My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

Mother of Sirens Presents THE KEENING REVIVAL

A meditation on the grief cycle expressed through song created and performed by Mikki Jordan.

By:

Mother of Sirens Presents THE KEENING REVIVAL  Image

Mother of Sirens presents The Keening revival, January 27- February 6, 2022. Available for streaming throughout the festival.

The Keening Revival is a new work in progress by Mikki Jordan, creator of From These Streets I Rise (Fertile Ground, 2019; CoHo Productions, 2020).

Born out of pandemic times, The Keening Revival serves as a meditation on isolation, both within the experience of grief as well as within the creative process itself.

In creating this piece Mikki challenged herself to learn new aspects of artistic production. By wearing all hats from composer, director, performer, videographer, to sound engineer and beyond, she explores the question:

"What can I create when everything is stripped away?"

The piece is inspired in part by the Celtic tradition of keening, or caoineadh, a form of vocal lament for the dead traditionally performed by women prior to burial. With voice as its primary medium, The Keening Revival presents us with a meditation on the grief cycle in four movements.

For more information visit www.keeningwake.com/keening-tradition/

www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/no-keening-carried-nowadays

Theater Fans' Choice Awards
2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats
Best Off-Broadway Musical - Top 3
1. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - New World Stages
24.2% of votes
2. Mexodus - Minetta Lane Theatre
12.4% of votes
3. Bat Boy - City Center
9.1% of votes

Need more Oregon Theatre News in your life?
Sign up for all the news on the Spring season, discounts & more...


Videos


Fat Ham in Oregon Fat Ham
Portland Center Stage at The Aromory (4/19-5/17)
Next To Normal in Oregon Next To Normal
Twilight Theater Company (5/21-6/14)
Funny Girl in Oregon Funny Girl
Lakewood Theatre Company (4/24-6/07) PHOTOS
Bluey’s Big Play in Oregon Bluey’s Big Play
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (10/12-10/12)
The Glass Menagerie in Oregon The Glass Menagerie
Shaking the Tree Theatre (4/16-5/16)
The Prom in Oregon The Prom
Stumptown Stages (4/24-5/17)
Water for Elephants in Oregon Water for Elephants
Keller Auditorium (9/29-10/04)
The Belle Supper Club: A Burlesque Dinner Cabaret in Oregon The Belle Supper Club: A Burlesque Dinner Cabaret
Victorian Belle Mansion (6/12-6/12)
Billy Strings in Oregon Billy Strings
Matthew Knight Arena (10/06-10/06)
Footloose in Oregon Footloose
Magenta Theater (5/08-5/24)