Tickets now on sale for our 2010 season.
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X: Pendulum's Tenth Anniversary Open house and retrospective.
April 17-18 and 23-25, 2010 at the French American International School. Evening performances and Sunday open house. Reserve tickets now.
High Art: A Surreal Portrait of the Soul
August 19-22, 2010 at the Portland Art Museum. Tickets on sale now
at the Portland Art Museum box office.
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10 for 10
As with many arts organizations, Pendulum is experiencing shortfalls in funding for our 2010 season. We are relying on gifts from our supporters more than ever and realize that your resources are tight too. Can you contribute $10? If so, you can become one of our "10 for 10" supporters. Your contribution will assist in mounting a successful 10th anniversary season and is part of the vital foundation we need to bring you another 10 years of inspiration in flight.
Donate to Pendulum today
Volunteers are still needed to help with our upcoming shows. Contact Suzanne Lassen or Suzanne Kenney to find out about current volunteer opportunities with Pendulum.
Thank you to our
season sponsors:
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Meet the Artists
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Pendulum is delighted to welcome Tsengee Byambadorj as a core company & faculty member for the 2010-2012 seasons. Tsengee began her training in contortion at the age of nine, and by age twelve was a main act in the Mongolian National Circus. She has appeared at top venues in Paris, Berlin, Bombay, Lake Tahoe and is currently based right here in Portland. In addition to appearances
in Pendulum's shows, Tsengee will be joining our teaching staff
offering instruction for beginning flexibility through to advanced
contortion including choreography and trick to trick transitions.
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A letter from our Artistic DirectorWe have alot of be thankful for this month as we continue to build momentum into our 10th anniversary season.
Thanks to Alixa Sutton for a great residency in February. We look forward to her return in a few months to choreograph the contortion act for High Art.
I'm pleased to welcome Tsengee Byambadorj, a world renowned Mongolian contortionist to our company and faculty. More about her in our Meet the Artists section and on our website.
Welcome, also to our two new 2010 season sponsors: The Oregonian and Permacold Engineering. We couldn't do it without support like yours.
March is a busy month for us entertaining our community in support of non-profits and some private events. Read on for a list of upcoming events and be sure to join our Facebook page for invitations to the public events.
Registration is open for our summer aerial arts camps. Be sure to read our Education Update below for details.
We are launching a new fundraising campaign, "10 for 10". Another way to celebrate 10 years with a simple $10 donation- $1 for every year of Pendulum's history. Read more in the left column and follow this link to contribute.
Suzanne Kenney, Artistic Director
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Upcoming Performances
We look forward to seeing you at our
10th anniversary shows.
X: Pendulum's Tenth Anniversary Open house and retrospective.
April 17-18 and 23-25, 2010
Buy your tickets for X now.
Come celebrate with us in an evening of  love, laughter, and aerial antics. Presenting a retrospective of Pendulum's ground breaking creative work from the past 10 years with favorite acts from some of our 15 public shows. Featuring the choreography of Suzanne Kenney, the company, and long time collaborators Nicole Pearson, Tanya Burka, Fabio Dorea and Andrew & Erika Adams.
Join us before the show on Sunday for our Community Open House: circus games, contests, and aerial feats for the whole family. Sunday's show will feature performances by our recreational students, apprentices, and our company.
Each performance will feature a raffle to benefit High Art and education programs. New raffle prizes being added every day: Yoga Pearl, Blush Beauty Bar, Bryn Graham (acupuncture,) Aura Restaurant + Lounge, Fish Grotto, Caffe Umbria, Cacao, Urbaca Salon, The Oregon Historical Society. Contact us if you would like to contribute a raffle prize.
Reserve tickets here! Invite your friends to carpool with you. A fun night out and helps conserve our valued resources.
High Art: A Surreal Portrait of the SoulRehearsals for "High Art" are underway.
We
are pleased to announce that Christian Fitzharris will be with us in May to assist with High Art's storyline and character development. Christian co-created the
two clown acts in Cirque du Soleil's "KOOZA" and has been touring with
the show for the past four years.
We've worked with technicians to develop ground breaking new apparatus and are looking forward to gorgeous new compositions from long-time collaborator, singer Sasha Lazard, cellist Dave Eggar and drummer Ya'el Biz.
Tickets for High Art are on sale at the Portland Art Museum's box office.
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Education Update
Registration is open for our summer aerial arts intensives.
June 28 to July 11, 2010
9:00am -3:00pm
Ages 10- 18
Guest Faculty
Nicole Pearson (Bristol, UK)
Jamie Frith (Bristol, UK)
Alixa Sutton (Montreal, CN)
Registration Deadline
May 30, 2010
Pendulum's acclaimed summer intensive is now in its 8th year. This
course offers the budding artist two weeks of intensive aerial training
(35 hours per week) taught by an acclaimed international coaching
staff. With small classes and individual instruction the student will
gain skills, strength and poise in the air while having fun.
Comprehensive foundation of skills will be taught in trapeze, hoop,
rope, and silks, along with choreography and character work. Students
will also participate in strength training and conditioning classes,
stretch/ flexibility/ contortion (depending on the student's ability),
acrobatics and adagio. The intensive will culminate in a performance of
works created at the end of the two weeks.
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Special event appearances.
Spring has sprung full of special events in Portland.
Pendulum is looking forward to performing at these events this month:
March 4 & 5, 2010
Breast Friends Pink Party at Aura. You're invited! Come support breast cancer research and awareness.
March 9, 2010
Sage Hospitality Annual Conference at The Nines.
Information on all upcoming eventsand event entertainment offerings are on our website.
Duo L&S performing at The Special Event 2010 closing gala with the New Orleans Hornets Honeybees.
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