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Photo of the Day: November 7, 2012
IMG_1707, a photo by Miracle Theatre Group on Flickr. The smell of copal, the shimmering of the lights, the audience chattering the café … this is the magic that greeted audiences at Milagro yesterday as we presented a double-header of matinees for hundreds of students. Visit www.flickr.com/miracletheatregroup to check out more backstage photos of the cast of RAÍZ between shows as the electricity of another live performance begins to build. Pictured here left to right: Maria Sanchez, Nurys Herrera and Zoe Rudman.
read moreMy Portraits, My Paintings, Myself: An Evening with Frida
In just a few short weeks, we are pleased to present a special opportunity to support Milagro’s 2013 national touring production of Frida,un retablo. Join us from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 10 at Cha Taquería in NW Portland for a fun evening of theatre, music and art. Sponsored by García Seabold Investments, LLC, the evening will feature signature “Frida” drinks and antojitos, a scene from the play, music by the illustrious Paco Padilla, and a silent auction of Mexican folk art, theatre tickets, wine and music. You can even have...
read moreSave the Date! Posada Milagro Dec. 16
Photo by Faith Cathcart Miracle Theatre Group invites the whole family to enjoy the Posada Milagro, to be celebrated Sunday, December 16th between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. at El Centro Milagro (537 S.E. Stark St., Portland). This community celebration filled with Latin American traditions reflects upon the journey of Mary and Joseph in their search for refuge and is day of fun for the whole family! This year’s celebration will feature 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. performances of an original pastorela, live music and folkloric dance. Throughout the...
read moreThe return of The 3rd Floor
It’s almost that time of the year, when we empty out our dressing rooms of all things muertos and watch as our friends from The 3rd Floor fill it back up with the craziest of costumes and zaniest of props and all around good humor. This year, Portland’s longest-running sketch comedy troupe is back with three tales of sex, drugs, romance and murder in an evening they’ve titled “After School Girlfight! Kill! Kill!” If you know anything about The 3rd Floor, you can just imagine how funny this is going to be. “Basically, it’s like watching...
read moreMúsica y Espíritu Nov. 4
This Sunday Nov. 4, Los Porteños writers group invites you to a special Day of the Dead reading entitled Música y Espíritu beginning at 11:30 a.m. among the Día de los muertos altars in Milagro’s Zócalo, adjacent to the theatre’s lobby. In addition to music by Kildem Soto and Joaquín López, the program includes readings of poetry and prose by Catherine Evleshin, Enrique Patlán, Frank Delgado, Ana Consuelo Matiella, Emma Oliver, Tony Trujillo and Cindy Williams-Gutiérrez. This...
read moreGood news! More reviews!
We continue to receive critics’ picks and audience raves for RAÍZ, our Day of the Dead celebration … “Chili peppers, animal skins, driftwood, skeletons, candy, bread, beans. These are the workaday objects in the Miracle Theatre lobby’s four Day of the Dead altars, which, like Raíz itself, are original, fantastical and rediscover the idea of what director Arturo Martinini calls “death as transformation.” But this year’s version of the annual bilingual Día de los Muertos play has something the altars don’t: a sense of humor...
read moreViva Milagro 2012
Viva Milagro 2012, a set on Flickr. On Tuesday, October 30, close to 80 friends of Milagro gathered in our Zócalo to celebrate Day of the Dead among the ofrendas with a special fundraising dinner catered by Cha Taquería. The event was terrific success! Thank you to all who attended and to all the businesses and aritsts who support with event with in-kind donations. ¡Viva Milagro!
read moreThe reviews for Raíz, our Day of the Dead show, are rolling in …
“The connections found here in tableau, in music, in dance, in clowning and in poignance, and in personalized rituals around a final Día de Los Muertos altar, show both we as individuals and the culture as a whole longing to bridge the chasm back to our those we have lost and miss, whose presence and influence are ever with us, back all the way to our very roots.” — Faddah Wolf, reviewer for Portland Stage Reviews “All the culture of Día de los muertos is seen in a lively and spirited way. You’ll feel the drum beating under...
read morePhoto of the Day: October 24, 2012
October 24, 2012, a photo by Miracle Theatre Group on Flickr. Sound board op Julie gets all zen when she prepares the theatre for today’s matinee with a little copal incense.
read moreIn the news: Oregon Cultural Trust visits Milagro
From the Oregon Cultural Trust … We thought we’d walked into a theater. Turned out that was just scratching the surface. When our team set out to demonstrate the impact of arts, heritage, and humanities nonprofits on Oregon communities, we wanted to know, “Why does their work matter? To whom?” We wanted to see how first-hand. Nowhere was evidence more amply supplied than on a remarkable corner of Southeast Portland. The Miracle Theatre Group has staged entertainment since 1985—this we knew going in. Close to thirty...
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