Imago Theatre
17 SE 8th Ave
PortlandOR97214
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From adaptating the classics to vaudeville and existentialism, Imago reimagines stage, film, and television in every dynamic performance.
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Vaudeville that goes beyond tap-dancing twins and the old drunk-guy-falls-on-his-face routine.:
In Short
For over twenty years, the company has been experimenting with movement, mime and masks. Add fantastical lighting, music, slides and film, and the possibilities are nearly...
For over twenty years, the company has been experimenting with movement, mime and masks. Add fantastical lighting, music, slides and film, and the possibilities are nearly...
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"A mastery of mime, dance and acrobatics." -THE NEW YORK TIMES
Artistic directors Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad, trained in the methods of theater master Jacques Lecoq with influences from Robert Wilson, Richard Foreman, Alain Platel and Trisha Brown, have created a company that is one of the most innovative theatres in the U.S.
Imago Theatre began in 1979 performing exclusively mask theater in small communities around the Northwest, and has progressed...
Imago Theatre began in 1979 performing exclusively mask theater in small communities around the Northwest, and has progressed...
Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad, the creators of Imago, have been called alchemists, magicians, theatrical animators, and physical comedians. Defying classification, they have populated the stage with characters and beings such as comedic amphibians, acrobatic larvae, circus boulders, and metamorphosing humans in works that tantalize the senses, the intellect, and the passions. From adaptations...
