

Established in 2019, the Union PDX - Festival of Contemporary Dance was born with the mission of creating a platform for artists to achieve greater work, to decrease barriers to visibility and access for artists and audiences, and to encourage a diverse influence on Portland's dance community. Providing a much-needed platform for supportive cross-pollination in the Pacific Northwest dance community, the Union PDX festival breaks down visibility barriers for boundary-pushing dance artists and offers important artistic and administrative resources through masterclasses and workshops.
“push/FOLD's festival drew national and international contemporary-dance ideas from Brooklyn to New Jersey to Portland to L.A. to the Dominican Republic and Taiwan… If there’s one thing Festival:21 wasn’t short on, it’s talent… In all, the festival performance was a success... As push/FOLD and the festival collaborators continue to make a name for themselves, Union PDX is beginning to fit into the annual autumnal patchwork of the city.”
Elizabeth Whelan - Oregon ArtsWatch
* Facilitated artist-talks and Q&A follow each performance. *
Thank you to all of the festival artists who applied! This year we have received applications from artists representing over 20 movement genres from 21 different countries.
Our curatorial team is actively reviewing submissions. Notifications for acceptance will begin in July 2022.
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* Facilitated artist-talks and Q&A follow each performance. *
Six Oregon Artists join artistic director Samuel Hobbs as they discuss their artistic practices and influences; the importance of Art during times of adversity, protest, and quarantine; next steps for Portland dance; and the resiliency of Dance as Art presently within Portland.
* Facilitated artist-talks and Q&A follow each performance. *