News
Summer Splendors Stand Out
Our most recent Summer Splendors shows were an incredible display of three phenomenal female choreographic voices. Some of the best work from the company was seen in these shows. Oregon Arts Watch followed the works from creation to final stage production. Jamuna Chiarini covered the...
Announcing 2016 Pretty Creatives Winners
NW Dance Project wishes to congratulate our 2016 Pretty Creatives International Choreographic Competition Winners, Luca Signoretti and Anton Rudakov. Luca and Anton will have 18 hours to create two original works on our LAUNCH: 11 dancers, see the Pretty Creatives Showing on July 16 at Lincoln Performance Hall.
Salt Lake City Sold-Out and Standing Ovations
Salt Lake City loved NW Dance Project, with a sold-out performance that moved the audience to their feet with roaring post-show applause. The company’s reception leading up the show was outstanding as well with exciting previews from the Salt Lake Tribune and the Salt Lake...
In Good Company In This Week's "Tops"
In Good Company hits the top picks lists for both the Willamette Week and Oregon Arts Watch. Don’t miss this scholastic holiday throwback as we take over Revolution Hall DEC 17 + 18! Post show glee is abundant, Sean Ongley’s review in Thru Magazine sites...
Grace & Power
The acclaim and prestige of being the home of four Princess Grace Award winners in NW Dance Project is still ringing in the community. Jason Vondersmith from The Portland Tribune recently ran a glowing feature citing the company, “has earned quite the reputation and acclaim...
New Now Wow Rocks The House!
Our annual fall opener, NEW NOW WOW, once again proves the important role new dance creation and emerging choreographers hold in the contemporary world. Portland audiences got pumped prior to the shows when The Oregonian listed, NEW NOW WOW as one it’s “Best Bets.” The...
Ching Ching Wong Receives 2015 Princess Grace Award
Congratulations to Ching Ching Wong, NW Dance Project’s fourth company member to receive the coveted Princess Grace Award. We couldn’t be more proud of such a talented, versatile, kind, and inspiring artists. We’re now half a company of princesses! Additional press regarding the announcement can...
Summer Splendors Preview In A & E
Great preview in The Oregonian A & E about our soon to open Summer Splendors performances, in collaboration with Chamber Music Northwest – featuring Chopin’s 24 Preludes played live by world-renowned Yekwon Sunwoo.
NW Dance Project Lands In New Home
Settled into their spacious new Creative Center, Sarah Slipper and Scott Lewis share the triumphs of the first two months in our new home with the Portland Tribune right before our grand opening gala.
Summer Splendors In Review
Insightful review in The Arts & Culture Cult that summed the show up as “an exhilarating evening of stellar musicianship and dance.” Oregon Arts Watch calls the show “smart, surprising, witty, engaging, and all the way to funny,” and went on to say: These Chopin...
Open Space
Insightful and interesting Willamette Week article about the Portland dance scene’s space struggles and NW Dance Project‘s beautiful brand new Creative Center in the heart of the city’s rapidly developing east side.
Louder Than Words In The News
Fantastic audience responses to our Louder Than Words shows complete with a mid-show standing ovation after Sarah Slipper’s Casual Act – and the press loves the show as well! Oregon Arts Watch notes: “The company’s eight dancers were in peak form, showcasing their considerable skills...
In Good Company In Review
In Good Company has had an amazing set of sold-out shows at the stunning Vesta Building. Willamette Week notes the hour-long thematically linked show: “fits right in with the environment: the atrium of the Vestas Building, formerly the Meier & Frank warehouse…In Good Company relies...
Launch Featured In Dance Magazine
Dance Magazine features NW Dance Project’s LAUNCH in its November 2014 issue and article on “Making Workshops Work.” “I’ve seen what I think are the best dancers, the ones who really soak up choreography, spend money to travel to auditions, and not make it past...
New Now Wow! Reviews
In a glowing review of our “NEW NOW WOW!” show, Willamette Week raves: New Now Wow! is a name well-deserved…Yin Yue’s Between Rise and Fall sends the audience into a dark world that shows off a dynamic interplay with tight athleticism and willingness to experiment…a...