Join Us for A-WOL's Fall Circus Soiree!

Prepare for a night of thrills, chills, and spine-tingling performances at A-WOL's Circus Soiree!

Step into a haunted world where the boundaries between the eerie and the extraordinary blur. This Circus Soiree is more than just a show—it's an immersive, spooky experience where daring performers and enchanted spectators gather to celebrate the magic of performance and the haunting spirit of the season. 

Come early and grab a creepy, crafted cocktail or snack at the bar. Your ticket purchase helps these exceptional performers continue to thrill and inspire, ensuring the magic—and the mystery—endures.

This Halloween, the circus comes alive...if you dare!

October 19th Doors at 7pm I Show 7:30pm

FlyCo Information: FlyCo is A-WOL's adult pre-professional training company.  This year, FlyCo offers two distinct tracks:

1. FlyCo Foundations: Ideal for those looking to deepen their aerial practice without a full-time commitment. Sessions will be held every Monday (6:00 pm - 9:00 pm) and Thursday (6:30 pm - 9:00 pm) for the first two terms.

2. FlyCo Continuum: Designed for those eager to perform and expand their skill sets across aerial, performance, act creation, dance, and more. Sessions will run every Sunday (10:00 am - 1:00 pm), Monday (6:00 pm - 9:00 pm), Wednesday (6:30 pm - 8:30 pm), and Thursday (6:30 pm - 9:00 pm) throughout all three terms.

Circus Rose Information: Circus Rose, AWOL's corporate booking arm, seeks candidates with extensive performance experience across various aerial apparatus as well as ground acts. Members will have opportunities for professional-level bookings at private and public events.

• When: Saturday August 10th 1:00-3:00p

• Plan to arrive 15-20 minutes early to check in, pin on number, and get settled.

• Where: A-WOL Dance Collective 513 NE Schuyler St. 

• What To Bring: Water Bottle, Resume, Headshot, and attire suitable for dance and aerial work (form-fitting)

• Callbacks: Sunday August 11th 10-12p By appointment; please prepare personal aerial or dance choreography if auditioning for Circus Rose.

• Audition Process: At the audition, we will warm up as a group, learn dance choreography, showcase conditioning, aerial skills and acrobatics. If you don't know something that's okay, we are also looking for potential, a willingness to do things out of your comfort zone and a positive attitude! This is not a place to try something for the first time, we prioritize safety over showcasing skills unfamiliar to you.

• Online Audition Options: If you are unable to attend the in-person audition, please email Flyco@awoldance.org to receive information for the online audition option.

Aeros is A-WOL's Youth Training company. This 10 month pre-professional program is designed to provide an advanced training ground for young aerialists who are eager to grow in their artistry, athleticism, and performance. Members of the program participate in specialized rehearsals 3-4 days per week with a diverse curriculum as well as performance opportunities throughout the year. Students in the company establish a unique, collaborative community, and support one another in their learning. The Aeros experience extends beyond their time at A-WOL, helping establish lifelong healthy habits, a strong work ethic, and an open creative mind. 

• When: August 10th 10:00-12:00p 

• Plan to arrive 15-20 minutes early to check in, pin on number, and get settled.

• Where: A-WOL Dance Collective 513 NE Schuyler St.

• Who: Students ages 10-18 with 2 years of aerial experience. Students must be able to demonstrate an int/adv level of aerial fabric, and familiarity with trapeze, acrobatics, and dance. We encourage any and all to try, as this is an inclusive, and nondiscriminatory organization.

• What to Bring: water bottle, attire suitable for dance and aerial work (form fitting with no zippers and midriff covered & hair pulled back)

• Audition Process: Group warm up followed by dance, tumbling, theatre, and aerial segments. At auditions we are not looking for perfection or the best skills, we will be looking for confidence, good effort, clean technique, and a willingness to learn! 

• Register for the audition through MindBody

• Fill out the Aeros Auditions '24 form prior to August 9th.

• For additional questions email Aeros Director, Olivia Buss: olivia@awoldance.org

• Audition Preparation Camp: A-WOL is hosting an audition prep camp for youth students that are interested in honing in on audition skills. This camp will be held 8/5-8/7 9:30-12:30p. This is a great way to gain or refine the familiarity with dance, acrobatics, and other non-aerial skills before auditioning. Register through the “Camps” tab on mindbody. Register for the Audition Prep Camp

Support our adult aerial students in A-WOL's 2024 student showcase "Twirling Through Time".  Featuring students currently enrolled in our adult series level 2 & 3 classes, solo & duo students, and a special appearance by FlyCo (A-WOL's adult professional training company).

Doors open at 7:00pm (30 minutes prior to show)

Seating is first come first serve

All proceeds are used as a fundraiser toward our education programs!

A-WOL is holding auditions for the company's 2024 season. We are seeking movers that prioritize the following skills in addition to aerial: group performance experience, movement arts such as dance and acrobatics and any other theater or performance skills you might bring. We place value on performers that love working in collaborative group settings, enjoy the choreography and creative process and are eager to be part of a large scale project with future opportunities. Commitment to the season includes a role in Art in the Dark 2024 in late July/early August. 

Pre Registration is required. Register HERE.

Bring a headshot and resume. Audition will include dance choreography and aerial skill assessment. Be prepared for a possible callback to perform an aerial act of artist's choice. 

Doors and stretching area open at 9:30am. Audition begins at 10:00am.

Join us for a fun, casual, community event! Instructor Rachel Belling will be sharing her favorite stretching routine that can be completed almost entirely while laying down and watching a movie.
We will start with 20 minutes of warm-up, then you can go grab a glass of wine (or tea) and a snack while we get set up to have a long and lazy stretch session to Midnight in Paris!

Perfect to learn for your own at-home stretching needs. Come in your most comfy clothes, and be prepared to enjoy a movie while you stretch.
Students should plan to bring the following supplies, if able: a pillow to prop up their head, ankle weights, and a foam roller (bring extras to share if you’re able)

A beverage and snack will be provided.  Feel free to bring anything additional you may want!

Age 18+
Cost: $25

Book your class HERE

This is a fundraising event for FlyCo, A-WOL's pre-professional program for aerialists. Come join us for cocktails at Westward Whiskey Distillery for an open air aerial show. This is a small event tp help fund this years program and hopefully fund scholarships for next years season. They will be performing some of the pieces of their June show, "The Spaces Between Us", as a preview as well as additional special guest artists. 

Two performances 5/27/22 5:30pm & 7:15pm

5:30pm tickets HERE / 7:15pm tickets HERE

Located at the distillery at 65 SE Washington St, Portland, OR 97214. 

Parking in the lot and on the street. Enter from Stark St., the South gate will be closed.

A-WOL PRESENTS:

LEFT OF CENTER

Levity Circus Collective

280 E Hersey Street #15 Ashland, OR 97520 

Presented for two nights only at Levity Circus Collective, Left of Center combines aerial arts and dance to weave a fantastical tale suspended between reverie and reality. Floating sleepers, trickster marionettes and lost travelers inhabit an alternate realm where furniture takes wing and dolls scheme in the shadows. Immersed in a dream-like theater setting, a haunting sound design, and costumes evocative of Victorian-era fairytales, audiences are enveloped in a dream state free of the limitations of the waking world. By turns wicked and whimsical, Left of Center appeals to daydreamers of all ages.

Doors at 7:30pm Show at 8pm

Due to many of our shows selling out- which is great!- it has become necessary to implement the following policies:

- We are unable to refund tickets once they are purchased for any reason. If you purchase tickets and then are unable to use them, we cannot refund them or transfer them to another date. This applies to arriving late to the theater, getting sick, purchasing tickets for the wrong show, purchasing too many tickets, etc. However, you are welcome to give them to a loved one!

- Many of our shows sell out! Any tickets that go unclaimed 5 minutes before curtain will be sold to someone on our waiting list. Therefore, make sure you allow plenty of time for traveling to the theater and for parking.

- When you purchase tickets to an A-WOL show, we love you even more than we do already.

Celebrate the kick-off of A-WOL's 15 year anniversary season! 

It's a PARTY! 

Get your tickets, this show SELLS OUT!

Live Music by Love Gigantic and pop-up performances by  A-WOL and the A-WOL Aeros, A-WOL FlyCo and Circus Rose!

We'll also have some fun surprises including a chance to win season tickets! 

Saturday, November 11, 2017

The party and music begin at 7:00

NO FORMAL SEATING, it's a party!

Tickets: $20 presale, $25 at the door (if we have any left!)

Our annual warehouse fundraiser featuring local artists and favorite A-WOL work. This show draws a crowd, so get your tickets early!

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Tickets are final sale. No refunds will be given. If you need to trade or sell your tickets at face value, please consider doing so on our facebook page or our facebook event page. 

This workshop is fun, insightful and educational. Come for an interactive lecture and application on the principles of sensory development and body biomechanics within you and your child's movement patterns. 

Click on the "Sign Up" button here and once you reach our registration page, go to the Workshops tab and scroll until you find it.

Cost: $65

This 2-hour workshop taught by Cheri Anderson includes both lecture and application of the principles of joint biomechanics to your own movement patterns.

For ages 12+

You will learn about: *The effect of sensory movement on your "fight or flight" nervous system* Getting to know the inside of the bodyow to sense while moving, Benefits of sensory workouts & lifestyle

Click the "Sign Up" button here and once you reach our registration page, go to the Workshops tab and scroll until you find it.

Cost: $50

ART in the DARK 2016: By the Light of a Different Moon 

Featuring Live Music by Dirty Elegance

August 14, 2016 - SUNDAY

SEATING and pre-show concert OPENS AT 7:30PM (+ CONCESSIONS)

SHOW BEGINS AT DARK (~8:30 OR 8:45PM)

Under the Trees at Mary S Young Park, West Linn, OR Located on Hwy 43 (2 miles north of I-205, Exit 8 or 2 miles south of Marylhurst Univ)

Suspended in trees, surrounded by beauty and illuminated by the stars... This year's show, By the Light of a Different Moon is a show about the giving of light in a world separate from our own; where Moon Queens dictate, Wanderers emerge, the Veiled welcome strange beings, the Watch is on guard and the Peacekeepers bring everyone together. Set to a commissioned soundtrack played live by Dirty Elegance, experience an evening of aerial theater as life of another kind teaches us what it means to love, accept and find meaning from the light of a different moon.  As always, this production is packed full of traditional and invented aerial apparatus, athletic and technical dance movement and acrobatics. 

Live Music: Dirty Elegance playing a pre-show concert as well as a full live performance throughout the entire show. 

A-WOL's Art in the Dark annual performance is a fantastical, illuminated, full-length, evening production set in a unique and rare outdoor theater style setting.  Transforming a dirt plot into a performance spot, each show is packed with the flavor of the Northwest and a wonderful taste of the talent this area has to offer!   Come see why A-WOL grabbed the attention of OPB's "Oregon Art Beat" during the 2012 season! Last year's show sold out entirely - get your ticket early.

Art in the Dark is enjoyed by all ages.

503.351.5182 / fly@awoldance.org

ART in the DARK 2016: By the Light of a Different Moon 

Featuring Live Music by Dirty Elegance

August 13, 2016 - SATURDAY

SEATING and pre-show concert OPENS AT 7:30PM (+ CONCESSIONS)

SHOW BEGINS AT DARK (~8:30 OR 8:45PM)

Under the Trees at Mary S Young Park, West Linn, OR Located on Hwy 43 (2 miles north of I-205, Exit 8 or 2 miles south of Marylhurst Univ)

Suspended in trees, surrounded by beauty and illuminated by the stars... This year's show, By the Light of a Different Moon is a show about the giving of light in a world separate from our own; where Moon Queens dictate, Wanderers emerge, the Veiled welcome strange beings, the Watch is on guard and the Peacekeepers bring everyone together. Set to a commissioned soundtrack played live by Dirty Elegance, experience an evening of aerial theater as life of another kind teaches us what it means to love, accept and find meaning from the light of a different moon.  As always, this production is packed full of traditional and invented aerial apparatus, athletic and technical dance movement and acrobatics. 

Live Music: Dirty Elegance playing a pre-show concert as well as a full live performance throughout the entire show. 

A-WOL's Art in the Dark annual performance is a fantastical, illuminated, full-length, evening production set in a unique and rare outdoor theater style setting.  Transforming a dirt plot into a performance spot, each show is packed with the flavor of the Northwest and a wonderful taste of the talent this area has to offer!   Come see why A-WOL grabbed the attention of OPB's "Oregon Art Beat" during the 2012 season! Last year's show sold out entirely - get your ticket early.

Art in the Dark is enjoyed by all ages.

503.351.5182 / fly@awoldance.org

ART in the DARK 2016: By the Light of a Different Moon 

Featuring Live Music by Dirty Elegance

August 12, 2016 - FRIDAY

SEATING and pre-show concert OPENS AT 7:30PM (+ CONCESSIONS)

SHOW BEGINS AT DARK (~8:30 OR 8:45PM)

Under the Trees at Mary S Young Park, West Linn, OR Located on Hwy 43 (2 miles north of I-205, Exit 8 or 2 miles south of Marylhurst Univ)

Suspended in trees, surrounded by beauty and illuminated by the stars... This year's show, By the Light of a Different Moon is a show about the giving of light in a world separate from our own; where Moon Queens dictate, Wanderers emerge, the Veiled welcome strange beings, the Watch is on guard and the Peacekeepers bring everyone together. Set to a commissioned soundtrack played live by Dirty Elegance, experience an evening of aerial theater as life of another kind teaches us what it means to love, accept and find meaning from the light of a different moon.  As always, this production is packed full of traditional and invented aerial apparatus, athletic and technical dance movement and acrobatics. 

Live Music: Dirty Elegance playing a pre-show concert as well as a full live performance throughout the entire show. 

A-WOL's Art in the Dark annual performance is a fantastical, illuminated, full-length, evening production set in a unique and rare outdoor theater style setting.  Transforming a dirt plot into a performance spot, each show is packed with the flavor of the Northwest and a wonderful taste of the talent this area has to offer!   Come see why A-WOL grabbed the attention of OPB's "Oregon Art Beat" during the 2012 season! Last year's show sold out entirely - get your ticket early.

Art in the Dark is enjoyed by all ages.

503.351.5182 / fly@awoldance.org

ART in the DARK 2016: By the Light of a Different Moon 

Featuring Live Music by Dirty Elegance

August 7, 2016 - SUNDAY

SEATING and pre-show concert OPENS AT 7:30PM (+ CONCESSIONS)

SHOW BEGINS AT DARK (~8:30 OR 8:45PM)

Under the Trees at Mary S Young Park, West Linn, OR Located on Hwy 43 (2 miles north of I-205, Exit 8 or 2 miles south of Marylhurst Univ)

Suspended in trees, surrounded by beauty and illuminated by the stars... This year's show, By the Light of a Different Moon is a show about the giving of light in a world separate from our own; where Moon Queens dictate, Wanderers emerge, the Veiled welcome strange beings, the Watch is on guard and the Peacekeepers bring everyone together. Set to a commissioned soundtrack played live by Dirty Elegance, experience an evening of aerial theater as life of another kind teaches us what it means to love, accept and find meaning from the light of a different moon.  As always, this production is packed full of traditional and invented aerial apparatus, athletic and technical dance movement and acrobatics. 

Live Music: Dirty Elegance playing a pre-show concert as well as a full live performance throughout the entire show. 

A-WOL's Art in the Dark annual performance is a fantastical, illuminated, full-length, evening production set in a unique and rare outdoor theater style setting.  Transforming a dirt plot into a performance spot, each show is packed with the flavor of the Northwest and a wonderful taste of the talent this area has to offer!   Come see why A-WOL grabbed the attention of OPB's "Oregon Art Beat" during the 2012 season! Last year's show sold out entirely - get your ticket early.

Art in the Dark is enjoyed by all ages.

503.351.5182 / fly@awoldance.org

ART in the DARK 2016: By the Light of a Different Moon 

Featuring Live Music by Dirty Elegance

August 6, 2016 - SATURDAY

SEATING and pre-show concert OPENS AT 7:30PM (+ CONCESSIONS)

SHOW BEGINS AT DARK (~8:30 OR 8:45PM)

Under the Trees at Mary S Young Park, West Linn, OR Located on Hwy 43 (2 miles north of I-205, Exit 8 or 2 miles south of Marylhurst Univ)

Suspended in trees, surrounded by beauty and illuminated by the stars... This year's show, By the Light of a Different Moon is a show about the giving of light in a world separate from our own; where Moon Queens dictate, Wanderers emerge, the Veiled welcome strange beings, the Watch is on guard and the Peacekeepers bring everyone together. Set to a commissioned soundtrack played live by Dirty Elegance, experience an evening of aerial theater as life of another kind teaches us what it means to love, accept and find meaning from the light of a different moon.  As always, this production is packed full of traditional and invented aerial apparatus, athletic and technical dance movement and acrobatics. 

Live Music: Dirty Elegance playing a pre-show concert as well as a full live performance throughout the entire show. 

A-WOL's Art in the Dark annual performance is a fantastical, illuminated, full-length, evening production set in a unique and rare outdoor theater style setting.  Transforming a dirt plot into a performance spot, each show is packed with the flavor of the Northwest and a wonderful taste of the talent this area has to offer!   Come see why A-WOL grabbed the attention of OPB's "Oregon Art Beat" during the 2012 season! Last year's show sold out entirely - get your ticket early.

Art in the Dark is enjoyed by all ages.

503.351.5182 / fly@awoldance.org

ART in the DARK 2016: By the Light of a Different Moon 

Featuring Live Music by Dirty Elegance

August 5, 2016 - FRIDAY

SEATING and pre-show concert OPENS AT 7:30PM (+ CONCESSIONS)

SHOW BEGINS AT DARK (~8:30 OR 8:45PM)

Under the Trees at Mary S Young Park, West Linn, OR Located on Hwy 43 (2 miles north of I-205, Exit 8 or 2 miles south of Marylhurst Univ)

Suspended in trees, surrounded by beauty and illuminated by the stars... This year's show, By the Light of a Different Moon is a show about the giving of light in a world separate from our own; where Moon Queens dictate, Wanderers emerge, the Veiled welcome strange beings, the Watch is on guard and the Peacekeepers bring everyone together. Set to a commissioned soundtrack played live by Dirty Elegance, experience an evening of aerial theater as life of another kind teaches us what it means to love, accept and find meaning from the light of a different moon.  As always, this production is packed full of traditional and invented aerial apparatus, athletic and technical dance movement and acrobatics. 

Live Music: Dirty Elegance playing a pre-show concert as well as a full live performance throughout the entire show. 

A-WOL's Art in the Dark annual performance is a fantastical, illuminated, full-length, evening production set in a unique and rare outdoor theater style setting.  Transforming a dirt plot into a performance spot, each show is packed with the flavor of the Northwest and a wonderful taste of the talent this area has to offer!   Come see why A-WOL grabbed the attention of OPB's "Oregon Art Beat" during the 2012 season! Last year's show sold out entirely - get your ticket early.

Art in the Dark is enjoyed by all ages.

503.351.5182 / fly@awoldance.org

A-WOL: Student Showcase

Come see what our A-WOL students have been "up" to!

$5 advance

$7 at the door

All proceeds are used as a fundraiser toward our education programs!

Saturday, May 21, 2016

1pm Youth Student Showcase (featuring: The A-WOL Aeros, Mighty Fly and Super Fly students!)

4pm Teen Student Showcase (featuring: The A-WOL Aeros and Teen Fly students!)

7pm Adult Student Showcase (featuring: The A-WOL FlyCo, Fly classes, Lyra classes, rope, aerial yoga tricks and flips and more!)

Doors open 30 minutes prior to show

Tickets: $5  (children under 3 years of age admitted free)

This is a casual showing, there is limited chair seating, some standing room and plenty of mats for floor seating. Come enjoy beverages, the summer breeze and a kick-off weekend to A-WOL's summer season.

Enjoy an exciting evening of aerial dance, refreshments, and local art. Live music by Julius Major (Subphonic) starts 30 minutes before the show.

Enjoy an exciting evening of aerial dance, refreshments, and local art. Live music by Julius Major (Subphonic) starts 30 minutes before the show.

Polaris Dance Theatre presents Groovin’ Greenhouse, a series of world premiere dance works. Polaris, along with guest dance companies from every corner of Portland, are working with established and emerging Portland choreographers to present brand new dance works in the Polaris Studio Theatre. This evening features Polaris Dance Theatre with a world premiere by Artistic Director and resident Choreographer Robert Guitron. Guitron and his company play with innovative illumination and shadow, themes of love, loss and loneliness and grapple with identifying the mix of gifts from others that make us who we are. From full cast to intimate duet, this diverse company pulls at heartstrings and demands its audience members to think in a different way. Joining Polaris this evening is also A-WOL Dance Collective. A-WOL will perform a new work titled Emergence, the process of coming into view or becoming exposed after being concealed. This innovative new piece will incorporate aerial silks and ropes.