February 28, 2018
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The bold and innovative dance group Urban Bush Women will perform, Thursday through Saturday, March 1-3 at 8 p.m. at the Newmark
Theater, downtown, in addition to a special community workshop on Saturday, March 3 at 1 p.m. at the June Key Delta Community Center,
5940 N. Albina Ave.
Bold and Innovate Dance
A celebrated dance group known for their
power and humor in addressing gender iden-
tity and racial inequality will perform three
shows in downtown Portland this week and
attend a special community workshop on Sat-
urday with a local African American sorority.
Urban Bush Women has been creating
groundbreaking work rooted in a female-cen-
tric perspective for more than 33 years. The
group’s return visit to Portland, sponsored
by White Bird, will include their latest eve-
ning-length work “Hair and Other Stories”
scheduled for the Newmark Theatre, 1111 S.W.
Broadway, Thursday through Saturday, March
1-3.
The company will front the special commu-
nity workshop “Hair Party,” combining con-
versation with movement, on Saturday, March
3 at 1 p.m. at the June Key Delta Communi-
ty Center, 5940 N. Albina Ave. A $10 fee for
the workshop will support Roosevelt High
School’s Black Girl Magic Club. To reserve
a place and more information, email Renee
Mitchell at create.artfully@yahoo.com.