Learn to Juggle with Vaudeville Master Thom Wall (FREE!)
Sunday, December 19 at 3:00 PM In this workshop, Thom Wall—the Master of Modern Vaudville will provide a unique look at this art form using his expertise from years of teaching and performing. Juggling is an academically researched skill that encourages brain growth, relieves anxiety, benefits spatial awareness, and...
THOM WALL, Master of Modern Vaudeville
Saturday, December 18 at 7:00 PM Multi-award-winning Cirque du Soleil juggler Thom Wall—the Master of Modern Vaudeville—wows audiences worldwide. A dazzling performer, he surprises audiences with nearly impossible tricks using household objects. Get ready to gasp at knife juggling, rat trap acrobatics, highly breakable balancing acts, and other feats...
(SOLD OUT) Celebrating St. Lucia’s Day with NORTHBOUND
Sunday, December 12 at 4:00 PM Come join the light on one of the darkest days of the year! Imagine Santa Lucia with her crown of candles, joined by children bringing song and light into the darkness of winter. In Sweden, Saint Lucia Day is December’s holiday of light, and...
World Premiere of Tophat Productions’ SUNSET BOULEVARD
Friday, December 10 at 7:00 PM David Worobec, founder and principal artist of Tophat Productions, is pleased to finally present the world premiere performance of his one-man miniature stage project: Sunset Boulevard. David, with his classical-singing abilities, 5-inch action figure cast, and miniature stage, will present this haunting musical masterpiece. Based...
PALAVER STRINGS Brings Us “The First Course”
Saturday, December 3 at 3:30 & 7:00 PM To kick off their Season 8 Chamber Series, Palaver Strings presents The First Course, a program of critically acclaimed string quartets throughout the ages. They begin with Grazyna Bacewicz’s Fourth Quartet, which was entered into the International String Quartet Competition in 1951...
INTERNATIONAL OPEN MIC is Back!
Friday, December 3 at 7:00 PM After a 2-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Portland’s legendary INTERNATIONAL OPEN MIC is back in business to bring you a wide range of songs, poetry, and beyond. Please join us for curated (& spontaneous!) performances featuring a wide variety of international and American artists who...
Register Now for Winter 2021 Dance Classes!
Sign up for your full series pass by Friday, November 26! Warm up this winter with weekly dance classes at MSA! We are excited to continue to offer on-site, in-person Flamenco School with Lindsey Bourassa and West African Dance with Marita from Embody the Rhythm this winter! Flamenco School...
Learn to Unicycle with Janoah Bailin!
Sunday, November 21 at 3:00 PM Have you ever wanted to try unicycling? Now you can! Janoah Bailin breaks the process into safe and manageable steps, teaching in a low-stakes, supportive and game-filled environment. Everyone is welcome! No experience is required! Unicycling is wonderful for proprioception, an excellent core workout,...
Janoah Bailin is Making meSSes at MSA!
Friday, November 19 at 7:00 PM In meSSeS, Janoah…anygoodjokes? juggles several tasks simultaneously: performing & teaching! During this (optionally interactive) performance YOU learn to juggle as you watch. In moments between acts, Janoah engagingly guides audience through the essentials: throwing, catching and messy-ing up! Precarious unicycle pathways, vibrating puppetry,...
The Grand Return of KING FRIDAY’S DUNGEON PUPPET SLAM!
Friday, Nov 12 & Saturday, Nov 13 at 7:00 PM Hear ye! Hear ye! King Friday, post-monarch, deposed and living in squalor beneath an old vaudeville house requests thy presence to witness the unveiling of new puppet works and puppet works-in-progress at an impromptu, after-hours, puppet-roadhouse show. King Friday’s...