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Fertile Ground Festival of New Works @fertileground

An annual 11-day city-wide festival of new works in Portland, Oregon. A local fringe festival for Portland area artists. Jan 28-Feb 7 2021

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Thanks to Willamette Weekly for shouting out the Fertile Ground Festival among the many virtual offerings our community has to offer! 2021 productions will be available until Monday! For many Portlanders stuck inside from the snow: marathon anyone? wweek.com/culture/2021/02/10…

Portland Arts Organizations Have Spent the Pandemic Putting Out Free Programming

Fine arts have a reputation for being inaccessible. But lowering the barrier of payment, even during this time of financial hardship, proves that what drives even Portland’s biggest arts institutions...

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"Covid changed the game for the new-performance festival. But going virtual was a renaissance, not a retreat." We are incredibly proud of all of our producers for participating in the successful experiment Fertile Ground 2021! Read the full article here: ow.ly/oBIm50DyooC

Fertile Ground 2021: The Aftermath • Oregon ArtsWatch

Covid changed the game for the new-performance festival. But going virtual was a renaissance, not a retreat.

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Ever wonder about all the stories Shakespeare didn't write? You can fill in one of those gaps with Sue Mach's Madonna of the Cat, available for viewing now (along with all Fertile Ground 2021 productions) through February 15! Read the full article here: ow.ly/5A9j50DyoQd

Belling Shakespeare’s cat • Oregon ArtsWatch

Fertile Ground 2021: Sue Mach's "Madonna of the Cat" fills in the 16-year gap in Shakespeare's "Winter's Tale."

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Writer's Guild Initiative had an interview with participant Darlene Zimbardi, who recently premiered A Window into Elder World premiered in Fertile Ground 2021! Watch all Fertile Ground productions now through February 15. Read the full article here: ow.ly/UEjM50Dx2tk
Fertile Ground premieres might be over, but did you know all of the productions will be up until Feb. 15? One production you can go back and watch is Fezziwig's Fortune, as covered by Oregon Arts Watch! Read the full article here: ow.ly/RD4T50DviB4 orartswatch.org/days-of-fezz…

Days of Fezziwig past • Oregon ArtsWatch

Fertile Ground 2021: An overlooked character from "A Christmas Carol" gets his close-up in "Fezziwig’s Fortune."

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Producer Onry's piece Livin' In The Light explores the unique intersecting experience of being a Black artist living through a year of pandemics and protests. Oregon ArtsWatch interviews Onry in this article on the four-minute film that "packs a punch." orartswatch.org/looking-for-…

Looking for light, packing a punch • Oregon ArtsWatch

Fertile Ground 2021: In "Livin' in the Light," opera singer Onry seeks a space for a Black man to breathe.

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Fertile Ground is a nursery for all manner of new works. Including dance! This year's festival is gifted with several new, experimental movement pieces, highlighted in Oregon ArtsWatch by Jamuna Chiarini. Read the full article here: ow.ly/EE2U50DquUZ

DanceWatch: Jan-bruary is the resilient month • Oregon ArtsWatch

We are still dancing, but mostly we are watching dance on screens. And we are getting better at it, too.

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Following an incredible opening weekend of Fertile Ground, Bennet Campbell Ferguson from Oregon ArtsWatch highlights the ways in which some productions have continued to embrace immersion even in this disconnected virtual medium. Read full article here: ow.ly/inC650DoHiR

Interactive cookies and scares • Oregon ArtsWatch

A baking show and an augmented reality game at the Fertile Ground festival mix viewing with performing.

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Reviewer Judy Nedry spotlights Fertile Ground 2021, some of the productions, and the new digital approach to producing the festival in a digital format in this interview with Fertile Ground Managing Director Dre Slaman. Read the full article here: ow.ly/4HVU50Dlvio
Congratulations to producers Don Wilson Glenn and Damaris Webb for their coverage from Bobby Bermea and Oregon Arts Watch! Catch both of Glenn's piece, Martha Bakes (directed by Webb) and Troy, USA as they premiere TODAY! Read the full article here: ow.ly/NA8h50Dn8K9

Martha Bakes in Black & White • Oregon ArtsWatch

Fertile Ground 2021: Don Wilson Glenn and Damaris Webb take a spin through the first First Lady's kitchen.

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Thanks to The Columbian for the coverage of Fertile Ground 2021 and highlighting just some of the producers embracing this new digital medium with enthusiastic arms! Read the full article here: ow.ly/ZcS150Dlv4t
Thanks to Oregon ArtsWatch for the coverage on Bennet Campbell Ferguson's interview with festival director Nicole Lane, and the brand new, but no less creative format that is Fertile Ground 2021 (currently in progress!) Read the full article here: ow.ly/3twE50Dlv61

Fertile, Grounded, Virtual & Here • Oregon ArtsWatch

ArtsWatch Weekly: Portland's festival of new performance goes online, finding the people in the picture, more.

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More more MORE coverage of Fertile Ground 2021, this time from Bennet Campbell Ferguson at Oregon ArtsWatch! Get ready, we're less than 24 hours away now! Read the full article here: ow.ly/uNEG50DjqMU Find the full festival schedule at fertilegroundpdx.org

Fertile Ground 2021: Digital seedlings sprout • Oregon ArtsWatch

Portland's annual festival of new works, running Jan. 28-Feb. 7, has become a garden of virtual theater.

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More great coverage of Fertile Ground 2021 from Joseph Gallivan at Pamplin Media Group! Read the full article here: ow.ly/XDhp50DjqEG Find more info at fertilegroundpdx.org
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Thanks to Bennet Campbell Ferguson at Willamette Weekly for covering the Fertile Ground Festival of New Works 2021! Read the full article here: wweek.com/arts/2021/01/26/fe… Find more info at fertilegroundpdx.org

Fertile Ground May Be Virtual This Year, but It’s Still Vibrant

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Thanks to Krista Garver at BroadwayWorld for covering Fertile Ground 2021 and spotlights some of the productions starting this week! Of course, we think you should come see all of these amazing productions. Read the full article here: ow.ly/3Jyg50DgsrW

BWW Previews: 10 Things to See at Fertile Ground 2021

From immersive experiences to theatrical collage to a zombie musical, this year's Fertile Ground Festival promises to be exciting.

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—Fertile Ground 2021 Spotlight— Spirit in the Dark By Tyrone Hendrix Directed by Tyrone Hendrix & Douglas Jenkins Produced by PDX Soul Collective & Portland Cello Project* Premiering Sunday, February 7 at 9 PM. fertilegroundpdx.org *GROW AWARD recipient
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—Fertile Ground 2021 Spotlight— The November Project By Jessica Wallenfels, Beth Thompson and Lava Alapai Directed by Beth Thompson Produced by Many Hats Collaboration Premiering Sunday, February 7 at 7 PM. fertilegroundpdx.org
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—Fertile Ground 2021 Spotlight— Madonna of the Cat By Sue Mach Directed by Jane Unger Produced by Sue Mach Productions Premiering Sunday, February 7 at 4:30 PM. fertilegroundpdx.org
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—Fertile Ground 2021 Spotlight— CHOSEN By Alissa Jessup Directed by Dan Kitrosser Produced by Asteroid B612 Premiering Sunday, February 7 at 2 PM. fertilegroundpdx.org
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