Original Practice Shakespeare starts a wave of Shakespeare in Portland. Brian Allard, Noah Goldenberg and Clara Hillier of OPS joins Dmae Roberts live in the studio to talk about their upcoming free performances of As You Like It and Romeo & Juliet throughout the Portland area. We'll also hear a short piece about multiracial artists for the upcoming Loving Day on June 10th, a celebration of mixed race families around the country.
Hear about their unique style of Shakespeare, performing with scripts with their own roles only and with different casting each performance. A free family outing with Shakespeare, improv and the outdoors.
Dmae Roberts talks with Tere Mathern and Danielle Ross of Conduit Dance on their 17th anniversary. Conduit presents eight new works to celebrate. The contemporary dance space has provided independent dancers a place for performance and workshops. We'll also hear about Conduit's history, its place in the dance community as well as Conduit's Just 17th party and Dance+ performances.
This show also features music by Good King Friday. Hear their music at GoodKingFriday.com.
Coho Productions is going solo this summer with four one-person shows. Dmae Roberts features two of the shows and performers, Stacey Hallal in the comedic Irregardless and Elizabeth Huffman in the moving You Belong To Me.
Tour England with Dmae on Tues 11am at KBOO 90.7fm. Hear sounds and stories from Cornwall with the Fisherman's Friends singing group in the village of Port Isaac as well as a soundscape of the maritime town of Greenwich and an historic social engagement place in Hyde Park in London, England. An international edition of Stage & Studio!
More summer Shakespeare coverage with Portland Shakespeare Project'sSeason of Lear shows. Dmae talks with artistic director Michael Mendelson and playwright C.S.
Hear about the history of one of Portland's oldest neighborhoods, Goose Hollow, just outside of downtown. Dmae Roberts talks with author Tracy J. Prince, Ph.D who has researched Goose Hollow's history in a new book filled with vintage photos. From forest to farmland to stadiums and schools, the story of Goose Hollow's development is a dramatic evolution. Learn the backstory of how it got its name and hear about all the famous residents and visitors.
Dmae Roberts talks with screenwriter and director Alan Greenberg. He’s written a new memoir titled Every Night the Trees Disappear: Werner Herzog and the Making of ‘Heart of Glass‘about his collaboration with Wernor Herzog.
Heart of Glass, Herzog’s 1976 film, has been described as one of the strangest narrative films in history in which Herzog hypnotized all the actors. The film has also been hailed as an early Herzog masterpiece. Without a doubt the filming was an adventure and challenged the way many films have been done since.
Dmae Roberts features Classical Revolution PDX presenting the Lyrical Strings Duo CD Release. We'll talk with Lucia Conrad and Stephen Osserman about their new CD and get a live concert.
Portland-based Lyrical Strings Duo (Lucia Conrad on violin and Stephen Osserman on classical guitar) perform works from their debut album Evening Songs. Their CD features a variety of 19th and 20 century music including Chopin, Mendelssohn, Faure, Ponce and Kreisler. Their show also presents acclaimed cellist/singer Ashia Grzesik to open the evening.