Portland dances with the world thanks to White Bird, the Northwest’s leading presenter of contemporary dance since 1997. Season after season, White Bird lands companies that rarely tour the West — international innovators, American legends like Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Twyla Tharp, and boundary-pushing newcomers.
Its White Bird Uncaged series commissions brand-new work from Portland choreographers, pairing them with national mentors, while school matinees and community classes open the art form to thousands of young dancers.
From the Schnitzer’s grand stage to black-box premieres, White Bird keeps Portland in step with the planet. If you think you don’t like dance, White Bird respectfully disagrees — and has the season to prove it.
