Credit: Volta Collective

Union PDX – Festival:26

Southeast

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When

May 28–31, 2026

Daily, Times vary

Free

Where

Foster Theater

5444 SE Foster Rd
Portland, OR 97206

The following description was submitted by the event organizer.

Union PDX – Festival:26 returns with four days of contemporary dance, featuring 2 world premieres and 3 Portland premieres by artists from Oregon, California, and Texas. The program spans Contemporary, Kathak, Danza Azteca, and Countertechnique, with live performances, post-show artist talks, free masterclasses, and professional development workshops. All mainstage performances are also available via livestream.

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Grupo-Ritual-Azteca-Huitzilopochtli-PC-Stephanie-Welgan

2 of 4

Rosanna Tavarez

3 of 4

Samuel Hobbs - push/FOLD

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Volta Collective

Participating Artists:

• Ritual Azteca Huitzilopochtli (Salem, OR)
• Rosanna Tavarez (Los Angeles, CA)
• Tarika Dance Company (Houston, TX)
• VOLTA (Los Angeles, CA)
• push/FOLD (Portland, OR)

Performances:

• May 28 – Student Preview Performance (8:00 p.m.)

• May 29–30 – Public Performances + Artist Talks (7:30 p.m.)

• May 31 – Public Performance + Festival Soirée (4:00 p.m.)

Additional Programming:

• May 29 and 31 – Professional Development Workshops (Grants & Budgets, Artist Statements, Touring for the Independent Artist & Company)

• May 30 – Dance Masterclasses (Countertechnique, Kathak, Contemporary Partnering, Danza Azteca)

Tickets: $5–$65 (In Person)