Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning rock musical Rent takes over Portland Center Stage hot off its 25th anniversary. Rent will be directed by PCS's Associate Artistic Director Chip Miller. It begins previews on May 21, opens on May 27, and runs through July 10 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage. The production, originally slated to run through June 26, has already been extended due to strong ticket sales.
In the third chapter of BodyVox s nine-part dance film
Figments, a crowd of unruly customers brings chaos to a diner. Yet when two of them leap onto a table and start dancing, their waiter doesn t scold. He snatches the tablecloth out from under their feet when they leap into the air, a movement so graceful it s as if he s relinquished control and joined their pas de deux. You will experience a similar sense of blissful surrender if you watch
Figments, a reimagining of past BodyVox performances choreographed by artistic directors Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland that debuted last month as a drive-in movie at Zidell Yards. Rather than reflect our grim moment, the film counters it with an ebullient blast of spectacle, goofiness and joy that leaves you in a state of almost spiritual awe.