Every Portland Center Stage production offers a variety of events to enrich the theatrical experience. For more information about the special events listed below, contact PCS at 503.445.3794 or info@pcs.org.
community events for Sometimes a Great Notion || 2008 Gala || Prologues and Q&As || first thursdays ignite || tai chi at the gerding || formative stages: theater and the life of the mind || four questions: virtue, community, love and justice in the theater || spring theater tour
First Thursdays animate the Armory
Each month the proscenium reaches out to the street, inviting you to experience the lively and visual arts of the city—bringing stories to life in unexpected ways!
Every First Thursday in the Pearl, PCS revvs up the sustainable spaces of the Gerding Theater at the Armory with live music, visual art, cocktails and conversation. Brought to you through a partnership between PCS with the Portland Art Dealers Association and PDX Pop Now.
Before the theater or after work, sample a spectacular array of art from some of the city’s finest galleries, listen to the kaleidoscopic sounds of Portland indie music, and relax with a drink from the Armory Café. Visual art spotlight on the Lower Gallery and Studio lobby levels, music in the Main Lobby, 6-7:15 pm. Free to the public.
The art of the city is at the Gerding Theater at the Armory, First Thursdays and everyday.
Upcoming in May
Ali Ippolito (of Heroes and Villains) performs music.
Held Over: A mini-expo of iconic paintings by award-winning Northwest artist Michael Brophy, presented in conjunction with the extension of our run-away hit Sometimes A Great Notion. courtesy Laura Russo Gallery
“A painter of anti-heroic subject matter on a heroic scale, wittily and effectively chronicling the fate of our environment.”
—Art in America
Coming mid-May: Bullseye Gallery presents the exuberant chromaticism of glass artist Ted Sawyer; and selections from the Charles Froelick Gallery.
Tai Chi Springs into Center Stage
Monday, Wednesday & Fridays, 10:30 - 11:30 am, April 7 through June 6, 2008
Portland Center Stage continues free Tai Chi classes in the Gerding Theater at the Armory. After a successful winter session of classes, popular local Tai Chi instructor David Vanadia returns to PCS.
Give yourself a deserved break from your usual now-you-see-it-now-you-don’t workday—slide into an oasis of calm in the heart of the city’s buzzing cultural center—and rejuvenate with free Tai Chi classes at the Gerding.
Whether a beginner or a more experienced practitioner, Vanadia is a masterful guide for the moving meditation that is Tai Chi. Like a wise tale passed from generation to generation, Tai Chi Chuan is an ancient Chinese martial art rich in poetic slow motion and flowing postures that can improve balance, increase circulation, and promote overall good health. The form’s gradual, low-impact workout and slow, graceful movements are within reach for all regardless of age or ability—especially great for seniors and people with health considerations!
This class is open to the public, no preregistration required. Price: free, although donation is suggested. Class focuses on Cheng Man Ching’s Yang style form.
INSTRUCTOR BIO
David Vanadia is an internal arts practitioner living in Portland, Oregon. He has taught Tai Chi, Qigong, and Yoga at RiverPlace Athletic Club, Tenth Avenue Athletic Club, March Wellness, Friendly House Community Center, Bally Total Fitness, and Portland Parks and Recreation, among other places. David’s approach to teaching comes from studying in the parks of San Francisco, New York, and Hangzhou. As an instructor, he strives to facilitate a fun and challenging atmosphere which leads students to discover the physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits of developing their own Tai Chi practice. Everyone is welcome in his classes. vanadia.com
Formative Stages: Theater and the Life of the Mind
Sunday, May 25: “Doubt” with Duane Dale, MD
Join us in June when the Oregon Psychoanalytic Center and Portland Center Stage put theater on the couch for Formative Stages: Theater and the Life of the Mind, the final installment in a series of lively post-matinee show discussions on issues, themes and lessons gleaned from PCS plays.
Flexing his considerable insights into the life of the mind, Duane Dale, MD leads an informal Q&A’s following Doubt (May 25).
With wit and acumen our OPC guests will delve into the plays’ humor, whimsy and the primitive drive of the pleasure-loving id, intimacy, trust and the limits of belief, family dynamics and power, taboos, and all the curious nooks and crannies that theater inhabits–revealing that theater is truly a microcosm of life. Get real at PCS–take that, Dr. Phil!
(Discussions occur in the theater directly following 2 pm matinee performances)
Four Questions: Virtue, Community, Love, and Justice in the Theater.
Perennial big ideas that inspire (and confound) us as citizens, communities and cultures—what is the nature of love and desire, power and justice, how do we define the fulcrum between the individual and community?—come to life in this lively, salon led by Portland artists, thinkers, writers, and community catalysts.
What is the role of knowledge in being a virtuous person?
Scenes from Spinning into Butter by Rebecca Gilman
What is the relationship between an individual and the community?
Scenes from The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
With Tony Iaccarino, Public historian/educator; City Club of
What is the nature of love and desire?
Scenes from How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel
What is the relationship between power and justice?
Scenes from Radio Golf by August
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