Applications for our 2026-2027 Institute for Contemporary Performance Cohort are now open! Come join us in our year-long program geared toward helping artists refine their voice and dig into the depths of what they are capable of creating in performance art. Under the guidance of professional, working artists, we provide trainings in Suzuki, Viewpoints, Alexander Technique, Devising and Voice training. Participants are engaged with faculty on a daily basis with questions relevant to contemporary performance. The training culminates in a self- produced festival of site specific work.
Applications are due June 1, 2026; visit /icp-apply for more information.We're excited to see your applications!
Photo by @efo.celus
🌟 Announcing our 2026 Suzuki/Viewpoints Summer Intensive! 🌟 Join us July 20-31 at Lewis & Clark College for two weeks of performer training, ensemble development, and composition. Registration is open now, with the option of room and board at Lewis & Clark College. We hope you can be in the room with us as we dig deep into movement, presence, and the creation of new work in ensemble. More info about the faculty, the trainings, and the location at the link in our bio.
#suzuki #viewpoints #theatre #performance #training #devising
Make your way down to Portland Playhouse before June 7 to see The Spongebob Musical!
“The end of the world is coming. At least, that’s what the citizens of Bikini Bottom believe when a volcano threatens to wipe them off the map. As panic spreads and doomsday schemes take hold, one unlikely hero emerges: SpongeBob SquarePants. With the help of his best friends, he sets out to prove that hope, heart, and a little bit of courage can change everything.”
Tickets and more info at @portlandplayhouse
Congratulations to everyone at the Milwaukie Academy of the Arts Tournament of Plays, and especially the talented and ferocious students who worked with PETE facilitators Olivia Mathews and Sofia Marks to create an incredible new piece of theatre called Heart of the Witch. We continue to be stunned by the imagination, heart and bravery that these students put into their work!
Putting “The Wolves” on your radar for this weekend!
An independent project directed by ICP alum Ruby Keyes in collaboration with Emma Greene and Skylar Vayda.
More info and tickets at /e/the-wolves-pdx-617fa7dba23e
Dates: 5/16 - 3pm & 7pm, 5/17 - 4:30pm
Location: 330 SE 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97214
Get your seats soon!
Huge thanks to everyone who came out to see ICP Fest '26: Close In Far Out!
We're sharing some pictures of the incredible performances that came to life over the weekend.
Next up for ICP:
-Info Session for next year: Thursday May 21, 5-6:30pm at the PETE studio
-Application deadline for the 26-27 cohort: June 1
-Summer Suzuki/Viewpoints Intensive at Lewis and Clark College: July 20-31
details on everything at link in bio
photos by Owen Carey
Applications to join the ICP 26-27 cohort are due June 1! PETE’s Institute for Contemporary Performance helps participating artists define their individual aesthetic and feeds collaborators capable of communicating radical thought in space, time, and body.
RSVP to [email protected] if you want to join our Info Session at the PETE studio on May 21 from 5-6:30.
More about curriculum, faculty, alumni and more at the link in our bio.
Gorgeous snaps of the gorgeous creatures in the Bloom Ball that await you in the garden tomorrow at noon! 🪩
Please check your emails for important arrival details.
Photos by @lensssay_photography
Credits:
Candi X: director, creator
Monica Dailey: performer, creator
Keanu Cropp: performer, creator
Marcel Mawulorm Johansen: performer, creator
Urks io: performer, creator
Kate Perri: performer, creator
Amelia Sommer: Stage manager
Costume design / creation Candi X + Rebecca Martinez
Come spook & inspire your Friday night with our double feature showings of On Your Mark & Enchanter!
Time:7pm
Location: PICA (15 NE Hancock St)
We still have tickets available for you to join in on the action — link in our bio!
Photos of On Your Mark by @okcarey
Credits On Your Mark:
Keanu Cropp - Performer
No “Noli” Reyes - Director, Stage Designer
Eteya Trinidad - Stage Manager
CJ Harris - Videography, Production Assistance
Content Warnings: Suicidal Ideation, Flashing Lights
Credits Enchanter:
Rowan Chappell: writer/director
Monica Dailey: creator/performer
Ryan Conroy: creator/performer
Marcel Johansen: director of photography
Eteya Trinidad: stage manager
Content warnings: flashing lights, violence, blood
Close In * Far Out is an experimental theater festival of fresh works…NOT a parachute cult 🚫🤫🚫
The festival starts today and runs through Sunday!
🚨Two shows are sold out — snag your tickets now🚨
*all tickets Pay What Your Free Will Will
Close In ☆ Far Out kicks off tomorrow! We’re super excited to share our festival of new works with you and can’t wait for you to see what we’ve been cooking up.
We have two sold out showings and tickets are flying fast for the rest. Save yourself a seat before they sell out!
All tickets are pay-what-you-will.
More info & tickets available in bio. See you at the show ✨
