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Secret Seed Improv Salon

Once a month, the Secret Seed Studio (#211 at the North Coast Seed Studios Bldg) will be hosting an Improv Salon in which artists share improvisations of all disciplines - dance, theater, music, poetry, spoken word, clown, sculpture… you name it. 5 or 6 performances of 7-12 minutes will be followed by a spontaneous collaboration of all the evening’s performers. We’ve never done this before! It might be a shit show! Or it might be amazing! We can’t wait to find out! Come join us for our first one on March 29th at 7 pm! Doors open at 6:30.

Our first show is shaping up to have some music, dance and theatricality. Performers of the evening so far are Nathaniel & Mary of Portland Action Theater, Juma DeJesus, Yaara Valey / Mafeta Crumble, Tracy Broyles & Adrian Hutapea, and For the Living Earth.

The details condensed:

What: Secret Seed Improv Salon
When: March 29th at 7pm, doors at 6:30
Where: North Coast Seed Studios Bldg (put that into GPS for best success. It should take you to 2127 N Albina Ave.), room #211
How much: suggested donation $25-$15
To get tix: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/secret-seed-improv-salon-tickets-1261731515929 OR some tix will be available at the door

Note: Do not park near the train tracks (towing can happen if there are emergencies on the tracks). Also, DON’T BE LATE! The building door is locked and the door person will not be there to open the door past the event start time.

Tickets available here

All performances (unless noted otherwise) are located at The North Coast Seed Building:

2127 N. Albina Ave, rm#211, Portland OR 97227

Past Events

Up and Around and About

Saturday Aug 17th 2024, 7:40pm

We'll be performing as part of the Second 14th Annual Bloomstead Variety Show, taking place in a garden in the Cully neighborhood. More info here.

Reach out to us for the address!

The Last Lost Canada Goose

Saturday April 13, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday April 16, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday April 18, 7:30 p.m.
Friday April 19, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday April 20, 7:30 p.m.

As part of the Fertile Ground Festival, Nathaniel and Mary are teaming up with musician Molly Mayo to create a collaboration of physical theater improvisation and original music.

<Something Calico> (Molly Mayo) creates unique performance art through combining original music, absurdist elements, and universal themes. Molly is a multi-disciplinary artist with a background in acting, music, and dance. Her recent off-beat theatrical concerts (piano and voice) have included musical tarot and yodeling.

Fertile Ground Festival

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Saturday Feb 10th 2023, 7:30pm

Mary and Nathaniel are taking the stage again. Alone and together. Come witness 2 solos and a duet. They will be exploring their developing style of combining their 2 favorite practices of Action Theater improvisation and contact improvisation dance. Come be part of the fun! As usual, performances will be followed by an open floor during which the audience can do contact improv dancing or solo explorations.

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Saturday Sep 23rd 2023, 8pm

Physical theater and dance performance. Opening act “12th House” by Juma DeJesus. Performances followed by open dance floor.

Flyer photo by Ilana Rose Cloud

This Human Shenanigan

Saturday Aug 5th 2023, 7pm

Dreams…mysterious soundscapes…improvised movement explorations…come join us for a student and teacher performance night. Starting with tuning in to sensation, all our improvisations arise from that mind-body connected state, expanding the exploration of what it means to be human. We’ll be at the Seed Movement Studio. Located in the North Coast Seed Studios building, #211. Please be on time as there is a code required for building entry so someone will be downstairs to let you in until showtime. Tickets also available at the door, and if you choose the free ticket type you can donate at arrival.

Flyer design by Freddie Wyss, flyer photos by Ilana Rose Cloud