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La Luna Nueva is coming with Music, Theatre and Dance from all over the World!
Get your tickets today, visit www.milagro.org 7:30 p.m. jueve, september 17, 2015 Sones Marineros, por la esperanza with Laura REbolloso & Ensamble Marinero MUSIC English |Spanish Tickets: adults $25 advance, $28 door Youth under 15, student, veteran $12 advance; $15 door Laura Rebolloso is a sonera and songwriter, who performs the traditional instruments of Son Jarocho, especially «La Leona» and jarana. She also composed verses and sounds with topics ranging from nature, motherhood, death, women, Mexican voices, hope and...
read moreA summer to celebrate and recharge!
Photo by Rochelle Muzquiz Our 2014-2015 season was great! Last June we were honored with three Drammy Awards, one celebrating the work and longevity of our company with the Special Achievement Award, and with two more for Outstanding Achievement for Original Music and Devised Work, both for our Day of the Dead production ¡O Romeo!. The recognition by colleagues and audiences means the world for us and gives us the energy to keep doing what we love best! In our efforts to keep producing extraordinary Latino theatre and...
read moreEverybody loves American Night!
Audiences and reviewers are loving American Night, and we know you will too! «American Night has landed in Portland, appropriately at Milagro Theatre, the city’s center for Latino performance and culture, and it’s been worth the wait…A hard-to-resist charm bubbles along the shifting surface of this alt-history. Join this thing called America, it seems to urge Juan José. Just know what it is you’re joining.» — Oregon Arts Watch “This is a strange and wonderful piece, taking us on a journey through our history” — Dennis Sparks ...
read moreLet’s talk about the Eastside’s future!
The Central Eastside is known for its unique mix of arts and industry, home to hundreds of artists and creative businesses. There are many discussions happening around the rapid growth and proposed changes to the neighborhood. Milagro (with facilitating help from former Metro chair Rex Burkholder) is leading and hosting conversations to ensure arts & culture as well as civic spaces are part of the future of our beloved neighborhood. How do art, culture and civic places figure into this future? Join us on May 20th 5:30pm – 7:30pm,...
read moreThe man with the American dream: An interview with Ozvaldo Gonzalez
Actor Ozvaldo González returns to the Milagro stage in the title role of American Night: the Ballad of Juan José, in a performance that «underplays the character perfectly, so that you can empathize with him and identify with his plight» (Dennis Sparks). With opening weekend under his belt, González had a moment to answer some questions from Marketing Assistant Vicente Guzman-Orozco about the play, his role and the production in general: Vicente Guzman-Orozco: How would you describe the play and your role? Ozvaldo González: The play is a...
read moreMeet the artist behind the American Night poster: Sivonna West
American Night continues tonight and through May 23! As an added bonus, check out Garden of Nocturne, the one woman show by the artist who created the promotional artwork! Read on to learn more about this young talented woman, and check out her exhibit in our lobby, open to the public an hour before the performances and during intermission! About the Artist: Sivonna Ash West was named after a figment of her mother’s imagination. Born and raised in sunny southern California, her life as an artist is influenced by the youthful skate, surf and...
read moreA very Milagro reason for remembering 5 de Mayo
While doing an informal survey of the office, we were brought back to an important moment in our own history. Originally, taking a cue from American Night, the show currently playing at Milagro, we were going to talk about how typically few people truly understand what the holiday meant and how it went from hometown pride (not even in Puebla) to corporate bonanza, but instead we encountered a much more personal reminiscence with great import. Our outgoing (but not truly departing!) Artistic Director, Olga Sanchez, reminded us of a truly happy...
read moreAmerican Night is «exceptional!» – Review excerpts
The following highlights have been taken from the review Home is Where the Heart is on Dennis Sparks: All Things Performing Arts: «This is a strange and wonderful piece, taking us on a journey through our history… The story is told with nine actors playing a variety of roles, as well as a voice over by Adrienne Flagg, and they are quite amazing… [T]he purpose of the play is not so much to answer questions for Juan but to have us ask questions of ourselves about the issues presented. [Director Elizabeth] Huffman is absolutely...
read moreAmerican Night: DREAM ON! a series of conversations
Join the FREE Conversations inspired by Richard Montoya’s play American Night: The Ballad of Juan José moderated by Olga Sanchez, Milagro’s Artistic Director • Saturday, May 2, after the show: History: Whose Story? Pablo Picasso once said, “Art is a lie that tells the truth.” In American Night, Juan José’s dream challenges everything he has read about U.S. history, to the point that he doesn’t know what to believe. This is more than just a playwright taking poetic license, the play’s revisionism illuminates how...
read moreAmerican Night: Meet the folks behind the scenes
Milagro’s 32nd season is coming to a close with the wild odyssey through US history by the pen of Richard Montoya, a madcap romp titled American Night: the Ballad of Juan José! The production for this Portland premiere is helmed by the award-winning director of Oedipus El Rey, Elizabeth Huffman! Read on to meet her and the rest of the creative team, get ready to laugh and think with this sharp-witted take on the land of the free, and get your tickets today! (You can read about the cast here). ELIZABETH HUFFMAN...
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