Portland Playhouse Offers JOY (COMES) IN THE MOURNING
Events run September 10-18, 2021.
From September 10-18, 2021, Portland Playhouse invites folks to come together for a festival of workshops, performances, art installations and discussions focusing on communal grieving and the joy of healing together.
"Most of us are hurting, and experiencing the weight and complexities surrounding loss; albeit a loved one, a home, performance gig, political voice, finances. We cannot discard 2020 as if it never happened," says Portland Playhouse's Community Programs and Associate Artistic Director Ramona Lisa Alexander, curator of the festival.
"We've invited artists, healers, dancers, faith-based leaders, singers, musicians and community groups to lead us as we reconnect to mourning traditions and rituals, to share in the practices acknowledging loss of our contemporaries, to express our grief in an open and unrestrained way."
The festival, which will consist of both in-person (as CDC protocols allow) and virtual events, kicks off with a welcoming address from keynote speaker Sarah Bellamy, Artistic Director of Minneapolis' Penumbra Theatre. Bellamy will continue to engage with arts leaders throughout the festival in a series of workshops focusing on the intersection of racial healing, social justice and theatre making.
From soundscapes to art installations, mindfulness and gardening workshops, all events and performances are offered free of charge.
Reservations for ticketed events must be made at https://portlandplayhouse.secure.force.com/ticket
Artists bios can be found at www.portlandplayhouse.org/joy-artists
Full schedule and festival information, including additional artists and events as they are added, can also be found at www.portlandplayhouse.org/joy
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The Words Will Come Shaking the Tree Theatre (6/04-6/28) |
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Souvenir: Tchaikovsky Sextet PSU, College of the Arts, Lincoln Performance Hall (7/12-7/12) |
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Bad Seed Twilight Theater Company (10/15-11/01) |
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Oregon Shakespeare Festival (3/13-10/25) |
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Food For Lane County - Turning Music Into Meals Even Steven's Bar and Grill (7/11-7/11) |
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Sense & Sensibility 5G's Ranch (7/23-8/08) |
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Cirque Ma'Ceo LIVE in Grants Pass July 17 - 19, 2026 Josephine Co Fairgrounds (7/17-7/19) |
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COMMUNITY CONCERT with our Young Artist Institute Shipstad Field (University of Portland) (6/30-6/30) |
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Universal Harmony: Schumann Piano Quintet Reed College, Kaul Auditorium (7/19-7/19) |
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Billy Strings Matthew Knight Arena (10/06-10/06) |