More
