Reed College Performing Arts

Reed College Performing Arts Reed College Performing Arts regularly hosts dance, music, and theatre events for the community. Hours vary by day and event schedule.

Reed College boasts two theaters, three dance studio/performance spaces, multiple conference and small performance spaces, practice rooms, and one large auditorium. Reed College hosts numerous performing arts events annually featuring both Reed College academic departments including dance, music, and theatre, as well as local arts institutions performances including, Chamber Music Northwest, Portl

and Baroque Orchestra, Portland Gay Men's Chorus, and Friends of Chamber Music. Click "Like" to keep abreast of the great things happening in the Performing Arts at Reed College. For more detailed event information, please contact the Box Office at (503) 777-7284.

TODAY! Join us for a FREE open rehearsal with Chamber Music Northwest featuring a performance of Kenji Bunch's "Lost Fre...
05/30/2025

TODAY! Join us for a FREE open rehearsal with Chamber Music Northwest featuring a performance of Kenji Bunch's "Lost Freedom: A Memory" in Kaul Auditorium at 11 a.m.

Join us behind the scenes and see how the music comes together for a special event in collaboration between Chamber Music Northwest and Portland Japanese Garden. The rehearsal will feature Portland-based composer Kenji Bunch’s composition of Lost Freedom: A Memory, and includes musicians Marilyn de Oliveira, Sergio Carreno, Searmi Park, Jessica Lee, Kenji Bunch, and CMNW Artistic Director Gloria Chien. Short Q&A will follow the rehearsal.

This Open Rehearsal is FREE and open to the public, we request you reserve a seat using the button below.

NOTE: George Takei will not be present for this musical rehearsal. Tickets are not available for the full concert event.

ABOUT THE WORK
Lost Freedom: A Memory
Inspired by autobiographical accounts of the incarceration of Japanese American citizens in World War II, Lost Freedom: A Memory weaves together music and spoken word in a profound exploration of a chilling time in American history. Actor, author, and activist, George Takei (Star Trek), narrates his own story as one of the many American citizens forced from their homes and incarcerated in desolate prison camps thousands of miles away. Oregon composer/violinist Kenji Bunch created the music for Lost Freedom, and this poignant program will also include music by Oregon’s Japanese American composer/percussionist Andy Akiho.

Lost Freedom: A Memory is a co-presentation with Portland Japanese Garden, and is part of a weekend-long festival remembering and celebrating the rich legacies of Portland’s Japanese and Vanport communities through visual art, music, theater, and dance, in collaboration with the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, Resonance Ensemble, and The Vanport Mosaic.

Come to PAB 320 today at 4 p.m. for a Songwriting & Storytelling Showcase!Reed College Music presents MUS316 Songwriting...
05/10/2025

Come to PAB 320 today at 4 p.m. for a Songwriting & Storytelling Showcase!

Reed College Music presents MUS316 Songwriting and Storytelling showcase. Hear works by Reed student songwriters, who have written, composed, recorded, produced, and now presenting their wonderful creations for the Reed community. Free and open to the public.

Come to the PAB Dance Studio (room 240) tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. for an intermediate/Advanced Contemporary Dance Class wit...
05/09/2025

Come to the PAB Dance Studio (room 240) tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. for an intermediate/Advanced Contemporary Dance Class with Lauren Smith!

This intermediate/advanced contemporary/modern dance class will focus on athleticism, technical precision, and dynamic movement exploration. Starting with improvisation exercises and a guided warm-up, we’ll build strength and increase body awareness, creating a solid foundation for the work ahead. The core of this class centers on finding freedom in movement utilizing phrase work, both in the center and across the floor. This is a judgement free space where dancers are encouraged to express themselves and find joy in movement.

Lauren Smith is a Portland based choreographer, teacher and dancer with over 20 years of extensive dance teaching experience with a current focus on contemporary modern and guiding dancers through improvisational and composition studies. Lauren is the co-creator of Tongue Dance Project, Director of Modern art Steps PDX, and full-time educator at Jefferson High School. With a BFA in Dance and a Master’s in Education, Lauren strives to create space and provide opportunities for artists of all ages to find freedom of expression and joy in movement and dance.

Free and open to the public. Open to all dancers ages 18+.

The Spring Dance Concert is taking place tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Greenwood Theatre!Did you know your friends and cla...
05/09/2025

The Spring Dance Concert is taking place tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Greenwood Theatre!

Did you know your friends and classmates are also amazing dancers? Come see them perform in a diverse variety of works choreographed by students and faculty.

Free and open to the public. Reservations required. Reserve your seat at the link in our bio or at the link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B4CA4AB2DA1FD0-56221484-spring #/

You are welcome to use the west parking for this event. Due to construction, parking is limited, so please arrive with enough time to find a spot. Additional parking is available in our north and east lots.

Don't miss the LAST Friday@4 of the year TODAY in the chapel!This week's recital will feature a variety of chamber music...
05/09/2025

Don't miss the LAST Friday@4 of the year TODAY in the chapel!

This week's recital will feature a variety of chamber music performances.

Bring your lunch and join us for a noontime recital in the Performing Arts Building Atrium featuring Reed music students...
05/01/2025

Bring your lunch and join us for a noontime recital in the Performing Arts Building Atrium featuring Reed music students and faculty TOMORROW at 12 p.m.!
This is a relaxed event so you may sit wherever you'd like on any of three atrium floors as the sound will be marvelous no matter where you are. Come for a few minutes or stay for the whole program--it's up to you! Admission is free.

Join us for the Reed Orchestra Spring Concert, tomorrow night (5/1) at 7:30 p.m. in Kaul Auditorium!The Reed College Orc...
04/30/2025

Join us for the Reed Orchestra Spring Concert, tomorrow night (5/1) at 7:30 p.m. in Kaul Auditorium!

The Reed College Orchestra, made up of Reed students and community members, presents a free concert to the public, conducted by Giancarlo Castro d'Adonna.

Free admission.

Community Dance at Reed is happening TOMORROW from 6:10-7:30 p.m. in PAB 240 (the dance studio)!Community Dance at Reed ...
04/30/2025

Community Dance at Reed is happening TOMORROW from 6:10-7:30 p.m. in PAB 240 (the dance studio)!

Community Dance at Reed is a project that aims to bring together members of the Reed College and broader Portland communities. We practice community dance as a mode of dancemaking and social intervention based on the principles of collective creation. Weekly creative movement sessions—offered one semester each academic year—are free and open to the public. No previous dance experience necessary. These sessions offer a forum for dancing and talking about social, cultural, and identity based issues. We welcome all bodies, with a critical awareness of how race, class, ability, gender, and sexuality impact the ways we relate to ourselves and one another in public. Together, we collaboratively create dance works and perform in the dance department’s biannual concerts.

Free and open to the public. No previous dance experience necessary. No registration required.

Fear No Music: Demystifying New Music SeriesProgram 4: De-Mystifying New Music (Grounded)April 27, 2025 • 11 AMPURCHASE ...
04/27/2025

Fear No Music: Demystifying New Music Series
Program 4: De-Mystifying New Music (Grounded)
April 27, 2025 • 11 AM
PURCHASE TICKETS AT THE LINK BELOW:
https://ticketstripe.com/Grounded-DNM

Enjoy an intimate and interactive concert moderated by Fear No Music's artistic director, Kenji Bunch, and musicians. This concert features a selection by William Campbell from our full Reed College concert program.

Complimentary pastries and coffee graciously provided by Bella's Italian Bakery and Badbeard's Microroastery.

RAW: Bands Galorious is taking place tonight from 6-9 p.m. in the Student Union!This year’s music lineup features an exc...
04/26/2025

RAW: Bands Galorious is taking place tonight from 6-9 p.m. in the Student Union!
This year’s music lineup features an exciting mix of student and local talent. Kicking off the night is Naomi March, a genre-blending pop guitar band made up of Reed students. They'll be followed by two Portland-based acts: the harmony-rich sounds of Grolixes, and the eclectic indie rock of Nick Normal. From campus creativity to local flavor, the night promises a vibrant range of sounds and styles!

Reed Arts Fest—aka RAW—is Reed College’s annual student-curated arts festival. Founded by students and faculty in 1990, RAW presents an interdisciplinary array of visual, performance, and literary works by Reed students and internationally celebrated artists who visit campus during the festival. The theme of this year’s festival—Moonage Daydream—reflects the curators’ interest in identity-based art manifested in community and collaboration. Come together, make things, feel human.

Events take place throughout the Reed College campus and are free and open to the public. Light refreshments accompany each event. RAW 2025 is organized by: Ella Arnold ’25, Ava Burge ’25, Lia Christenson ’25, Freya Church ’25, and Madeleine Voth ’25.

Another installation of Fear No Music MainStage Concerts will be taking place tonight at 7:30 p.m in Eliot Chapel!Progra...
04/25/2025

Another installation of Fear No Music MainStage Concerts will be taking place tonight at 7:30 p.m in Eliot Chapel!

Program 4: Grounded: An Evening of Electroacoustic Music
April 25, 2025 • 7:30 PM
PURCHASE TICKETS AT THE LINK BELOW:
https://ticketstripe.com/Grounded-Reed-College

For the fourth installment of Locally Sourced Sounds, we celebrate the thriving electronic music community in our region. Join us for an intimate, pared-down concert with just violins and piano, as composers William Campbell, Ravi Kittappa, Carolyn Miller, Kirsten Volness, and Anwyn Willette let their imaginations run wild with their fascinating blend of live performance with innovative technology.

Featuring composers William Campbell, Ravi Kittappa, Carolyn Miller, Kirsten Volness, Anwyn Willette

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