Let's Get to Know...
name: Arnaldo Cohen
Organization: Portland Piano International
Job description: Artistic Director
Company Description: Passion
What made you fall in love with music/dance/theater? When I discovered that music was a magical bridge to getting touch with my true emotions.
What talent would you most like to have? Cooking. I am a disaster!
What is your motto? The future is today.
Your favorite virtue? Forgiveness.
What is your favorite place in Portland? The Heathman Hotel, my starting point.
What do you most dislike? Pretentiousness.
Who would you have liked to be? An upgraded version of myself with some better “anti-virus“ software
What is your favorite bird? Cardinal
What is your guilty pleasure? Red wine
First car? Ford
What do you consider your greatest achievement? To have survived with dignity as a musician.
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Spring Performance
Jefferson Dancers | May 1 - 4
The Jefferson Dancers, back from China where they performed in world class venues in Tianjin, XuZhou, Nanjing, and Shanghai, return for their annual spring performance at the Newmark Theatre.
Tickets for Spring Performance
Ari - Maria
Triangle Productions | May 2 - 26
A modern Greek tragedy. One evening, two of the famous Greeks meet at a party in Venice thrown by prominent socialite, Elsa Maxwell. She, the diva of opera: Maria Callas, American born, Greek decent. He, the richest man in the world: Aristotle Onassis, Greek born and raised. They develop a relationship many called `fire and ice'. As the world watched, their love story played out in the public eye. On a simple set, the audience is taken through the joyful and turbulent love affair of Aristotle and Maria.
Tickets for Ari - Maria
Fifteen
BodyVox | May 2 - 18
Three days after returning to Portland from performances in Italy and Germany, BodyVox will share the energy, innovation, and optimism that has taken it around the world. Featuring 2 programs, more than 20 dances and the world premiere of a new work by Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland, Fifteen showcases the ingenuity, wit, and creative depth of Portland's internationally acclaimed dance company.
Tickets for Fifteen
The Julians
At Shaker & Vine | May 2
A top-five pick of the Oregonian, the Julians bring beautiful voices beautifully blended into harmonies that enhance the music they bring us. Influenced by creative geniuses from Monteverdi through Sondheim, the Julians are relaxed and fearless in their musical choices. From styles including jazz, classical, indie and pop, they make all music new.
Info for The Julians
The Left Hand of Darkness
Portland Playhouse &
Hand2Mouth Theatre | May 2 - June 2
Ursula K. LeGuin’s 1969 gender-bending tale of love, jealousy, power and betrayal. Join envoy Genly Ai on a trek across the cold, isolated planet of Gethen—a place where human beings are neither female nor male and society is not defined by sexual difference.
Tickets for The Left hand of Darkness | Playbill
La Cage aux Folles
Lakewood Theatre | May 3 - June 9
Winner of multiple Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book and Best Revival, La Cage aux Folles is a timeless and deliciously funny tale of family values, unconditional love and, above all, the need to be proud of who we are.
Tickets for La Cage Aux Folles
Premonitions
Oregon Symphony | May 4 & 5
The brilliant culmination—and celebration—of ten years with Music Director Carlos Kalmar. See for yourself what the Symphony has become! Schubert’s Unfinished, Ravel's Waltz … and Storm Large taking her first classical spin with the perfect vehicle for the sultry songstress—Kurt Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins!
Tickets for Premonitions