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The Light
2025-04-13 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-04-12 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-04-11 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-10 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-10 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-04-09 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-06 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-04-05 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 2 more dates | Ellyn Bye Studio, 128 NW Eleventh Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Today should be the happiest day of Rashad and Genesis’ lives—he’s planned it all out—the perfect proposal before the perfect concert from the couple’s favorite artist. Things, however, almost never go as planned and when old secrets put their relationship at risk, they are forced to confront their commitment to each other and to justice. This intimate and moving play set amid the Kavanaugh hearings makes the political quite personal, in a real time rollercoaster ride of romance and reckoning.
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Marilyn
2025-04-13 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-04-12 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-12 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-04-11 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-10 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-06 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-04-05 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-05 14:00 - 16:30 and 1 more date | Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
In Dani Rowe’s gorgeously wrought world premiere, 36-year-old Marilyn Monroe looks back at her life and memories through the only lens that matters: her own.
Marilyn features an original score by Shannon Rugani, iconic costumes by Emma Kingsbury, and an arresting set design by Emma Kingsbury and David Finn. This full-length ballet promises powerful storytelling, fusing realism and dreams.
WORLD PREMIERE
Co-Production with BalletMet and Tulsa Ballet
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Grease
2025-04-12 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-11 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-10 19:30 - 22:00 | Broadway Rose New Stage, 12850 SW Grant Avenue, Tigard, OR, 97223, United States
Get ready to rock n’ roll with Rydell High’s senior class! Grease picks up the story of head “greaser” Danny and girl-next-door Sandy where their summer lovin’ left off: the start of a new school year. Amongst “Burger Palace Boys,” “Pink Ladies,” fast cars, and teen angst, this musical evokes the looks and sounds of the 1950s. Grease has earned its place among the world’s most popular musicals, and is filled with favorite songs and dance numbers such as “Greased Lightnin’,” “We Go Together,” “Hopelessly Devoted to You,” and “You’re the One That I Want.”

Beethoven Symphony No. 6
2025-04-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
With its depictions of babbling brooks, bird calls, and an electrifying thunderstorm, Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony evokes the beauty of the Austrian countryside with cinematic clarity. Plus, your Oregon Symphony rounds out the program with an unforgettable performance of Vaughan-Williams’ The Lark Ascending featuring violinist Julian Rhee and Tan Dun’s Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds—both sparkling depictions of heart-wrenchingly beautiful birdsongs.
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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
2025-04-12 19:00 - 22:00 | Sanctuary Hall at First Congregational, 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
The season of seasons closes by honoring the themes of light, love, and rebirth through acclaimed works by Pergolesi, Scarlatti, Bach, and Vivaldi. In Vivaldi’s “Summer,” the cuckoo, dove, and goldfinch sing in the blazing sun before the winds begin to blow. Following an homage to Scarlatti, including his Salve Regina in G Minor, we conclude with a work that he inspired; Pergolessi’s final masterpiece, Stabat Mater. Its dancing rhythms and decorative trills contrast effectively with the tender, passionate text sung by soprano Anna Dennis, rounding out the season with a sense of joy and hope.

Step Afrika!
2025-04-11 19:30 - 22:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Immerse yourself in the energy and awe-inspiring agility of African dance! This cohesive, compelling artistic experience features a blend of percussive dance styles practiced by African American fraternities and sororities, traditional African dances, contemporary dance forms, and more for a unique performance that leaves the audience with their toes tapping and hearts pounding.
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Sarada Kala Nilayam: Jam to Our Beats
2025-04-11 19:30 - 20:30 | Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 East Main Street, Hillsboro, OR, 97123, United States
Come jam with us! A call-and-response session between the artists on stage, this evening showcases South Indian rhythms made by the nattuvangam (cymbals), mridangams (double-sided drums), and konnakkol (recitation of rhythmic syllables).
Sway, move, and groove to the rhythm made by instruments with an ancient history, and participate in an interactive audience session to create rhythms with the musicians. All are welcome to enjoy and have fun with the beats and to take your knowledge of rhythm and South Indian music to a new level.
This performance is a collaboration between Sarada Kala Nilayam, a Portland dance school, and Sankara Drumming Group, a South Indian Classical percussion school.
Supported by a City of Hillsboro Performance Series Grant, this performance directly supports Sarada Kala Nilayam, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting The Young Artist’s Club.

Mozart's Jupiter Symphony
2025-04-07 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-04-06 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-04-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Experience the ways Mozart scaled new heights in the striking drama and heavenly bliss of his final Symphony, the “Jupiter”—while looking back to the youthful genius of his first symphony. And British pianist Sir Stephen Hough takes up the mantle of composer and soloist, applying his signature warmth and superhuman virtuosity to a new concerto that evokes the world of prewar Vienna.
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Soovin Kim: Bach's Complete Solo Sonatas & Partitas Part 2
2025-04-05 19:30 - 22:00 | The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
When the world shut down in 2020, one of the first musicians in the nation to step onto a stage to share desperately needed music with the world was our own artistic director, acclaimed violinist Soovin Kim. CMNW streamed his monumental performance of Bach’s complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin from Massachusetts’s majestic Mechanics Hall for thousands of home-bound views. Now, it is finally our honor and privilege to have him perform them LIVE! This will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, a marathon performance over two concert evenings, of some of Bach’s most moving works…and by CMNW’s own artistic director violinist extraordinaire.
