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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY AT MILAGRO WITH DANCE FOR A DOLLAR
Dance for a Dollar it’s a perfect show to celebrate with the Woman Who Knows Best, aka your Mom! This Sunday, May 12th is Mother’s Day, bring your mom to Dance for a Dollar! The show is filled with stories based on the lives of the women who dance for money in NYC nightclubs. Interviewed by creators Daniel Jáquez and Mariana Carreño King, many of these women had immigrated to the States to create better lives for their families, leaving behind the comforts of a familiar way of life for the promise of opportunity. ...
read moreTango Sombra Quintet
While the Dance for a Dollar cast continues its well-reviewed and exciting run–in production until May 25, the Milagro team tunes to Gala Milagro ¡Celebrando Argentina!, set for May 31. This party is filled with an evening of music, dance, drinks, food, auction, gifts—Argentine Style—to bring together the Portland and Latino community to raise funds for Milagro, the premier theatre for Latino art and culture in the Pacific Northwest! Milagro introduces one of its performers Tango Sombra Quintet, a collective of...
read morePLAY/FILM AMARILLO BY TEATRO LINEA DE SOMBRA AT MILAGRO
Milagro is delighted tocollaborate with Boom Arts and OntheBoards.tv to present the Portland premiere of Amarillo, the film! The hopes and despair of migrants attempting to cross the border, like the people who’ve arrived at Las Palmas nightclub in Dance for a Dollar, are presented with the use of contemporary visual and multimedia theatre in Amarillo, creating a provocative piece that has toured around the world, resonating with audiences of all languages and backgrounds. On May 22nd the screening will be enlivened by a conversation with...
read moreDance for a Dollar – first reviews
After one week of performances, Dance for a Dollar is already getting great reviews from audiences and the media. Marty Hughley from The Oregonian writes “For folks far from their birthplace, striving to create new lives in a new country, what’s better than a dose of familiar music and dance to cure the homesickness?” and continues with “Dance for a Dollar…. tells the stories of several Latino immigrants facing loneliness and alienation as they adjust to the United States” After joining us for the preview, Mitch...
read moreDestination Unknown
Of all things I imagined, this is not what I expected. The opening weekend of “Dance for a Dollar” is barely over and I’m still amazed at everything we’ve experienced. By “we” I mean the actors, company staff and the participants in the on-going discussion built into the end of the performance. That alone is a departure which, while not entirely alien, is new and exciting every night. I have done many events that include a question-and-answer period, or a panel discussion, or a “talk back” with...
read moreOpening Night for “Dance for a Dollar”
Friday’s Opening Night for Dance for a Dollar went off without a hitch. The cast performed brilliantly and kept the party alive after the show. Thank you for such an amazing performance. Kudos to the Milagro Theatre team for keeping the party’s tempo. Dance for a Dollar keeps its door wide open to the public until May 25. Come watch this passionate play that will connect you to the beat and rhythm of your inner music. It will leave you desiring...
read moreDance for a Dollar, Opening Night
As the cast for Dance for a Dollar preps for a Sold Out Opening Night, last night’s preview performance has already received wonderful reviews. Sofía May-Cuxim writes an expressive and stirring comment: Extraordinarily moving! Well done, all. The dances are lively and full of pain. The stories are sad and hopeful. This is an emotive, poignant and melancholy journey (May-Cuxim, Facebook). Tickets are still available for this Saturday and Sunday’s matinee shows. The play runs from May...
read moreCheck your worries at the door
Cast and part of the crew of Milagro’s production Dance for a Dollar We are so exited with Dance for a Dollar — previewing tonight, opening tomorrow May 3 — that we want to invited everybody to stay a little bit longer for a very special, every night, after show event. We don’t want to spoil all the fun, so we will keep it as a surprise. Come to the show ready to check your worries at the door enjoy Club Las Palmas and Milagro! Dance for a Dollar on Milagro’s MainStage froms May 2 until May 25,...
read morePhoto of the Day – The Future of Milagro
PSU’s Architecture Professor Juan Heredia visited Milagro Theatre to make some last minute alteration for tonight’s event, The Future of Milagro. This event is a special project between Professor Heredia’s class and Milagro Theatre. Take a gander at what the future entails for us by visiting Milagro Theatre tonight at 7pm in the Zócalo.
read moreThe production crew of Dance for a Dollar
With just a couple of days until the word premier of Dance for a Dollar, meet the production crew that has being working on make this show unforgettable Hal Logan (Sound Designer) is a composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist who operates a music production facility in Portland, Oregon. His compositions, performances, musical direction and sound designs have graced the stages of Portland Center Stage, ART, CoHo, Vertigo, Milagro, Stumptown and others. Hal also teaches Music Technology at the University of Portland. ...
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