Lorna Goodison and Amy E. Elkins Will Appear in Conversation at BMCM+AC
by Stephi Wild
- June 29, 2023
Join in for a lecture, poetry reading, and conversation with Lorna Goodison and Amy E. Elkins. Elkins will share her research on craft and 20th century literature, introducing the interplay between poetry and painting in Goodison’s writing. Goodison will reflect on her training at the Art Students League with Jacob Lawrence who began his teaching career in 1946 at Black Mountain College.
BroadStage Presents The West Coast Premiere Of LET THE CROWS COME
by Stephi Wild
- March 10, 2023
Evoking mythography and ancestry, Let the Crows Come uses the metaphor of crows as messengers for the living and guides for the departed. In a series of solos/trios, the Indian dance form Bharatanatyam is deconstructed and recontextualized with collaborators Alanna Morris and Berit Ahlgren, who infuse the work with their own traditions of Modern and African Diasporic dance and the Gaga movement from Israel.
Portland Stage Presents SWEET GOATS AND BLUEBERRY SENORITAS
by Stephi Wild
- January 12, 2023
Portland Stage Company’s first commissioned play, Sweet Goats and Blueberry Señoritas, is a moving and layered story of home, family, and forgiveness. Told with humor and emotion, this play by Richard Blanco and Vanessa Garcia explores the universal themes of love, loss, and community through the rich motifs of food, baking, and the symbols that keep us connected throughout time.