TriptheDark

This season, TriptheDark presents BYOP which explores the idea of perspective – how can the same event be experienced differently by each attendee? Dancers will ask the audience to look at the perspectives of each performer, but also to examine what it is that they […]

Known for our expert storytelling through contemporary dance and drawing in audiences unfamiliar with dance, this year’s production celebrates their return to the stage while reflecting on the past two years.  This year, we are returning to the live stage at Chapel Theatre to produce […]

TriptheDark Subscription Series Every month, a different TriptheDark choreographer will create a new piece for the company to learn and will spend every Monday teaching the new piece to our dancers. These dances will be in a variety of styles and will showcase various dancers […]

Ten: A 10th Anniversary Show about 10 Deadly Sins February-March 2020 TriptheDark’s tenth season as a company brings a show about ten deadly sins. They range from the usual sins like greed and wrath to some new ones especially relevant in 2020 (manipulation, cowardice). This […]

A Little Less Human: A Ghost Story April 2019 You’re the blur in the corner of the picture behind the person smiling. You’re the silence between the lightning when everyone is waiting for the thunder. You’re the feeling in our bellies when an elevator goes […]

My Turn: A Claire Underwood Story April 2018 We’ve all seen what happens when political labels and ego become more important than productivity, progress, and the health of a nation. How do we unite against a common enemy when communication is no longer effective? Hint: […]

The Goblin King: A David Bowie & Labyrinth Tribute June 2017 This is what happens when you don’t love your baby brother. What brother? Brother with the power. What power? Power of voodoo. Who do? You do. Shake the mothballs off your embroidered vest and join […]

Dance of the Dream Man: A Twin Peaks Story April 2016 “Diane: I’ve just awoken from a dream as dark and wondrous as the cup of delicious black coffee on the counter in front of me. We were in Portland, Oregon, Diane, and when I […]

Babel Echo Music Video Collaboration August 2014 Street Roots Promotional Musical May 2014 David Saffert’s Birthday Show January 2014 Galaxy Fest 2013 August 10, 2013 Free Body Project June 3, 2013 The Piano Fort November 3, 2012

I Carried A Watermelon: A Dirty Dancing Story April 2015 TriptheDark’s fifth season as a dance company invites you into the world of Patrick Swayze’s hips. Keeping to our tradition of bringing entertaining dance performances to Portland, I Carried A Watermelon: A Dirty Dancing Story is […]

Picture Sentence Picture February 2014 How many translations does it take to change the meaning of a story? If more layers are piled on, is the picture more clear? What if we insert swan tossing, dancing in the dark and kitty snacks – does that […]