Dance: Performance Arts Events in Portland, Oregon

Portland’s dance companies present world-class performances ranging from classical to cutting-edge.

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BodyVox

Dance troupe BodyVox takes a wildly imaginative — and often hilarious — approach to physicality. The company’s engaging, visceral work has been featured at the Academy Awards and in music videos for U2 and Sting, but is best experienced up close in the 150-seat studio at BodyVox’s dance center. Season: October-May.

Do Jump! Extremely Physical Theater

Do Jump engages audiences and students with a blend of dance, acrobatics, theater and music. Season varies.

Oregon Ballet Theatre

Led by artistic director Christopher Stowell, Oregon Ballet Theatre has thrilled audiences — and wowed critics nationwide — with revered classics, its own original works and scintillating collaborations with the country’s edgiest choreographers. Season: October-April.

White Bird

To complement the city’s resident talent, presenter White Bird Dance regularly brings to Portland the world’s most innovative choreographers. Season: September-March.

More dance companies

Bouand Dance Group
Minh Tran & Company
Northwest Dance Project
The Portland Ballet
Ten Tiny Dances
Tere Mathern Dance