It was a viral moment seen 'round the world: A beautifully creepy AI doll dressed like a Victorian schoolgirl sashays down a hallway with a blade in her hand, ready to butcher her next victim - but not before she does a TikTok-ready twirl or two.
Murphy, who performs on the lines with a crew of other dancers, said he used to design his routine around the original, single poles. 'With the single pole, you could do a lot. It's one pole, you could go crazy.' He said he used to be able to seamlessly twirl on any part of the single pole. Now he's relegated to the bottom half, just under where the pole splits, spinning just barely a foot off the ground.
The arts are under siege, as highlighted by the alarming termination of numerous National Endowment for the Arts grants, indicating a troubling shift in national financial priorities.
Billed as "high farce," Portland theatrical dance company BodyVox's late spring performance, Death and Delight, blends Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream into a tragicomic medley of Shakespeare-inspired choreography.
I didn't realize it at the time, but watching it now, the magic of reality-produced drama was apparent. They honed in on one girl's injury, which resulted in her terribly messing up her audition.
Alicia Mae Holloway embodies the evolution of modern dance artists, seamlessly blending her passions for ballet, modeling, acting, and content creation into a multifaceted career.
White Bird continues its legacy of bringing prestigious dance companies to Portland, highlighting the resilience and adaptation of the performing arts as they recover from the pandemic.
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